Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 44:15-31

15But the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881,the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Zadokצָד֗וֹקtza.DokH6659,that keptשָׁמְר֜וּsha.me.RuH8104the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֤רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of my sanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁי֙mik.da.ShiH4720when the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478went astrayבִּתְע֤וֹתbit.'otH8582from me, they shall come nearיִקְרְב֥וּyik.re.VuH7126to me to ministerלְשָֽׁרְתֵ֑נִיle.sha.re.Te.niH8334unto me, and they shall standוְעָמְד֣וּve.'a.me.DuH5975beforeלְפָנַ֗יle.fa.NaiH6440me to offerלְהַקְרִ֥יבle.hak.RivH7126unto me the fatחֵ֣לֶבChe.levH2459and the bloodוָדָ֔םva.DamH1818,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069:

16They shall enterיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935into my sanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁ֗יmik.da.ShiH4720,and they shall come nearיִקְרְב֥וּyik.re.VuH7126to my tableשֻׁלְחָנִ֖יshul.cha.NiH7979,to ministerלְשָׁרְתֵ֑נִיle.sha.re.Te.niH8334unto me, and they shall keepוְשָׁמְר֖וּve.sha.me.RuH8104my chargeמִשְׁמַרְתִּֽי׃mish.mar.TiH4931.

17And it shall come to pass, thatwhen they enterבְּבוֹאָם֙be.vo.'AmH935in at the gatesשַׁעֲרֵי֙sha.'a.ReiH8179of the innerהַפְּנִימִ֔יתha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtהֶחָצֵ֣רhe.cha.TzerH2691,they shall be clothedיִלְבָּ֑שׁוּyil.Ba.shuH3847with linenפִשְׁתִּ֖יםfish.TimH6593garmentsבִּגְדֵ֥יbig.DeiH899;and no woolצֶ֔מֶרTze.merH6785shall comeיַעֲלֶ֤הya.'a.LehH5927upon them, whiles they ministerבְּשָֽׁרְתָ֗םbe.sha.re.TamH8334in the gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֛יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of the innerהַפְּנִימִ֖יתha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtהֶחָצֵ֥רhe.cha.TzerH2691,and withinוָבָֽיְתָה׃va.Va.ye.tahH1004.

18They shall have linenפִשְׁתִּים֙fish.TimH6593bonnetsפַּאֲרֵ֤יpa.'a.ReiH6287upon their headsרֹאשָׁ֔םro.ShamH7218,and shall have linenפִשְׁתִּ֔יםfish.TimH6593breechesוּמִכְנְסֵ֣יu.mikh.ne.SeiH4370upon their loinsמָתְנֵיהֶ֑םma.te.nei.HemH4975;they shall not girdיַחְגְּר֖וּyach.ge.RuH2296themselveswith any thing that causeth sweatבַּיָּֽזַע׃bai.Ya.za'H3154.

19And when they go forthוּ֠בְצֵאתָםU.ve.tze.tomH3318into the utterהַחִיצוֹנָ֜הha.chi.tzo.NahH2435courtהֶחָצֵ֨רhe.cha.TzerH2691, eveninto the utterהַחִיצוֹנָה֮ha.chi.tzo.NahH2435courtהֶחָצֵ֣רhe.cha.TzerH2691to the peopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971,they shall put offיִפְשְׁט֣וּyif.she.TuH6584their garmentsבִּגְדֵיהֶ֗םbig.dei.HemH899wherein they ministeredמְשָׁרְתִ֣םme.sha.re.TimH8334,and layH3240them in the holyהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944chambersבְּלִֽשְׁכֹ֣תbe.lish.KhotH3957,and they shall putוְלָֽבְשׁוּ֙ve.la.ve.ShuH3847on otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312garmentsבְּגָדִ֣יםbe.ga.DimH899;and they shall not sanctifyיְקַדְּשׁ֥וּye.ka.de.ShuH6942the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971with their garmentsבְּבִגְדֵיהֶֽם׃be.vig.dei.HemH899.

20Neither shall they shaveיְגַלֵּ֔חוּye.ga.Le.chuH1548their headsוְרֹאשָׁם֙ve.ro.ShamH7218,nor suffer their locksוּפֶ֖רַעu.Fe.ra'H6545to grow longיְשַׁלֵּ֑חוּye.sha.Le.chuH7971;they shall onlyכָּס֥וֹםka.SomH3697pollיִכְסְמ֖וּyikh.se.MuH3697their headsרָאשֵׁיהֶֽם׃ra.shei.HemH7218.

21Neither shall any priestכֹּהֵ֑ןko.HenH3548drinkיִשְׁתּ֖וּyish.TuH8354wineוְיַ֥יִןve.Ya.yinH3196,when they enterבְּבוֹאָ֖םbe.vo.'AmH935into the innerהַפְּנִימִֽית׃ha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtהֶחָצֵ֥רhe.cha.TzerH2691.

22Neither shall they takeיִקְח֥וּyik.ChuH3947for their wivesלְנָשִׁ֑יםle.na.ShimH802a widowH490,nor her that is put awayוּגְרוּשָׁ֔הu.ge.ru.ShahH1644:but they shall takeיִקָּֽחוּ׃yi.Ka.chuH3947maidensבְּתוּלֹ֗תbe.tu.LotH1330of the seedמִזֶּ֙רַע֙mi.Ze.ra'H2233of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,or a widowH490that had a priestמִכֹּהֵ֖ןmi.ko.HenH3548before.

23And they shall teachיוֹר֔וּyo.RuH3384my peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971the differencebetween the holyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944and profaneלְחֹ֑לle.CholH2455,and cause them to discernיוֹדִעֻֽם׃yo.di.'UmH3045between the uncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931and the cleanלְטָה֖וֹרle.ta.HorH2889.

24And in controversyרִ֗יבRivH7379they shall standיַעַמְד֣וּya.'am.DuH5975in judgmentH8199; andthey shall judgeיִשְׁפְּט֑וּהוּyish.fe.tu.huH8199it according to my judgmentsH4941:and they shall keepיִשְׁמֹ֔רוּyish.Mo.ruH8104my lawsתּוֹרֹתַ֤יto.ro.TaiH8451and my statutesחֻקֹּתַי֙chu.ko.TaiH2708in all mine assembliesמוֹעֲדַ֣יmo.'a.DaiH4150;and they shall hallowיְקַדֵּֽשׁוּ׃ye.ka.De.shuH6942my sabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676.

25And they shall comeיָב֖וֹאya.Vo'H935at no deadמֵ֣תmetH4191personאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120to defileלְטָמְאָ֑הle.ta.me.'AhH2930themselves: but for fatherלְאָ֡בle.'AvH1,or for motherוּ֠לְאֵםU.le.'emH517,or for sonוּלְבֵ֨ןu.le.VenH1121,or for daughterוּלְבַ֜תu.le.VatH1323,for brotherלְאָ֗חle.'AchH251,or for sisterוּלְאָח֛וֹתu.le.'a.ChotH269that hath had no husbandלְאִ֖ישׁle.'IshH376,they may defileיִטַּמָּֽאוּ׃yi.ta.Ma.'uH2930themselves.

26And afterוְאַחֲרֵ֖יve.'a.cha.ReiH310he is cleansedטָֽהֳרָת֑וֹto.ho.ra.ToH2893,they shall reckonיִסְפְּרוּ־yis.pe.ru-H5608unto him sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117.

27And in the dayוּבְיוֹם֩u.ve.yOmH3117that he goethבֹּא֨וֹbo.'OH935into the sanctuaryהַקֹּ֜דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944,unto the innerהַפְּנִימִית֙ha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtהֶחָצֵ֤רhe.cha.TzerH2691,to ministerלְשָׁרֵ֣תle.sha.RetH8334in the sanctuaryבַּקֹּ֔דֶשׁba.Ko.deshH6944,he shall offerיַקְרִ֖יבyak.RivH7126his sin offeringחַטָּאת֑וֹcha.ta.ToH2403,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

28And it shall be unto them for an inheritanceלְֽנַחֲלָ֔הle.na.cha.LahH5159: I amtheir inheritanceנַֽחֲלָתָ֑םna.cha.la.TamH5159:and ye shall giveתִתְּנ֤וּti.te.NuH5414them no possessionוַאֲחֻזָּ֗הva.'a.chu.ZahH272in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478: I amtheir possessionאֲחֻזָּתָֽם׃'a.chu.za.TamH272.

29They shall eatיֹֽאכְל֑וּםyokh.LumH398the grain offeringהַמִּנְחָה֙ha.min.ChahH4503,and the sin offeringוְהַחַטָּ֣אתve.ha.cha.TatH2403,and the trespass offeringוְהָאָשָׁ֔םve.ha.'a.ShamH817;and every dedicated thingחֵ֥רֶםChe.remH2764in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478shall be theirs.

30And the firstוְרֵאשִׁית֩ve.re.ShitH7225of all the firstfruitsבִּכּ֨וּרֵיbi.Ku.reiH1061of all things,and every oblationתְּר֣וּמַתte.Ru.matH8641of all, of every sortof your oblationsתְּרוּמ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םte.ru.Mo.tei.KhemH8641,shall be the priest’sלַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548:ye shall also giveתִּתְּנ֣וּti.te.NuH5414unto the priestלַכֹּהֵ֔ןla.ko.HenH3548the firstוְרֵאשִׁ֤יתve.re.ShitH7225of your doughעֲרִסֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙a.ri.so.tei.KhemH6182,that he may cause the blessingבְּרָכָ֖הbe.ra.KhahH1293to restלְהָנִ֥יחַle.ha.Ni.achH5117in thine houseבֵּיתֶֽךָ׃bei.Te.khaH1004.

31The priestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ פha.ko.ha.NimH3548shall not eatיֹאכְל֖וּyo.khe.LuH398of any thing that is dead of itselfנְבֵלָה֙ne.ve.LahH5038,or tornוּטְרֵפָ֔הu.te.re.FahH2966,whether it be fowlהָע֖וֹףha.'ofH5775or beastהַבְּהֵמָ֑הha.be.he.MahH929.

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