Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 44:9-14

9Thus saithאָמַר֮'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִה֒Yah.wehH3069;No strangerH5236 H1121,uncircumcisedעֶ֤רֶל'E.relH6189in heartלֵב֙levH3820,nor uncircumcisedוְעֶ֣רֶלve.'E.relH6189in fleshבָּשָׂ֔רba.SarH1320,shall enterיָב֖וֹאya.Vo'H935into my sanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁ֑יmik.da.ShiH4720, of any stranger that isamongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the childrenH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

10And the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881that are gone away farרָֽחֲקוּ֙ra.cha.KuH7368from me, when Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478went astrayבִּתְע֤וֹתbit.'otH8582,which went astray awayתָּע֣וּta.'UH8582from me afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310their idolsגִּלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֑םgi.lu.lei.HemH1544;they shall even bearוְנָשְׂא֖וּve.na.se.'UH5375their iniquityעֲוֹנָֽם׃'a.vo.NamH5771.

11Yet they shall be ministersמְשָׁ֣רְתִ֔יםme.Sha.re.TimH8334in my sanctuaryבְמִקְדָּשִׁי֙ve.mik.da.ShiH4720, havingchargeפְּקֻדּוֹת֙pe.ku.dOtH6486at the gatesשַׁעֲרֵ֣יsha.'a.ReiH8179of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,and ministeringוּֽמְשָׁרְתִ֖יםu.me.sha.re.TimH8334to the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004:they shall slayיִשְׁחֲט֨וּyish.cha.TuH7819the burnt offeringהָעֹלָ֤הha.'o.LahH5930and the sacrificeהַזֶּ֙בַח֙ha.Ze.vachH2077for the peopleלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971,and they shall standיַעַמְד֥וּya.'am.DuH5975beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֖םlif.nei.HemH6440them to ministerלְשָֽׁרְתָֽם׃le.Sha.re.TamH8334unto them.

12Because they ministeredיְשָׁרְת֤וּye.sha.re.TuH8334unto them beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440their idolsגִלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֔םgi.lu.lei.HemH1544,and caused the houseלְבֵֽית־le.veit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478to fallלְמִכְשׁ֣וֹלle.mikh.SholH4383into iniquityעָוֹ֑ן'a.VonH5771;therefore have I lifted upנָשָׂ֨אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375mine handיָדִ֜יya.DiH3027against them, saithנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069,and they shall bearוְנָשְׂא֖וּve.na.se.'UH5375their iniquityעֲוֹנָֽם׃'a.vo.NamH5771.

13And they shall not come nearיִגְּשׁ֤וּyi.ge.ShuH5066unto me, to do the office of a priestלְכַהֵ֣ןle.kha.HenH3547unto me, nor to come nearוְלָגֶ֙שֶׁת֙ve.la.Ge.shetH5066to any of my holy thingsH6944,in the most holyH6944place:but they shall bearוְנָֽשְׂאוּ֙ve.na.se.'UH5375their shameכְּלִמָּתָ֔םke.li.ma.TamH3639,and their abominationsוְתוֹעֲבוֹתָ֖םve.to.'a.vo.TamH8441which they have committedעָשֽׂוּ׃'a.SuH6213.

14But I will makeוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414them keepersשֹׁמְרֵ֖יsho.me.ReiH8104of the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,for all the serviceעֲבֹ֣דָת֔וֹa.Vo.da.ToH5656thereof, and for all that shall be doneיֵעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.SehH6213therein.

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