Revised Version 1895

Ezekiel 44:15-31

15But thepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881, thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofZadokצָד֗וֹקtza.DokH6659, thatkeptשָׁמְר֜וּsha.me.RuH8104thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֤רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of mysanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁי֙mik.da.ShiH4720when thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentH8582astrayבִּתְע֤וֹתbit.'otH8582frommeH413, they shallcomeH7126nearH7126tomeH413toministerלְשָֽׁרְתֵ֑נִיle.sha.re.Te.niH8334untomeH413; and they shallstandוְעָמְד֣וּve.'a.me.DuH5975beforeלְפָנַ֗יle.fa.NaiH6440meH413toofferH7126untomeH413thefatחֵ֣לֶבChe.levH2459and thebloodוָדָ֔םva.DamH1818, saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136:

16they shallenterH935intoאֶל־'el-H413mysanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁ֗יmik.da.ShiH4720, and they shallcomeיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935nearיִקְרְב֥וּyik.re.VuH7126to mytableשֻׁלְחָנִ֖יshul.cha.NiH7979, toministerלְשָׁרְתֵ֑נִיle.sha.re.Te.niH8334untomeאֶל־'el-H413, and they shallkeepוְשָׁמְר֖וּve.sha.me.RuH8104mychargeמִשְׁמַרְתִּֽי׃mish.mar.TiH4931.

17And it shall be that when theyenterH935in at thegatesשַׁעֲרֵי֙sha.'a.ReiH8179of theinnerהַפְּנִימִ֔יתha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtהֶחָצֵ֣רhe.cha.TzerH2691, they shall beclothedיִלְבָּ֑שׁוּyil.Ba.shuH3847withlinenפִשְׁתִּ֖יםfish.TimH6593garmentsבִּגְדֵ֥יbig.DeiH899; andnoוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808woolצֶ֔מֶרTze.merH6785shallcomeבְּבוֹאָם֙be.vo.'AmH935uponH5921them, whiles theyministerבְּשָֽׁרְתָ֗םbe.sha.re.TamH8334in thegatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֛יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of theinnerהַפְּנִימִ֖יתha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtהֶחָצֵ֥רhe.cha.TzerH2691, andwithinH5921.

18They shall havelinenפִשְׁתִּים֙fish.TimH6593tiresuponH5921theirheadsרֹאשָׁ֔םro.ShamH7218, and shall havelinenפִשְׁתִּ֔יםfish.TimH6593breechesוּמִכְנְסֵ֣יu.mikh.ne.SeiH4370uponH5921theirloinsמָתְנֵיהֶ֑םma.te.nei.HemH4975; they shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808girdיַחְגְּר֖וּyach.ge.RuH2296themselvesH5921withanyH1961thing that causethsweatבַּיָּֽזַע׃bai.Ya.za'H3154.

19And when theygoוּ֠בְצֵאתָםU.ve.tze.tomH3318forthH3318intoH413theouterהַחִיצוֹנָ֜הha.chi.tzo.NahH2435courtהֶחָצֵ֨רhe.cha.TzerH2691,evenH3808intoH413theouterהַחִיצוֹנָה֮ha.chi.tzo.NahH2435courtהֶחָצֵ֣רhe.cha.TzerH2691to thepeopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971, they shallputוְלָֽבְשׁוּ֙ve.la.ve.ShuH3847offיִפְשְׁט֣וּyif.she.TuH6584theirgarmentsבִּגְדֵיהֶ֗םbig.dei.HemH899whereinאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theyministerמְשָׁרְתִ֣םme.sha.re.TimH8334, andlayH3318them in theholyהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944chambersבְּלִֽשְׁכֹ֣תbe.lish.KhotH3957, and they shallputH3847onotherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312garmentsבְּגָדִ֣יםbe.ga.DimH899, that theysanctifyיְקַדְּשׁ֥וּye.ka.de.ShuH6942notH3808thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971with theirgarmentsבְּבִגְדֵיהֶֽם׃be.vig.dei.HemH899.

20Neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808shall theyshaveיְגַלֵּ֔חוּye.ga.Le.chuH1548theirheadsוְרֹאשָׁם֙ve.ro.ShamH7218,norלֹ֣אlo'H3808suffer theirlocksוּפֶ֖רַעu.Fe.ra'H6545togrowH7971longH7971; they shallonlyH3697poll theirheadsרָאשֵׁיהֶֽם׃ra.shei.HemH7218.

21Neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808shallanyכָּל־kol-H3605priestכֹּהֵ֑ןko.HenH3548drinkיִשְׁתּ֖וּyish.TuH8354wineוְיַ֥יִןve.Ya.yinH3196, when theyenterבְּבוֹאָ֖םbe.vo.'AmH935intoאֶל־'el-H413theinnerהַפְּנִימִֽית׃ha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtהֶחָצֵ֥רhe.cha.TzerH2691.

22NeitherH3808shall theytakeיִקְח֥וּyik.ChuH3947for theirwivesלְנָשִׁ֑יםle.na.ShimH802awidowוְאַלְמָנָה֙ve.'al.ma.NahH490,norH3808herH3947that isputH3947awayH3947: but they shalltakeיִקָּֽחוּ׃yi.Ka.chuH3947virginsבְּתוּלֹ֗תbe.tu.LotH1330of theseedמִזֶּ֙רַע֙mi.Ze.ra'H2233of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, or awidowוְהָֽאַלְמָנָה֙ve.ha.'al.ma.NahH490that is thewidowאַלְמָנָ֔ה'al.ma.NahH490of apriestמִכֹּהֵ֖ןmi.ko.HenH3548.

23And they shallteachיוֹר֔וּyo.RuH3384mypeopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971the differencebetweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996theholyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944and thecommonלְחֹ֑לle.CholH2455, and cause them todiscernיוֹדִעֻֽם׃yo.di.'UmH3045betweenוּבֵין־u.vein-H996theuncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931and thecleanלְטָה֖וֹרle.ta.HorH2889.

24And in acontroversyרִ֗יבRivH7379they shallstandיַעַמְד֣וּya.'am.DuH5975tojudgeיִשְׁפְּט֑וּהוּyish.fe.tu.huH8199;accordingוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921to myjudgmentsH4941shall theyjudgeH8199it: and they shallkeepיִשְׁמֹ֔רוּyish.Mo.ruH8104mylawsתּוֹרֹתַ֤יto.ro.TaiH8451and mystatutesחֻקֹּתַי֙chu.ko.TaiH2708inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605myappointedמוֹעֲדַ֣יmo.'a.DaiH4150feastsH4150; and they shall hallow mysabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676.

25And they shallcomeיָב֖וֹאya.Vo'H935atnoלֹ֥אlo'H3808deadמֵ֣תmetH4191personH376todefileלְטָמְאָ֑הle.ta.me.'AhH2930themselves: but forfatherלְאָ֡בle.'AvH1, or formotherוּ֠לְאֵםU.le.'emH517, or forsonוּלְבֵ֨ןu.le.VenH1121, or fordaughterוּלְבַ֜תu.le.VatH1323, forbrotherלְאָ֗חle.'AchH251, or forsisterוּלְאָח֛וֹתu.le.'a.ChotH269that hath hadnoלֹא־lo'-H3808husbandלְאִ֖ישׁle.'IshH376, they maydefileיִטַּמָּֽאוּ׃yi.ta.Ma.'uH2930themselves.

26Andafterוְאַחֲרֵ֖יve.'a.cha.ReiH310he iscleansedטָֽהֳרָת֑וֹto.ho.ra.ToH2893, they shall reckon unto himsevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117.

27And in thedayוּבְיוֹם֩u.ve.yOmH3117that he goethintoאֶל־'el-H413thesanctuaryהַקֹּ֜דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944,intoאֶל־'el-H413theinnerהַפְּנִימִית֙ha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtהֶחָצֵ֤רhe.cha.TzerH2691, toministerלְשָׁרֵ֣תle.sha.RetH8334in thesanctuaryבַּקֹּ֔דֶשׁba.Ko.deshH6944, he shallofferיַקְרִ֖יבyak.RivH7126hissinחַטָּאת֑וֹcha.ta.ToH2403offering, saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136.

28And they shall have aninheritanceלְֽנַחֲלָ֔הle.na.cha.LahH5159; I am theirinheritanceנַֽחֲלָתָ֑םna.cha.la.TamH5159: and ye shallgiveתִתְּנ֤וּti.te.NuH5414themnoלֹֽא־lo'-H3808possessionוַאֲחֻזָּ֗הva.'a.chu.ZahH272inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478; I am theirpossessionאֲחֻזָּתָֽם׃'a.chu.za.TamH272.

29They shalleatיֹֽאכְל֑וּםyokh.LumH398themealהַמִּנְחָה֙ha.min.ChahH4503offering, and thesinוְהַחַטָּ֣אתve.ha.cha.TatH2403offering, and theguiltוְהָאָשָׁ֔םve.ha.'a.ShamH817offering; andeveryH3605devotedחֵ֥רֶםChe.remH2764thingH3605inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478shall betheirsהֵ֖מָּהHe.mahH1992.

30And thefirstוְרֵאשִׁית֩ve.re.ShitH7225ofallH3605the firstfruits ofeveryH3605thingH3605, andeveryH3605oblation ofeveryH3605thingH3605, ofallH3605your oblations, shall be for thepriestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548: ye shall alsogiveתִּתְּנ֣וּti.te.NuH5414unto thepriestלַכֹּהֵ֔ןla.ko.HenH3548thefirstוְרֵאשִׁ֤יתve.re.ShitH7225of yourdoughעֲרִסֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙a.ri.so.tei.KhemH6182, tocauseH5414ablessingבְּרָכָ֖הbe.ra.KhahH1293torestלְהָנִ֥יחַle.ha.Ni.achH5117on thinehouseבֵּיתֶֽךָ׃bei.Te.khaH1004.

31Thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ פha.ko.ha.NimH3548shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808eatיֹאכְל֖וּyo.khe.LuH398ofanyH3605thingH3605that dieth of itself, or istornוּטְרֵפָ֔הu.te.re.FahH2966,whetherH4480it befowlהָע֖וֹףha.'ofH5775orbeastהַבְּהֵמָ֑הha.be.he.MahH929.

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