Revised Webster's Bible

Ezekiel 44

1Then he brought mebackוַיָּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of thegateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179of theouterהַֽחִיצ֔וֹןha.chi.TzonH2435sanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ha.mik.DashH4720whichlookethהַפֹּנֶ֖הha.po.NehH6437toward theeastקָדִ֑יםka.DimH6921; and it wasshutסָגֽוּר׃sa.GurH5462.

2Thensaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068to me; Thisgateהַשַּׁ֣עַרha.Sha.'arH8179shall beshutסָג֨וּרsa.GurH5462, it shall not beopenedיִפָּתֵ֗חַyi.pa.Te.achH6605, and nomanוְאִישׁ֙ve.'IshH376shallenterיָ֣בֹאYa.vo'H935in by it; because theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, hathenteredבָּ֣אba'H935in by it, therefore it shall beshutסָגֽוּר׃sa.GurH5462.

3It is for theprinceהַנָּשִׂ֗יאha.na.Si'H5387; theprinceנָ֥שִׂיאNa.si'H5387, he shallsitיֵֽשֶׁב־ye.shev-H3427in it toeatלֶאֱכָלle.'e.khol-H398breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; he shallenterיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935by thewayמִדֶּ֨רֶךְmi.De.rekhH1870of theporchאֻלָ֤ם'u.LamH197of thatgateהַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ha.Sha.'arH8179, and shall gooutיֵצֵֽא׃ye.Tze'H3318by thewayוּמִדַּרְכּ֖וֹu.mi.dar.KoH1870of the same.

4Then hebroughtוַיְבִיאֵ֜נִיvay.vi.'E.niH935me thewayדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870of thenorthהַצָּפוֹן֮ha.tza.fOnH6828gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179beforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440thehouseהַבַּיִת֒ha.ba.YitH1004: and Ilookedוָאֵ֕רֶאva.'E.re'H7200, and, behold, thegloryכְבוֹד־khe.Vod-H3519of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068filledמָלֵ֥אma.Le'H4390thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: and Ifellוָאֶפֹּ֖לva.'e.PolH5307upon myfaceפָּנָֽי׃pa.NaiH6440.

5And theLORDיְהֹוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me,Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֡ם'a.DamH120,markשִׂ֣יםsimH7760wellלִבְּךָ֩li.be.KhaH3820, andbeholdוּרְאֵ֨הu.re.'EhH7200with thyeyesבְעֵינֶ֜יךָve.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, andhearשְּׁמָ֗עshe.Ma'H8085with thyearsוּבְאָזְנֶ֣יךָu.ve.'a.ze.Nei.khaH241all that Isayמְדַבֵּ֣רme.da.BerH1696to thee concerning all theordinancesחֻקּ֥וֹתchu.KotH2708of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, and all itslawsתּֽוֹרֹתָ֑יוto.ro.tovH8451; andmarkוְשַׂמְתָּ֤ve.sam.TaH7760wellלִבְּךָ֙li.be.KhaH3820theentranceלִמְב֣וֹאlim.Vo'H3996of thehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, with everyexitמוֹצָאֵ֥יmo.tza.'EiH4161from thesanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּֽשׁ׃ha.mik.DashH4720.

6And thou shaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֤ve.'a.mar.TaH559to therebelliousמֶ֙רִי֙me.riH4805, even to thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Thussaithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069; O yehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478, let itsufficeרַב־rav-H7227you of all yourabominationsתּוֹעֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖םto.'a.vo.tei.KhemH8441,

7In that ye havebroughtבַּהֲבִיאֲכֶ֣םba.ha.vi.'a.KhemH935into my sanctuarystrangersבְּנֵֽי־ נֵכָ֗רbe.nei- ne.KharH1121 H5236,uncircumcisedעַרְלֵי־'ar.lei-H6189inheartלֵב֙levH3820, anduncircumcisedוְעַרְלֵ֣יve.'ar.LeiH6189infleshבָשָׂ֔רva.SarH1320, to be in mysanctuaryבְּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖יbe.mik.da.ShiH4720, topolluteלְחַלְּל֣וֹle.cha.le.LoH2490it, even myhouseבֵּיתִ֑יbei.TiH1004, when yeofferבְּהַקְרִֽיבְכֶ֤םbe.hak.ri.ve.KhemH7126mybreadלַחְמִי֙lach.MiH3899, thefatחֵ֣לֶבChe.levH2459and thebloodוָדָ֔םva.DamH1818, and they havebrokenוַיָּפֵ֙רוּ֙vai.ya.Fe.ruH6565mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֔יbe.ri.TiH1285becauseאֶ֖ל'elH413of all yourabominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃to.'a.vo.tei.KhemH8441.

8And ye have notkeptשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖םshe.mar.TemH8104thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of my holythingsקָדָשָׁ֑יka.da.ShaiH6944: but ye havesetוַתְּשִׂימ֗וּןva.te.si.MunH7760keepersלְשֹׁמְרֵ֧יle.sho.me.ReiH8104of mychargeמִשְׁמַרְתִּ֛יmish.mar.TiH4931in mysanctuaryבְּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖יbe.mik.da.ShiH4720for yourselves.

9Thussaithאָמַר֮'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֒Yah.wehH3069; NostrangerH1121 H5236,uncircumcisedעֶ֤רֶל'E.relH6189inheartלֵב֙levH3820, noruncircumcisedוְעֶ֣רֶלve.'E.relH6189infleshבָּשָׂ֔רba.SarH1320, shallenterיָב֖וֹאya.Vo'H935into mysanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁ֑יmik.da.ShiH4720, of any stranger that isamongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432thechildrenH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

10And theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881that have gone awayfarרָֽחֲקוּ֙ra.cha.KuH7368from me, whenIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentastrayבִּתְע֤וֹתbit.'otH8582, who wentastrayתָּע֣וּta.'UH8582from meafterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310theiridolsגִּלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֑םgi.lu.lei.HemH1544; they shall evenbearוְנָשְׂא֖וּve.na.se.'UH5375theiriniquityעֲוֹנָֽם׃'a.vo.NamH5771.

11Yet they shall beministersמְשָׁ֣רְתִ֔יםme.Sha.re.TimH8334in mysanctuaryבְמִקְדָּשִׁי֙ve.mik.da.ShiH4720, havingchargeפְּקֻדּוֹת֙pe.ku.dOtH6486at thegatesשַׁעֲרֵ֣יsha.'a.ReiH8179of thehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, andministeringוּֽמְשָׁרְתִ֖יםu.me.sha.re.TimH8334to thehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004: they shallslayיִשְׁחֲט֨וּyish.cha.TuH7819the burntofferingהָעֹלָ֤הha.'o.LahH5930and thesacrificeהַזֶּ֙בַח֙ha.Ze.vachH2077for thepeopleלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971, and they shallstandיַעַמְד֥וּya.'am.DuH5975beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֖םlif.nei.HemH6440them toministerלְשָֽׁרְתָֽם׃le.Sha.re.TamH8334to them.

12Because theyministeredיְשָׁרְת֤וּye.sha.re.TuH8334to thembeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theiridolsגִלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֔םgi.lu.lei.HemH1544, and caused thehouseלְבֵֽית־le.veit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478tofallלְמִכְשׁ֣וֹלle.mikh.SholH4383intoiniquityעָוֹ֑ן'a.VonH5771; therefore have I liftedupנָשָׂ֨אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375myhandיָדִ֜יya.DiH3027against them,saithנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069, and they shallbearוְנָשְׂא֖וּve.na.se.'UH5375theiriniquityעֲוֹנָֽם׃'a.vo.NamH5771.

13And they shall not comenearיִגְּשׁ֤וּyi.ge.ShuH5066to me, to do the office of apriestלְכַהֵ֣ןle.kha.HenH3547to me, nor to comenearוְלָגֶ֙שֶׁת֙ve.la.Ge.shetH5066to any of my holythingsH6944, in the mostholyH6944place : but they shallbearוְנָֽשְׂאוּ֙ve.na.se.'UH5375theirshameכְּלִמָּתָ֔םke.li.ma.TamH3639, and theirabominationsוְתוֹעֲבוֹתָ֖םve.to.'a.vo.TamH8441which they havecommittedעָשֽׂוּ׃'a.SuH6213.

14But I willmakeוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414themkeepersשֹׁמְרֵ֖יsho.me.ReiH8104of thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of thehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, for all itsserviceעֲבֹ֣דָת֔וֹa.Vo.da.ToH5656, and for all that shall bedoneיֵעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.SehH6213in it.

15But thepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881, thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofZadokצָד֗וֹקtza.DokH6659, thatkeptשָׁמְר֜וּsha.me.RuH8104thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֤רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of mysanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁי֙mik.da.ShiH4720when thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentastrayבִּתְע֤וֹתbit.'otH8582from me, they shall comenearיִקְרְב֥וּyik.re.VuH7126to me toministerלְשָֽׁרְתֵ֑נִיle.sha.re.Te.niH8334to me, and they shallstandוְעָמְד֣וּve.'a.me.DuH5975beforeלְפָנַ֗יle.fa.NaiH6440me toofferלְהַקְרִ֥יבle.hak.RivH7126to me thefatחֵ֣לֶבChe.levH2459and thebloodוָדָ֔םva.DamH1818,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069:

16They shallenterיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935into mysanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁ֗יmik.da.ShiH4720, and they shall comenearיִקְרְב֥וּyik.re.VuH7126to mytableשֻׁלְחָנִ֖יshul.cha.NiH7979, toministerלְשָׁרְתֵ֑נִיle.sha.re.Te.niH8334to me, and they shallkeepוְשָׁמְר֖וּve.sha.me.RuH8104mychargeמִשְׁמַרְתִּֽי׃mish.mar.TiH4931.

17And it shall come to pass, that when theyenterבְּבוֹאָם֙be.vo.'AmH935in at thegatesשַׁעֲרֵי֙sha.'a.ReiH8179of theinnerהַפְּנִימִ֔יתha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtהֶחָצֵ֣רhe.cha.TzerH2691, they shall beclothedיִלְבָּ֑שׁוּyil.Ba.shuH3847withlinenפִשְׁתִּ֖יםfish.TimH6593garmentsבִּגְדֵ֥יbig.DeiH899; and nowoolצֶ֔מֶרTze.merH6785shallcomeיַעֲלֶ֤הya.'a.LehH5927upon them, while theyministerבְּשָֽׁרְתָ֗םbe.sha.re.TamH8334in thegatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֛יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of theinnerהַפְּנִימִ֖יתha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtהֶחָצֵ֥רhe.cha.TzerH2691, andwithinוָבָֽיְתָה׃va.Va.ye.tahH1004.

18They shall havelinenפִשְׁתִּים֙fish.TimH6593headdressesפַּאֲרֵ֤יpa.'a.ReiH6287upon theirheadsרֹאשָׁ֔םro.ShamH7218, and shall havelinenפִשְׁתִּ֔יםfish.TimH6593breechesוּמִכְנְסֵ֣יu.mikh.ne.SeiH4370upon theirloinsמָתְנֵיהֶ֑םma.te.nei.HemH4975; they shall notgirdיַחְגְּר֖וּyach.ge.RuH2296themselves with any thing that causethsweatבַּיָּֽזַע׃bai.Ya.za'H3154.

19And when they goforthוּ֠בְצֵאתָםU.ve.tze.tomH3318into theouterהַחִיצוֹנָ֜הha.chi.tzo.NahH2435courtהֶחָצֵ֨רhe.cha.TzerH2691, even into theouterהַחִיצוֹנָה֮ha.chi.tzo.NahH2435courtהֶחָצֵ֣רhe.cha.TzerH2691to thepeopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971, they shall putoffיִפְשְׁט֣וּyif.she.TuH6584theirgarmentsבִּגְדֵיהֶ֗םbig.dei.HemH899in which theyministeredמְשָׁרְתִ֣םme.sha.re.TimH8334, andlayH3240them in theholyהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944chambersבְּלִֽשְׁכֹ֣תbe.lish.KhotH3957, and they shallputוְלָֽבְשׁוּ֙ve.la.ve.ShuH3847onotherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312garmentsבְּגָדִ֣יםbe.ga.DimH899; and they shall notsanctifyיְקַדְּשׁ֥וּye.ka.de.ShuH6942thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971with theirgarmentsבְּבִגְדֵיהֶֽם׃be.vig.dei.HemH899.

20Neither shall theyshaveיְגַלֵּ֔חוּye.ga.Le.chuH1548theirheadsוְרֹאשָׁם֙ve.ro.ShamH7218, nor allow theirlocksוּפֶ֖רַעu.Fe.ra'H6545to growlongיְשַׁלֵּ֑חוּye.sha.Le.chuH7971; they shallonlyכָּס֥וֹםka.SomH3697cut the hair ofיִכְסְמ֖וּyikh.se.MuH3697theirheadsרָאשֵׁיהֶֽם׃ra.shei.HemH7218.

21Neither shall anypriestכֹּהֵ֑ןko.HenH3548drinkיִשְׁתּ֖וּyish.TuH8354wineוְיַ֥יִןve.Ya.yinH3196, when theyenterבְּבוֹאָ֖םbe.vo.'AmH935into theinnerהַפְּנִימִֽית׃ha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtהֶחָצֵ֥רhe.cha.TzerH2691.

22Neither shall theytakeיִקְח֥וּyik.ChuH3947for theirwivesלְנָשִׁ֑יםle.na.ShimH802awidowH490, nor her that is putawayוּגְרוּשָׁ֔הu.ge.ru.ShahH1644: but they shalltakeיִקָּֽחוּ׃yi.Ka.chuH3947maidensבְּתוּלֹ֗תbe.tu.LotH1330of theseedמִזֶּ֙רַע֙mi.Ze.ra'H2233of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, or awidowH490that had apriestמִכֹּהֵ֖ןmi.ko.HenH3548before.

23And they shallteachיוֹר֔וּyo.RuH3384mypeopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971the difference between theholyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944andprofaneלְחֹ֑לle.CholH2455, and cause them todiscernיוֹדִעֻֽם׃yo.di.'UmH3045between theuncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931and thecleanלְטָה֖וֹרle.ta.HorH2889.

24And incontroversyרִ֗יבRivH7379they shallstandיַעַמְד֣וּya.'am.DuH5975injudgmentH8199; and they shalljudgeיִשְׁפְּט֑וּהוּyish.fe.tu.huH8199it according to myjudgmentsH4941: and they shallkeepיִשְׁמֹ֔רוּyish.Mo.ruH8104mylawsתּוֹרֹתַ֤יto.ro.TaiH8451and mystatutesחֻקֹּתַי֙chu.ko.TaiH2708in all myassembliesמוֹעֲדַ֣יmo.'a.DaiH4150; and they shallhallowיְקַדֵּֽשׁוּ׃ye.ka.De.shuH6942mysabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676.

25And they shallcomeיָב֖וֹאya.Vo'H935near nodeadמֵ֣תmetH4191personאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120todefileלְטָמְאָ֑הle.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 had nohusbandלְאִ֖ישׁle.'IshH376, they maydefileיִטַּמָּֽאוּ׃yi.ta.Ma.'uH2930themselves.

26Andafterוְאַחֲרֵ֖יve.'a.cha.ReiH310he iscleansedטָֽהֳרָת֑וֹto.ho.ra.ToH2893, they shallreckonיִסְפְּרוּ־yis.pe.ru-H5608to himsevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117.

27And in thedayוּבְיוֹם֩u.ve.yOmH3117that hegoethבֹּא֨וֹbo.'OH935into thesanctuaryהַקֹּ֜דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944, to theinnerהַפְּנִימִית֙ha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtהֶחָצֵ֤רhe.cha.TzerH2691, toministerלְשָׁרֵ֣תle.sha.RetH8334in thesanctuaryבַּקֹּ֔דֶשׁba.Ko.deshH6944, he shallofferיַקְרִ֖יבyak.RivH7126his sinofferingחַטָּאת֑וֹcha.ta.ToH2403,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

28And it shall be to them for aninheritanceלְֽנַחֲלָ֔הle.na.cha.LahH5159: I am theirinheritanceנַֽחֲלָתָ֑םna.cha.la.TamH5159: and ye shallgiveתִתְּנ֤וּti.te.NuH5414them nopossessionוַאֲחֻזָּ֗הva.'a.chu.ZahH272inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478: I am theirpossessionאֲחֻזָּתָֽם׃'a.chu.za.TamH272.

29They shalleatיֹֽאכְל֑וּםyokh.LumH398the meatofferingהַמִּנְחָה֙ha.min.ChahH4503, and the sinofferingוְהַחַטָּ֣אתve.ha.cha.TatH2403, and the trespassofferingוְהָאָשָׁ֔םve.ha.'a.ShamH817; and every dedicatedthingחֵ֥רֶםChe.remH2764inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478shall be theirs.

30And thefirstוְרֵאשִׁית֩ve.re.ShitH7225of all thefirstfruitsבִּכּ֨וּרֵיbi.Ku.reiH1061of all things, and everyoblationתְּר֣וּמַתte.Ru.matH8641of all, of every sort of youroblationsתְּרוּמ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םte.ru.Mo.tei.KhemH8641, shall be thepriest’sלַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548: ye shall alsogiveתִּתְּנ֣וּti.te.NuH5414to thepriestלַכֹּהֵ֔ןla.ko.HenH3548thefirstוְרֵאשִׁ֤יתve.re.ShitH7225of yourdoughעֲרִסֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙a.ri.so.tei.KhemH6182, that he may cause theblessingבְּרָכָ֖הbe.ra.KhahH1293torestלְהָנִ֥יחַle.ha.Ni.achH5117in thyhouseבֵּיתֶֽךָ׃bei.Te.khaH1004.

31Thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ פha.ko.ha.NimH3548shall noteatיֹאכְל֖וּyo.khe.LuH398of any thing that is dead ofitselfנְבֵלָה֙ne.ve.LahH5038, ortornוּטְרֵפָ֔הu.te.re.FahH2966, whether offowlהָע֖וֹףha.'ofH5775orbeastהַבְּהֵמָ֑הha.be.he.MahH929.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 44

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