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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.'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.

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