Ezekiel 44:15-31
World English Bible
15 “‘“But the Levitical priests, the sons of Zadok, who performed the duty of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, shall come near to me to minister to me. They shall stand before me to offer to me the fat and the blood,” says the Lord Yahweh. 16 “They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister to me, and they shall keep my instruction.
17 “‘“It will be that, when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments. No wool shall come on them while they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within. 18 They shall have linen turbans on their heads, and shall have linen trousers on their waists. They shall not clothe themselves with anything that makes them sweat. 19 When they go out into the outer court, even into the outer court to the people, they shall put off their garments in which they minister, and lay them in the holy rooms. They shall put on other garments, that they not sanctify the people with their garments.
20 “‘“They shall not shave their heads, or allow their locks to grow long. They shall only cut off the hair of their heads. 21 None of the priests shall drink wine when they enter into the inner court. 22 They shall not take for their wives a widow, or her who is put away; but they shall take virgins of the offspring of the house of Israel, or a widow who is the widow of a priest. 23 They shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the common, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.
24 “‘“In a controversy they shall stand to judge. They shall judge it according to my ordinances. They shall keep my laws and my statutes in all my appointed feasts. They shall make my Sabbaths holy.
25 “‘“They shall go in to no dead person to defile themselves; but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister who has had no husband, they may defile themselves. 26 After he is cleansed, they shall reckon to him seven days. 27 In the day that he goes into the sanctuary, into the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he shall offer his sin offering,” says the Lord Yahweh.
28 “‘They shall have an inheritance. I am their inheritance; and you shall give them no possession in Israel. I am their possession. 29 They shall eat the meal offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; and every devoted thing in Israel shall be theirs. 30 The first of all the first fruits of every thing, and every offering of everything, of all your offerings, shall be for the priest. You shall also give to the priests the first of your dough, to cause a blessing to rest on your house. 31 The priests shall not eat of anything that dies of itself, or is torn, whether it is bird or animal.
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Ezekiel 44:15-31
New American Standard Bible
Ordinances for the Levites
15 “But the (A)Levitical priests, the sons of (B)Zadok, who [a](C)took responsibility for My sanctuary when the sons of Israel (D)went astray from Me, shall come near to Me to serve Me; and they shall (E)stand before Me to offer Me the (F)fat and the blood,” declares the Lord God. 16 “They shall (G)enter My sanctuary; they shall come near to My (H)table to serve Me and [b]assume the responsibility I give them. 17 And it shall be that when they enter at the gates of the inner courtyard, they shall be clothed with (I)linen garments; and wool shall not [c]be worn by them while they are ministering in the gates of the inner courtyard or in the house. 18 Linen (J)turbans shall be on their heads and (K)linen undergarments shall be around their waists; they shall not put on anything that makes them sweat. 19 And when they go out into the outer courtyard, into the outer courtyard to the people, they shall (L)take off their garments in which they have been ministering and lay them in the holy chambers; then they shall put on other garments, so that they will (M)not transfer holiness to the people with their garments. 20 Also they shall (N)not shave their heads, yet they shall not (O)let their locks [d]grow long; they shall only trim the hair of their heads. 21 (P)Nor shall any of the priests drink wine when they enter the inner courtyard. 22 And they shall not [e]marry a widow or a (Q)divorced woman, but shall (R)take virgins from the descendants of the house of Israel, or a widow who is the widow of a priest. 23 Moreover, they shall teach My people the (S)difference between the holy and the [f]common, and teach them to distinguish between the unclean and the clean. 24 In a dispute (T)they shall take their stand to judge; they shall judge it according to My ordinances. They shall also keep My laws and My statutes in all My (U)appointed feasts, and (V)sanctify My Sabbaths. 25 [g](W)They shall not go to a dead person to defile themselves; however, for father, for mother, for son, for daughter, for brother, or for a sister who has not had a husband, they may defile themselves. 26 And after he is (X)cleansed, seven days [h]shall elapse for him. 27 On the day that he goes into the sanctuary, to the (Y)inner courtyard to minister in the sanctuary, he shall offer his (Z)sin offering,” declares the Lord God.
28 “And it shall be regarding an inheritance for them, that (AA)I am their inheritance; and you shall give them no property in Israel—I am their property. 29 They shall (AB)eat the grain offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering; and everything (AC)banned from secular use in Israel shall be theirs. 30 And the first of all the (AD)first fruits of every kind and every [i]contribution of every kind, from all your [j]contributions, shall be for the priests; you shall also give to the priest the (AE)first of your [k]dough, to make a (AF)blessing rest on your house. 31 The priests shall not eat any bird or animal that has (AG)died a natural death or has been torn to pieces by animals.
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- Ezekiel 44:15 Lit kept charge of
- Ezekiel 44:16 Lit keep the duty to Me
- Ezekiel 44:17 Lit go up on
- Ezekiel 44:20 Or hang loose
- Ezekiel 44:22 Lit take as wives for themselves
- Ezekiel 44:23 Lit profane
- Ezekiel 44:25 Lit He
- Ezekiel 44:26 Lit they shall count
- Ezekiel 44:30 Or uplifted offering(s)
- Ezekiel 44:30 Or uplifted offering(s)
- Ezekiel 44:30 Or coarse meal
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