Ezekiel 44:15-31
Lexham English Bible
15 But the Levitical priests, the descendants[a] of Zadok, who cared for the responsibility of my sanctuary when the Israelites went astray[b] from me, they will approach me to serve me, and they will stand before me[c] to offer to me fat and blood,” declares[d] the Lord Yahweh. 16 “They shall come to my sanctuary, and they shall approach my table to serve me, and they will observe my requirement. 17 And then[e] when they come[f] to the gates of the inner courtyards, they shall put on their[g] inner linen garments and not wear wool garments when they serve[h] in the gates of the inner courtyard and inside[i] the temple. 18 Linen turbans shall be on their head and linen undergarments shall be on their waists; they shall not gird themselves with material causing perspiration. 19 When they go out to the outer courtyard to the people, they must take off their garment in which they were serving, and they must place them in the holy chambers,[j] and they must put on other garments, so that they will not make the people holy with their garments. 20 And their head they shall not shave, or long hair they shall not let grow; short they shall clip their heads. 21 And no priest shall drink wine when they come into the inner courtyard. 22 And a widow or divorced woman they shall not take for themselves as wives, but only[k] a virgin from the offspring of the house of Israel, or the widow who is a widow for a priest they may take.
23 And they will teach my people the difference between what is holy and what is unholy, and the difference between unclean and clean they must show them. 24 And at a legal dispute they themselves shall stand to judge; employing[l] my judgments they shall judge it, and with respect to my laws and my statutes. All my festivals they shall keep and my Sabbaths they shall consecrate. 25 And near a dead person[m] he[n] shall not come to be defiled, but only[o] for a father and for a mother and for a son and for a daughter, for a brother and for a sister who was not married[p] may they defile themselves. 26 And, after his[q] cleansing, they shall count for him seven days, 27 and then on the day of his coming into the sanctuary to the inner courtyard to serve in the sanctuary, he shall offer his sin offering,” declares[r] the Lord Yahweh.
28 And thus it will be to them as regards inheritance, that I am their inheritance, and so you shall not give to them property in Israel; I am their property. 29 The grain offering and the sin offering and the guilt offering, they themselves may eat them, and also all the consecrated possessions[s] in Israel will be theirs. 30 And also what is first of all of the firstfruits of everything, and of all of the contribution of everything from all of your contributions, to the priest it belongs,[t] and what is first of your dough you shall give to the priest, so that a blessing may rest on your house. 31 Any dead body or mangled carcass from the birds[u] or from the animals,[v] the priests shall not eat.”
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- Ezekiel 44:15 Or “sons”
- Ezekiel 44:15 Literally “at going astray the children of Israel”
- Ezekiel 44:15 Literally “to the face of me”
- Ezekiel 44:15 Literally “declaration of”
- Ezekiel 44:17 Literally “and it will happen”
- Ezekiel 44:17 Literally “at their coming”
- Ezekiel 44:17 Hebrew “the”
- Ezekiel 44:17 Literally “at their serving”
- Ezekiel 44:17 Literally “and toward”
- Ezekiel 44:19 Literally “in the chambers of the holiness”
- Ezekiel 44:22 Literally “but if”
- Ezekiel 44:24 Or “with”
- Ezekiel 44:25 Literally “and to a dead person of a man”
- Ezekiel 44:25 That is, the priest
- Ezekiel 44:25 Literally “but if”
- Ezekiel 44:25 Literally “who not she was for a man”
- Ezekiel 44:26 That is, the priest
- Ezekiel 44:27 Literally “declaration of”
- Ezekiel 44:29 Hebrew “possession”
- Ezekiel 44:30 Literally “it shall be”
- Ezekiel 44:31 Hebrew “bird”
- Ezekiel 44:31 Hebrew “animal”
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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