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Ezekiel 44:9-14
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9 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Every foreigner[a] uncircumcised of heart and uncircumcised of flesh shall not come into my sanctuary—not any of the foreigners[b] who are in the midst of the Israelites.[c] 10 But[d] the Levites who removed themselves from me at the going astray of Israel,[e] who went astray from me and went after their idols, as a result they will bear their guilt. 11 Then they will be[f] in my sanctuary, those serving in my sanctuary, as sentries[g] at the gates of the temple[h] and as those serving the temple;[i] they will slaughter the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they will stand before them[j] to serve them, 12 because[k] they used to serve them before[l] their idols and they were for the house of Israel like a stumbling block of iniquity. Therefore I swore[m] concerning them,” declares[n] the Lord Yahweh, “that they will bear their iniquity. 13 And they shall not approach me to serve as a priest for me and to come near to all of[o] my holy objects, to the most holy objects, [p] and they will bear their disgrace and the results of their detestable things they have done. 14 And I will appoint them as the keepers of the responsibility of[q] the temple, for all of its work[r] and everything [s]which will be done in it.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 44:9 Literally “child of a foreign land”
  2. Ezekiel 44:9 Literally “child of a foreign land”
  3. Ezekiel 44:9 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  4. Ezekiel 44:10 Literally “For if”
  5. Ezekiel 44:10 Or “when Israel went astray”
  6. Ezekiel 44:11 Or “may be”
  7. Ezekiel 44:11 Or “guards”
  8. Ezekiel 44:11 Or “house”
  9. Ezekiel 44:11 Or “house”
  10. Ezekiel 44:11 Literally “to the face of them”
  11. Ezekiel 44:12 Literally “because that”
  12. Ezekiel 44:12 Literally “to the face of”
  13. Ezekiel 44:12 Literally “I raised my hand”
  14. Ezekiel 44:12 Literally “declaration of”
  15. Ezekiel 44:13 Or “any of”
  16. Ezekiel 44:13 Literally “to the holy objects of the holy objects”
  17. Ezekiel 44:14 Or “toward”
  18. Ezekiel 44:14 Or “tasks”
  19. Ezekiel 44:14 Literally “all”
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Ezekiel 44:9-14
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9 This is what the Sovereign Lord says: No foreigner uncircumcised in heart and flesh is to enter my sanctuary, not even the foreigners who live among the Israelites.(A)

10 “‘The Levites who went far from me when Israel went astray(B) and who wandered from me after their idols must bear the consequences of their sin.(C) 11 They may serve in my sanctuary, having charge of the gates of the temple and serving in it; they may slaughter the burnt offerings(D) and sacrifices for the people and stand before the people and serve them.(E) 12 But because they served them in the presence of their idols and made the people of Israel fall(F) into sin, therefore I have sworn with uplifted hand(G) that they must bear the consequences of their sin, declares the Sovereign Lord.(H) 13 They are not to come near to serve me as priests or come near any of my holy things or my most holy offerings; they must bear the shame(I) of their detestable practices.(J) 14 And I will appoint them to guard the temple for all the work that is to be done in it.(K)

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