Ezekiel 44:9-14
Lexham English Bible
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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- Ezekiel 44:9 Literally “child of a foreign land”
- Ezekiel 44:9 Literally “child of a foreign land”
- Ezekiel 44:9 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Ezekiel 44:10 Literally “For if”
- Ezekiel 44:10 Or “when Israel went astray”
- Ezekiel 44:11 Or “may be”
- Ezekiel 44:11 Or “guards”
- Ezekiel 44:11 Or “house”
- Ezekiel 44:11 Or “house”
- Ezekiel 44:11 Literally “to the face of them”
- Ezekiel 44:12 Literally “because that”
- Ezekiel 44:12 Literally “to the face of”
- Ezekiel 44:12 Literally “I raised my hand”
- Ezekiel 44:12 Literally “declaration of”
- Ezekiel 44:13 Or “any of”
- Ezekiel 44:13 Literally “to the holy objects of the holy objects”
- Ezekiel 44:14 Or “toward”
- Ezekiel 44:14 Or “tasks”
- Ezekiel 44:14 Literally “all”
Ezekiel 44:9-14
New Living Translation
9 “So this is what the Sovereign Lord says: No foreigners, including those who live among the people of Israel, will enter my sanctuary if they have not been circumcised and have not surrendered themselves to the Lord. 10 And the men of the tribe of Levi who abandoned me when Israel strayed away from me to worship idols[a] must bear the consequences of their unfaithfulness. 11 They may still be Temple guards and gatekeepers, and they may slaughter the animals brought for burnt offerings and be present to help the people. 12 But they encouraged my people to worship idols, causing Israel to fall into deep sin. So I have taken a solemn oath that they must bear the consequences for their sins, says the Sovereign Lord. 13 They may not approach me to minister as priests. They may not touch any of my holy things or the holy offerings, for they must bear the shame of all the detestable sins they have committed. 14 They are to serve as the Temple caretakers, taking charge of the maintenance work and performing general duties.
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