“Then he brought me back the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary, which look toward the east. And it was shut.”
Ezekiel 44
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1The man then brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary that faced east, but it was shut.
“Then he brought me back the way of the gate of the outwith sanctuary, which looketh toward the east, and it was shut.”
“he brought me back to the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary which looks towards the east and it was shut”
2And the LORD said to me, "This gate is to remain shut. It shall not be opened, and no man shall enter through it, because the LORD, the God of Israel, has entered through it. Therefore it will remain shut.
“Then said the Lord unto me this gate shall be shut. It is not to be opened and no man shall enter in by it because the Lord, the God of Israel hath entered in by it. Therefore it shall be shut.”
“Then said the Lord unto me, This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it, because the Lord, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it. Therefore it shall be shut.”
“Then said the Lord unto me, this gate shall be shut. It shall not be open and no man shall enter by it because the Lord, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it. Therefore, it shall be shut.”
3Only the prince himself may sit inside the gateway to eat in the presence of the LORD. He must enter by way of the portico of the gateway and go out the same way."
“it is for the prince the prince he shall sit in it to eat bread before the Lord. He shall enter by the way of the porch of the gate and he shall go out by the way of the same.”
“It is for the prince. The prince, he shall sit in it to eat bread before the Lord. He shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate, and shall go out by the way of the same.”
“It is for the priest, the prince. He shall sit in it to eat bread before the Lord. He shall enter by the way of the porch of the gate and shall go out in the way of the same.”
4Then the man brought me to the front of the temple by way of the north gate. I looked and saw the glory of the LORD filling His temple, and I fell facedown.
“then brought he to the way of the north gate before the house. And I looked and behold, the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord. And I fell upon my face.”
“then he brought me to the way of the north gate before the house and I looked and behold the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord and I fell on my face.”
5The LORD said to me: "Son of man, pay attention; look carefully with your eyes and listen closely with your ears to everything I tell you concerning all the statutes and laws of the house of the LORD. Take careful note of the entrance to the temple, along with all the exits of the sanctuary.
“the Lord said to me, son of man, mark well, see with your eyes and hear with your ears all that I say to you concerning all the statutes of the house of the Lord and concerning all its laws. Look at this. And mark well the…”
“the Lord said to me son of man mark. Well see with your eyes and hear with your ears all that I say to you concerning all the statutes of the house of the Lord and concerning all of its laws. Mark. Well the entrance of the house…”
“And the Lord said unto me, son of man, Mark, well, take a good look at this. And behold, with thine eyes and here with thine ears, all that I say unto thee concerning all the ordinances of the house of the Lord and all the laws…”
“The Lord said unto me son of man mark well and behold with your eyes and hear with your ears all that I say concerning all of the ordinances of the house of the Lord and all of the laws thereof and mark well the entering in of…”
6Tell the rebellious house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: 'I have had enough of all your abominations, O house of Israel.
“thou shalt say to the rebellious even to the house of Israel. Thus saith the Lord God O ye house of Israel let it suffice you of all your abominations”
“And thou shalt say to the rebellious, even to the house of Israel, thus says the Lord God. O ye house of Israel, let it suffice you of all your abominations”
“and thou shall say to the rebellious, even to the house of Israel, let's say if the Lord God, O ye house of Israel, let it suffice you of all your abominations”
7In addition to all your other abominations, you brought in foreigners uncircumcised in both heart and flesh to occupy My sanctuary; you defiled My temple when you offered My food—the fat and the blood; you broke My covenant.
“that ye have brought into my sanctuary strangers uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh to be in my sanctuary, to pollute it. Even my house, when ye offered my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my…”
“When you brought in foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in My sanctuary, to profane it, even My house, you offered My food, the fat and the blood, for they made My covenant void, that in addition…”
“in that you have brought into my sanctuary strangers uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh to be in my sanctuary to pollute it. Even my house. When you offer my bread, the fat and the blood and they have broken my…”
“In that you have brought into My sanctuary strangers, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in My sanctuary, to pollute it, even My house, when you offer My bread and fat and blood. And they have broken My…”
8And you have not kept charge of My holy things, but have appointed others to keep charge of My sanctuary for you.'
“You have not kept charge of my holy things yourselves, but you set foreigners to keep charge of my sanctuary.”
9This is what the Lord GOD says: No foreigner uncircumcised in heart and flesh may enter My sanctuary—not even a foreigner who lives among the Israelites.
“Thus says the Lord God, no foreigner uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh of all the foreigners who are among the sons of Israel shall enter my sanctuary.”
“Thus says the Lord God, no foreigner uncircumcised in heart and flesh of all the foreigners who are among the people of Israel shall enter My sanctuary.”
“thus saith the Lord God, no stranger uncircumcised in heart, nor uncircumcised in flesh shall enter into my sanctuary of any stranger that is among the children of Israel.”
“Thus says the Lord God no foreigner uncircumcised. Where? In heart and uncircumcised in flesh of all the foreigners who are among the sons of Israel. None of those shall enter my sanctuary.”
“Thus saith the Lord God, No stranger, uncircumcised in heart, nor uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into My sanctuary, or any stranger that is among the children of Israel.”
10Surely the Levites who wandered away from Me when Israel went astray, and who wandered away from Me after their idols, will bear the consequences of their iniquity.
“And the Levites that are gone away far from me when Israel went astray which went astray Away from me after their idols. They shall even bear their iniquity.”
“but the Levites who went far from me when Israel went astray who went astray from me after their idols shall bear the punishment for their iniquity,”
“And the Levites that are gone away far from me, when Israel went astray, which went astray away from me after their idols, they shall even bear their”
“the Levites who went far from me when Israel went astray, who strayed away from me after their idols, they shall bear their iniquity,”
11Yet they shall be ministers in My sanctuary, having charge of the gates of the temple and ministering there. They shall slaughter the burnt offerings and other sacrifices for the people and stand before them to minister to them.
“Yet, they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having oversight at the gates of the house, and ministering in the house. They shall slaughter the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people. They shall stand before them to…”
“yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having oversight at the gates of the house ministering in the house, they shall slaughter the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people and they shall stand before them to…”
“yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary as gatekeepers of the house and ministers of the house. They shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister to them.”
“yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having charge at the gates of the house, and ministering to the house. They shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them, that is,…”
“Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having charge at the gates of the house and ministering to the house. They shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice of the people. They shall stand before them to minister unto…”
12Because they ministered before their idols and became a stumbling block of iniquity to the house of Israel, therefore I swore with an uplifted hand concerning them that they would bear the consequences of their iniquity, declares the Lord GOD.
“Because they ministered to them before their idols and became a stumbling block of iniquity to the house of Israel, therefore I have sworn against them, declares the Lord God, that they shall bear the punishment of their iniquity.”
“they ministered unto them before their idols and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity. Therefore, have I lifted up my hand against them, sayeth the Lord God, and they shall bear their iniquity.”
“because they ministered unto them before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into lawlessness. Therefore have I lifted up my hand against them, saith the Lord God, and they shall bear their”
13They must not approach Me to serve Me as priests or come near any of My holy things or the most holy things. They will bear the shame of the abominations they have committed.
“and they shall not come near unto me. Notice these words, to do the office of a priest unto me, nor to come near to any of my holy things in the most holy place, but they shall bear their shame and their abominations which they…”
“They shall not come near to me to serve as a priest to me nor come near to any of my holy things, to the things that are most holy, but they shall bear their shame and their abomination which they have committed.”
“They shall not come near me to do the office of a priest unto me, not to come near to any of the holy things in the midst of the holy place, but they shall bear their shame and their abominations, which they have committed.”
14Yet I will appoint them to keep charge of all the work for the temple and everything to be done in it.
“But I will make them keepers of the charge of the house for all the service thereof and for all that shall be done. Therein”
“But I will make them keepers of the charge of the house, for all the service thereof, and for all that shall be done therein.”
“yet I will appoint them to keep charge of the house of all its service and all that shall be done in it,”
“I will make them keepers of the charge of my house in verse 14, for all the service thereof and for all that shall be done therein.”
15But the Levitical priests, who are descended from Zadok and who kept charge of My sanctuary when the Israelites went astray from Me, are to approach Me to minister before Me. They will stand before Me to offer Me fat and blood, declares the Lord GOD.
“But the Levitical priest the sons of Zadok who kept charge of my sanctuary when the sons of Israel went astray from me. What's gonna happen? They shall come near to me. To minister to me, and they shall stand before me to offer…”
“But the priests, the Levites, the sons of Zadok that kept the charge of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall come near to me to minister unto me and they shall stand before me to offer unto me…”
“but the Levitical priests, the sons of Zadok who kept my charge, who kept charge of my sanctuary when the sons of Israel went astray from me, shall come near to me to minister to me and they shall stand before me to offer me the…”
“But the priests, the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall come near to me to minister unto me, and they shall stand before me to offer unto…”
“But the priest, the Levites, the son of Saddub, who kept charge of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall come near me to minister to me, and they shall stand before me to offer to me the fat and…”
“the priests, the Levites, the sons of Zadok that kept the charge of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me. They shall come near to me to minister unto me. They shall stand before me to offer unto me the fat…”
16They alone shall enter My sanctuary and draw near to My table to minister before Me. They will keep My charge.
“they shall enter my sanctuary. They shall come near to my table to minister to me and keep my charge.”
“They shall enter into my sanctuary and they shall come near to my table to minister unto me. And they shall keep my charge.”
“they shall enter my sanctuary they shall come near to my table to minister to me and keep my charge”
“They shall enter my sanctuary, and they shall come near my table to minister to me, and they shall keep my charge.”
“They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge,”
“They shall enter into my sanctuary and they shall come near unto my table to minister unto me and they shall keep my charge.”
17When they enter the gates of the inner court, they are to wear linen garments; they must not wear anything made of wool when they minister at the gates of the inner court or inside the temple.
“And it shall come to pass that when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments and no wool shall come upon them whilst they minister in the gates of the inner court. And within”
“And it shall be, whenever they enter the gates of the inner court, that they shall put on linen garments. No wool shall come upon them while they minister within the gates of the inner court or within the house.”
“And it shall come to pass that when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, that is the priest, they shall be clothed with linen garments and no wool shall come upon them while they minister in the gates of the inner court…”
“it shall come to pass that is when the priest enter in at the gates of the inner court they shall be clothed with linen garments and no wool shall come upon them while they minister in the gates of the inner court and within.”
“And it shall come to pass, when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments, and no wool shall come upon them, when they minister in the gates of the inner court and”
“And they shall come to pass that when they enter into the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments, no wool shall come upon them while they minister in the gates of the inner court and within.”
18They are to wear linen turbans on their heads and linen undergarments around their waists. They must not wear anything that makes them perspire.
“They shall have linen turbans on their heads and linen trousers on their bodies. They shall not clothe themselves with anything that causes sweat.”
19When they go out to the outer court, to the people, they are to take off the garments in which they have ministered, leave them in the holy chambers, and dress in other clothes so that they do not transmit holiness to the people with their garments.
“And when they go forth into the utter court, even into the utter court to the people, they shall put off their garments wherein they ministered and lay them in the holy chambers, they shall put on other garments, they shall not…”
20They must not shave their heads or let their hair grow long, but must carefully trim their hair.
“Neither shall they shave their heads, nor shall they suffer their locks to grow long, they shall only pull their heads.”
“neither shall they shave their heads nor suffer their locks to grow long. They shall only pull their heads.”
21No priest may drink wine before he enters the inner court.
“Neither shall any priest drink wine when they enter into the inner court,”
“Neither shall any priest drink wine when they enter into the inner court,”
“Neither shall any priest drink wine when he enters into the inner court.”
22And they shall not marry a widow or a divorced woman, but must marry a virgin of the descendants of the house of Israel, or a widow of a priest.
“Neither shall they take for the wives a widow, nor her that is put away, but they shall take maidens of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that had a priest before.”
23They are to teach My people the difference between the holy and the common, and show them how to discern between the clean and the unclean.
“Moreover, they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.”
“moreover, they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.”
“and They shall teach my people the difference Between the holy and profane and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.”
“They shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.”
“they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and profane or common, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.”
“they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the profane. They shall cause them to discern between the clean and the unclean.”
24In any dispute, they shall officiate as judges and judge according to My ordinances. They must keep My laws and statutes regarding all My appointed feasts, and they must keep My Sabbaths holy.
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25A priest must not defile himself by going near a dead person. However, for a father, a mother, a son, a daughter, a brother, or an unmarried sister, he may do so,
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26and after he is cleansed, he must count off seven days for himself.
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27And on the day he goes into the sanctuary, into the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he must present his sin offering, declares the Lord GOD.
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28In regard to their inheritance, I am their inheritance. You are to give them no possession in Israel, for I am their possession.
“it shall be unto them for an inheritance, I am their inheritance, and you shall give them no possession in Israel, I am their possession.”
“shall be unto them for inheritance. I am their inheritance. And you shall give them no possession in Israel. I am their possession.”
29They shall eat the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings. Everything in Israel devoted to the LORD will belong to them.
“They shall eat the meat offering, the sin offering, the trespass offering, and every dedicated thing in Israel shall be theirs.”
30The best of all the firstfruits and of every contribution from all your offerings will belong to the priests. You are to give your first batch of dough to the priest, so that a blessing may rest upon your homes.
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31The priests may not eat any bird or animal found dead or torn by wild beasts.
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