KJV_Strong : Ezekiel 44
1. Then he brought me back[H7725] [H853] the way[H1870] of the gate[H8179] of the outward[H2435] sanctuary[H4720] which looketh[H6437] toward the east;[H6921] and it[H1931] was shut.[H5462]
2. Then said[H559] the LORD[H3068] unto[H413] me; This[H2088] gate[H8179] shall be[H1961] shut,[H5462] it shall not[H3808] be opened,[H6605] and no[H3808] man[H376] shall enter in[H935] by it; because[H3588] the LORD,[H3068] the God[H430] of Israel,[H3478] hath entered in[H935] by it, therefore it shall be[H1961] shut.[H5462]
3. It is[H853] for the prince;[H5387] the prince,[H5387] he[H1931] shall sit[H3427] in it to eat[H398] bread[H3899] before[H6440] the LORD;[H3068] he shall enter[H935] by the way[H4480] [H1870] of the porch[H197] of that gate,[H8179] and shall go out[H3318] by the way[H4480] [H1870] of the same.
4. Then brought[H935] he me the way[H1870] of the north[H6828] gate[H8179] before[H413] [H6440] the house:[H1004] and I looked,[H7200] and, behold,[H2009] the glory[H3519] of the LORD[H3068] filled[H4390] [H853] the house[H1004] of the LORD:[H3068] and I fell[H5307] upon[H413] my face.[H6440]
5. And the LORD[H3068] said[H559] unto[H413] me, Son[H1121] of man,[H120] mark well,[H7760] [H3820] and behold[H7200] with thine eyes,[H5869] and hear[H8085] with thine ears[H241] [H853] all[H3605] that[H834] I[H589] say[H1696] unto thee concerning all[H3605] the ordinances[H2708] of the house[H1004] of the LORD,[H3068] and all[H3605] the laws[H8451] thereof; and mark well[H7760] [H3820] the entering in[H3996] of the house,[H1004] with every[H3605] going forth[H4161] of the sanctuary.[H4720]
6. And thou shalt say[H559] to[H413] the rebellious,[H4805] even to[H413] the house[H1004] of Israel,[H3478] Thus[H3541] saith[H559] the Lord[H136] GOD;[H3069] O ye house[H1004] of Israel,[H3478] let it suffice[H7227] you of[H4480] all[H3605] your abominations,[H8441]
7. In that ye have brought[H935] into my sanctuary strangers,[H1121] [H5236] uncircumcised[H6189] in heart,[H3820] and uncircumcised[H6189] in flesh,[H1320] to be[H1961] in my sanctuary,[H4720] to pollute[H2490] it, even[H853] my house,[H1004] when ye offer[H7126] [H853] my bread,[H3899] the fat[H2459] and the blood,[H1818] and they have broken[H6565] [H853] my covenant[H1285] because of[H413] all[H3605] your abominations.[H8441]
8. And ye have not[H3808] kept[H8104] the charge[H4931] of mine holy things:[H6944] but ye have set[H7760] keepers[H8104] of my charge[H4931] in my sanctuary[H4720] for yourselves.
9. Thus[H3541] saith[H559] the Lord[H136] GOD;[H3069] No[H3808] [H3605] stranger,[H1121] [H5236] uncircumcised[H6189] in heart,[H3820] nor uncircumcised[H6189] in flesh,[H1320] shall enter[H935] into[H413] my sanctuary,[H4720] of any[H3605] stranger[H1121] [H5236] that[H834] is among[H8432] the children[H1121] of Israel.[H3478]
10. And[H3588] [H518] the Levites[H3881] that[H834] are gone away far[H7368] from[H4480] [H5921] me, when Israel[H3478] went astray,[H8582] which[H834] went astray[H8582] away from[H4480] [H5921] me after[H310] their idols;[H1544] they shall even bear[H5375] their iniquity.[H5771]
11. Yet they shall be[H1961] ministers[H8334] in my sanctuary,[H4720] having charge[H6486] at[H413] the gates[H8179] of the house,[H1004] and ministering[H8334] [H853] to the house:[H1004] they[H1992] shall slay[H7819] [H853] the burnt offering[H5930] and the sacrifice[H2077] for the people,[H5971] and they[H1992] shall stand[H5975] before[H6440] them to minister[H8334] unto them.
12. Because[H3282] [H834] they ministered unto[H8334] [H853] them before[H6440] their idols,[H1544] and caused[H1961] the house[H1004] of Israel[H3478] to fall[H4383] into iniquity;[H5771] therefore[H5921] [H3651] have I lifted up[H5375] mine hand[H3027] against[H5921] them, saith[H5002] the Lord[H136] GOD,[H3069] and they shall bear[H5375] their iniquity.[H5771]
13. And they shall not[H3808] come near[H5066] unto[H413] me, to do the office of a priest[H3547] unto me, nor to come near[H5066] to[H5921] any[H3605] of my holy things,[H6944] in[H413] the most holy[H6944] [H6944] place: but they shall bear[H5375] their shame,[H3639] and their abominations[H8441] which[H834] they have committed.[H6213]
14. But I will make[H5414] them keepers[H8104] of the charge[H4931] of the house,[H1004] for all[H3605] the service[H5656] thereof, and for all[H3605] that[H834] shall be done[H6213] therein.
15. But the priests[H3548] the Levites,[H3881] the sons[H1121] of Zadok,[H6659] that[H834] kept[H8104] [H853] the charge[H4931] of my sanctuary[H4720] when the children[H1121] of Israel[H3478] went astray[H8582] from[H4480] [H5921] me, they[H1992] shall come near[H7126] to[H413] me to minister[H8334] unto me, and they shall stand[H5975] before[H6440] me to offer[H7126] unto me the fat[H2459] and the blood,[H1818] saith[H5002] the Lord[H136] GOD: [H3069]
16. They[H1992] shall enter[H935] into[H413] my sanctuary,[H4720] and they[H1992] shall come near[H7126] to[H413] my table,[H7979] to minister[H8334] unto me, and they shall keep[H8104] [H853] my charge.[H4931]
17. And it shall come to pass,[H1961] that when they enter in[H935] at[H413] the gates[H8179] of the inner[H6442] court,[H2691] they shall be clothed with[H3847] linen[H6593] garments;[H899] and no[H3808] wool[H6785] shall come[H5927] upon[H5921] them, while they minister[H8334] in the gates[H8179] of the inner[H6442] court,[H2691] and within.[H1004]
18. They shall have[H1961] linen[H6593] bonnets[H6287] upon[H5921] their heads,[H7218] and shall have[H1961] linen[H6593] breeches[H4370] upon[H5921] their loins;[H4975] they shall not[H3808] gird[H2296] themselves with any thing that causeth sweat.[H3154]
19. And when they go forth[H3318] into[H413] the utter[H2435] court,[H2691] even into[H413] the utter[H2435] court[H2691] to[H413] the people,[H5971] they shall put off[H6584] [H853] their garments[H899] wherein[H834] they[H1992] ministered,[H8334] and lay[H5117] them in the holy[H6944] chambers,[H3957] and they shall put on[H3847] other[H312] garments;[H899] and they shall not[H3808] sanctify[H6942] [H853] the people[H5971] with their garments.[H899]
20. Neither[H3808] shall they shave[H1548] their heads,[H7218] nor[H3808] suffer their locks[H6545] to grow long;[H7971] they shall only poll[H3697] [H3697] [H853] their heads.[H7218]
21. Neither[H3808] shall any[H3605] priest[H3548] drink[H8354] wine,[H3196] when they enter[H935] into[H413] the inner[H6442] court.[H2691]
22. Neither[H3808] shall they take[H3947] for their wives[H802] a widow,[H490] nor her that is put away:[H1644] but[H3588] [H518] they shall take[H3947] maidens[H1330] of the seed[H4480] [H2233] of the house[H1004] of Israel,[H3478] or a widow[H490] that[H834] had[H1961] a priest[H4480] [H3548] before.
23. And they shall teach[H3384] my people[H5971] the difference between[H996] the holy[H6944] and profane,[H2455] and cause them to discern[H3045] between[H996] the unclean[H2931] and the clean.[H2889]
24. And in[H5921] controversy[H7379] they[H1992] shall stand[H5975] in judgment;[H8199] and they shall judge[H8199] it according to my judgments:[H4941] and they shall keep[H8104] my laws[H8451] and my statutes[H2708] in all[H3605] mine assemblies;[H4150] and they shall hallow[H6942] my sabbaths.[H7676]
25. And they shall come[H935] at[H413] no[H3808] dead[H4191] person[H120] to defile[H2930] themselves: but[H3588] [H518] for father,[H1] or for mother,[H517] or for son,[H1121] or for daughter,[H1323] for brother,[H251] or for sister[H269] that[H834] hath had[H1961] no[H3808] husband,[H376] they may defile themselves.[H2930]
26. And after[H310] he is cleansed,[H2893] they shall reckon[H5608] unto him seven[H7651] days.[H3117]
27. And in the day[H3117] that he goeth[H935] into[H413] the sanctuary,[H6944] unto[H413] the inner[H6442] court,[H2691] to minister[H8334] in the sanctuary,[H6944] he shall offer[H7126] his sin offering,[H2403] saith[H5002] the Lord[H136] GOD.[H3069]
28. And it shall be[H1961] unto them for an inheritance:[H5159] I[H589] am their inheritance:[H5159] and ye shall give[H5414] them no[H3808] possession[H272] in Israel:[H3478] I[H589] am their possession.[H272]
29. They[H1992] shall eat[H398] the meat offering,[H4503] and the sin offering,[H2403] and the trespass offering;[H817] and every[H3605] dedicated thing[H2764] in Israel[H3478] shall be[H1961] theirs.
30. And the first[H7225] of all[H3605] the firstfruits[H1061] of all[H3605] things, and every[H3605] oblation[H8641] of all,[H3605] of every[H4480] [H3605] sort of your oblations,[H8641] shall be[H1961] the priest's:[H3548] ye shall also give[H5414] unto the priest[H3548] the first[H7225] of your dough,[H6182] that he may cause the blessing[H1293] to rest[H5117] in[H413] thine house.[H1004]
31. The priests[H3548] shall not[H3808] eat[H398] of any thing[H3605] that is dead of itself,[H5038] or torn,[H2966] whether[H4480] it be fowl[H5775] or[H4480] beast.[H929]
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