Ezekiel 44:1 Then he brought me back7725 the way1870 of the gate8179 of the outward2435 sanctuary4720 which looketh6437 toward the east;6921 and it was shut.5462 cr 2 Then said559 the LORD3068 unto me; This gate8179 shall be shut,5462 it shall not be opened,6605 and no man376 shall enter935 in by it; because the LORD,3068 the God430 of Israel,3478 hath entered935 in by it, therefore it shall be shut.5462 cr 3 It is for the prince;5387 the prince,5387 he shall sit3427 in it to eat398 bread3899 before6440 the LORD;3068 he shall enter935 by the way1870 of the porch197 of that gate,8179 and shall go out3318 by the way1870 of the same. cr

Ezekiel 44:4 Then brought935 he me the way1870 of the north6828 gate8179 before6440 the house:1004 and I looked,7200 and, behold, the glory3519 of the LORD3068 filled4390 the house1004 of the LORD:3068 and I fell5307 upon my face.6440 cr 5 And the LORD3068 said559 unto me, Son1121 of man,120 mark7760 well,3820{Heb. set thine heart} and behold7200 with thine eyes,5869 and hear8085 with thine ears241 all that I say1696 unto thee concerning all the ordinances2708 of the house1004 of the LORD,3068 and all the laws8451 thereof; and mark7760 well3820 the entering in3996 of the house,1004 with every going forth4161 of the sanctuary.4720 cr 6 And thou shalt say559 to the rebellious,4805 even to the house1004 of Israel,3478 Thus saith559 the Lord136 GOD;3069 O ye house1004 of Israel,3478 let it suffice7227 you of all your abominations,8441 cr 7 In that ye have brought935 into my sanctuary strangers,1121 5236{Heb. children of a stranger} uncircumcised6189 in heart,3820 and uncircumcised6189 in flesh,1320 to be in my sanctuary,4720 to pollute2490 it, even my house,1004 when ye offer7126 my bread,3899 the fat2459 and the blood,1818 and they have broken6565 my covenant1285 because413 of all your abominations.8441 cr 8 And ye have not kept8104 the charge4931{Or, ward, or ordinance. And so verse 14. and 16} of mine holy things:6944 but ye have set7760 keepers8104 of my charge4931 in my sanctuary4720 for yourselves. cr

Ezekiel 44:9 Thus saith559 the Lord136 GOD;3069 No stranger,1121 5236 uncircumcised6189 in heart,3820 nor uncircumcised6189 in flesh,1320 shall enter935 into my sanctuary,4720 of any stranger that is among8432 the children1121 of Israel.3478 cr 10 And the Levites3881 that are gone away far7368 from me, when Israel3478 went astray,8582 which went astray away8582 from me after310 their idols;1544 they shall even bear5375 their iniquity.5771 cr 11 Yet they shall be ministers8334 in my sanctuary,4720 having charge6486 at the gates8179 of the house,1004 and ministering8334 to the house:1004 they shall slay7819 the burnt offering5930 and the sacrifice2077 for the people,5971 and they shall stand5975 before6440 them to minister8334 unto them. cr 12 Because they ministered8334 unto them before6440 their idols,1544 and caused the house1004 of Israel3478 to fall4383 into iniquity;5771{Heb. were for a stumbling block of iniquity unto etc.} therefore have I lifted up5375 mine hand3027 against them, saith5002 the Lord136 GOD,3069 and they shall bear5375 their iniquity.5771 cr 13 And they shall not come near5066 unto me, to do the office of a priest3547 unto me, nor to come near5066 to any of my holy things,6944 in the most holy6944 place: but they shall bear5375 their shame,3639 and their abominations8441 which they have committed.6213 cr 14 But I will make5414 them keepers8104 of the charge4931 of the house,1004 for all the service5656 thereof, and for all that shall be done6213 therein. cr

Ezekiel 44:15 But the priests3548 the Levites,3881 the sons1121 of Zadok,6659 that kept8104 the charge4931 of my sanctuary4720 when the children1121 of Israel3478 went astray8582 from me, they shall come near7126 to me to minister8334 unto me, and they shall stand5975 before6440 me to offer7126 unto me the fat2459 and the blood,1818 saith5002 the Lord136 GOD:3069 cr 16 They shall enter935 into my sanctuary,4720 and they shall come near7126 to my table,7979 to minister8334 unto me, and they shall keep8104 my charge.4931 cr

Ezekiel 44:17 And it shall come to pass, that when they enter935 in at the gates8179 of the inner6442 court,2691 they shall be clothed3847 with linen6593 garments;899 and no wool6785 shall come5927 upon them, whiles they minister8334 in the gates8179 of the inner6442 court,2691 and within.1004 cr 18 They shall have linen6593 bonnets6287 upon their heads,7218 and shall have linen6593 breeches4370 upon their loins;4975 they shall not gird2296 themselves with any thing that causeth sweat.3154{Or, in sweating places. Heb. in, or with sweat} cr 19 And when they go forth3318 into the utter2435 court,2691 even into the utter2435 court2691 to the people,5971 they shall put off6584 their garments899 wherein they ministered,8334 and lay3240 them in the holy6944 chambers,3957 and they shall put3847 on other312 garments;899 and they shall not sanctify6942 the people5971 with their garments.899 cr 20 Neither shall they shave1548 their heads,7218 nor suffer their locks6545 to grow long;7971 they shall only3697 poll3697 their heads.7218 cr 21 Neither shall any priest3548 drink8354 wine,3196 when they enter935 into the inner6442 court.2691 cr 22 Neither shall they take3947 for their wives802 a widow,490 nor her that is put away:1644{Heb. thrust forth} but they shall take3947 maidens1330 of the seed2233 of the house1004 of Israel,3478 or a widow490 that had a priest3548 before.{Heb. from a priest} cr 23 And they shall teach3384 my people5971 the difference between the holy6944 and profane,2455 and cause them to discern3045 between the unclean2931 and the clean.2889 cr 24 And in controversy7379 they shall stand5975 in judgment;8199 and they shall judge8199 it according to my judgments:4941 and they shall keep8104 my laws8451 and my statutes2708 in all mine assemblies;4150 and they shall hallow6942 my sabbaths.7676 cr 25 And they shall come935 at no dead4191 person120 to defile2930 themselves: but for father,1 or for mother,517 or for son,1121 or for daughter,1323 for brother,251 or for sister269 that hath had no husband,376 they may defile2930 themselves. cr 26 And after310 he is cleansed,2893 they shall reckon5608 unto him seven7651 days.3117 cr 27 And in the day3117 that he goeth935 into the sanctuary,6944 unto the inner6442 court,2691 to minister8334 in the sanctuary,6944 he shall offer7126 his sin offering,2403 saith5002 the Lord136 GOD.3069 cr 28 And it shall be unto them for an inheritance:5159 I am their inheritance:5159 and ye shall give5414 them no possession272 in Israel:3478 I am their possession.272 cr 29 They shall eat398 the meat offering,4503 and the sin offering,2403 and the trespass offering;817 and every dedicated{Or, devoted} thing2764 in Israel3478 shall be theirs. cr 30 And the first7225{Or, chief} of all the firstfruits1061 of all things, and every oblation8641 of all, of every sort of your oblations,8641 shall be the priest's:3548 ye shall also give5414 unto the priest3548 the first7225 of your dough,6182 that he may cause the blessing1293 to rest5117 in thine house.1004 cr 31 The priests3548 shall not eat398 of any thing that is dead of itself,5038 or torn,2966 whether it be fowl5775 or beast.929 cr