The Book of Ezekiel, Chapter 44יחזקאל 44

וַיָּ֣שֶׁב אֹתִ֗י דֶּ֣רֶךְ שַׁ֤עַר הַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ הַֽחִיצ֔וֹן הַפֹּנֶ֖ה קָדִ֑ים וְה֖וּא סָגֽוּר

Then he brought me back the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary which looketh toward the east; and it shut.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלַ֜י יְהוָ֗ה הַשַּׁ֣עַר הַזֶּה֩ סָג֨וּר יִהְיֶ֜ה לֹ֣א יִפָּתֵ֗חַ וְאִישׁ֙ לֹא יָ֣בֹא ב֔וֹ כִּ֛י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בָּ֣א ב֑וֹ וְהָיָ֖ה סָגֽוּר

Then said YHWH to me; This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because YHWH, the God of Israel, has entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut.

אֶֽת הַנָּשִׂ֗יא נָ֥שִׂיא ה֛וּא יֵֽשֶׁב בּ֥וֹ לֶאֱכָול לֶ֖חֶם לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה מִדֶּ֨רֶךְ אֻלָ֤ם הַשַּׁ֨עַר֙ יָב֔וֹא וּמִדַּרְכּ֖וֹ יֵצֵֽא

for the prince; the prince, he shall sit in it to eat bread before YHWH; he shall enter by the way of the porch of gate, and shall go out by the way of the same.

וַיְבִיאֵ֜נִי דֶּֽרֶךְ שַׁ֣עַר הַצָּפוֹן֮ אֶל פְּנֵ֣י הַבַּיִת֒ וָאֵ֕רֶא וְהִנֵּ֛ה מָלֵ֥א כְבוֹד יְהוָ֖ה אֶת בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה וָאֶפֹּ֖ל אֶל פָּנָֽי

Then brought he me the way of the north gate before the house: and I looked, and, behold, the glory of YHWH filled the house of YHWH: and I fell upon my face.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלַ֜י יְהֹוָ֗ה בֶּן אָדָ֡ם שִׂ֣ים לִבְּךָ֩ וּרְאֵ֨ה בְעֵינֶ֜יךָ וּבְאָזְנֶ֣יךָ שְּׁמָ֗ע אֵ֣ת כָּל אֲשֶׁ֤ר אֲנִי֙ מְדַבֵּ֣ר אֹתָ֔ךְ לְכָל חֻקּ֥וֹת בֵּית יְהוָ֖ה וּלְכָל תורתו תּֽוֹרֹתָ֑יו וְשַׂמְתָּ֤ לִבְּךָ֙ לִמְב֣וֹא הַבַּ֔יִת בְּכֹ֖ל מוֹצָאֵ֥י הַמִּקְדָּֽשׁ

And YHWH said to me, Son of man, mark well, and behold with your eyes, and hear with your ears all that I say to you concerning all the ordinances of the house of YHWH, and all the laws thereof; and mark well the entering in of the house, with every going forth of the sanctuary.

וְאָמַרְתָּ֤ אֶל מֶ֨רִי֙ אֶל בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה רַב לָכֶ֛ם מִֽכָּל תּוֹעֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

And you shall say to the rebellious, to the house of Israel, Thus says YHWH YHWH; O you house of Israel, let it suffice you of all your abominations,

בַּהֲבִיאֲכֶ֣ם בְּנֵֽי נֵכָ֗ר עַרְלֵי לֵב֙ וְעַרְלֵ֣י בָשָׂ֔ר לִהְי֥וֹת בְּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖י לְחַלְּל֣וֹ אֶת בֵּיתִ֑י בְּהַקְרִֽיבְכֶ֤ם אֶת לַחְמִי֙ חֵ֣לֶב וָדָ֔ם וַיָּפֵ֨רוּ֙ אֶת בְּרִיתִ֔י אֶ֖ל כָּל תּוֹעֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם

In that you have brought strangers, uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to pollute it, my house, when you offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant because of all your abominations.

וְלֹ֥א שְׁמַרְתֶּ֖ם מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת קָדָשָׁ֑י וַתְּשִׂימ֗וּן לְשֹׁמְרֵ֧י מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֛י בְּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖י לָכֶֽם

And you have not kept the charge of mine holy things: but you have set keepers of my charge in my sanctuary for yourselves.

כֹּה אָמַר֮ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִה֒ כָּל בֶּן נֵכָ֗ר עֶ֤רֶל לֵב֙ וְעֶ֣רֶל בָּשָׂ֔ר לֹ֥א יָב֖וֹא אֶל מִקְדָּשִׁ֑י לְכָל בֶּן נֵכָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֕ר בְּת֖וֹךְ בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

Thus says YHWH YHWH; No stranger, uncircumcised in heart, nor uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any stranger that among the children of Israel.

כִּ֣י אִם הַלְוִיִּ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֤ר רָֽחֲקוּ֙ מֵֽעָלַ֔י בִּתְע֤וֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תָּע֣וּ מֵֽעָלַ֔י אַחֲרֵ֖י גִּלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֑ם וְנָשְׂא֖וּ עֲוֺנָֽם

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.

וְהָי֤וּ בְמִקְדָּשִׁי֙ מְשָׁ֣רְתִ֔ים פְּקֻדּוֹת֙ אֶל שַׁעֲרֵ֣י הַבַּ֔יִת וּֽמְשָׁרְתִ֖ים אֶת הַבָּ֑יִת הֵ֠מָּה יִשְׁחֲט֨וּ אֶת הָעֹלָ֤ה וְאֶת הַזֶּ֨בַח֙ לָעָ֔ם וְהֵ֛מָּה יַעַמְד֥וּ לִפְנֵיהֶ֖ם לְשָֽׁרְתָֽם

Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, 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 to minister to them.

יַ֗עַן אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְשָׁרְת֤וּ אוֹתָם֙ לִפְנֵ֣י גִלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֔ם וְהָי֥וּ לְבֵֽית יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְמִכְשׁ֣וֹל עָוֺ֑ן עַל כֵּן֩ נָשָׂ֨אתִי יָדִ֜י עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם נְאֻם֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה וְנָשְׂא֖וּ עֲוֺנָֽם

Because they ministered to them before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity; therefore have I lifted up mine hand against them, says YHWH YHWH, and they shall bear their iniquity.

וְלֹֽא יִגְּשׁ֤וּ אֵלַי֙ לְכַהֵ֣ן לִ֔י וְלָגֶ֨שֶׁת֙ עַל כָּל קָ֣דָשַׁ֔י אֶל קָדְשֵׁ֖י הַקְּדָשִׁ֑ים וְנָֽשְׂאוּ֙ כְּלִמָּתָ֔ם וְתוֹעֲבוֹתָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשֽׂוּ

And they shall not come near to me, to do the office of a priest to me, nor to come near to any of my holy things, in the most holy : but they shall bear their shame, and their abominations which they have committed.

וְנָתַתִּ֣י אוֹתָ֔ם שֹׁמְרֵ֖י מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת הַבָּ֑יִת לְכֹל֙ עֲבֹ֣דָת֔וֹ וּלְכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֵעָשֶׂ֖ה בּֽוֹ

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.

וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֨ים הַלְוִיִּ֜ם בְּנֵ֣י צָד֗וֹק אֲשֶׁ֨ר שָׁמְר֜וּ אֶת מִשְׁמֶ֤רֶת מִקְדָּשִׁי֙ בִּתְע֤וֹת בְּנֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מֵֽעָלַ֔י הֵ֛מָּה יִקְרְב֥וּ אֵלַ֖י לְשָֽׁרְתֵ֑נִי וְעָמְד֣וּ לְפָנַ֗י לְהַקְרִ֥יב לִי֙ חֵ֣לֶב וָדָ֔ם נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה

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 to me, and they shall stand before me to offer to me the fat and the blood, says YHWH YHWH:

הֵ֜מָּה יָבֹ֣אוּ אֶל מִקְדָּשִׁ֗י וְהֵ֛מָּה יִקְרְב֥וּ אֶל שֻׁלְחָנִ֖י לְשָׁרְתֵ֑נִי וְשָׁמְר֖וּ אֶת מִשְׁמַרְתִּֽי

They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister to me, and they shall keep my charge.

וְהָיָ֗ה בְּבוֹאָם֙ אֶֽל שַׁעֲרֵי֙ הֶחָצֵ֣ר הַפְּנִימִ֔ית בִּגְדֵ֥י פִשְׁתִּ֖ים יִלְבָּ֑שׁוּ וְלֹֽא יַעֲלֶ֤ה עֲלֵיהֶם֙ צֶ֔מֶר בְּשָֽׁרְתָ֗ם בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֛י הֶחָצֵ֥ר הַפְּנִימִ֖ית וָבָֽיְתָה

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, whiles they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within.

פַּאֲרֵ֤י פִשְׁתִּים֙ יִהְי֣וּ עַל רֹאשָׁ֔ם וּמִכְנְסֵ֣י פִשְׁתִּ֔ים יִהְי֖וּ עַל מָתְנֵיהֶ֑ם לֹ֥א יַחְגְּר֖וּ בַּיָּֽזַע

They shall have linen bonnets upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird with any thing that causeth sweat.

וּ֠בְצֵאתָם אֶל הֶחָצֵ֨ר הַחִיצוֹנָ֜ה אֶל הֶחָצֵ֣ר הַחִיצוֹנָה֮ אֶל הָעָם֒ יִפְשְׁט֣וּ אֶת בִּגְדֵיהֶ֗ם אֲשֶׁר הֵ֨מָּה֙ מְשָׁרְתִ֣ם בָּ֔ם וְהִנִּ֥יחוּ אוֹתָ֖ם בְּלִֽשְׁכֹ֣ת הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ וְלָֽבְשׁוּ֙ בְּגָדִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים וְלֹֽא יְקַדְּשׁ֥וּ אֶת הָעָ֖ם בְּבִגְדֵיהֶֽם

And when they go forth into the utter court, into the utter court to the people, they shall put off their garments wherein they ministered, and lay them in the holy chambers, and they shall put on other garments; and they shall not sanctify the people with their garments.

וְרֹאשָׁם֙ לֹ֣א יְגַלֵּ֔חוּ וּפֶ֖רַע לֹ֣א יְשַׁלֵּ֑חוּ כָּס֥וֹם יִכְסְמ֖וּ אֶת רָאשֵׁיהֶֽם

Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads.

וְיַ֥יִן לֹֽא יִשְׁתּ֖וּ כָּל כֹּהֵ֑ן בְּבוֹאָ֖ם אֶל הֶחָצֵ֥ר הַפְּנִימִֽית

Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.

וְאַלְמָנָה֙ וּגְרוּשָׁ֔ה לֹֽא יִקְח֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם לְנָשִׁ֑ים כִּ֣י אִם בְּתוּלֹ֗ת מִזֶּ֨רַע֙ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְהָֽאַלְמָנָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּֽהְיֶ֣ה אַלְמָנָ֔ה מִכֹּהֵ֖ן יִקָּֽחוּ

Neither shall they take for their 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.

וְאֶת עַמִּ֣י יוֹר֔וּ בֵּ֥ין קֹ֖דֶשׁ לְחֹ֑ל וּבֵין טָמֵ֥א לְטָה֖וֹר יוֹדִעֻֽם

And they shall teach my people between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.

וְעַל רִ֗יב הֵ֚מָּה יַעַמְד֣וּ לשפט לְמִשְׁפָּ֔ט בְּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖י ושפטהו יִשְׁפְּט֑וּהוּ וְאֶת תּוֹרֹתַ֤י וְאֶת חֻקֹּתַי֙ בְּכָל מוֹעֲדַ֣י יִשְׁמֹ֔רוּ וְאֶת שַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖י יְקַדֵּֽשׁוּ

And in controversy they shall stand in judgment; they shall judge it according to my judgments: and they shall keep my laws and my statutes in all mine assemblies; and they shall hallow my sabbaths.

וְאֶל מֵ֣ת אָדָ֔ם לֹ֥א יָב֖וֹא לְטָמְאָ֑ה כִּ֣י אִם לְאָ֡ב וּ֠לְאֵם וּלְבֵ֨ן וּלְבַ֜ת לְאָ֗ח וּלְאָח֛וֹת אֲשֶֽׁר לֹא הָיְתָ֥ה לְאִ֖ישׁ יִטַּמָּֽאוּ

And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves: but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that has had no husband, they may defile themselves.

וְאַחֲרֵ֖י טָֽהֳרָת֑וֹ שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים יִסְפְּרוּ לֽוֹ

And after he is cleansed, they shall reckon to him seven days.

וּבְיוֹם֩ בֹּא֨וֹ אֶל הַקֹּ֜דֶשׁ אֶל הֶחָצֵ֤ר הַפְּנִימִית֙ לְשָׁרֵ֣ת בַּקֹּ֔דֶשׁ יַקְרִ֖יב חַטָּאת֑וֹ נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה

And in the day that he goeth into the sanctuary, to the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he shall offer his sin offering, says YHWH YHWH.

וְהָיְתָ֤ה לָהֶם֙ לְֽנַחֲלָ֔ה אֲנִ֖י נַֽחֲלָתָ֑ם וַאֲחֻזָּ֗ה לֹֽא תִתְּנ֤וּ לָהֶם֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲנִ֖י אֲחֻזָּתָֽם

And it shall be to them for an inheritance: I their inheritance: and you shall give them no possession in Israel: I their possession.

הַמִּנְחָה֙ וְהַחַטָּ֣את וְהָאָשָׁ֔ם הֵ֖מָּה יֹֽאכְל֑וּם וְכָל חֵ֥רֶם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לָהֶ֥ם יִהְיֶֽה

They shall eat the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; and every dedicated thing in Israel shall be theirs.

וְרֵאשִׁית֩ כָּל בִּכּ֨וּרֵי כֹ֜ל וְכָל תְּר֣וּמַת כֹּ֗ל מִכֹּל֙ תְּרוּמ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם לַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים יִֽהְיֶ֑ה וְרֵאשִׁ֤ית עֲרִסֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ תִּתְּנ֣וּ לַכֹּהֵ֔ן לְהָנִ֥יחַ בְּרָכָ֖ה אֶל בֵּיתֶֽךָ

And the first of all the firstfruits of all , and every oblation of all, of every of your oblations, shall be the priest's: you shall also give to the priest the first of your dough, that he may cause the blessing to rest in your house.

כָּל נְבֵלָה֙ וּטְרֵפָ֔ה מִן הָע֖וֹף וּמִן הַבְּהֵמָ֑ה לֹ֥א יֹאכְל֖וּ הַכֹּהֲנִֽים

The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast.