Verse 26
Ezekiel 44:26
New Living Translation
26
Even then, he can return to his Temple duties only after being ceremonially cleansed and then waiting for seven days.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/אַחֲרֵ֖י טָֽהֳרָת֑/וֹ שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים יִסְפְּרוּ לֽ/וֹ
English Translation
And after his purification, he shall count seven days for himself.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 44 Context
1
Then the man brought me back to the east gateway in the outer wall of the Temple area, but it was cl...
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And the LORD said to me, “This gate must remain closed; it will never again be opened. No one will e...
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3
Only the prince himself may sit inside this gateway to feast in the LORD’s presence. But he may come...
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4
Then the man brought me through the north gateway to the front of the Temple. I looked and saw that...
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5
And the LORD said to me, “Son of man, take careful notice. Use your eyes and ears, and listen to eve...
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6
And give these rebels, the people of Israel, this message from the Sovereign LORD: O people of Israe...
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7
You have brought uncircumcised foreigners into my sanctuary — people who have no heart for God (Eloh...
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8
Instead of safeguarding my sacred rituals, you have hired foreigners to take charge of my sanctuary.
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9
“So this is what the Sovereign LORD says: No foreigners, including those who live among the people o...
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10
And the men of the tribe of Levi who abandoned me when Israel strayed away from me to worship idols...
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11
They may still be Temple guards and gatekeepers, and they may slaughter the animals brought for burn...
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12
But they encouraged my people to worship idols, causing Israel to fall into deep sin. So I have take...
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13
They may not approach me to minister as priests. They may not touch any of my holy things or the hol...
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14
They are to serve as the Temple caretakers, taking charge of the maintenance work and performing gen...
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15
“However, the Levitical priests of the family of Zadok continued to minister faithfully in the Templ...
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16
They alone will enter my sanctuary and approach my table to serve me. They will fulfill all my requi...
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17
“When they enter the gateway to the inner courtyard, they must wear only linen clothing. They must w...
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18
They must wear linen turbans and linen undergarments. They must not wear anything that would cause t...
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19
When they return to the outer courtyard where the people are, they must take off the clothes they we...
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20
“They must neither shave their heads nor let their hair grow too long. Instead, they must trim it re...
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21
The priests must not drink wine before entering the inner courtyard.
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22
They may choose their wives only from among the virgins of Israel or the widows of the priests. They...
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23
They will teach my people the difference between what is holy and what is common, what is ceremonial...
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24
“They will serve as judges to resolve any disagreements among my people. Their decisions must be bas...
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25
“A priest must not defile himself by being in the presence of a dead person unless it is his father,...
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26
Even then, he can return to his Temple duties only after being ceremonially cleansed and then waitin...
27
The first day he returns to work and enters the inner courtyard and the sanctuary, he must offer a s...
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28
“The priests will not have any property or possession of land, for I alone am their special possessi...
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29
Their food will come from the gifts and sacrifices brought to the Temple by the people — the grain o...
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30
The first of the ripe fruits and all the gifts brought to the LORD will go to the priests. The first...
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31
The priests may not eat meat from any bird or animal that dies a natural death or that dies after be...
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