OET EZE chapter 44

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44 and_brought _back DOM_me the _way _of the _gate _of the_sanctuary the_outer the_faces east and_he [was]_shut.
2 And_he/it _said to_me YHWH the_gate the_this shut it _will _be not it _will _be _opened and_one not he _will _go in_him/it if/because YHWH the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) he _has _gone in_him/it and_it _was shut.
3 DOM the_prince prince he he _will _sit in/on/over_him/it to_eat bread[fn][fn] to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before YHWH by_way _of the _porch _of the_gate he _will _come and_by_way _of_its he _will _go _out.

44:4 The laws of peglasud there to temple

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4 And_brought_me the _way _of the _gate _of the_north to the _face _of the_house and_looked and_see/lo/see it _filled the _glory _of YHWH DOM the _house _of YHWH and_fell to face _of_my.
5 And_he/it _said to_me YHWH Oh _son _of humankind set heart _of_your and_look in/on/at/with_eyes _of_your and_in/on/at/with_ears _of_your hear DOM all _of that I [am]_speaking DOM_you to/from_all/each/any/every the _statutes _of the _house _of YHWH and_to/for_all laws _of_its[fn] and_mark heart _of_your of_entrance _of the_house in/on/at/with_all _of the _exits _of the_sanctuary.
6 And_say to rebellion to the _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) thus my_master he _says YHWH enough to/for_you _all from_all abominations _of_your _all’s Oh _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).
7 In/on/at/with_brought _in_you _all sons _of foreignness uncircumcised _of heart and_uncircumcised _of flesh to_be in/on/at/with_sanctuary _of_my to_profane_it DOM house _of_my in/on/at/with_offered_you _all DOM food _of_my fat and_blood and_broke DOM covenant _of_my because _of all _of abominations _of_your _all’s.
8 And_not you _all _kept the _charge _of holy _things _of_my and_appointed in_keep _of charge _of_my in/on/at/with_sanctuary _of_my for_you _all.
9 Thus my_master he _says YHWH any _of son _of foreignness uncircumcised _of heart and_uncircumcised _of flesh not he _will _go into sanctuary _of_my to/from_all/each/any/every son _of foreignness who in _the_middle the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

44:10 The Levites repented of God

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10 If/because (if) the_Lēviyyiy who they _became _distant from_with_me in/on/at/with_went _astray Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) who they _went _astray from_with_me after idols _of_their and_bear punishment _of_their.
11 And_they _will _be in/on/at/with_sanctuary _of_my serving overseers to the _gates _of the_house and_serving DOM the_house they they _will _slaughter DOM the_burnt _offering and_DOM the_sacrifice for _the_people and_they they _will _stand before_face/front_them to_serve_them.
12 Because that they _served DOM_them to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before idols _of_their and_they _will _be to_house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) as_stumbling _block _of iniquity on/upon/above/on _account _of//he/it _went _in yes/correct/thus/so I _lift _up hand _of_I concerning_them the _utterance _of my_master YHWH and_bear iniquity _of_their.
13 And_not they _will _draw _near to_me to_serve _aspriests to_me and_to_come _near to all _of holy _things _of_my to the _holy _things _of the_holy _ones and_bear shame _of_their and_abominations _of_their which they _have _done.
14 And_appoint DOM_them [those _who]_keep _of (of)_the _charge _of the_house to_all/each/any/every work _of_its and_to/for_all that it _will _be _done in/on/over_him/it.

44:15 The priests descendants of Saduk

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44:17-18: Exo 28:39-43; Lev 16:4.

44:29-30: Num 18:8-19.

44:31: Lev 22:8.

15 and_the_priests the_Levitical the _sons _of Tsādōq/(Zadok) who they _kept DOM the _charge _of sanctuary _of_my in/on/at/with_went _astray the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) from_with_me they they _will _draw _near to_me to_minister_me and_stand to/for_my_face/front to_offer to_me fat and_blood the _utterance _of my_master YHWH.
16 They they _will _come into sanctuary _of_my and_they they _will _draw _near to table _of_my to_minister_me and_keep DOM charge _of_my.
17 And_it _was in/on/at/with_enter_they into the _gates _of the_court the_inner clothes _of linen(s) they _will _be _clothed and_not it _will _go _up on_them wool in/on/at/with_minister_they in/on/at/with_gates _of the_court the_inner and_within.
18 Turbans _of linen(s) they _will _be on heads _of_their and_undergarments _of linen(s) they _will _be on waists _of_their not they _will _gird _themselves in/on/at/with_anything _that _causes _sweat.
19 And_in/on/at/with_go _out_they into the_court the_outer into the_court the_outer to the_people they _will _strip _off DOM clothes _of_their which they [were]_serving in/on/at/with_them and_lay DOM_them in/on/at/with_chambers _of the_holy and_put _on clothes other and_not they _will _consecrate DOM the_people in/on/at/with_garments _of_their.
20 And_heads _of_their not they _will _shave and_locks not they _will _let _untie/release surely _(trim) they _will _trim DOM hair _of _heads _of_their.
21 And_wine not any _of they _will _drink priest in/on/at/with_enters_he into the_court the_inner.
22 And_widow and_divorced not they _will _take to/for_them as_wives if/because (if) virgins from_offspring _of the _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_the_widow who she _will _be a _widow of_priest they _will _take.
23 And_DOM people _of_my they _will _instruct between a _holy _thing from_common and_between an _unclean _[thing] from_clean show _distinguish_them.
24 And_in a _dispute they they _will _stand as_judges[fn] in/on/at/with_ordinances _of_my and_it[fn][fn] and_DOM laws _of_my and_DOM statutes _of_my in_all appointed _feasts _of_my they _will _observe and_DOM sabbaths _of_my they _will _sanctify.
25 And_near/to dead _of (of)_a _person not he _will _go to_defile if/because (if) for_father and_for_mother and_for_son and_for_daughter for_brother and_for_sister who not she _has _belonged to_husband they _will _make _themselves _unclean.
26 And_after cleansed _of_he seven _of days people _will _count to_him/it.
27 And_in/on/at/with_day _of goes_he into the_sanctuary into the_court the_inner to_minister in/on/at/with_sanctuary he _will _bring _near sin _offering _of_his the _utterance _of my_master YHWH.
28 And_be to/for_them as_inheritance I inheritance _of_their and_possession not you _all _will _give to/for_them in/on/at/with_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) I possession _of_their.
29 The_grain _offering and_the_sin _offering and_the_guilt _offering they eat_them and_all devoted _thing in/on/at/with_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) to/for_them it _will _belong.
30 And_first _of all _of [the]_first-fruits _of everything and_all contribution _of everything from_all offerings _of_your _all’s to _the_priests it _will _belong and_first _of dough _of_your _all’s you _all _will _give to _the_priest so _that_rest blessing to house _of_your.
31 Any _of carcass and_torn _by _animals from the_bird and_from the_cattle/livestock not they _will _eat the_priests.

44:3 Note: Marks an anomalous form.

44:3 Note: We have abandoned or added a ketib/qere relative to BHS. In doing this we agree with L against BHS.

44:5 Variant note: תורת/ו: (x-qere) ’תּֽוֹרֹתָ֑י/ו’: lemma_8451 n_1 morph_HNcfpc/Sp3ms id_26uBg תּֽוֹרֹתָ֑י/ו

44:24 Variant note: ל/שפט: (x-qere) ’לְ/מִשְׁפָּ֔ט’: lemma_l/4941 n_1.1 morph_HR/Ncmsa id_26h9i לְ/מִשְׁפָּ֔ט

44:24 Variant note: ו/שפט/הו: (x-qere) ’יִשְׁפְּט֑וּ/הוּ’: lemma_8199 n_1 morph_HVqi3mp/Sp3ms id_26992 יִשְׁפְּט֑וּ/הוּ

44:24 Note: We read one or more consonants in L differently from BHS.

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