Yehezkel (Ezekiel) 44:10–14 — Demotion of the Levites

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Eze 44:10–14

44:10 Demotion of the Levites

10 The Levites went far from me—wandering away from me and going after their idols, but they’ll be punished. 11 They’re still servants in my sanctuary, watching the temple gates and serving inside, and they slaughter the burnt offerings and the people’s sacrifices, and they’ll stand in front of the people and serve them. 12 However, because they sacrificed to their idols, they became sinful stumbling blocks for the Israeli people, therefore I’ve promised to take action against them, and they’ll pay for their disobedience. That’s the master Yahweh’s declaration. 13 They mustn’t come near to me to act as my priests or to approach any of my sacred things, the most sacred things. Instead, they’ll bear their shame and their guilt for the disgusting things they’ve done, 14 but I’ll place them as housekeepers in the temple—for all its mundane duties and all the menial work that’s done in it.

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10 If/because (if) the_Lēviyyiy who they _became _distant from_with_me when_ Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) _went _astray who they _went _astray from_with_me after idols _of_their and_they _will _bear iniquity _of_their.

11 And_they _will _be in_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_people and_they they _will _stand before_them to_serve_them.

12 Because that they _served them to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before idols _of_their and_they _will _be for_the _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) (into)_a_stumbling _block _of iniquity therefore yes/correct/thus/so I _lift _up hand _of_my on_them the _utterance _of my_master YHWH and_they _will _bear iniquity _of_their.

13 And_not they _will _draw _near to_me to_serve _as _priests to_me and_to_draw _near to all _of things _of_my _holy to the _holy _things _of the _holy _things and_they _will _bear disgrace _of_their and_abominations _of_their which they _have _done.

14 And_I _will _make them those _who_keep _of (of)_the _charge _of the _house to_all/each/any/every service _of_its and_to/for_all that it _will _be _done in/on/over_him/it.

OET-RV by cross-referenced section EZEK 44:10

Demotion of the Levites

Eze 44:10–14