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Yechezkel 44

Word-by-word Hebrew text with Orthodox Jewish Bible renderings
OJB rendering Berean/Literal Hebrew gloss  —  8 of 501 words dictionary-mapped
Then he [the angelic being] brought me back the derech sha'ar HaMikdash HaKhitzon, which looketh toward the east; and it was shut.
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶר SDBH said אֵלַ֜י to me יְהוָ֗ה SDBH Hashem/Adonoi הַשַּׁ֣עַר SDBH gate הַזֶּה֩ SDBH This סָג֨וּר SDBH shut יִהְיֶ֜ה is to remain לֹ֣א SDBH It shall not יִפָּתֵ֗חַ SDBH be opened וְאִישׁ֙ SDBH man לֹא־ SDBH and no יָ֣בֹא SDBH shall enter ב֔וֹ through it כִּ֛י because יְהוָ֥ה SDBH Hashem/Adonoi אֱלֹהֵֽי־ SDBH the G-d יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל SDBH of Israel בָּ֣א SDBH has entered ב֑וֹ through it וְהָיָ֖ה Therefore it will remain סָגֽוּר׃ SDBH shut
Then said Hashem unto me: This sha'ar shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no ish shall enter in by it; because Hashem Elohei Yisroel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut.
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אֶֽת־ SDBH - הַנָּשִׂ֗יא SDBH Only the prince נָ֥שִׂיא SDBH . . . ה֛וּא SDBH himself יֵֽשֶׁב־ SDBH may sit בּ֥וֹ inside the gateway לֶאֱכָול־ SDBH to eat לֶ֖חֶם . . . לִפְנֵ֣י in the presence of יְהוָ֑ה SDBH Hashem/Adonoi מִדֶּ֨רֶךְ SDBH by way אֻלָ֤ם SDBH of the portico הַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ SDBH of the gateway יָב֔וֹא SDBH He must enter וּמִדַּרְכּ֖וֹ SDBH the same way יֵצֵֽא׃ SDBH and go out
It is for the Nasi; the Nasi [see 34:23-24; 37:24-25, a |Dovid| or Messianic figure], he only shall sit in it to eat lechem before Hashem; he shall enter by the derech ulam hasha'ar, and shall exit by its derech.
Then he [the angelic being] brought me the derech sha'ar hatzafon to the front of the Beis {HaMikdash]; and I looked, and, hinei, the Kavod Hashem filled the Beis Hashem; and I fell upon my face.
And Hashem said unto me, Ben Adam, mark well, and behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears all that I say unto thee concerning all the chukkot Beis Hashem, and all the torot thereof; and mark well the entrances of the Beis [HaMikdash], with every exit of the Mikdash.
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And thou shalt say to the meri (rebellious), even to the Bais Yisroel, Thus saith Adonoi Hashem; O ye Bais Yisroel, let it suffice you of all your to'avot (abominations),
In that ye have admitted into My Mikdash bnei nechor (foreigners), arelim in lev, and arelim in basar, to be in My Mikdash, to defile it, even My Beis, when ye offer My lechem, the chelev and the dahm, and they have broken My Brit (Covenant) because of all your to'avot (abominations).
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וְלֹ֥א SDBH And you have not שְׁמַרְתֶּ֖ם SDBH kept מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת SDBH charge קָדָשָׁ֑י SDBH of My holy things וַתְּשִׂימ֗וּן SDBH but have appointed לְשֹׁמְרֵ֧י SDBH others to keep מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֛י SDBH charge בְּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖י SDBH of My sanctuary לָכֶֽם׃ for you
And ye have not been shomer over the mishmeret of Mine Kadashim; but ye have set as shomrim of My mishmeret in My Mikdash any for yourselves.
Thus saith Adonoi Hashem: No ben nechor, arel lev, nor arel basar, shall enter into My Mikdash, of any ben nechor that is among the Bnei Yisroel.
And the Levi'im that went far away from Me, when Yisroel went astray, which went astray away from Me after their gillulim (idols); they shall even bear their avon.
Yet they shall be mesharetim (ministers) in My Mikdash, pekuddot (the ones who have charge) at the Sha'arei HaBeis [HaMikdash] and mesharetim in HaBeis [HaMikdash]; they shall do the shochet slaughter of the olah (burnt offering) and the zevach for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister unto them.
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יַ֗עַן SDBH Because אֲשֶׁ֨ר SDBH - יְשָׁרְת֤וּ SDBH they ministered אוֹתָם֙ SDBH - לִפְנֵ֣י before גִלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֔ם SDBH their idols וְהָי֥וּ and became לְבֵֽית־ SDBH to the house יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל SDBH of Israel לְמִכְשׁ֣וֹל SDBH a stumbling block עָוֺ֑ן SDBH of iniquity עַל־ therefore כֵּן֩ SDBH . . . נָשָׂ֨אתִי SDBH I swore with an uplifted יָדִ֜י SDBH hand עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם concerning them נְאֻם֙ SDBH declares אֲדֹנָ֣י SDBH the Lord יְהוִ֔ה SDBH G-D וְנָשְׂא֖וּ SDBH that they would bear the consequences עֲוֺנָֽם׃ SDBH of their iniquity
Because they ministered unto them before their gillulim, and caused Bais Yisroel a michshol avon; therefore have I lifted up Mine Yad against them, saith Adonoi Hashem, and nas'u (they shall bear) their avon.
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וְלֹֽא־ SDBH They must not יִגְּשׁ֤וּ SDBH approach אֵלַי֙ Me לְכַהֵ֣ן SDBH to serve Me as priests לִ֔י וְלָגֶ֙שֶׁת֙ SDBH or come near עַל־ . . . כָּל־ any קָ֣דָשַׁ֔י SDBH of My holy things אֶל־ . . . קָדְשֵׁ֖י SDBH or the most holy things הַקְּדָשִׁ֑ים SDBH . . . וְנָֽשְׂאוּ֙ SDBH They will bear כְּלִמָּתָ֔ם SDBH the shame וְתוֹעֲבוֹתָ֖ם SDBH of the abominations אֲשֶׁ֥ר SDBH - עָשֽׂוּ׃ SDBH they have committed
And they shall not come near unto Me, to do the office of a Kohen unto Me, nor to come near to any of My kadashim, in the Kodesh HaKodashim; but nas'u their shame, and their to'avot which they have committed.
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וְנָתַתִּ֣י Yet I will appoint אוֹתָ֔ם SDBH them שֹׁמְרֵ֖י SDBH to keep מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת SDBH charge הַבָּ֑יִת SDBH for the temple לְכֹל֙ of all עֲבֹ֣דָת֔וֹ SDBH the work וּלְכֹ֛ל and everything אֲשֶׁ֥ר SDBH - יֵעָשֶׂ֖ה SDBH to be done בּֽוֹ׃פ in it
But I will make them Shomrei Meshmeret HaBeis [HaMikdash], for all the avodah thereof, and for all that shall be done therein.
But the Kohanim the Levi'im, the Bnei Tzadok, that were shomer over the Mishmeret of My Mikdash when the Bnei Yisroel went astray from Me, they shall come near to Me to minister unto Me, and they shall stand before Me to offer unto Me the chelev and the dahm, saith Adonoi Hashem;
They shall enter into My Mikdash, and they shall come near to My Shulchan, to minister unto Me, and they shall be shomer over My mishmeret.
And it shall come to pass, when they enter in at the Sha'arei HeKhatzer HaPenimit, they shall be clothed with linen; and no tzemer shall come upon them, while they minister at the Sha'arei HeKhatzer HaPenimit, within.
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פַּאֲרֵ֤י SDBH turbans פִשְׁתִּים֙ SDBH They are to wear linen יִהְי֣וּ . . . עַל־ on רֹאשָׁ֔ם SDBH their heads וּמִכְנְסֵ֣י SDBH undergarments פִשְׁתִּ֔ים SDBH and linen יִהְי֖וּ . . . עַל־ around מָתְנֵיהֶ֑ם SDBH their waists לֹ֥א SDBH They must not יַחְגְּר֖וּ SDBH wear בַּיָּֽזַע׃ SDBH anything that makes them perspire
They shall have linen turbans upon their rosh, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird themselves with that [clothing] with which one perspires.
And when they go forth into HaKhatzer HaKhitzonah, even into the Khatzer HaKhitzonah to HaAm, they shall take off their garments wherein they ministered, and lay them in the lishkhot hakodesh (holy chambers) and they shall put on begadim acharim; and they shall not set apart as kodesh HaAm with their begadim.
Neither shall they shave their rosh, nor allow their hair to grow long; they shall keep trimmed their rosh.
Neither shall any Kohen drink yayin, when they enter into the Khatzer HaPenimit.
Neither shall they take for their nashim an almanah, nor a gerushah; but they shall take betulot of the zera Bais Yisroel, or an almanah who was almanah of a Kohen.
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וְאֶת־ SDBH - עַמִּ֣י SDBH My people יוֹר֔וּ SDBH They are to teach בֵּ֥ין SDBH the difference between קֹ֖דֶשׁ SDBH the holy לְחֹ֑ל SDBH and the common וּבֵין־ SDBH between טָמֵ֥א SDBH and the unclean לְטָה֖וֹר SDBH the clean יוֹדִעֻֽם׃ SDBH and show them how to discern
And they shall teach My people the difference between the kodesh and chol, and cause them to discern between the tameh and the tahor.
And in a riv they shall stand as shofet; and they shall judge it according to My mishpatim; and they shall adjudicate them in accordance with My torot and My chukkot in all Mine mo'adim; and they shall be shomer to keep My Shabbatot kodesh.
And they shall come near no met adam to make themselves tameh; but for av, or for em, or for ben, or for bat, for ach, or for achot that hath had no ish, they may make themselves tameh.
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וְאַחֲרֵ֖י SDBH and after טָֽהֳרָת֑וֹ SDBH he is cleansed שִׁבְעַ֥ת SDBH off seven יָמִ֖ים SDBH days יִסְפְּרוּ־ SDBH he must count לֽוֹ׃ for himself
And after he is made tahor, they shall reckon unto him shivat yamim.
And in the yom that he goeth into the Kodesh, unto the Khatzer HaPenimit, to minister in the Kodesh, he shall offer his chattat, saith Adonoi Hashem.
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וְהָיְתָ֤ה In regard to לָהֶם֙ their לְֽנַחֲלָ֔ה SDBH inheritance אֲנִ֖י SDBH I am נַֽחֲלָתָ֑ם SDBH their inheritance וַאֲחֻזָּ֗ה SDBH possession לֹֽא־ SDBH no תִתְּנ֤וּ You are to give לָהֶם֙ them בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל SDBH in Israel אֲנִ֖י SDBH for I [am] אֲחֻזָּתָֽם׃ SDBH their possession
And it shall be unto them for a nachalah; I am their nachalah; and ye shall give them no achuzzah in Yisroel; I am their achuzzah.
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הַמִּנְחָה֙ SDBH the grain offerings וְהַחַטָּ֣את SDBH the sin offerings וְהָאָשָׁ֔ם SDBH and the guilt offerings הֵ֖מָּה SDBH They יֹֽאכְל֑וּם SDBH shall eat וְכָל־ Everything חֵ֥רֶם SDBH devoted בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל SDBH in Israel לָהֶ֥ם will belong to them יִהְיֶֽה׃ to the LORD
They shall eat the minchah, and the chattat, and the asham; and kol cherem in Yisroel shall be theirs.
And the reshit kol bikkurim of all things, and every terumah of all, of every sort of your terumot, shall belong to the Kohanim; ye shall also give unto the Kohen the reshit of your dough, that he may cause the bracha to rest on thine bais.
The Kohanim shall not eat of any thing nevelah, or terefah, whether it be oph or behemah.