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Ezekiel 44:13-15
Legacy Standard Bible
Ezekiel 44:13-15
Legacy Standard Bible
13 And they shall (A)not approach Me to minister as a priest to Me, nor approach any of My holy things, to the things that are most holy; but they will (B)bear their dishonor and their abominations which they have done. 14 Yet I will [a]appoint them as (C)keepers of the responsibility for the house, of all its service and of all that shall be done in it.
The Levitical Responsibilities
15 “But the (D)Levitical priests, the sons of (E)Zadok, who (F)kept the responsibility of My sanctuary when the sons of Israel (G)went astray from Me, shall come near to Me to minister to Me; and they shall (H)stand before Me to bring near to Me the (I)fat and the blood,” declares Lord Yahweh.
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Ezekiel 44:13-15
New International Version
Ezekiel 44:13-15
New International Version
13 They are not to come near to serve me as priests or come near any of my holy things or my most holy offerings; they must bear the shame(A) of their detestable practices.(B) 14 And I will appoint them to guard the temple for all the work that is to be done in it.(C)
15 “‘But the Levitical priests, who are descendants of Zadok(D) and who guarded my sanctuary when the Israelites went astray from me, are to come near to minister before me; they are to stand before me to offer sacrifices of fat(E) and blood, declares the Sovereign Lord.(F)
Ezekiel 44:13-15
King James Version
Ezekiel 44:13-15
King James Version
13 And they shall not come near unto me, to do the office of a priest unto me, nor to come near to any of my holy things, in the most holy place: but they shall bear their shame, and their abominations which they have committed.
14 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.
15 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 unto me, and they shall stand before me to offer unto me the fat and the blood, saith the Lord God:
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Ezekiel 44:13-15
English Standard Version
Ezekiel 44:13-15
English Standard Version
13 They (A)shall not come near to me, to serve me as priest, nor come near any of my holy things and the things that are most holy, but (B)they shall bear their shame and the abominations that they have committed. 14 Yet I will appoint them to keep (C)charge of the temple, (D)to do all its service and all that is to be done in it.
Rules for Levitical Priests
15 “But (E)the Levitical priests, (F)the sons of Zadok, who kept (G)the charge of my sanctuary (H)when the people of Israel went astray from me, shall come near to me (I)to minister to me. And they shall stand before me to offer me (J)the fat and the blood, declares the Lord God.
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