Ezekiel 44:22-24
New English Translation
22 They must not marry a widow or a divorcee, but they may marry a virgin from the house of Israel[a] or a widow who is a priest’s widow. 23 Moreover, they will teach my people the difference between the holy and the common and show them how to distinguish between the ceremonially unclean and the clean.[b]
24 “‘In a controversy they will act as judges;[c] they will judge according to my ordinances. They will keep my laws and my statutes regarding all my appointed festivals and will observe[d] my Sabbaths.
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- Ezekiel 44:22 tn Heb “from the offspring of the house of Israel.”
- Ezekiel 44:23 sn This task was a fundamental role of the priest (Lev 10:10).
- Ezekiel 44:24 sn For a historical illustration of the priest carrying out this function, see 2 Chr 19:9-11.
- Ezekiel 44:24 tn Heb “sanctify, set apart.”
Ezekiel 44:22-24
King James Version
22 Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her that is put away: but they shall take maidens of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that had a priest before.
23 And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.
24 And in controversy they shall stand in judgment; and they shall judge it according to my judgments: and they shall keep my laws and my statutes in all mine assemblies; and they shall hallow my sabbaths.
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Ezekiel 44:22-24
English Standard Version
22 (A)They shall not marry a widow or a divorced woman, but only virgins of the offspring of the house of Israel, or a widow who is the widow of a priest. 23 (B)They shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the common, and (C)show them how to distinguish between the unclean and the clean. 24 (D)In a dispute, they shall act as judges, and they shall judge it according to my judgments. They shall keep my laws and my statutes in all my appointed feasts, and (E)they shall keep my Sabbaths holy.
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