Ezekiel

Ezekiel 44:15–16

¹⁵But the Levitical priests, who are descended from Zadok and who kept charge of My sanctuary when the Israelites went astray from Me, are to approach Me to minister before Me. They will stand before Me to offer Me fat and blood, declares the Lord GOD. ¹⁶They alone shall enter My sanctuary and draw near to My table to minister before Me. They will keep My charge.

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Ezekiel 44:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But the Levitical	הַלְוִיִּ֜ם	hal·wî·yim	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3881 Levite
priests	וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֨ים	wə·hak·kō·hă·nîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
who are descended	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
from Zadok	צָד֗וֹק	ṣā·ḏō·wq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6659 Tsadok
and who	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
kept	שָׁמְר֜וּ	šā·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
charge	מִשְׁמֶ֤רֶת	miš·me·reṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4931 guard, watch
of My sanctuary	מִקְדָּשִׁי֙	miq·dā·šî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H4720 sacred place, sanctuary
when the Israelites	בְּנֵֽי־	bə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
went astray	בִּתְע֤וֹת	biṯ·‘ō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8582 err
from Me	מֵֽעָלַ֔י	mê·‘ā·lay	Preposition-m; first person common singular	H5921 height
are to approach	יִקְרְב֥וּ	yiq·rə·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7126 come near, approach
Me	אֵלַ֖י	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
to minister before Me	לְשָֽׁרְתֵ֑נִי	lə·šā·rə·ṯê·nî	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H8334 minister, serve
They will stand	וְעָמְד֣וּ	wə·‘ā·mə·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H5975 take one's stand, stand
before Me	לְפָנַ֗י	lə·p̄ā·nay	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6440 face, before
to offer	לְהַקְרִ֥יב	lə·haq·rîḇ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H7126 come near, approach
Me	לִי֙	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
fat	חֵ֣לֶב	ḥê·leḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2459 fat
and blood	וָדָ֔ם	wā·ḏām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1818 blood
declares	נְאֻ֖ם	nə·’um	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֥י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
GOD	יְהוִֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3069 Yahweh

Ezekiel 44:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They alone	הֵ֜מָּה	hêm·māh	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
shall enter	יָבֹ֣אוּ	yā·ḇō·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
My sanctuary	מִקְדָּשִׁ֗י	miq·dā·šî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H4720 sacred place, sanctuary
and draw near	יִקְרְב֥וּ	yiq·rə·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7126 come near, approach
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
My table	שֻׁלְחָנִ֖י	šul·ḥā·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H7979 table
to minister before Me	לְשָׁרְתֵ֑נִי	lə·šā·rə·ṯê·nî	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H8334 minister, serve
They will keep	וְשָׁמְר֖וּ	wə·šā·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
My charge	מִשְׁמַרְתִּֽי׃	miš·mar·tî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H4931 guard, watch

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Ezekiel 44:15 Ezekiel 48:11 · Deuteronomy 10:8 · Ezekiel 44:7 · Ezekiel 43:19 · Ezekiel 40:46 · 2 Timothy 2:2 · Zechariah 3:1–7 · Leviticus 3:16–17 · 1 Samuel 2:35

Ezekiel 44:16 Ezekiel 41:22 · Numbers 18:7–8 · Malachi 1:7 · Malachi 1:12 · Deuteronomy 33:8–10 · Numbers 18:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.