Ezekiel
Ezekiel 44:15
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.
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.