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Ezekiel 44:16

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:

They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge.

17 And it shall come to pass, that when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and no wool shall come upon them, whiles they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within.

18 They shall have linen bonnets upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird themselves with any thing that causeth sweat.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
They alone shall enter My sanctuary and draw near to My table to minister before Me. They will keep My charge.
KJV
They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge.
WEB
“They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister to me, and they shall keep my instruction.
ASV
they shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge.
DARBY
They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall approach unto my table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge.
BLB
They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to My table to minister to Me, and they shall keep My charge.
ÅB
De skal gå inn i min helligdom, og de skal trede nær til mitt bord for å tjene meg, og de skal ta vare på det jeg vil ha varetatt.
OTB
De alene skal komme inn i min helligdom; de alene skal komme nær mitt bord for å tjene meg og tjene meg.
B1930
De skal gå inn i min helligdom, og de skal trede nær til mitt bord for å tjene mig, og de skal ta vare på det jeg vil ha varetatt.

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Cross references

  • Ezekiel 41:22

    The altar of wood was three cubits high, and the length thereof two cubits; and the corners thereof, and the length thereof, and the walls thereof, were of wood: and he said unto me, This is the table that is before the LORD.

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  • Malachi 1:7

    Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the LORD is contemptible.

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  • Malachi 1:12

    But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible.

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  • Numbers 18:7–8

    Therefore thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priest’s office for every thing of the altar, and within the vail; and ye shall serve: I have given your priest’s office unto you as a service of gift: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

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  • Deuteronomy 33:8–10

    And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;

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  • Numbers 18:5

    And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel.

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  • Revelation 1:6

    And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

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