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Ezekiel 44:21

19 And when they go forth into the utter court, even into the utter court to the people, they shall put off their garments wherein they ministered, and lay them in the holy chambers, and they shall put on other garments; and they shall not sanctify the people with their garments.

20 Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads.

Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.

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.

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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
No priest may drink wine before he enters the inner court.
KJV
Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.
WEB
None of the priests shall drink wine when they enter into the inner court.
ASV
Neither shall any of the priests drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.
DARBY
Neither shall any priest drink wine when they enter into the inner court.
BLB
And no priest shall drink any wine in their coming into the inner court.
ÅB
Vin skal ingen av prestene drikke når de går inn i den indre forgård.
OTB
Prester skal ikke drikke vin når de går inn i den indre gården.
B1930
Vin skal ingen av prestene drikke når de går inn i den indre forgård.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Leviticus 10:9

    Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:

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  • Titus 1:7–8

    For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;

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  • 1 Timothy 3:8

    Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

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  • 1 Timothy 5:23

    Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.

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  • Luke 1:15

    For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.

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