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Ezekiel 44:23

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21 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.

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.

25 And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves: but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may defile themselves.

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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 are to teach My people the difference between the holy and the common, and show them how to discern between the clean and the unclean.
KJV
And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.
WEB
They shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the common, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.
ASV
And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the common, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.
DARBY
And they shall teach my people [the difference] between holy and profane, and cause them to discern between unclean and clean.
BLB
And they will teach My people between the holy [and] the common, and between the unclean [and] the clean they shall make them know.
ÅB
De skal lære mitt folk å skille mellom hellig og vanhellig og forklare dem forskjellen mellom urent og rent.
OTB
De skal undervise mitt folk om forskjellen mellom det hellige og det vanlige, og veilede dem i å gjenkjenne forskjellen mellom det urene og det rene.
B1930
De skal lære mitt folk å skille mellem hellig og vanhellig og forklare dem forskjellen mellem urent og rent.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 22:26

    Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.

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  • Leviticus 10:10–11

    And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean;

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  • 2 Timothy 2:24–25

    And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,

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  • Hosea 4:6

    My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

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  • Malachi 2:6–9

    The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity.

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  • Zephaniah 3:4

    Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.

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  • Haggai 2:11–13

    Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying,

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  • Deuteronomy 33:10

    They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar.

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