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Ezekiel 44:15

44:14 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.
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:

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But the priests the Levites, the sons of Zadok, who performed the duty of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall come near to me to minister to me; and they shall stand before me to offer to me the fat and the blood, says the Lord Yahweh:

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:

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 to me, and they shall stand before me to offer to me the fat and the blood, says the Lord GOD:

44:16 They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge.

What does Ezekiel 44:15 mean?

Ezekiel 44:15 is a verse in the book of Ezekiel, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include כֹּהֵן (kôhên), לֵוִיִּי (Lêvîyîy), בֵּן (bên). It connects to 33 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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But
the
priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên/ko-hane'/H3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
the
Levites,לֵוִיִּיLêvîyîy/lay-vee-ee'/H3881a Levite or descendant of Levi
the
sonsבֵּןbên/bane/H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
of
Zadok,צָדוֹקTsâdôwq/tsaw-doke'/H6659Tsadok, the name of eight or nine Israelites
that
keptשָׁמַרshâmar/shaw-mar'/H8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
the
chargeמִשְׁמֶרֶתmishmereth/mish-mer'-reth/H4931watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concretely) the sentry, the post; objectively preservation, or (concretely) safe; figuratively observance, i.e. (abstractly) duty or (objectively) a usage or party
of
my
sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁmiqdâsh/mik-dawsh'/H4720a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary (whether of Jehovah or of idols) or asylum
when
the
childrenבֵּןbên/bane/H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
of
IsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêl/yis-raw-ale'/H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
went
astrayתָּעָהtâʻâh/taw-aw'/H8582to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both
from
me,
they
shall
come
nearקָרַבqârab/kaw-rab'/H7126to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
to
me
to
ministerשָׁרַתshârath/shaw-rath'/H8334to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to
unto
me,
and
they
shall
standעָמַדʻâmad/aw-mad'/H5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
beforeפָּנִיםpânîym/paw-neem'/H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
me
to
offerקָרַבqârab/kaw-rab'/H7126to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
unto
me
the
fatחֶלֶבcheleb/kheh'-leb/H2459fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part
and
the
blood,דָּםdâm/dawm/H1818blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)
saithנְאֻםnᵉʼum/neh-oom'/H5002an oracle
the
LordאֲדֹנָיʼĂdônây/ad-o-noy'/H136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
GOD:יְהֹוִהYᵉhôvih/yeh-ho-vee'/H3069{YHWH}

Commentary on Ezekiel 44:15

HENRY_FULL · Ezekiel 44:15
ind of what they had heard and might the better understand it, when they had it all before them at one view. Now here we have, I. The writing of this roll by Baruch, as Jeremiah dictated it, ver. 1-4 . II. The reading of the roll by Baruch to all the people publicly on a fast-day ( ver. 5-10 ), afterwards by Baruch to the princes privately ( ver. 11-19 ), and lastly by Jehudi to the king, ver. 20, 21 . III. The burning of the roll by the king, with orders to prosecute Jeremiah and Baruch, ver. 22-26 . IV. The writing of another roll, with large additions, particularly of Jehoiakim's doom for burning the former, ver. 27-32 . The Roll Written by Baruch. ( b. c. 607.) 1 And it came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that this word came unto Jeremiah from the Lord , saying, 2

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Exodus 17:14

And the LORD said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.

Deuteronomy 31:24

And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished,

2 Kings 17:18

Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only.

Ezra 6:2

And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written: Achmetha: or, Ecbatana, or, in a coffer

Job 31:35

Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book. my: or, my sign is that the Almighty will

Psalms 40:7

Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,

Isaiah 8:1Isaiah 30:8Isaiah 30:9Ezekiel 1:2Ezekiel 1:3Ezekiel 1:5Ezekiel 1:10Ezekiel 2:4Ezekiel 2:9Ezekiel 3:1Ezekiel 3:3Ezekiel 23:13Ezekiel 23:14Ezekiel 25:3Ezekiel 25:9Ezekiel 30:2Ezekiel 32:30Ezekiel 44:6Ezekiel 44:23Ezekiel 44:29Ezekiel 45:1Ezekiel 47:1Hosea 8:12Habakkuk 2:2Habakkuk 2:3Zechariah 5:1Revelation 5:1

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Ezekiel 44:15.

Exodus 38:21

This is the sum of the tabernacle, even of the tabernacle of testimony, as it was counted, according to the commandment of Moses, for the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, son to Aaron the priest.

Genesis 26:5

Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

Leviticus 8:35

Therefore shall ye abide at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation day and night seven days, and keep the charge of the LORD, that ye die not: for so I am commanded.

Numbers 1:53

But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of testimony, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of testimony.

Numbers 3:32

And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be chief over the chief of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary.

Numbers 3:38

But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, even before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

Numbers 8:26

But shall minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of the congregation, to keep the charge, and shall do no service. Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites touching their charge.

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What does Ezekiel 44:15 say?

Ezekiel 44:15 (King James Version) reads: "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:"

Is Ezekiel 44:15 in the Old or New Testament?

Ezekiel 44:15 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Ezekiel.

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