Ezekiel 44:15

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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 Jehovah:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֨ים הַלְוִיִּ֜ם בְּנֵ֣י צָד֗וֹק אֲשֶׁ֨ר שָׁמְר֜וּ אֶת־מִשְׁמֶ֤רֶת מִקְדָּשִׁי֙ בִּתְע֤וֹת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מֵֽעָלַ֔י הֵ֛מָּה יִקְרְב֥וּ אֵלַ֖י לְשָֽׁרְתֵ֑נִי וְעָמְד֣וּ לְפָנַ֗י לְהַקְרִ֥יב לִי֙ חֵ֣לֶב וָדָ֔ם נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃

Transliteration

And the kōhănîm the ləwiyyim bənê Ṣāḏôq, who šāmərû ʾeṯ-mišmereṯ miqdāšî in tə'ôṯ bənê-Yiśrāʾēl from me, hēmmāh yiqrəḇû to me to ləšārəṯēnî; and 'āmədû before me to ləhaqrîḇ to me ḥēleḇ and dām, nəʾum ʾăḏōnāy YHWH.

Grammar Details

• *kōhănîm*: definite, masculine plural - priests
• *ləwiyyim*: definite, masculine plural - Levites
• *bənê*: masculine plural construct - sons of
• *Ṣāḏôq*: proper noun - Zadok
• *šāmərû*: Qal perfect 3rd common plural - they kept/guarded
• *mišmereṯ*: feminine singular construct - charge/duty of
• *miqdāšî*: masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my sanctuary
• *tə'ôṯ*: Qal infinitive construct - straying of
• *yiqrəḇû*: Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they will approach
• *ləšārəṯēnî*: Piel infinitive construct with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed preposition - to minister to me
• *'āmədû*: Qal perfect 3rd common plural with waw consecutive - they will stand
• *ləhaqrîḇ*: Hiphil infinitive construct with prefixed preposition - to offer
• *ḥēleḇ*: masculine singular - fat
• *dām*: masculine singular - blood
• *nəʾum*: masculine singular construct - declaration of
• *ʾăḏōnāy*: title - Lord/Master
• *YHWH*: divine name

Word Meanings

• *kōhănîm*: priests/ministers
• *ləwiyyim*: Levites
• *šāmərû*: they kept/they guarded/they maintained
• *mišmereṯ*: charge/duty/service
• *tə'ôṯ*: straying of/wandering of/going astray of
• *yiqrəḇû*: they will approach/they will come near/they will draw near
• *ləšārəṯēnî*: to minister to me/to serve me
• *'āmədû*: they will stand/they will serve/they will minister
• *ləhaqrîḇ*: to offer/to present/to bring near
• *ḥēleḇ*: fat/suet
• *dām*: blood
• *nəʾum*: declaration of/utterance of/pronouncement of

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 40:46 : 46 and the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok, who from among the sons of Levi come near to Jehovah to minister unto him.
• Ezek 43:19 : 19 Thou shalt give to the priests the Levites that are of the seed of Zadok, who are near unto me, to minister unto me, saith the Lord Jehovah, a young bullock for a sin-offering.
• Ezek 44:7 : 7 in that ye have brought in foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to profane it, even my house, when ye offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant, [to add] unto all your abominations.
• Ezek 48:11 : 11 [It shall be] for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok, that have kept my charge, that went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.
• Zech 3:1-7 : 1 And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of Jehovah, and Satan standing at his right hand to be his adversary. 2 And Jehovah said unto Satan, Jehovah rebuke you, O Satan; Yes, Jehovah that has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire? 3 Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and was standing before the angel. 4 And he answered and spoke unto those that stood before him, saying, Take the filthy garments from off him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused your iniquity to pass from you, and I will clothe you with rich apparel. 5 And I said, Let them set a clean turban upon his head. So they set a clean turban upon his head, and clothed him with garments; and the angel of Jehovah was standing by. 6 And the angel of Jehovah protested unto Joshua, saying, 7 Thus says Jehovah of hosts: If you will walk in my ways, and if you will keep my charge, then you also shall judge my house, and shall also keep my courts, and I will give you a place of access among these that stand by.
• Lev 3:16-17 : 16 And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire, for a sweet savor; all the fat is Jehovah's. 17 It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings, that ye shall eat neither fat nor blood.
• Lev 17:5-6 : 5 To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they sacrifice in the open field, even that they may bring them unto Jehovah, unto the door of the tent of meeting, unto the priest, and sacrifice them for sacrifices of peace-offerings unto Jehovah. 6 And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of Jehovah at the door of the tent of meeting, and burn the fat for a sweet savor unto Jehovah.
• Deut 10:8 : 8 At that time Jehovah set apart the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, to stand before Jehovah to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.
• 1 Sam 2:35 : 35 And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in my heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever.
• 1 Kgs 2:35 : 35 And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host; and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar.
• Jer 33:18 : 18 neither shall the priests the Levites want a man before me to offer burnt-offerings, and to burn meal-offerings, and to do sacrifice continually.
• Ezek 44:10 : 10 But the Levites that went far from me, when Israel went astray, that went astray from me after their idols, they shall bear their iniquity.
• 1 Tim 3:3-9 : 3 no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money; 4 one that ruleth well his own house, having [his] children in subjection with all gravity; 5 (but if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) 6 not a novice, lest being puffed up he fall into the condemnation of the devil. 7 Moreover he must have good testimony from them that are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. 8 Deacons in like manner [must be] grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; 9 holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. 10 And let these also first be proved; then let them serve as deacons, if they be blameless.
• 2 Tim 2:2 : 2 And the things which thou hast heard from me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.
• Rev 2:1 : 1 To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, he that walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks:
• Rev 2:8 : 8 And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These things saith the first and the last, who was dead, and lived [again]:
• Rev 2:12 : 12 and to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These things saith he that hath the sharp two-edged sword:
• Rev 2:18 : 18 And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like a flame of fire, and his feet are like unto burnished brass:
• Rev 3:1 : 1 And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars: I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and thou art dead.
• Rev 3:7 : 7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth and none shall shut, and that shutteth and none openeth:
• Rev 3:14 : 14 And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God:
• Rev 3:22 : 22 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.