Ezekiel 44:21

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְיַ֥יִן לֹֽא־יִשְׁתּ֖וּ כָּל־כֹּהֵ֑ן בְּבוֹאָ֖ם אֶל־הֶחָצֵ֥ר הַפְּנִימִֽית׃

Transliteration

And yayin not-yištû any-kōhēn in bəḇôʾām to-the ḥāṣēr the pənîmîṯ.

Grammar Details

• *yayin*: masculine singular - wine
• *yištû*: Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they will drink
• *kōhēn*: masculine singular - priest
• *bəḇôʾām*: Qal infinitive construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix and prefixed preposition - in their entering
• *ḥāṣēr*: definite, masculine singular - court
• *pənîmîṯ*: definite, feminine singular - inner

Word Meanings

• *yayin*: wine/fermented drink
• *yištû*: they will drink/they shall consume
• *kōhēn*: priest/minister
• *bəḇôʾām*: in their entering/when they enter
• *ḥāṣēr*: court/courtyard
• *pənîmîṯ*: inner/interior

Referenced Verses

• Lev 10:9 : 9 Drink no wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tent of meeting, that ye die not: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:
• Luke 1:15 : 15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
• 1 Tim 3:8 : 8 Deacons in like manner [must be] grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
• 1 Tim 5:23 : 23 Be no longer a drinker of water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.
• Titus 1:7-8 : 7 For the bishop must be blameless, as God's steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; 8 but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled;