Ezekiel 44:7

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

When you brought in foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and flesh, to be in My sanctuary and profane it—My house—by offering My food, the fat, and the blood, you broke My covenant with all your abominations.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בַּהֲבִיאֲכֶ֣ם בְּנֵֽי־נֵכָ֗ר עַרְלֵי־לֵב֙ וְעַרְלֵ֣י בָשָׂ֔ר לִהְי֥וֹת בְּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖י לְחַלְּל֣וֹ אֶת־בֵּיתִ֑י בְּהַקְרִֽיבְכֶ֤ם אֶת־לַחְמִי֙ חֵ֣לֶב וָדָ֔ם וַיָּפֵ֙רוּ֙ אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֔י אֶ֖ל כָּל־תּוֹעֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃

Transliteration

In bahăḇîʾăḵem bənê-nēḵār ʿarlê-lēḇ and ʿarlê bāśār, to lihyôṯ in miqdāšî to ləḥallô ʾeṯ-bêṯî, in bəhaqrîḇḵem ʾeṯ-laḥmî ḥēleḇ and dām, and wayyāp̄ērû ʾeṯ-bərîṯî, to all-tôʿăḇôṯêḵem.

Grammar Details

• *bahăḇîʾăḵem*: Hiphil infinitive construct with 2nd masculine plural suffix and preposition - in your bringing
• *bənê*: construct state, plural - sons of
• *nēḵār*: masculine singular - foreigner/alien
• *ʿarlê*: construct state, plural - uncircumcised of
• *lēḇ*: masculine singular - heart
• *bāśār*: masculine singular - flesh
• *lihyôṯ*: Qal infinitive construct with prefixed preposition - to be
• *miqdāšî*: masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my sanctuary
• *ləḥallô*: Piel infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix and prefixed preposition - to profane it
• *bêṯî*: masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my house
• *bəhaqrîḇḵem*: Hiphil infinitive construct with 2nd masculine plural suffix and preposition - in your offering
• *laḥmî*: masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my bread/food
• *ḥēleḇ*: masculine singular - fat
• *dām*: masculine singular - blood
• *wayyāp̄ērû*: Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural with waw consecutive - they broke
• *bərîṯî*: feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my covenant
• *tôʿăḇôṯêḵem*: feminine plural with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your abominations

Word Meanings

• *bahăḇîʾăḵem*: in your bringing/when you bring
• *bənê*: sons of/children of
• *nēḵār*: foreigner/alien/stranger
• *ʿarlê*: uncircumcised of/unclean of
• *lēḇ*: heart/mind/inner being
• *bāśār*: flesh/body/skin
• *lihyôṯ*: to be/to exist/to stay
• *ləḥallô*: to profane it/to defile it/to pollute it
• *bəhaqrîḇḵem*: in your offering/when you present
• *laḥmî*: my bread/my food/my offering
• *ḥēleḇ*: fat/suet/grease
• *dām*: blood/bloodshed
• *wayyāp̄ērû*: they broke/they violated/they nullified
• *bərîṯî*: my covenant/my agreement/my pact

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  In that ye have brought into my sanctuary strangers, uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to pollute it, even my house, when ye offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant because of all your abominations.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  When you brought into my sanctuary strangers, uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to defile it, even my house, when you offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they broke my covenant because of all your abominations.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  In that ye have brought into my sanctuary strangers, uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to pollute it, even my house, when ye offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant because of all your abominations.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  in that ye have brought{H935} in foreigners,{H1121} uncircumcised{H6189} in heart{H3820} and uncircumcised{H6189} in flesh,{H1320} to be in my sanctuary,{H4720} to profane{H2490} it, even my house,{H1004} when ye offer{H7126} my bread,{H3899} the fat{H2459} and the blood,{H1818} and they have broken{H6565} my covenant,{H1285} [to add]{H413} unto all your abominations.{H8441}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  In that ye have brought{H935}{(H8687)} into my sanctuary strangers{H1121}{H5236}, uncircumcised{H6189} in heart{H3820}, and uncircumcised{H6189} in flesh{H1320}, to be in my sanctuary{H4720}, to pollute{H2490}{(H8763)} it, even my house{H1004}, when ye offer{H7126}{(H8687)} my bread{H3899}, the fat{H2459} and the blood{H1818}, and they have broken{H6565}{(H8686)} my covenant{H1285} because{H413} of all your abominations{H8441}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  seynge that ye haue brought in to my Sanctuary straungers, hauynge vncircumcised hertes & flesh, where thorow my Sactuary is defiled, whe ye offre my bred, fat, & bloude. Thus with all youre abhominacions ye haue broken my couenaunt,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Seeing that yee haue brought into my Sanctuarie strangers, vncircumcised in heart, and vncircumcised in flesh, to bee in my Sanctuarie, to pollute mine house, when yee offer my bread, euen fat, and blood: and they haue broken my couenant, because of all your abominations.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Seeing ye haue brought into my sanctuary straungers hauing vncircumcized heartes and vncircumcized fleshe, to be in my sanctuarie to pollute my house, when ye offer my bread, fat, and blood, and they haue broken my couenaunt because of all your abhominations:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  In that ye have brought [into my sanctuary] strangers, uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to pollute it, [even] my house, when ye offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant because of all your abominations.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  in that you have brought in foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to profane it, even my house, when you offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant, [to add] to all your abominations.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  In your bringing in sons of a stranger, uncircumcised of heart, and uncircumcised of flesh, to be in My sanctuary, to pollute it, even My house, in your bringing near My bread, fat, and blood, and they break My covenant by all your abominations,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  To have let men from strange lands, without circumcision of heart or flesh, come into my holy place, making my house unclean; and to have made the offering of my food, even the fat and the blood; and in addition to all your disgusting ways, you have let my agreement be broken.

• World English Bible (2000)

  in that you have brought in foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to profane it, even my house, when you offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant, [to add] to all your abominations.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When you bring foreigners, those uncircumcised in heart and in flesh, into my sanctuary, you desecrate it– even my house– when you offer my food, the fat and the blood. You have broken my covenant by all your abominable practices.

Referenced Verses

• Lev 22:25 : 25 You must not accept such animals from the hand of a foreigner to offer as the food of your God. They are deformed and have defects; they will not be accepted on your behalf.
• Ezek 44:9 : 9 Thus says the Lord GOD: No foreigner, uncircumcised in heart and flesh, shall enter My sanctuary—not even any foreigner among the people of Israel.
• Gen 17:14 : 14 But any uncircumcised male who has not been circumcised in the flesh will be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.
• Lev 26:41 : 41 so that I also walked contrary to them and brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts are humbled, and they accept their punishment for their iniquity,
• Jer 4:4 : 4 Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and remove the foreskin of your hearts, men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem. Otherwise, my wrath will break out like a fire and burn with no one to extinguish it, because of your wicked deeds.
• Deut 10:16 : 16 Therefore, circumcise the foreskin of your hearts and do not be stiff-necked any longer.
• Acts 7:51 : 51 You stiff-necked people! Your hearts and ears are still uncircumcised. You are always resisting the Holy Spirit, just as your ancestors did.
• Acts 21:28 : 28 Shouting, 'Fellow Israelites, help us! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people, our law, and this place. And now he has even brought Greeks into the temple, defiling this holy place.'
• Rom 2:28-29 : 28 For a person is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision merely outward and physical. 29 But a person is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. Such a person’s praise is not from people, but from God.
• Col 2:11-13 : 11 In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not done by hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, through the circumcision of Christ. 12 Having been buried with him in baptism, you were also raised with him through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead. 13 And when you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ, forgiving us all our trespasses.
• Heb 8:9 : 9 It will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors on the day I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not remain faithful to my covenant, and so I turned away from them, declares the Lord.
• Mal 1:7 : 7 By presenting defiled food on my altar. But you ask, 'How have we defiled you?' By saying, 'The LORD's table is contemptible.'
• Mal 1:12-14 : 12 But you profane it by saying, 'The LORD's table is defiled, and its food is contemptible.' 13 You say, 'What a burden!' and you sniff at it with contempt, says the LORD of Hosts. When you bring stolen, lame, or sick animals and offer them as sacrifices, should I accept them from your hands? says the LORD. 14 Cursed is the deceiver who has a male animal in his flock and vows to give it, but instead sacrifices a blemished animal to the Lord. For I am a great King, says the LORD of Hosts, and my name is to be feared among the nations.
• John 6:52-58 : 52 Then the Jews argued sharply among themselves, 'How can this man give us his flesh to eat?' 53 Jesus said to them, 'Truly, truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.' 54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day. 55 For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. 56 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them. 57 As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so the one who eats me will live because of me. 58 This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.
• Lev 26:15 : 15 and if you reject my statutes and if your soul loathes my judgments so that you do not carry out all my commandments and thus break my covenant,
• Deut 30:6 : 6 The LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the hearts of your descendants, so that you will love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.
• Deut 31:16 : 16 The LORD said to Moses, 'Behold, you are going to rest with your ancestors, and this people will rise up and prostitute themselves to the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake me and break the covenant I made with them.'
• Deut 31:20 : 20 When I bring them into the land flowing with milk and honey, the land I swore to their ancestors, and they eat their fill and grow fat, they will turn to other gods and worship them, rejecting me and breaking my covenant.
• Isa 24:5 : 5 The earth is defiled by its inhabitants, for they have transgressed laws, violated statutes, and broken the everlasting covenant.
• Isa 56:6-7 : 6 And to the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to serve Him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be His servants—all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it and who hold firmly to my covenant— 7 'I will bring them to my holy mountain and make them joyful in my house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on my altar, for my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations.'
• Jer 11:10 : 10 They have turned back to the sins of their ancestors, who refused to listen to my words. They have followed other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have violated my covenant, which I made with their ancestors.
• Jer 31:32 : 32 It will not be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them, declares the LORD.
• Ezek 7:20 : 20 They took pride in the beauty of their jewelry and made it into images of their detestable idols. Therefore, I will make it a thing of uncleanness for them.
• Ezek 22:26 : 26 Her priests do violence to my law and profane my holy things; they do not distinguish between the holy and the common or teach the difference between the unclean and the clean. They shut their eyes to my Sabbaths, and so I am profaned among them.
• Ezek 43:7-8 : 7 He said to me, 'Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place where the soles of my feet will rest, where I will dwell among the people of Israel forever. The house of Israel will no longer defile my holy name, neither they nor their kings, by their prostitution or the corpses of their kings at their high places.' 8 When they placed their threshold next to my threshold and their doorposts beside my doorposts, with only a wall between me and them, they defiled my holy name by their detestable practices. So I consumed them in my anger.
• Exod 12:48 : 48 If an alien resides among you and wants to observe the LORD's Passover, every male in his household must be circumcised, and then he may come near to observe it, and he shall be like a native of the land. But no uncircumcised person may eat it.
• Lev 3:13-17 : 13 He is to lay his hand on its head and slaughter it before the tent of meeting. Then Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle its blood against the altar on all sides. 14 From it, he is to present his offering as a fire offering to the LORD: the fat that covers the internal organs and all the fat that is on the internal organs, 15 both kidneys and the fat on them by the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he shall remove with the kidneys. 16 The priest shall burn them on the altar as food, a fire offering of a pleasing aroma to the LORD. All the fat belongs to the LORD. 17 This is a permanent statute for your generations in all your dwelling places: You must not eat any fat or blood.
• Lev 17:11 : 11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your lives, for it is the blood that makes atonement by reason of the life.
• Lev 21:6 : 6 They must be holy to their God and must not profane the name of their God. They offer the food offerings of the LORD, the bread of their God, and so they must be holy.
• Lev 21:8 : 8 You shall sanctify him, for he brings the bread of your God. He shall be holy to you because I, the LORD who sanctifies you, am holy.
• Lev 21:17 : 17 Speak to Aaron and say: None of your descendants through their generations who has a defect may come near to offer the food of his God.
• Lev 21:21 : 21 No man of the offspring of Aaron the priest who has a defect may approach to bring the offerings made by fire to the LORD. He has a defect; he must not approach to offer the food of his God.