Ezekiel 44:15

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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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
priests	וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֨ים ve.ha.ko.ha.Nim	H3548	literally one officiating · conjunction + definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
Levites	הַלְוִיִּ֜ם hal.vi.Yim	H3881	a Levite or descendant of Levi · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
sons	בְּנֵ֣י be.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Zadok	צָד֗וֹק tza.Dok	H6659	Tsadok · proper noun, a man's name
kept	שָׁמְר֜וּ sha.me.Ru	H8104	properly · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
charge	מִשְׁמֶ֤רֶת mish.Me.ret	H4931	watch · noun, common feminine singular construct
sanctuary	מִקְדָּשִׁי֙ mik.da.Shi	H4720	a consecrated thing or place · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
children	בְּנֵֽי be.nei-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
astray	בִּתְע֤וֹת bit.'ot	H8582	to vacillate · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
near	יִקְרְב֥וּ yik.re.Vu	H7126	to approach (causatively · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
minister	לְשָֽׁרְתֵ֑נִי le.sha.re.Te.ni	H8334	to attend as a menial or worshipper · preposition + verb, piel infinitive construct + pronominal suffix
stand	וְעָמְד֣וּ ve.'a.me.Du	H5975	to stand · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
before	לְפָנַ֗י le.fa.Nai	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix
offer	לְהַקְרִ֥יב le.hak.Riv	H7126	to approach (causatively · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct
fat	חֵ֣לֶב Che.lev	H2459	fat · noun, common masculine singular absolute
blood	וָדָ֔ם va.Dam	H1818	blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or… · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
saith	נְאֻ֖ם ne.'Um	H5002	an oracle · noun, common masculine singular construct
Lord	אֲדֹנָ֥י 'a.do.Nai	H136	the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) · proper noun, a title
GOD	יְהוִֽה Yah.weh	H3069	YHWH · proper noun, a title

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Cross-references

Deuteronomy 10:8 At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto hi…
Ezekiel 48:11 It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok; which have kept my charge, which went not astray when the children of…
Ezekiel 40:46 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 a…
Ezekiel 43:19 And thou shalt give to the priests the Levites that be of the seed of Zadok, which approach unto me, to minister unto me, saith the Lord GOD…
Ezekiel 44:7 In that ye have brought into my sanctuary strangers, uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to pollute i…
Leviticus 3:16-17 And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat is the LORD’s.
1 Samuel 2:35 And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in mine heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure…
Zechariah 3:1-7 And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 44:10-16

The Master of the house, being about to set up house again, takes account of his servants the priests, and sees who are fit to be turned out of their places and who to be kept in, and takes a course with them accordingly. I. Those who have been treacherous are degraded and put lower those Levites - or priests who were carried down the stream of the apostasy of Israel formerly, who went astray from God after their idols (Eze 44:10), who had complied with the idolatrous kings of Israel or Judah, who ministered to them before their idols (Eze 44:12), bowed with them in the house of Rimmon, or set up altars for them, as Urijah did for Ahaz, and so caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 44:15

Zadok--The priests of the line of Ithamar were to be discharged from ministrations in the temple, because of their corruptions, following in the steps of Eli's sons, against whom the same denunciation was uttered (Sa1 2:32, Sa1 2:35). Zadok, according to his name (which means "righteous") and his line, were to succeed (Kg1 2:35; Ch1 24:3), as they did not take part in the general apostasy to the same degree, and perhaps [FAIRBAIRN] the prophet, referring to their original state, speaks of them as they appeared when first chosen to the office.

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 44:10

And the Levites that are gone away far from me - This refers to the schism of Jeroboam, who, when he set up a new worship, got as many of the priests and Levites to join him in his idolatry as he could. These, on the return from the captivity, should not be permitted to perform the functions of priests in the new temple; but they might be continued as keepers of all the charge of the house - be treasurers, guards of the temple, porters, etc.; see Eze 44:11-15. The whole of these passages refer to the period of time when the second temple was built.

John Gill on Ezekiel 44:15

But the priests the Levites, the sons of Zadok;.... The priests who were of the tribe of Levi, whom the Lord chose and separated, to minister to him, and so had a lawful call to this office, and were regularly invested with it; and design true and lawful, as well as faithful, ministers of the word; these are called the sons of Zadok, who descended from Eleazar the son of Aaron in the line of Phinehas, to whom the Lord promised the everlasting priesthood, and who was put into this office by Solomon in the room of Abiathar, 1 Kings 2:35, his name signifies "righteous", and was a type of Christ; who, as a divine Person, is essentially righteous; as man, truly and perfectly so; and, as Mediator,…

Dictionary and topics

Levites — (descendants of Levi). Sometimes the name extends to the whole tribe, the priests included, (Exodus 6:25; Leviticus 25:32; Numbers 35:2; Joshua 21:3,41) etc; sometimes only to those members of the…
Burnt Offering, The · Required to be: Offered by priests only — Required to be: Offered by priests only
Sacrifices · The priests: Appointed to offer — The priests: Appointed to offer
Zeal, Religious · EXEMPLIFIE — EXEMPLIFIE

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Ezekiel 44:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 44:10-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 44:15

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 44:10

John Gill on Ezekiel 44:15

Dictionary and topics

Ezekiel 44:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 44:10-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 44:15

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 44:10

John Gill on Ezekiel 44:15

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 44:4-16

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezekiel 44:15-16

Rashi on Ezekiel 44:15