Apologetics Bible

Ezekiel 44:1

Hebrew

וַיָּשֶׁב אֹתִי דֶּרֶךְ שַׁעַר הַמִּקְדָּשׁ הַֽחִיצוֹן הַפֹּנֶה קָדִים וְהוּא סָגֽוּר׃

vayashev-'otiy-derekhe-sha'ar-hamiqedash-hachiytzvon-hafoneh-qadiym-vehv'-sagvr

KJV: Then he brought me back the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary which looketh toward the east; and it was shut.

AKJV: Then he brought me back the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary which looks toward the east; and it was shut.

ASV: Then he brought me back by the way of the outer gate of the sanctuary, which looketh toward the east; and it was shut.

YLT: And he causeth me to turn back the way of the gate of the outer sanctuary that is looking eastward, and it is shut.

Exposition: Ezekiel 44:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then he brought me back the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary which looketh toward the east; and it was shut.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 44:2

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי יְהוָה הַשַּׁעַר הַזֶּה סָגוּר יִהְיֶה לֹא יִפָּתֵחַ וְאִישׁ לֹא־יָבֹא בוֹ כִּי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּא בוֹ וְהָיָה סָגֽוּר׃

vayo'mer-'elay-yehvah-hasha'ar-hazeh-sagvr-yiheyeh-lo'-yifatecha-ve'iysh-lo'-yavo'-vvo-khiy-yehvah-'elohey-yishera'el-va'-vvo-vehayah-sagvr

KJV: Then said the LORD unto me; This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because the LORD, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut.

AKJV: Then said the LORD to me; This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because the LORD, the God of Israel, has entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut.

ASV: And Jehovah said unto me, This gate shall be shut; it shall not be opened, neither shall any man enter in by it; for Jehovah, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it; therefore it shall be shut.

YLT: And Jehovah saith unto me, `This gate is shut, it is not opened, and none doth go in by it, for Jehovah, God of Israel, hath come in by it, and it hath been shut.

Exposition: Ezekiel 44:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then said the LORD unto me; This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because the LORD, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 44:3

Hebrew

אֶֽת־הַנָּשִׂיא נָשִׂיא הוּא יֵֽשֶׁב־בּוֹ לֶאֱכָול־לֶחֶם לִפְנֵי יְהוָה מִדֶּרֶךְ אֻלָם הַשַּׁעַר יָבוֹא וּמִדַּרְכּוֹ יֵצֵֽא׃

'et-hanashiy'-nashiy'-hv'-yeshev-vvo-le'ekhavl-lechem-lifeney-yehvah-miderekhe-'ulam-hasha'ar-yavvo'-vmidarekhvo-yetze'

KJV: It is for the prince; the prince, he shall sit in it to eat bread before the LORD; he shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate, and shall go out by the way of the same.

AKJV: It is for the prince; the prince, he shall sit in it to eat bread before the LORD; he shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate, and shall go out by the way of the same. ¶

ASV: As for the prince, he shall sit therein as prince to eat bread before Jehovah; he shall enter by the way of the porch of the gate, and shall go out by the way of the same.

YLT: The prince, who is prince, he sitteth by it to eat bread before Jehovah, by the way of the porch of the gate he cometh in, and by its way he goeth out.'

Exposition: Ezekiel 44:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'It is for the prince; the prince, he shall sit in it to eat bread before the LORD; he shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate, and shall go out by the way of the same.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 44:4

Hebrew

וַיְבִיאֵנִי דֶּֽרֶךְ־שַׁעַר הַצָּפוֹן אֶל־פְּנֵי הַבַּיִת וָאֵרֶא וְהִנֵּה מָלֵא כְבוֹד־יְהוָה אֶת־בֵּית יְהוָה וָאֶפֹּל אֶל־פָּנָֽי׃

vayeviy'eniy-derekhe-sha'ar-hatzafvon-'el-feney-havayit-va'ere'-vehineh-male'-khevvod-yehvah-'et-veyt-yehvah-va'efol-'el-fanay

KJV: Then brought he me the way of the north gate before the house: and I looked, and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD: and I fell upon my face.

AKJV: Then brought he me the way of the north gate before the house: and I looked, and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD: and I fell on my face.

ASV: Then he brought me by the way of the north gate before the house; and I looked, and, behold, the glory of Jehovah filled the house of Jehovah: and I fell upon my face.

YLT: And he bringeth me in the way of the north gate unto the front of the house, and I look, and lo, filled hath the honour of Jehovah the house of Jehovah, and I fall on my face.

Exposition: Ezekiel 44:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then brought he me the way of the north gate before the house: and I looked, and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD: and I fell upon my face.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 44:5

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי יְהֹוָה בֶּן־אָדָם שִׂים לִבְּךָ וּרְאֵה בְעֵינֶיךָ וּבְאָזְנֶיךָ שְּׁמָע אֵת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי מְדַבֵּר אֹתָךְ לְכָל־חֻקּוֹת בֵּית־יְהוָה וּלְכָל־תורתו תּֽוֹרֹתָיו וְשַׂמְתָּ לִבְּךָ לִמְבוֹא הַבַּיִת בְּכֹל מוֹצָאֵי הַמִּקְדָּֽשׁ׃

vayo'mer-'elay-yehovah-ven-'adam-shiym-livekha-vre'eh-ve'eyneykha-vve'azeneykha-shema'-'et-khal-'asher-'aniy-medaver-'otakhe-lekhal-chuqvot-veyt-yehvah-vlekhal-tvrtv-tvorotayv-veshameta-livekha-limevvo'-havayit-vekhol-mvotza'ey-hamiqedash

KJV: And the LORD said unto me, Son of man, mark well, and behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears all that I say unto thee concerning all the ordinances of the house of the LORD, and all the laws thereof; and mark well the entering in of the house, with every going forth of the sanctuary.

AKJV: And the LORD said to me, Son of man, mark well, and behold with your eyes, and hear with your ears all that I say to you concerning all the ordinances of the house of the LORD, and all the laws thereof; and mark well the entering in of the house, with every going forth of the sanctuary.

ASV: And Jehovah said unto me, Son of man, mark well, and behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears all that I say unto thee concerning all the ordinances of the house of Jehovah, and all the laws thereof; and mark well the entrance of the house, with every egress of the sanctuary.

YLT: And Jehovah saith unto me, `Son of man, set thy heart, and see with thine eyes, and with thine ears hear, all that I am speaking with thee, of all the statutes of the house of Jehovah, and of all its laws; and thou hast set thy heart to the entrance of the house, with all the outlets of the sanctuary,

Exposition: Ezekiel 44:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the LORD said unto me, Son of man, mark well, and behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears all that I say unto thee concerning all the ordinances of the house of the LORD, and all the laws thereof; and mar...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 44:6

Hebrew

וְאָמַרְתָּ אֶל־מֶרִי אֶל־בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל כֹּה אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה רַב־לָכֶם מִֽכָּל־תּוֹעֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

ve'amareta-'el-meriy-'el-veyt-yishera'el-khoh-'amar-'adonay-yehvih-rav-lakhem-mikhal-tvo'avvoteykhem-veyt-yishera'el

KJV: And thou shalt say to the rebellious, even to the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O ye house of Israel, let it suffice you of all your abominations,

AKJV: And you shall say to the rebellious, even to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord GOD; O you house of Israel, let it suffice you of all your abominations,

ASV: And thou shalt say to the rebellious, even to the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: O ye house of Israel, let it suffice you of all your abominations,

YLT: and hast said unto the rebellious, unto the house of Israel: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Enough to you--of all your abominations, O house of Israel.

Exposition: Ezekiel 44:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And thou shalt say to the rebellious, even to the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O ye house of Israel, let it suffice you of all your abominations,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 44:7

Hebrew

בַּהֲבִיאֲכֶם בְּנֵֽי־נֵכָר עַרְלֵי־לֵב וְעַרְלֵי בָשָׂר לִהְיוֹת בְּמִקְדָּשִׁי לְחַלְּלוֹ אֶת־בֵּיתִי בְּהַקְרִֽיבְכֶם אֶת־לַחְמִי חֵלֶב וָדָם וַיָּפֵרוּ אֶת־בְּרִיתִי אֶל כָּל־תּוֹעֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃

vahaviy'akhem-veney-nekhar-'areley-lev-ve'areley-vashar-liheyvot-vemiqedashiy-lechalelvo-'et-veytiy-vehaqeriyvekhem-'et-lachemiy-chelev-vadam-vayaferv-'et-veriytiy-'el-khal-tvo'avvoteykhem

KJV: 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.

AKJV: In that you 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 you offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant because of all your abominations.

ASV: 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.

YLT: 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,

Exposition: Ezekiel 44:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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 hav...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 44:8

Hebrew

וְלֹא שְׁמַרְתֶּם מִשְׁמֶרֶת קָדָשָׁי וַתְּשִׂימוּן לְשֹׁמְרֵי מִשְׁמַרְתִּי בְּמִקְדָּשִׁי לָכֶֽם׃

velo'-shemaretem-mishemeret-qadashay-vateshiymvn-leshomerey-mishemaretiy-vemiqedashiy-lakhem

KJV: And ye have not kept the charge of mine holy things: but ye have set keepers of my charge in my sanctuary for yourselves.

AKJV: And you have not kept the charge of my holy things: but you have set keepers of my charge in my sanctuary for yourselves. ¶

ASV: And ye have not kept the charge of my holy things; but ye have set keepers of my charge in my sanctuary for yourselves.

YLT: and ye have not kept the charge of My holy things, and ye set them for keepers of My charge in My sanctuary for you.

Exposition: Ezekiel 44:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And ye have not kept the charge of mine holy things: but ye have set keepers of my charge in my sanctuary for yourselves.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 44:9

Hebrew

כֹּה־אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה כָּל־בֶּן־נֵכָר עֶרֶל לֵב וְעֶרֶל בָּשָׂר לֹא יָבוֹא אֶל־מִקְדָּשִׁי לְכָל־בֶּן־נֵכָר אֲשֶׁר בְּתוֹךְ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

khoh-'amar-'adonay-yehvih-khal-ven-nekhar-'erel-lev-ve'erel-vashar-lo'-yavvo'-'el-miqedashiy-lekhal-ven-nekhar-'asher-vetvokhe-veney-yishera'el

KJV: Thus saith the Lord GOD; No stranger, uncircumcised in heart, nor uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any stranger that is among the children of Israel.

AKJV: Thus says the Lord GOD; No stranger, uncircumcised in heart, nor uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any stranger that is among the children of Israel.

ASV: Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, No foreigner, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any foreigners that are among the children of Israel.

YLT: `Thus said the Lord Jehovah: No son of a stranger, uncircumcised of heart, and uncircumcised of flesh, cometh in unto My sanctuary, even any son of a stranger, who is in the midst of the sons of Israel,

Exposition: Ezekiel 44:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thus saith the Lord GOD; No stranger, uncircumcised in heart, nor uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any stranger that is among the children of Israel.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 44:10

Hebrew

כִּי אִם־הַלְוִיִּם אֲשֶׁר רָֽחֲקוּ מֵֽעָלַי בִּתְעוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר תָּעוּ מֵֽעָלַי אַחֲרֵי גִּלּֽוּלֵיהֶם וְנָשְׂאוּ עֲוֺנָֽם׃

khiy-'im-haleviyim-'asher-rachaqv-me'alay-vite'vot-yishera'el-'asher-ta'v-me'alay-'acharey-gilvleyhem-venashe'v-'avnam

KJV: And the Levites that are gone away far from me, when Israel went astray, which went astray away from me after their idols; they shall even bear their iniquity.

AKJV: And the Levites that are gone away far from me, when Israel went astray, which went astray away from me after their idols; they shall even bear their iniquity.

ASV: 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.

YLT: but--the Levites who have gone far off from me, in the wandering of Israel when they went astray from Me after their idols, and they have borne their iniquity.

Exposition: Ezekiel 44:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the Levites that are gone away far from me, when Israel went astray, which went astray away from me after their idols; they shall even bear their iniquity.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 44:11

Hebrew

וְהָיוּ בְמִקְדָּשִׁי מְשָׁרְתִים פְּקֻדּוֹת אֶל־שַׁעֲרֵי הַבַּיִת וּֽמְשָׁרְתִים אֶת־הַבָּיִת הֵמָּה יִשְׁחֲטוּ אֶת־הָעֹלָה וְאֶת־הַזֶּבַח לָעָם וְהֵמָּה יַעַמְדוּ לִפְנֵיהֶם לְשָֽׁרְתָֽם׃

vehayv-vemiqedashiy-mesharetiym-fequdvot-'el-sha'arey-havayit-vmesharetiym-'et-havayit-hemah-yishechatv-'et-ha'olah-ve'et-hazevach-la'am-vehemah-ya'amedv-lifeneyhem-lesharetam

KJV: Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having charge at the gates of the house, and ministering to the house: they shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister unto them.

AKJV: Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having charge at the gates of the house, and ministering to the house: they shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister to them.

ASV: Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having oversight at the gates of the house, and ministering in the house: they shall slay the burnt-offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister unto them.

YLT: And they have been in My sanctuary ministrants, overseers at the gates of the house, and ministrants at the house; they slay the burnt-offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they stand before them to serve them.

Exposition: Ezekiel 44:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having charge at the gates of the house, and ministering to the house: they shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 44:12

Hebrew

יַעַן אֲשֶׁר יְשָׁרְתוּ אוֹתָם לִפְנֵי גִלּֽוּלֵיהֶם וְהָיוּ לְבֵֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵל לְמִכְשׁוֹל עָוֺן עַל־כֵּן נָשָׂאתִי יָדִי עֲלֵיהֶם נְאֻם אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה וְנָשְׂאוּ עֲוֺנָֽם׃

ya'an-'asher-yesharetv-'votam-lifeney-gilvleyhem-vehayv-leveyt-yishera'el-lemikheshvol-'avn-'al-khen-nasha'tiy-yadiy-'aleyhem-ne'um-'adonay-yehvih-venashe'v-'avnam

KJV: Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity; therefore have I lifted up mine hand against them, saith the Lord GOD, and they shall bear their iniquity.

AKJV: Because they ministered to them before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity; therefore have I lifted up my hand against them, says the Lord GOD, and they shall bear their iniquity.

ASV: Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and became a stumblingblock of iniquity unto the house of Israel; therefore have I lifted up my hand against them, saith the Lord Jehovah, and they shall bear their iniquity.

YLT: Because that they serve them before their idols, and have been to the house of Israel for a stumbling-block of iniquity, therefore I have lifted up my hand against them--an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah--and they have borne their iniquity.

Exposition: Ezekiel 44:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity; therefore have I lifted up mine hand against them, saith the Lord GOD, and they shall bear their iniquity.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 44:13

Hebrew

וְלֹֽא־יִגְּשׁוּ אֵלַי לְכַהֵן לִי וְלָגֶשֶׁת עַל־כָּל־קָדָשַׁי אֶל־קָדְשֵׁי הַקְּדָשִׁים וְנָֽשְׂאוּ כְּלִמָּתָם וְתוֹעֲבוֹתָם אֲשֶׁר עָשֽׂוּ׃

velo'-yigeshv-'elay-lekhahen-liy-velageshet-'al-khal-qadashay-'el-qadeshey-haqedashiym-venashe'v-khelimatam-vetvo'avvotam-'asher-'ashv

KJV: And they shall not come near unto me, to do the office of a priest unto me, nor to come near to any of my holy things, in the most holy place: but they shall bear their shame, and their abominations which they have committed.

AKJV: And they shall not come near to me, to do the office of a priest to me, nor to come near to any of my holy things, in the most holy place: but they shall bear their shame, and their abominations which they have committed.

ASV: And they shall not come near unto me, to execute the office of priest unto me, nor to come near to any of my holy things, unto the things that are most holy; but they shall bear their shame, and their abominations which they have committed.

YLT: And they draw not nigh unto Me to act as My priest, and to draw nigh unto any of My holy things, unto the holy of holies, and they have borne their shame and their abominations that they have done,

Exposition: Ezekiel 44:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they shall not come near unto me, to do the office of a priest unto me, nor to come near to any of my holy things, in the most holy place: but they shall bear their shame, and their abominations which they have co...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 44:14

Hebrew

וְנָתַתִּי אוֹתָם שֹׁמְרֵי מִשְׁמֶרֶת הַבָּיִת לְכֹל עֲבֹדָתוֹ וּלְכֹל אֲשֶׁר יֵעָשֶׂה בּֽוֹ׃

venatatiy-'votam-shomerey-mishemeret-havayit-lekhol-'avodatvo-vlekhol-'asher-ye'asheh-vvo

KJV: 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.

AKJV: 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. ¶

ASV: Yet will I make them keepers of the charge of the house, for all the service thereof, and for all that shall be done therein.

YLT: and I made them keepers of the charge of the house, for all its service and for all that is done in it.

Exposition: Ezekiel 44:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 44:15

Hebrew

וְהַכֹּהֲנִים הַלְוִיִּם בְּנֵי צָדוֹק אֲשֶׁר שָׁמְרוּ אֶת־מִשְׁמֶרֶת מִקְדָּשִׁי בִּתְעוֹת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵֽעָלַי הֵמָּה יִקְרְבוּ אֵלַי לְשָֽׁרְתֵנִי וְעָמְדוּ לְפָנַי לְהַקְרִיב לִי חֵלֶב וָדָם נְאֻם אֲדֹנָי יְהוִֽה׃

vehakhohaniym-haleviyim-veney-tzadvoq-'asher-shamerv-'et-mishemeret-miqedashiy-vite'vot-veney-yishera'el-me'alay-hemah-yiqerevv-'elay-leshareteniy-ve'amedv-lefanay-lehaqeriyv-liy-chelev-vadam-ne'um-'adonay-yehvih

KJV: 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:

AKJV: 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:

ASV: 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:

YLT: `And the priests, the Levites, sons of Zadok, who have kept the charge of My sanctuary in the wandering of the sons of Israel from off Me, they draw near unto Me to serve Me, and have stood before Me, to bring near to Me fat and blood--an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah:

Exposition: Ezekiel 44:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text 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 o...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 44:16

Hebrew

הֵמָּה יָבֹאוּ אֶל־מִקְדָּשִׁי וְהֵמָּה יִקְרְבוּ אֶל־שֻׁלְחָנִי לְשָׁרְתֵנִי וְשָׁמְרוּ אֶת־מִשְׁמַרְתִּֽי׃

hemah-yavo'v-'el-miqedashiy-vehemah-yiqerevv-'el-shulechaniy-leshareteniy-veshamerv-'et-mishemaretiy

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

AKJV: They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister to me, and they shall keep my charge. ¶

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

YLT: they come in unto My sanctuary, and they draw near unto My table to serve Me, and they have kept My charge.

Exposition: Ezekiel 44:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 44:17

Hebrew

וְהָיָה בְּבוֹאָם אֶֽל־שַׁעֲרֵי הֶחָצֵר הַפְּנִימִית בִּגְדֵי פִשְׁתִּים יִלְבָּשׁוּ וְלֹֽא־יַעֲלֶה עֲלֵיהֶם צֶמֶר בְּשָֽׁרְתָם בְּשַׁעֲרֵי הֶחָצֵר הַפְּנִימִית וָבָֽיְתָה׃

vehayah-vevvo'am-'el-sha'arey-hechatzer-hafeniymiyt-vigedey-fishetiym-yilevashv-velo'-ya'aleh-'aleyhem-tzemer-vesharetam-vesha'arey-hechatzer-hafeniymiyt-vavayetah

KJV: And it shall come to pass, that when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and no wool shall come upon them, whiles they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within.

AKJV: And it shall come to pass, that when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and no wool shall come on them, whiles they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within.

ASV: And it shall be that, when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and no wool shall come upon them, while they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within.

YLT: And it hath come to pass, in their going in unto the gates of the inner court, linen garments they put on; and no wool cometh up on them in their ministering in the gates of the inner court and within.

Exposition: Ezekiel 44:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And it shall come to pass, that when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and no wool shall come upon them, whiles they minister in the gates of the inner court, an...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 44:18

Hebrew

פַּאֲרֵי פִשְׁתִּים יִהְיוּ עַל־רֹאשָׁם וּמִכְנְסֵי פִשְׁתִּים יִהְיוּ עַל־מָתְנֵיהֶם לֹא יַחְגְּרוּ בַּיָּֽזַע׃

fa'arey-fishetiym-yiheyv-'al-ro'sham-vmikhenesey-fishetiym-yiheyv-'al-mateneyhem-lo'-yachegerv-vayaza'

KJV: They shall have linen bonnets upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird themselves with any thing that causeth sweat.

AKJV: They shall have linen bonnets on their heads, and shall have linen breeches on their loins; they shall not gird themselves with any thing that causes sweat.

ASV: They shall have linen tires upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird themselves with anything that causeth sweat.

YLT: Linen bonnets are on their head, and linen trousers are on their loins, they are not restrained with sweat.

Exposition: Ezekiel 44:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'They shall have linen bonnets upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird themselves with any thing that causeth sweat.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 44:19

Hebrew

וּבְצֵאתָם אֶל־הֶחָצֵר הַחִיצוֹנָה אֶל־הֶחָצֵר הַחִיצוֹנָה אֶל־הָעָם יִפְשְׁטוּ אֶת־בִּגְדֵיהֶם אֲשֶׁר־הֵמָּה מְשָׁרְתִם בָּם וְהִנִּיחוּ אוֹתָם בְּלִֽשְׁכֹת הַקֹּדֶשׁ וְלָֽבְשׁוּ בְּגָדִים אֲחֵרִים וְלֹֽא־יְקַדְּשׁוּ אֶת־הָעָם בְּבִגְדֵיהֶֽם׃

vvetze'tam-'el-hechatzer-hachiytzvonah-'el-hechatzer-hachiytzvonah-'el-ha'am-yifeshetv-'et-vigedeyhem-'asher-hemah-mesharetim-vam-vehiniychv-'votam-velishekhot-haqodesh-velaveshv-vegadiym-'acheriym-velo'-yeqadeshv-'et-ha'am-vevigedeyhem

KJV: And when they go forth into the utter court, even into the utter court to the people, they shall put off their garments wherein they ministered, and lay them in the holy chambers, and they shall put on other garments; and they shall not sanctify the people with their garments.

AKJV: And when they go forth into the outer court, even into the outer court to the people, they shall put off their garments wherein they ministered, and lay them in the holy chambers, and they shall put on other garments; and they shall not sanctify the people with their garments.

ASV: And when they go forth into the outer court, even into the outer court to the people, they shall put off their garments wherein they minister, and lay them in the holy chambers; and they shall put on other garments, that they sanctify not the people with their garments.

YLT: And in their going forth unto the outer court--unto the outer court unto the people--they strip off their garments, in which they are ministering, and have placed them in the holy chambers, and have put on other garments; and they do not sanctify the people in their own garments.

Exposition: Ezekiel 44:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when they go forth into the utter court, even into the utter court to the people, they shall put off their garments wherein they ministered, and lay them in the holy chambers, and they shall put on other garments;...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 44:20

Hebrew

וְרֹאשָׁם לֹא יְגַלֵּחוּ וּפֶרַע לֹא יְשַׁלֵּחוּ כָּסוֹם יִכְסְמוּ אֶת־רָאשֵׁיהֶֽם׃

vero'sham-lo'-yegalechv-vfera'-lo'-yeshalechv-khasvom-yikhesemv-'et-ra'sheyhem

KJV: Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads.

AKJV: Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads.

ASV: Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only cut off the hair of their heads.

YLT: And their head they do not shave, and the lock they do not send forth; they certainly poll their heads.

Exposition: Ezekiel 44:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 44:21

Hebrew

וְיַיִן לֹֽא־יִשְׁתּוּ כָּל־כֹּהֵן בְּבוֹאָם אֶל־הֶחָצֵר הַפְּנִימִֽית׃

veyayin-lo'-yishetv-khal-khohen-vevvo'am-'el-hechatzer-hafeniymiyt

KJV: Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.

AKJV: Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.

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

YLT: And no priest doth drink wine in their coming in unto the inner court.

Exposition: Ezekiel 44:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 44:22

Hebrew

וְאַלְמָנָה וּגְרוּשָׁה לֹֽא־יִקְחוּ לָהֶם לְנָשִׁים כִּי אִם־בְּתוּלֹת מִזֶּרַע בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל וְהָֽאַלְמָנָה אֲשֶׁר תִּֽהְיֶה אַלְמָנָה מִכֹּהֵן יִקָּֽחוּ׃

ve'alemanah-vgervshah-lo'-yiqechv-lahem-lenashiym-khiy-'im-vetvlot-mizera'-veyt-yishera'el-veha'alemanah-'asher-tiheyeh-'alemanah-mikhohen-yiqachv

KJV: Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her that is put away: but they shall take maidens of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that had a priest before.

AKJV: Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her that is put away: but they shall take maidens of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that had a priest before.

ASV: Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her that is put away; but they shall take virgins of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that is the widow of a priest.

YLT: And a widow and divorced woman they do not take to them for wives: but--virgins of the seed of the house of Israel, and the widow who is widow of a priest, do they take.

Exposition: Ezekiel 44:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her that is put away: but they shall take maidens of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that had a priest before.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 44:23

Hebrew

וְאֶת־עַמִּי יוֹרוּ בֵּין קֹדֶשׁ לְחֹל וּבֵין־טָמֵא לְטָהוֹר יוֹדִעֻֽם׃

ve'et-'amiy-yvorv-veyn-qodesh-lechol-vveyn-tame'-letahvor-yvodi'um

KJV: And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.

AKJV: And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.

ASV: And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the common, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.

YLT: `And My people they direct between holy and common, and between unclean and clean they cause them to discern.

Exposition: Ezekiel 44:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 44:24

Hebrew

וְעַל־רִיב הֵמָּה יַעַמְדוּ לשפט לְמִשְׁפָּט בְּמִשְׁפָּטַי ושפטהו יִשְׁפְּטוּהוּ וְאֶת־תּוֹרֹתַי וְאֶת־חֻקֹּתַי בְּכָל־מוֹעֲדַי יִשְׁמֹרוּ וְאֶת־שַׁבְּתוֹתַי יְקַדֵּֽשׁוּ׃

ve'al-riyv-hemah-ya'amedv-lshft-lemishefat-vemishefatay-vshfthv-yishefetvhv-ve'et-tvorotay-ve'et-chuqotay-vekhal-mvo'aday-yishemorv-ve'et-shavetvotay-yeqadeshv

KJV: And in controversy they shall stand in judgment; and they shall judge it according to my judgments: and they shall keep my laws and my statutes in all mine assemblies; and they shall hallow my sabbaths.

AKJV: And in controversy they shall stand in judgment; and they shall judge it according to my judgments: and they shall keep my laws and my statutes in all my assemblies; and they shall hallow my sabbaths.

ASV: And in a controversy they shall stand to judge; according to mine ordinances shall they judge it: and they shall keep my laws and my statutes in all my appointed feasts; and they shall hallow my sabbaths.

YLT: And concerning controversy, they stand up for judgment; with My judgments they judge it; and My law and My statutes in all My appointed places they keep; and My sabbaths they sanctify.

Exposition: Ezekiel 44:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And in controversy they shall stand in judgment; and they shall judge it according to my judgments: and they shall keep my laws and my statutes in all mine assemblies; and they shall hallow my sabbaths.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 44:25

Hebrew

וְאֶל־מֵת אָדָם לֹא יָבוֹא לְטָמְאָה כִּי אִם־לְאָב וּלְאֵם וּלְבֵן וּלְבַת לְאָח וּלְאָחוֹת אֲשֶֽׁר־לֹא־הָיְתָה לְאִישׁ יִטַּמָּֽאוּ׃

ve'el-met-'adam-lo'-yavvo'-letame'ah-khiy-'im-le'av-vle'em-vleven-vlevat-le'ach-vle'achvot-'asher-lo'-hayetah-le'iysh-yitama'v

KJV: And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves: but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may defile themselves.

AKJV: And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves: but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that has had no husband, they may defile themselves.

ASV: And they shall go in to no dead person to defile themselves; but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may defile themselves.

YLT: And unto any dead man they come not for uncleanness, but for father, and for mother, and for son, and for daughter, for brother, for sister who hath not been to a man, they defile themselves.

Exposition: Ezekiel 44:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves: but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may defile themselves.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 44:26

Hebrew

וְאַחֲרֵי טָֽהֳרָתוֹ שִׁבְעַת יָמִים יִסְפְּרוּ־לֽוֹ׃

ve'acharey-tahoratvo-shive'at-yamiym-yiseferv-lvo

KJV: And after he is cleansed, they shall reckon unto him seven days.

AKJV: And after he is cleansed, they shall reckon to him seven days.

ASV: And after he is cleansed, they shall reckon unto him seven days.

YLT: `And after his cleansing, seven days they number to him.

Exposition: Ezekiel 44:26 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And after he is cleansed, they shall reckon unto him seven days.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 44:27

Hebrew

וּבְיוֹם בֹּאוֹ אֶל־הַקֹּדֶשׁ אֶל־הֶחָצֵר הַפְּנִימִית לְשָׁרֵת בַּקֹּדֶשׁ יַקְרִיב חַטָּאתוֹ נְאֻם אֲדֹנָי יְהוִֽה׃

vveyvom-vo'vo-'el-haqodesh-'el-hechatzer-hafeniymiyt-lesharet-vaqodesh-yaqeriyv-chata'tvo-ne'um-'adonay-yehvih

KJV: And in the day that he goeth into the sanctuary, unto the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he shall offer his sin offering, saith the Lord GOD.

AKJV: And in the day that he goes into the sanctuary, to the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he shall offer his sin offering, says the Lord GOD.

ASV: And in the day that he goeth into the sanctuary, into the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he shall offer his sin-offering, saith the Lord Jehovah.

YLT: And in the day of his coming in unto the sanctuary, unto the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he bringeth near his sin-offering--an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.

Exposition: Ezekiel 44:27 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And in the day that he goeth into the sanctuary, unto the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he shall offer his sin offering, saith the Lord GOD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 44:28

Hebrew

וְהָיְתָה לָהֶם לְֽנַחֲלָה אֲנִי נַֽחֲלָתָם וַאֲחֻזָּה לֹֽא־תִתְּנוּ לָהֶם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל אֲנִי אֲחֻזָּתָֽם׃

vehayetah-lahem-lenachalah-'aniy-nachalatam-va'achuzah-lo'-titenv-lahem-veyishera'el-'aniy-'achuzatam

KJV: And it shall be unto them for an inheritance: I am their inheritance: and ye shall give them no possession in Israel: I am their possession.

AKJV: And it shall be to them for an inheritance: I am their inheritance: and you shall give them no possession in Israel: I am their possession.

ASV: And they shall have an inheritance: I am their inheritance; and ye shall give them no possession in Israel; I am their possession.

YLT: And it hath been to them for an inheritance; I am their inheritance: and a possession ye do not give to them in Israel; I am their possession.

Exposition: Ezekiel 44:28 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And it shall be unto them for an inheritance: I am their inheritance: and ye shall give them no possession in Israel: I am their possession.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 44:29

Hebrew

הַמִּנְחָה וְהַחַטָּאת וְהָאָשָׁם הֵמָּה יֹֽאכְלוּם וְכָל־חֵרֶם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל לָהֶם יִהְיֶֽה׃

haminechah-vehachata't-veha'asham-hemah-yo'khelvm-vekhal-cherem-veyishera'el-lahem-yiheyeh

KJV: They shall eat the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; and every dedicated thing in Israel shall be theirs.

AKJV: They shall eat the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering: and every dedicated thing in Israel shall be theirs.

ASV: They shall eat the meal-offering, and the sin-offering, and the trespass-offering; and every devoted thing in Israel shall be theirs.

YLT: The present, and the sin-offering, and the guilt-offering, they do eat, and every devoted thing in Israel is theirs.

Exposition: Ezekiel 44:29 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'They shall eat the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; and every dedicated thing in Israel shall be theirs.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 44:30

Hebrew

וְרֵאשִׁית כָּל־בִּכּוּרֵי כֹל וְכָל־תְּרוּמַת כֹּל מִכֹּל תְּרוּמוֹתֵיכֶם לַכֹּהֲנִים יִֽהְיֶה וְרֵאשִׁית עֲרִסֽוֹתֵיכֶם תִּתְּנוּ לַכֹּהֵן לְהָנִיחַ בְּרָכָה אֶל־בֵּיתֶֽךָ׃

vere'shiyt-khal-vikhvrey-khol-vekhal-tervmat-khol-mikhol-tervmvoteykhem-lakhohaniym-yiheyeh-vere'shiyt-'arisvoteykhem-titenv-lakhohen-lehaniycha-verakhah-'el-veytekha

KJV: And the first of all the firstfruits of all things, and every oblation of all, of every sort of your oblations, shall be the priest’s: ye shall also give unto the priest the first of your dough, that he may cause the blessing to rest in thine house.

AKJV: And the first of all the first fruits of all things, and every oblation of all, of every sort of your oblations, shall be the priest’s: you shall also give to the priest the first of your dough, that he may cause the blessing to rest in your house.

ASV: And the first of all the first-fruits of every thing, and every oblation of everything, of all your oblations, shall be for the priest: ye shall also give unto the priests the first of your dough, to cause a blessing to rest on thy house.

YLT: And the first of all the first-fruits of all, and every heave-offering of all, of all your heave-offerings, are the priests': and the first of your dough ye give to the priest, to cause a blessing to rest on thy house.

Exposition: Ezekiel 44:30 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the first of all the firstfruits of all things, and every oblation of all, of every sort of your oblations, shall be the priest’s: ye shall also give unto the priest the first of your dough, that he may cause the...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 44:31

Hebrew

כָּל־נְבֵלָה וּטְרֵפָה מִן־הָעוֹף וּמִן־הַבְּהֵמָה לֹא יֹאכְלוּ הַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃

khal-nevelah-vterefah-min-ha'vof-vmin-havehemah-lo'-yo'khelv-hakhohaniym

KJV: The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast.

AKJV: The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast.

ASV: The priests shall not eat of anything that dieth of itself, or is torn, whether it be bird or beast.

YLT: Any carcase and torn thing, of the fowl, and of the beasts, the priests do not eat.

Exposition: Ezekiel 44:31 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.