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10 But[a] the Levites who removed themselves from me at the going astray of Israel,[b] who went astray from me and went after their idols, as a result they will bear their guilt. 11 Then they will be[c] in my sanctuary, those serving in my sanctuary, as sentries[d] at the gates of the temple[e] and as those serving the temple;[f] they will slaughter the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they will stand before them[g] to serve them, 12 because[h] they used to serve them before[i] their idols and they were for the house of Israel like a stumbling block of iniquity. Therefore I swore[j] concerning them,” declares[k] the Lord Yahweh, “that they will bear their iniquity.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 44:10 Literally “For if”
  2. Ezekiel 44:10 Or “when Israel went astray”
  3. Ezekiel 44:11 Or “may be”
  4. Ezekiel 44:11 Or “guards”
  5. Ezekiel 44:11 Or “house”
  6. Ezekiel 44:11 Or “house”
  7. Ezekiel 44:11 Literally “to the face of them”
  8. Ezekiel 44:12 Literally “because that”
  9. Ezekiel 44:12 Literally “to the face of”
  10. Ezekiel 44:12 Literally “I raised my hand”
  11. Ezekiel 44:12 Literally “declaration of”