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13 And they shall not approach me to serve as a priest for me and to come near to all of[a] my holy objects, to the most holy objects, [b] and they will bear their disgrace and the results of their detestable things they have done. 14 And I will appoint them as the keepers of the responsibility of[c] the temple, for all of its work[d] and everything [e]which will be done in it.

15 But the Levitical priests, the descendants[f] of Zadok, who cared for the responsibility of my sanctuary when the Israelites went astray[g] from me, they will approach me to serve me, and they will stand before me[h] to offer to me fat and blood,” declares[i] the Lord Yahweh.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 44:13 Or “any of”
  2. Ezekiel 44:13 Literally “to the holy objects of the holy objects”
  3. Ezekiel 44:14 Or “toward”
  4. Ezekiel 44:14 Or “tasks”
  5. Ezekiel 44:14 Literally “all”
  6. Ezekiel 44:15 Or “sons”
  7. Ezekiel 44:15 Literally “at going astray the children of Israel”
  8. Ezekiel 44:15 Literally “to the face of me”
  9. Ezekiel 44:15 Literally “declaration of”