And he brought me backוַיָּשֶׁב אֹתִיby wayדֶּרֶךְof the outerהַחִיצוֹןgateשַׁעַרof the sanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּשׁthatהַfacesפֹּנֶהeast;קָדִיםand itוְהוּאwas shut.סָגוּר
And YHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto me,אֵלַי“Thisהַזֶּהgateהַשַּׁעַרshall beיִהְיֶהshut;סָגוּרit shall notלֹאbe opened,יִפָּתֵחַand noוְ לֹאoneאִישׁshall enterיָבֹאby it,בוֹforכִּיYHWH,יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלhas enteredבָּאby it;בוֹand it shall beוְהָיָהshut.סָגוּר
As for the chief,אֶת הַנָּשִׂיאbecause he is chief,נָשִׂיאheהוּאshall sitיֵשֶׁבin itבּוֹto eatלֶאֱכָולbreadלֶחֶםbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWH;יְהוָהby wayמִדֶּרֶךְof the porticoאֻלָםof the gateהַשַּׁעַרhe shall enter,יָבוֹאand by its wayוּמִדַּרְכּוֹhe shall go out.”יֵצֵא
And he brought meוַיְבִיאֵנִיby wayדֶּרֶךְof the north gateשַׁעַר הַצָּפוֹןto the frontאֶל פְּנֵיof the house;הַבַּיִתand I looked,וָאֵרֶאand look,וְהִנֵּהthe gloryכְבוֹדof YHWHיְהוָהfilledמָלֵאthe houseבֵּיתof YHWH;יְהוָהand I fellוָאֶפֹּלon my face.אֶל פָּנָי
And YHWHיְהֹוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto me,אֵלַי“Sonבֶּןof man,אָדָםsetשִׂיםyour heart,לִבְּךָand seeוּרְאֵהwith your eyes,בְעֵינֶיךָand with your earsוּבְאָזְנֶיךָhearשְּׁמָעallכָּלthatאֲשֶׁרIאֲנִיam speakingמְדַבֵּרto youאֹתָךְconcerning allלְכָלthe statutesחֻקּוֹתof the houseבֵּיתof YHWHיְהוָהand allוּלְכָלits instructions;תּוֹרֹתָיוand setוְשַׂמְתָּyour heartלִבְּךָon the entranceלִמְבוֹאof the house,הַבַּיִתwith allבְּכֹלthe exitsמוֹצָאֵיof the sanctuary.הַמִּקְדָּשׁ
And sayוְאָמַרְתָּto the rebellious,אֶל מֶרִיto the houseאֶל בֵּיתof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵל‘ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִהEnoughרַבfor youלָכֶםof allמִכָּלyour abominations,תּוֹעֲבוֹתֵיכֶםhouseבֵּיתof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵל
when you broughtבַּהֲבִיאֲכֶםforeigners,בְּנֵי נֵכָרuncircumcisedעַרְלֵיin heartלֵבand uncircumcisedוְעַרְלֵיin flesh,בָשָׂרto beלִהְיוֹתin my sanctuary,בְּמִקְדָּשִׁיto profane it,לְחַלְּלוֹmy house,בֵּיתִיwhen you presentedבְּהַקְרִיבְכֶםmy bread,אֶת לַחְמִיfatחֵלֶבand blood;וָדָםand they brokeוַיָּפֵרוּmy covenantאֶת בְּרִיתִיby allאֶל כָּלyour abominations.תּוֹעֲבוֹתֵיכֶם
And you have not keptוְלֹא שְׁמַרְתֶּםthe chargeמִשְׁמֶרֶתof my holy things,קָדָשָׁיbut you have set themוַתְּשִׂימוּןas keepersלְשֹׁמְרֵיof my chargeמִשְׁמַרְתִּיin my sanctuaryבְּמִקְדָּשִׁיfor yourselves.לָכֶם
ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִהNoכָּל לֹאforeigner,בֶּן נֵכָרuncircumcisedעֶרֶלin heartלֵבand uncircumcisedוְעֶרֶלin flesh,בָּשָׂרshall enterיָבוֹאmy sanctuary,אֶל מִקְדָּשִׁיof anyלְכָלforeignerבֶּן נֵכָרwhoאֲשֶׁרis amongבְּתוֹךְthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
Butכִּי אִםthe Levitesהַלְוִיִּםwhoאֲשֶׁרwent farרָחֲקוּfrom meמֵעָלַיwhen Israel went astray,בִּתְעוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵלwhoאֲשֶׁרwent astrayתָּעוּfrom meמֵעָלַיafterאַחֲרֵיtheir idols,גִּלּוּלֵיהֶםthey shall bearוְנָשְׂאוּtheir iniquity.עֲוֺנָם
And they shall beוְהָיוּin my sanctuaryבְמִקְדָּשִׁיministers,מְשָׁרְתִיםhaving chargeפְּקֻדּוֹתatאֶלthe gatesשַׁעֲרֵיof the house,הַבַּיִתand ministeringוּמְשָׁרְתִיםto the house;אֶת הַבָּיִתtheyהֵמָּהshall slaughterיִשְׁחֲטוּthe burnt offeringהָעֹלָהand the sacrificeוְ הַזֶּבַחfor the people,לָעָםand theyוְהֵמָּהshall standיַעַמְדוּbefore themלִפְנֵיהֶםto minister to them.לְשָׁרְתָם
Becauseיַעַן אֲשֶׁרthey ministeredיְשָׁרְתוּto themאוֹתָםbeforeלִפְנֵיtheir idols,גִלּוּלֵיהֶםand becameוְהָיוּfor the houseלְבֵיתof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלa stumbling blockלְמִכְשׁוֹלof iniquity,עָוֺןthereforeעַל כֵּןI have raisedנָשָׂאתִיmy handיָדִיagainst them,עֲלֵיהֶםdeclaresנְאֻםAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH,יְהוִהand they shall bearוְנָשְׂאוּtheir iniquity.עֲוֺנָם
And they shall notוְלֹאcome nearיִגְּשׁוּto meאֵלַיto serve as priestsלְכַהֵןfor me,לִיnorוְto come nearלָגֶשֶׁתto anyעַל כָּלof my holy things,קָדָשַׁיto the most holy things;אֶל קָדְשֵׁי הַקְּדָשִׁיםand they shall bearוְנָשְׂאוּtheir shameכְּלִמָּתָםand their abominationsוְתוֹעֲבוֹתָםthatאֲשֶׁרthey have committed.עָשׂוּ
And I will makeוְנָתַתִּיthemאוֹתָםkeepersשֹׁמְרֵיof the chargeמִשְׁמֶרֶתof the house,הַבָּיִתfor allלְכֹלits serviceעֲבֹדָתוֹand for allוּלְכֹלthatאֲשֶׁרis doneיֵעָשֶׂהin it.בּוֹ
But the priests,וְהַכֹּהֲנִיםthe Levites,הַלְוִיִּםthe sonsבְּנֵיof Zadok,צָדוֹקwhoאֲשֶׁרkeptשָׁמְרוּthe chargeמִשְׁמֶרֶתof my sanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁיwhenבִּthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwent astrayתְעוֹתfrom me,מֵעָלַיtheyהֵמָּהshall come nearיִקְרְבוּto meאֵלַיto minister to me;לְשָׁרְתֵנִיand they shall standוְעָמְדוּbefore meלְפָנַיto presentלְהַקְרִיבto meלִיfatחֵלֶבand blood,וָדָםdeclaresנְאֻםAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH.יְהוִה
Theyהֵמָּהshall enterיָבֹאוּmy sanctuary,אֶל מִקְדָּשִׁיand theyוְהֵמָּהshall come nearיִקְרְבוּto my tableאֶל שֻׁלְחָנִיto minister to me,לְשָׁרְתֵנִיand they shall keepוְשָׁמְרוּmy charge.מִשְׁמַרְתִּי
And it shall be,וְהָיָהwhen they enterבְּבוֹאָםthe gatesאֶל שַׁעֲרֵיof the inner court,הֶחָצֵר הַפְּנִימִיתlinen garmentsבִּגְדֵי פִשְׁתִּיםthey shall put on,יִלְבָּשׁוּand noוְלֹאwoolצֶמֶרshall comeיַעֲלֶהon themעֲלֵיהֶםwhile they ministerבְּשָׁרְתָםin the gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵיof the inner courtהֶחָצֵר הַפְּנִימִיתand inside.וָבָיְתָה
Linenפִשְׁתִּיםheaddressesפַּאֲרֵיshall beיִהְיוּon their heads,עַל רֹאשָׁםand linenפִשְׁתִּיםundergarmentsוּמִכְנְסֵיshall beיִהְיוּon their loins;עַל מָתְנֵיהֶםthey shall notלֹאgird themselvesיַחְגְּרוּwith sweat.בַּיָּזַע
And when they go outוּבְצֵאתָםto the outer court,אֶל הֶחָצֵר הַחִיצוֹנָהto the outer court,אֶל הֶחָצֵר הַחִיצוֹנָהto the people,אֶל הָעָםthey shall take offיִפְשְׁטוּtheir garmentsבִּגְדֵיהֶםin whichאֲשֶׁר בָּםtheyהֵמָּהminister,מְשָׁרְתִםand they shall layוְהִנִּיחוּthemאוֹתָםin the holy chambers,בְּלִשְׁכֹת הַקֹּדֶשׁand they shall put onוְלָבְשׁוּotherאֲחֵרִיםgarments,בְּגָדִיםand they shall notוְלֹאsanctifyיְקַדְּשׁוּthe peopleהָעָםwith their garments.בְּבִגְדֵיהֶם
And their headsוְרֹאשָׁםthey shall notלֹאshave,יְגַלֵּחוּand long hairוּפֶרַעthey shall notלֹאlet loose;יְשַׁלֵּחוּthey shall surely trimכָּסוֹם יִכְסְמוּtheir heads.רָאשֵׁיהֶם
And noוְ לֹא כָּלpriestכֹּהֵןshall drinkיִשְׁתּוּwineיַיִןwhen they enterבְּבוֹאָםthe inner court.אֶל הֶחָצֵר הַפְּנִימִית
And a widowוְאַלְמָנָהor a divorced womanוּגְרוּשָׁהthey shall notלֹאtakeיִקְחוּfor themselvesלָהֶםas wives,לְנָשִׁיםbutכִּי אִםvirginsבְּתוּלֹתof the offspringמִזֶּרַעof the houseבֵּיתof Israel;יִשְׂרָאֵלor the widowוְהָאַלְמָנָהwhoאֲשֶׁרisתִּהְיֶהthe widowאַלְמָנָהof a priestמִכֹּהֵןthey may take.יִקָּחוּ
And my peopleוְאֶת עַמִּיthey shall teachיוֹרוּthe difference betweenבֵּיןholyקֹדֶשׁand common,לְחֹלand betweenוּבֵיןuncleanטָמֵאand cleanלְטָהוֹרthey shall make them know.יוֹדִעֻם
And inוְעַלa disputeרִיבtheyהֵמָּהshall standיַעַמְדוּto judge;לְמִשְׁפָּטaccording to my rulesבְּמִשְׁפָּטַיthey shall judge it;יִשְׁפְּטוּהוּand my instructionsוְאֶת תּוֹרֹתַיand my statutesוְאֶת חֻקֹּתַיin allבְּכָלmy appointed timesמוֹעֲדַיthey shall keep,יִשְׁמֹרוּand my Sabbathsוְאֶת שַׁבְּתוֹתַיthey shall sanctify.יְקַדֵּשׁוּ
And to a deadוְאֶל מֵתhuman beingאָדָםhe shall notלֹאgoיָבוֹאto become unclean;לְטָמְאָהexceptכִּי אִםfor fatherלְאָבor for mother,וּלְאֵםor for sonוּלְבֵןor for daughter,וּלְבַתfor brotherלְאָחor for sisterוּלְאָחוֹתwhoאֲשֶׁרhas notלֹאhadהָיְתָהa husband,לְאִישׁthey may become unclean.יִטַּמָּאוּ
And afterוְאַחֲרֵיhis cleansingטָהֳרָתוֹthey shall countיִסְפְּרוּsevenשִׁבְעַתdaysיָמִיםfor him.לוֹ
And on the dayוּבְיוֹםthat he goesבֹּאוֹinto the sanctuary,אֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁinto the inner court,אֶל הֶחָצֵר הַפְּנִימִיתto ministerלְשָׁרֵתin the sanctuary,בַּקֹּדֶשׁhe shall presentיַקְרִיבhis sin offering,חַטָּאתוֹdeclaresנְאֻםAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH.יְהוִה
And it shall beוְהָיְתָהfor themלָהֶםas an inheritance:לְנַחֲלָהIאֲנִיam their inheritance;נַחֲלָתָםand a possessionוַאֲחֻזָּהyou shall notלֹאgiveתִתְּנוּthemלָהֶםin Israel:בְּיִשְׂרָאֵלIאֲנִיam their possession.אֲחֻזָּתָם
The grain offeringהַמִּנְחָהand the sin offeringוְהַחַטָּאתand the guilt offering,וְהָאָשָׁםtheyהֵמָּהshall eat them;יֹאכְלוּםand everyוְכָלthing devoted to destructionחֵרֶםin Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵלshall beיִהְיֶהtheirs.לָהֶם
And the firstוְרֵאשִׁיתof allכָּלthe firstfruitsבִּכּוּרֵיof everything,כֹלand everyוְכָלcontributionתְּרוּמַתof everything,כֹּלof allמִכֹּלyour contributions,תְּרוּמוֹתֵיכֶםshall beיִהְיֶהfor the priests;לַכֹּהֲנִיםand the firstוְרֵאשִׁיתof your doughעֲרִסוֹתֵיכֶםyou shall giveתִּתְּנוּto the priest,לַכֹּהֵןto causeלְa blessingבְּרָכָהto restהָנִיחַon your house.אֶל בֵּיתֶךָ
Anyכָּלanimal that diedנְבֵלָהor one torn by beasts,וּטְרֵפָהfrom the birdsמִן הָעוֹףor from the livestock,וּמִן הַבְּהֵמָהthe priestsהַכֹּהֲנִיםshall notלֹאeat.’”יֹאכְלוּ