1The man then brought me back to the…
2And the LORD said to me, “This gate…
3Only the prince himself may sit inside the…
4Then the man brought me to the front…
5The LORD said to me: “Son of man,…
6Tell the rebellious house of Israel that this…
7In addition to all your other abominations, you…
8And you have not kept charge of My…
9This is what the Lord GOD says: No…
10Surely the Levites who wandered away from Me…
11Yet they shall be ministers in My sanctuary,…
12Because they ministered before their idols and became…
13They must not approach Me to serve Me…
14Yet I will appoint them to keep charge…
15But the Levitical priests, who are descended from…
16They alone shall enter My sanctuary and draw…
17When they enter the gates of the inner…
18They are to wear linen turbans on their…
19When they go out to the outer court,…
20They must not shave their heads or let…
21No priest may drink wine before he enters…
22And they shall not marry a widow or…
23They are to teach My people the difference…
24In any dispute, they shall officiate as judges…
25A priest must not defile himself by going…
26and after he is cleansed, he must count…
27And on the day he goes into the…
28In regard to their inheritance, I am their…
29They shall eat the grain offerings, the sin…
30The best of all the firstfruits and of…
31The priests may not eat any bird or…
