Ezekiel 44:16

Bible in Basic English

They are to come into my holy place and they are to come near to my table, to do my work and have the care of my house.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“They are the ones who may enter my sanctuary and approach my table to serve me. They will keep my mandate.

Hebrew Names Version
they shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister to me, and they shall keep my charge.

King James Version
They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge.

English Standard Version
They shall enter my sanctuary, and they shall approach my table, to minister to me, and they shall keep my charge.

New American Standard Bible
"They shall enter My sanctuary; they shall come near to My table to serve Me and assume the responsibility I give them.

New Century Version
They are the only ones who may enter my Holy Place. Only they may come near my table to serve me and take care of the things I gave them to do.

Amplified Bible
"They shall enter into My sanctuary; and they shall come near to My table to minister to Me and they shall perform [the priestly] duty to me.

Geneva Bible (1587)
They shall enter into my Sanctuarie, and shall come neere to my table, to serue me, and they shall keepe my charge.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"They shall enter My sanctuary; they shall come near to My table to minister to Me and keep My charge.

Legacy Standard Bible
"They shall enter My sanctuary; they shall come near to My table to minister to Me and keep the responsibility given by Me.

Berean Standard Bible
They alone shall enter My sanctuary and draw near to My table to minister before Me. They will keep My charge.

Contemporary English Version
They will come into my temple, where they will offer sacrifices at my altar and lead others in worship.

Complete Jewish Bible
‘They will enter my sanctuary, approach my table to minister to me and perform my service.

Darby Translation
They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall approach unto my table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge.

Easy-to-Read Version
"They will enter my holy place and come near my table to serve me. They will take care of the things I gave them.

George Lamsa Translation
They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table to minister to me, and they shall keep my charge:

Good News Translation
They alone will enter my Temple, serve at my altar, and conduct the Temple worship.

Lexham English Bible
"They shall come to my sanctuary, and they shall approach my table to serve me, and they will observe my requirement.

Literal Translation
They shall enter into My sanctuary, and they shall come near to My table, to minister to Me. And they shall keep My charge.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
They shall go in to my Sanctuary, and treade before my table, to do me seruyce, and to waite vpo myne ordinaunces.

American Standard Version
they shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
they shall enter into My sanctuary, and they shall come near to My table, to minister unto Me, and they shall keep My charge.

King James Version (1611)
They shall enter into my sanctuarie, and they shall come neere to my table to minister vnto mee, and they shall keepe my charge.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
They shall go into my sanctuarie, and apropche vnto my table to do me seruice, and they shall kepe my charge.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
These shall enter into my sanctuary, and these shall approach my table, to minister to me, and they shall keep my charges.

English Revised Version
they shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge.

World English Bible
they shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister to me, and they shall keep my charge.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thei schulen entre in to my seyntuarie, and thei schulen neiye to my boord, that thei mynystre to me, and kepe my ceremonyes.

Update Bible Version
they shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister to me, and they shall keep my charge.

Webster's Bible Translation
They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister to me, and they shall keep my charge.

New English Translation
They will enter my sanctuary, and approach my table to minister to me; they will keep my charge.

New King James Version
"They shall enter My sanctuary, and they shall come near My table to minister to Me, and they shall keep My charge.

New Living Translation
They alone will enter my sanctuary and approach my table to serve me. They will fulfill all my requirements.

New Life Bible
"They will come into My holy place and come near My table, to serve Me and to do My work.

New Revised Standard
It is they who shall enter my sanctuary, it is they who shall approach my table, to minister to me, and they shall keep my charge.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
They shall enter into my sanctuary, and They shall draw near unto my table to wait upon me,- So shall they keep my charge.

Douay-Rheims Bible
They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister unto me, and to keep my ceremonies.

Revised Standard Version
they shall enter my sanctuary, and they shall approach my table, to minister to me, and they shall keep my charge.

Young's Literal Translation
they come in unto My sanctuary, and they draw near unto My table to serve Me, and they have kept My charge.

Contextual Overview

¹⁰ But as for the Levites, who went far from me, when Israel went out of the right way, turning away from me to go after their images; their punishment will come on them. ¹¹ But they may be caretakers in my holy place, and overseers at the doors of the house, doing the work of the house: they will put to death the burned offering and the beasts offered for the people, and they will take their place before them as their servants. ¹² Because they did this work for them before their images, and became a cause of sin to the children of Israel; for this cause my hand has been lifted up against them, says the Lord, and their punishment will be on them. ¹³ And they will not come near me to do the work of priests to me, or come near any of my holy things, or the things which are most holy: but their shame will be on them, and the punishment for the disgusting things which they have done. ¹⁴ But I will make them responsible for the care of the house and all its work and everything which is done in it. ¹⁵ But as for the priests, the sons of Zadok, who took care of my holy place when the children of Israel were turned away from me, they are to come near me to do my work, they will take their places before me, offering to me the fat and the blood, says the Lord; ¹⁶ They are to come into my holy place and they are to come near to my table, to do my work and have the care of my house.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

They shall enter: Revelation 1:6

to my table: To place the shew-bread there. It is observable, that the table in the sanctuary is mentioned rather than the altar of incense; perhaps intimating the change in the external institutions of Divine worship which should take place before the accomplishment of the prophecy. It is not easy to determine, whether any external regulations, with respect to Divine ordinances, answerable to these predictions, will be made among the converted Jews, when reinstated in their own land, or not. Ezekiel 41:22, Malachi 1:7, Malachi 1:12

keep: Numbers 18:7, Numbers 18:8, Deuteronomy 33:8-10

Reciprocal: Numbers 16:5 - will cause 1 Samuel 2:35 - I will raise 1 Kings 7:48 - the table 2 Chronicles 4:8 - ten tables Ezekiel 23:41 - a table Ezekiel 40:39 - tables on that Ezekiel 44:8 - charge Ezekiel 48:11 - the sons Zechariah 3:7 - if thou wilt keep Malachi 3:3 - the sons

Cross-References

Genesis 37:7
We were in the field, getting the grain stems together, and my grain kept upright, and yours came round and went down on the earth before mine.

Genesis 37:9
Then he had another dream, and gave his brothers an account of it, saying, I have had another dream: the sun and the moon and eleven stars gave honour to me.

Genesis 44:8
See, the money which was in the mouth of our bags we gave back to you when we came again from Canaan: how then might we take silver or gold from your lord's house?

Genesis 44:9
If it comes to light that any of your servants has done this, let him be put to death, and we will be your lord's servants.

Genesis 44:18
Then Judah came near him, and said, Let your servant say a word in my lord's ears, and let not your wrath be burning against your servant: for you are in the place of Pharaoh to us.

Genesis 44:21
And you said to your servants, Let him come down to me with you, so that I may see him.

Genesis 44:22
And we said to my lord, His father will not let him go; for if he went away his father would come to his death.

Genesis 44:28
The one went away from me, and I said, Truly he has come to a violent death; and from that time I have not seen him,

Genesis 44:32
For I made myself responsible for the boy to my father, saying, If I do not give him safely back to you, let mine be the sin for ever.

Numbers 32:23
But if you do not do this, then you are sinners against the Lord; and you may be certain that your sin will have its reward.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

They shall enter into my sanctuary,.... Both to officiate, and to participate, which strangers and uncircumcised persons might not do, Ezekiel 44:9:

and they shall come near to my table to minister unto me; which some understand of the altar of burnt offering, which was as a table, and the sacrifice on it was the food of the Lord, Leviticus 3:11, others, the altar of incense; see Ezekiel 41:22. Kimchi interprets it of the table of shewbread; but, whatever is meant in the letter, the mystical sense is, the ordinance of the Lord's supper, called the Lord's table,

1 Corinthians 10:21, a table richly spread, and well furnished with spiritual provision: here Christ himself sits, bids his people welcome, eats with them, and they with him; and here all the saints are guests, and ministers in particular officiate:

and they shall keep my charge; continue to do so; for this they did before, Ezekiel 44:15, but now should be confirmed in their office, and never be displaced, as others; they that honour God he will honour, 1 Samuel 2:30.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Admonition to the ministering priests, grounded upon former neglect.

Ezekiel 44:4

The north gate before the house - The north gate of the inner court. God expostulates with His people in the seat of their former idolatries Ezekiel 8:3.

Ezekiel 44:5

Mark well - The careful arrangements made had all been intended to keep the temple and its surroundings from profanation. Hence, attention to these particulars is enjoined.

Ezekiel 44:7

Strangers - This refers especially to the sin of unauthorized and unfaithful priests ministering in the services of the temple. Compare marginal references.

Ezekiel 44:8

Mine holy things - The altar, its sacrifices, the sacred utensils, and the like.

For yourselves - According to your own pleasure, not My ordinances Numbers 16:40.

Ezekiel 44:10

The Levites as a body had remained true to the temple-service at Jerusalem 2 Chronicles 11:13; but individuals among them deserted to Israel probably from the first (see the marginal references), as in later years some went over to the worship of the Samaritans on Mount Gerizim. These apostate Levites “shall bear their iniquities,” they shall not be restored to their former rank and privileges.

Ezekiel 44:11

Ministers - As, according to the new system, the Levites, as a body, were to receive their portion in the “oblation” Ezekiel 45:5; the only manner in which the Levites of Ezekiel 44:10 could live at all, was as part of the whole body, to which they were therefore reunited, but in the lowest grade. It is remarkable that the number of Levites who returned after the captivity was very small, not exceeding 400, of whom only 74 were priests’ assistants (Ezra 2:40-42; compare Ezra 8:15-19). The gap in their number was filled up by 220 Nethinim (“given” ones), probably originally strangers and captives, who, although employed in the temple services, were held by the Jews in the lowest repute.

Ezekiel 44:12

Lifted up mine hand - i. e., “The Lord sware” Ezekiel 20:5, that they should bear their iniquities.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 44:16. Come near to my table — To place the shew-bread there, and to burn incense on the golden altar in the holy of holies.