Ezekiel 44 · Verse 11

Ezekiel 44:11

Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having charge at the gates of the house, and ministering to the house: they shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister unto them.
Ezekiel 44:11, King James Version

Ezekiel 44:11 in other translations

BSBYet they shall be ministers in My sanctuary, having charge of the gates of the temple and ministering there. They shall slaughter the burnt offerings and other sacrifices for the people and stand before them to minister to them.
WEBYet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having oversight at the gates of the house, and ministering in the house. They shall kill the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister to them.
ASVYet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having oversight at the gates of the house, and ministering in the house: they shall slay the burnt-offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister unto them.
YLTAnd they have been in My sanctuary ministrants, overseers at the gates of the house, and ministrants at the house; they slay the burnt-offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they stand before them to serve them.
DARBYbut they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having oversight at the gates of the house, and doing the service of the house: they shall slaughter the burnt-offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister unto them.
BBEBut 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.
WebsterYet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having charge at the gates of the house, and ministering to the house: they shall slay the burnt-offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister to them.

What does Ezekiel 44:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 44:10-11

10-11. Levites ... shall ... bear--namely, the punishment of their iniquity ... Yet they shall be ministers--So Mark, a Levite, nephew of Barnabas (Ac 4:36), was punished by Paul for losing an opportunity of bearing the cross of Christ, and yet was afterwards admitted into his friendship again, and showed his zeal (Ac 13:13; 15:37; Col 4:10; 2Ti 4:11). One may be a believer, and that too in a distinguished place…

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Ezekiel 44:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהָי֤וּve.ha.Yuand they will beH1961
בְמִקְדָּשִׁי֙ve.mik.da.Shiin sanctuary myH4720
מְשָׁ֣רְתִ֔יםme.Sha.re.TimservingH8334
פְּקֻדּוֹת֙pe.ku.dOtoverseersH6486
אֶל\־'el-toH413
שַׁעֲרֵ֣יsha.'a.Rei[the] gates ofH8179
הַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitthe houseH1004
וּֽמְשָׁרְתִ֖יםu.me.sha.re.Timand servingH8334
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitthe houseH1004
הֵ֠מָּהHe.mahtheyH1992
יִשְׁחֲט֨וּyish.cha.Tuthey will slaughterH7819
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָעֹלָ֤הha.'o.Lahthe burnt offeringH5930
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הַזֶּ֙בַח֙ha.Ze.vachthe sacrificeH2077
לָעָ֔םla.'Amfor the peopleH5971
וְהֵ֛מָּהve.He.mahand theyH1992
יַעַמְד֥וּya.'am.Duthey will standH5975
לִפְנֵיהֶ֖םlif.nei.Hem<to> before themH6440
לְשָֽׁרְתָֽם\׃le.Sha.re.Tamto serve themH8334

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 44:11

  • Numbers 16:9

    Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them?

  • 2 Chronicles 29:34

    But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the other priests had sanctified themselves: for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.

  • 2 Chronicles 30:17

    For there were many in the congregation that were not sanctified: therefore the Levites had the charge of the killing of the passovers for every one that was not clean, to sanctify them unto the Lord.

  • Ezekiel 40:45

    And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.

  • Numbers 18:6

    And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you they are given as a gift for the Lord, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.

  • Ezekiel 44:14

    But I will make them keepers of the charge of the house, for all the service thereof, and for all that shall be done therein.

  • 1 Chronicles 26:1-19

    Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph. And the sons of Meshelemiah were, Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh. Moreover the sons of Obed–edom were, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth, …

  • 2 Chronicles 35:10-11

    So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites in their courses, according to the king’s commandment. And they killed the passover, and the priests sprinkled the blood from their hands, and the Levites flayed them.

  • Numbers 3:5-37

    And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him. And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle. And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
they shall be.As few, if any, of those who, before the captivity, had been guilty in these respects, lived to witness the restoration of the temple service; and as it does not appear that their descendants were thus degraded for the idolatry of their ancestors; it is probable that a thorough reformation of the whole church, or the prevalence of pure religion among the converted Jews, is here predicted.
having charge.
14; 40:45; 1Ch 26:1-19
shall slay.
2Ch 29:34; 30:17; 35:10,11
and they.
Nu 16:9; 18:6

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Context

  • Ezekiel 44:10

    And the Levites that are gone away far from me, when Israel went astray, which went astray away from me after their idols; they shall even bear their iniquity.

  • Ezekiel 44:11

    Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having charge at the gates of the house, and ministering to the house: they shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister unto them.

  • Ezekiel 44:12

    Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity; therefore have I lifted up mine hand against them, saith the Lord God, and they shall bear their iniquity.

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Ezekiel 44:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y serán ministros en mi santuario, porteros á las puertas de la casa, y sirvientes en la casa: ellos matarán el holocausto y la víctima al pueblo, y ellos estarán delante de ellos para servirles.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
mais ils serviront dans mon sanctuaire comme gardes aux portes de la maison, et feront le service de la maison; ils égorgeront pour le peuple l’holocauste et le sacrifice, et ils se tiendront devant eux pour les servir.
German
Elberfelder 1871
aber sie sollen in meinem Heiligtum Diener sein, als Wachen an den Toren des Hauses und als Diener des Hauses; sie sollen das Brandopfer und das Schlachtopfer für das Volk schlachten, und sie sollen vor ihnen stehen, um ihnen zu dienen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
erunt in sanctuario meo æditui, et janitores portarum domus, et ministri domus: ipsi mactabunt holocausta et victimas populi, et ipsi stabunt in conspectu eorum ut ministrent eis.