Ezekiel 48:11
in Ezekiel 48It will be for the consecrated priests, the descendants of Zadok, who kept My charge and did not go astray as the Levites did when the Israelites went astray.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok, that have kept my charge, that went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.
KJV
It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok; which have kept my charge, which went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.
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This verse in Ezekiel 48
Commentary
4 notes on this verse(Verse 11) It will be a sanctuary for the priests from the descendants of Zadok, who have kept my statutes and have not strayed as the children of Israel strayed, as the Levites strayed. And what he had said, 'These shall be the firstfruits of the sanctuary of the priests,' was to prevent all the priests from claiming the possession of this place and the special ceremonies to be observed by a common name, specifically stating: 'The sanctuary shall be for the priests of the sons of Zadok,' which means 'righteous.'
This site's exposition
The oblation that ye shall offer unto the Lord
on Ezekiel 48:9-12
The priests receive the innermost portion, twenty five thousand reeds by ten thousand, most holy ground reserved for the sons of Zadok, the ones who kept my charge, which went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray. The wording repeats the standard chapter 44 already set for Zadok's line, that faithfulness under apostasy is what the office now rests on rather than descent alone. The commentators note that the land grant follows the same logic as the altar service given earlier, honor measured out by whether a house kept faith when the nation did not.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
It shall be for the priests that are sanctified,.... That are set apart by the Lord; called by him to this office, and sanctified with the gifts and graces of his Spirit; and so fitted and qualified for the work: of the sons of Zadok, which have kept my charge, which went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray; ministers faithful to the Lord in the worst of times; and who are and wil be taken notice of by him, both now and hereafter, Mat 25:21; see Gill on Eze 44:15, Eze 44:16.
God will put honour upon those who keep their integrity in times of general apostasy, and he has special favours in reserve for them. Those are swimming upwards, and so they will find at last, that are swimming against the stream. The land which was appropriated to the ministers of the sanctuary might by no means be alienated.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
The hallowed part shall be for the priests This part, which is hallowed, shall be for the priests.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
16 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לַכֹּהֲנִ֤ים | lakohanim | to the priests | H3548 → | 750 times |
| הַֽמְקֻדָּשׁ֙ | hamkudash | the consecrated [one] | H6942 → | 171 times |
| מִבְּנֵ֣י | mibenei | from [the] sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| צָד֔וֹק | tzadok | Zadok | H6659 → | 53 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| שָׁמְר֖וּ | shameru | they kept | H8104 → | 468 times |
| מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֑י | mishmarti | charge my | H4931 → | 78 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תָע֗וּ | tau | they went astray | H8582 → | 50 times |
| בִּתְעוֹת֙ | bitot | when went astray | H8582 → | 50 times |
| בְּנֵ֣י | benei | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר | kaasher | just as | H834 → | 5497 times |
| תָּע֖וּ | tau | they went astray | H8582 → | 50 times |
| הַלְוִיִּֽם׃ ס | halviyim | the Levites | H3881 → | 291 times |
לַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםto the priests
lakohanimH3548 →750 times
הַֽמְקֻדָּשׁ֙the consecrated [one]
hamkudashH6942 →171 times
מִבְּנֵ֣יfrom [the] sons of
mibeneiH1121 →4930 times
צָד֔וֹקZadok
tzadokH6659 →53 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwho
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
שָׁמְר֖וּthey kept
shameruH8104 →468 times
מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֑יcharge my
mishmartiH4931 →78 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwho
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
לֹֽא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
תָע֗וּthey went astray
tauH8582 →50 times
בִּתְעוֹת֙when went astray
bitotH8582 →50 times
בְּנֵ֣י[the] people of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רjust as
kaasherH834 →5497 times
תָּע֖וּthey went astray
tauH8582 →50 times
הַלְוִיִּֽם׃ סthe Levites
halviyimH3881 →291 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Ezekiel 40:46and the chamber that faces north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, the only Levites who may approach the LORD to minister before Him.”
it leads to
- Ezekiel 44:15
But the Levitical priests, who are descended from Zadok and who kept charge of My sanctuary when the Israelites went astray from Me, are to approach Me to minister before Me. They will stand…
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Ezekiel 43:19
You are to give a young bull from the herd as a sin offering to the Levitical priests who are of the family of Zadok, who approach Me to minister before Me, declares the…
- 1 Kings 2:35
And the king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada in Joab’s place over the army, and he appointed Zadok the priest in Abiathar’s place.
- Numbers 18:5
And you shall attend to the duties of the sanctuary and of the altar, so that wrath may not fall on the Israelites again.
- Numbers 16:5
Then he said to Korah and all his followers, “Tomorrow morning the LORD will reveal who belongs to Him and who is holy, and He will bring that person near to Himself. The one…
- Ezekiel 44:15
Through
Ezekiel 43:19You are to give a young bull from the herd as a sin offering to the Levitical priests who are of the family of Zadok, who approach Me to minister before Me, declares the…
it leads to
- Ezekiel 40:46
and the chamber that faces north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, the only Levites who may approach the LORD to minister before Him.”
- Numbers 16:40
just as the LORD commanded him through Moses. This was to be a reminder to the Israelites that no outsider who is not a descendant of Aaron should approach to offer incense before the…
- Ezekiel 40:46
Through
Ezekiel 44:10Surely the Levites who wandered away from Me when Israel went astray, and who wandered away from Me after their idols, will bear the consequences of their iniquity.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 22:26
Her priests do violence to My law and profane My holy things. They make no distinction between the holy and the common, and they fail to distinguish between the clean and the unclean. They…
- Ezekiel 22:26
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About Ezekiel
This page draws on Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Patrick Fairbairn, An Exposition of Ezekiel.