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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/44.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ezekiel/44.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />After he is cleansed, he must wait seven days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/44.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Even then, he can return to his Temple duties only after being ceremonially cleansed and then waiting for seven days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/44.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />After he has become clean, they shall count seven days for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/44.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />and after he is cleansed, he must count off seven days for himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/44.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And after he is cleansed, they shall reckon unto him seven days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/44.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />After he is cleansed, they shall count seven days for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/44.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And after he is cleansed, seven days shall elapse for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/44.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220After he is cleansed, seven days shall elapse for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/44.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And after he is cleansed, seven days shall elapse for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/44.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And after he is cleansed, seven days shall be counted for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/44.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />After he is cleansed [from the defilement of a corpse], seven days more shall elapse for him [before returning to the temple].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/44.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />After he is cleansed, he is to count off seven days for himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/44.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />After he is cleansed, he is to count off seven days for himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/44.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And after he is cleansed, they shall reckon unto him seven days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/44.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If a priest touches a dead body, he is unclean and must go through a ceremony to make himself clean. Then seven days later, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/44.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And after he is cleansed, they shall reckon unto him seven days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/44.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />After a priest is made clean, he must wait seven days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/44.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />After he has become clean again, he must wait seven days <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/44.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />After he is cleansed from that contact, he is to not to minister for seven days. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/44.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />and after he is cleansed, he must count off seven days for himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/44.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />After a priest has become ceremonially clean, they must count off a period of seven days for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/44.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />After he is cleansed, they shall reckon to him seven days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/44.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And after he is cleansed, they shall reckon to him seven days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/44.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />After he is cleansed, they shall reckon to him seven days. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/44.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And after his cleansing, they number seven days to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/44.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And after his cleansing, seven days they number to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/44.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And after his cleansing they shall number to him seven days.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/44.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And after one is cleansed, they shall reckon unto him seven days. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/44.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And after he will have been cleansed, they shall number for him seven days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/44.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />After he is again clean, he must wait an additional seven days;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/44.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />After he has become clean, they shall count seven days for him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/44.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And after a priest is unclean, he shall count for himself seven days, and then he shall be clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/44.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And after he is defiled, he will number seven days for himself, and then he shall be purified<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/44.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And after he is cleansed, they shall reckon unto him seven days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/44.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And after he has been cleansed, let him number to himself seven days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/44-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=13623" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/44.htm">The Duties of the Priests</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">25</span>A priest must not defile himself by going near a dead person. However, for a father, a mother, a son, a daughter, a brother, or an unmarried sister, he may do so, <span class="reftext">26</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: wə·’a·ḥă·rê (Conj-w:: Prep) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">and after</a> <a href="/hebrew/2893.htm" title="2893: ṭā·ho·rā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Purifying, cleansing. Feminine of tohar; ceremonial purification; moral purity.">he is cleansed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5608.htm" title="5608: yis·pə·rū- (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To count, recount, relate. ">he must count</a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: šiḇ·‘aṯ (Number-msc) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">off seven</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·mîm (N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">days</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">for himself.</a> </span><span class="reftext">27</span>And on the day he goes into the sanctuary, into the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he must present his sin offering, declares the Lord GOD.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/21-1.htm">Leviticus 21:1-4</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, “Speak to Aaron’s sons, the priests, and tell them that a priest is not to defile himself for a dead person among his people, / except for his immediate family—his mother, father, son, daughter, or brother, / or his unmarried sister who is near to him, since she has no husband. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/21-10.htm">Leviticus 21:10-12</a></span><br />The priest who is highest among his brothers, who has had the anointing oil poured on his head and has been ordained to wear the priestly garments, must not let his hair hang loose or tear his garments. / He must not go near any dead body; he must not defile himself, even for his father or mother. / He must not leave or desecrate the sanctuary of his God, for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is on him. I am the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/19-11.htm">Numbers 19:11-13</a></span><br />Whoever touches any dead body will be unclean for seven days. / He must purify himself with the water on the third day and on the seventh day; then he will be clean. But if he does not purify himself on the third and seventh days, he will not be clean. / Anyone who touches a human corpse and fails to purify himself defiles the tabernacle of the LORD. That person must be cut off from Israel. He remains unclean, because the water of purification has not been sprinkled on him, and his uncleanness is still on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/6-6.htm">Numbers 6:6-7</a></span><br />Throughout the days of his separation to the LORD, he must not go near a dead body. / Even if his father or mother or brother or sister should die, he is not to defile himself, because the symbol of consecration to his God is upon his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/10-6.htm">Leviticus 10:6-7</a></span><br />Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not let your hair become disheveled and do not tear your garments, or else you will die, and the LORD will be angry with the whole congregation. But your brothers, the whole house of Israel, may mourn on account of the fire that the LORD has ignited. / You shall not go outside the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, or you will die, for the LORD’s anointing oil is on you.” So they did as Moses instructed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/21-5.htm">Leviticus 21:5-6</a></span><br />Priests must not make bald spots on their heads, shave off the edges of their beards, or make cuts in their bodies. / They must be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. Because they present to the LORD the food offerings, the food of their God, they must be holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/22-4.htm">Leviticus 22:4-7</a></span><br />If a descendant of Aaron has a skin disease or a discharge, he may not eat the sacred offerings until he is clean. Whoever touches anything defiled by a corpse or by a man who has an emission of semen, / or whoever touches a crawling creature or a person that makes him unclean, whatever the uncleanness may be— / the man who touches any of these will remain unclean until evening. He must not eat from the sacred offerings unless he has bathed himself with water. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-21.htm">Matthew 8:21-22</a></span><br />Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” / But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/9-59.htm">Luke 9:59-60</a></span><br />Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” / But Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You, however, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-25.htm">John 11:25-26</a></span><br />Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies. / And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-42.htm">1 Corinthians 15:42-44</a></span><br />So will it be with the resurrection of the dead: What is sown is perishable; it is raised imperishable. / It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. / It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-50.htm">1 Corinthians 15:50-54</a></span><br />Now I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. / Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— / in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-13.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:13-14</a></span><br />Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope. / For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-16.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:16-17</a></span><br />For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise. / After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-1.htm">2 Corinthians 5:1-4</a></span><br />For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. / For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, / because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And after he is cleansed, they shall reckon to him seven days.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/6-10.htm">Numbers 6:10</a></b></br> And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons, to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/19-11.htm">Numbers 19:11-13</a></b></br> He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/9-13.htm">Hebrews 9:13,14</a></b></br> For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/44-23.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-26.htm">Cleansed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-23.htm">Cleansing</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-5.htm">Count</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-8.htm">Defiled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-10.htm">Numbered</a> <a href="/job/33-10.htm">Reckon</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-26.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-19.htm">Wait</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/45-18.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-18.htm">Cleansed</a> <a href="/matthew/10-8.htm">Cleansing</a> <a href="/micah/6-11.htm">Count</a> <a href="/hosea/5-3.htm">Defiled</a> <a href="/daniel/5-25.htm">Numbered</a> <a href="/micah/6-11.htm">Reckon</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-21.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/hosea/6-9.htm">Wait</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 44</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/44-1.htm">The east gate assigned only to the prince</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/44-4.htm">The priests reproved for polluting the sanctuary</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/44-9.htm">Idolaters incapable of the priests office</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/44-15.htm">The sons of Zadok are accepted thereto</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/44-17.htm">Ordinances for the priests</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/44.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/44.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>and after he is cleansed</b><br>This phrase refers to the purification process required for a priest who has become ceremonially unclean, particularly through contact with a dead body. In the Levitical law, priests were held to strict standards of purity (<a href="/leviticus/21.htm">Leviticus 21:1-4</a>). The cleansing process often involved washing with water and offering sacrifices (<a href="/numbers/19-11.htm">Numbers 19:11-12</a>). This reflects the broader biblical theme of holiness and separation from impurity, which is central to the priestly role. The cleansing process symbolizes spiritual renewal and the need for purity before serving in the presence of God.<p><b>he must count off seven days for himself</b><br>The requirement to count off seven days is a period of waiting and preparation, echoing the creation week where God created the world in six days and rested on the seventh (<a href="/genesis/1-31.htm">Genesis 1:31-2</a>:2). This period signifies completeness and readiness for re-entry into priestly duties. The number seven often represents perfection and completion in the Bible, seen in various contexts such as the seven feasts of Israel (Leviticus 23) and the seven churches in Revelation (<a href="/revelation/1-4.htm">Revelation 1:4</a>). This waiting period underscores the importance of time in the process of purification and restoration, ensuring that the priest is fully prepared to resume his sacred duties.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet and priest during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel is the author of the book. His visions and prophecies often focus on the restoration of Israel and the temple.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>The central place of worship for the Israelites, the temple represents God's presence among His people. Ezekiel's vision includes detailed instructions for the temple's restoration and the conduct of its priests.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_priests.htm">The Priests</a></b><br>The Levitical priests are the focus of this passage. They are given specific instructions on maintaining purity and holiness in their service to God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/cleansing_rituals.htm">Cleansing Rituals</a></b><br>The context involves the purification process required for priests who have become ceremonially unclean, emphasizing the importance of holiness in approaching God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/seven_days.htm">Seven Days</a></b><br>The period of time required for a priest to be considered clean again, symbolizing completeness and divine order in biblical numerology.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_in_service.htm">Holiness in Service</a></b><br>The passage emphasizes the need for purity and holiness in those who serve God. This principle applies to all believers, who are called to be a "royal priesthood" (<a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a>).<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_rituals.htm">The Importance of Rituals</a></b><br>While the specific rituals may not apply today, the underlying principle of approaching God with reverence and purity remains relevant.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_seven_days.htm">Symbolism of Seven Days</a></b><br>The number seven often represents completeness in the Bible. This period of waiting signifies a complete purification process, reminding us of the thoroughness required in our spiritual cleansing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_cleansing_through_christ.htm">Spiritual Cleansing through Christ</a></b><br>In the New Testament, Jesus fulfills the purification laws, offering believers a way to be cleansed from sin through His sacrifice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/patience_in_spiritual_growth.htm">Patience in Spiritual Growth</a></b><br>The seven-day waiting period can also teach us about the patience required in our spiritual journey and the importance of allowing God to work in His timing.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_44.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 44</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'born_of_water_and_spirit'_mean.htm">What is the meaning of being born of water and Spirit?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_god_aware_of_future_events.htm">Is God aware of future events?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_add_wait_and_sacrifice_in_lev_15_13.htm">Leviticus 15:13 - If repeated washing was hygienic, why add a waiting period and a sacrifice with no clear scientific basis?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_ezekiel_22_26_conflict_with_strict_laws.htm">Does the failure of priests to differentiate between the holy and profane in Ezekiel 22:26 conflict with other passages that claim Israel kept strict religious laws?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/44.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(26) <span class= "bld">Reckon unto him seven days.--</span>In <a href="/context/ezekiel/44-23.htm" title="And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.">Ezekiel 44:23-24</a>, the general duties of the priests are prescribed in terms taken from the Mosaic law, and in <a href="/context/ezekiel/44-25.htm" title="And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves: but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that has had no husband, they may defile themselves.">Ezekiel 44:25-27</a> special instructions are given about the defilement from a dead body. These are in general an exact repetition of <a href="/context/leviticus/21-1.htm" title="And the LORD said to Moses, Speak to the priests the sons of Aaron, and say to them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people:">Leviticus 21:1-4</a>; but, in accordance with the principle mentioned in the last Note, there is added to the ordinary cleansing of seven days (<a href="/context/numbers/19-11.htm" title="He that touches the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days.">Numbers 19:11-17</a>) another period of seven days, after which Ezekiel requires (<a href="/ezekiel/44-27.htm" title="And in the day that he goes into the sanctuary, to the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he shall offer his sin offering, said the Lord GOD.">Ezekiel 44:27</a>) the priest to offer a sin offering before entering again on his duties.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/44-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">and after</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַחֲרֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’a·ḥă·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The hind or following part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he is cleansed,</span><br /><span class="heb">טָֽהֳרָת֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ṭā·ho·rā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2893.htm">Strong's 2893: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ceremonial purification, moral purity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he must count</span><br /><span class="heb">יִסְפְּרוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(yis·pə·rū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5608.htm">Strong's 5608: </a> </span><span class="str2">To count, recount, relate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">off seven</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁבְעַ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(šiḇ·‘aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm">Strong's 7651: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number</span><br /><br /><span class="word">days</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for himself.</span><br /><span class="heb">לֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/44-26.htm">Ezekiel 44:26 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/44-26.htm">Ezekiel 44:26 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/44-26.htm">Ezekiel 44:26 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/44-26.htm">Ezekiel 44:26 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/44-26.htm">Ezekiel 44:26 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/44-26.htm">Ezekiel 44:26 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/44-26.htm">Ezekiel 44:26 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/44-26.htm">Ezekiel 44:26 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/44-26.htm">Ezekiel 44:26 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/44-26.htm">Ezekiel 44:26 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/44-26.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 44:26 After he is cleansed they shall reckon (Ezek. 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