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class="padleft"><div 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 />They are to teach my people the difference between the holy and the common and show them how to distinguish between the unclean and the clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/44.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They will teach my people the difference between what is holy and what is common, what is ceremonially clean and unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/44.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />They shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the common, and show them how to distinguish between the unclean and the clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/44.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They are to teach My people the difference between the holy and the common and show them how to discern between the clean and the unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/44.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they shall teach my people <i>the difference</i> between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/44.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“And they shall teach My people <i>the difference</i> between the holy and the unholy, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/44.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moreover, they shall teach My people <i>the</i> <i>difference</i> between the holy and the common, and teach them to distinguish between the unclean and the clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/44.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Moreover, they shall teach My people the difference between the holy and the profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/44.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Moreover, they shall teach My people <i>the</i> <i>difference</i> between the holy and the profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/44.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Moreover, they shall instruct My people <i>about the</i> <i>difference</i> between the holy and the profane, and make them know <i>the difference</i> between the unclean and the clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/44.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The priests shall teach My people <i>the difference</i> between the holy and the common, and teach them to distinguish between the (ceremonially) unclean and the clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/44.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They are to teach my people the difference between the holy and the common, and explain to them the difference between the clean and the unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/44.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They must teach My people the difference between the holy and the common, and explain to them the difference between the clean and the unclean.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/44.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the common, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/44.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Priests must teach my people the difference between what is sacred and what is ordinary, and between what is clean and what is unclean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/44.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the common, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/44.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They must teach my people the difference between what is holy and what is unholy. They must show the people how to tell the difference between what is clean and what is unclean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/44.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"The priests are to teach my people the difference between what is holy and what is not, and between what is ritually clean and what is not. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/44.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"They are to teach my people how to discern what is holy in contrast to what is common, showing them how to discern between what is unclean and clean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/44.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They are to teach My people the difference between the holy and the common and show them how to discern between the clean and the unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/44.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Moreover, they will teach my people the difference between the holy and the common, and show them how to distinguish between the ceremonially unclean and the clean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/44.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the common, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/44.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/44.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the common, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/44.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they direct My people between holy and common, and they cause them to discern between unclean and clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/44.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And My people they direct between holy and common, and between unclean and clean they cause them to discern.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/44.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they shall point out to my people between the holy to the profane, and they shall cause them to know between the unclean to the clean.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/44.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they shall teach my people the difference between holy and profane, and shew them how to discern between clean and unclean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/44.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And they shall teach my people the difference between holy and defiled, and they shall distinguish for them between clean and unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/44.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They shall teach my people to distinguish between sacred and profane and make known to them the difference between clean and unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/44.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the common, and show them how to distinguish between the unclean and the clean.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/44.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the unconsecrated, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/44.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they shall teach my people between holiness and common, and they shall make known between impure and pure<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/44.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And they shall teach My people the difference between the holy and the common, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/44.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they shall teach my people <i>to distinguish</i> between holy and profane, and they shall make known to them <i>the difference</i> between unclean and clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/44-23.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=13582" 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">22</span>And they shall not marry a widow or a divorced woman, but must marry a virgin of the descendants of the house of Israel, or a widow of a priest. <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3384.htm" title="3384: yō·w·rū (V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp) -- Or yara; a primitive root; properly, to flow as water; transitively, to lay or throw; figuratively, to point out, to teach.">They are to teach</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">My people</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: bên (Prep) -- An interval, space between. ">the difference between</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qō·ḏeš (N-ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">the holy</a> <a href="/hebrew/2455.htm" title="2455: lə·ḥōl (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Profaneness, commonness. From chalal; properly, exposed; hence, profane.">and the common,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yō·w·ḏi·‘um (V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp:: 3mp) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">and show them how to discern</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: ū·ḇên- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- An interval, space between. ">between</a> <a href="/hebrew/2889.htm" title="2889: lə·ṭā·hō·wr (Prep-l:: Adj-ms) -- Clean, pure. Or tahor; from taher; pure.">the clean</a> <a href="/hebrew/2931.htm" title="2931: ṭā·mê (Adj-ms) -- Unclean. From tame'; foul in a relig. Sense.">and the unclean.</a> </span><span class="reftext">24</span>In any dispute, they shall officiate as judges and judge according to My ordinances. They must keep My laws and statutes regarding all My appointed feasts, and they must keep My Sabbaths holy.…<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/10-10.htm">Leviticus 10:10</a></span><br />You must distinguish between the holy and the common, between the clean and the unclean,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/2-7.htm">Malachi 2:7</a></span><br />For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/11-47.htm">Leviticus 11:47</a></span><br />You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between animals that may be eaten and those that may not.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/20-25.htm">Leviticus 20:25-26</a></span><br />You are therefore to distinguish between clean and unclean animals and birds. Do not become contaminated by any animal or bird, or by anything that crawls on the ground; I have set these apart as unclean for you. / You are to be holy to Me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be My own.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/5-14.htm">Hebrews 5:14</a></span><br />But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/2-14.htm">1 Corinthians 2:14-15</a></span><br />The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. / The spiritual man judges all things, but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-2.htm">Romans 12:2</a></span><br />Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-14.htm">1 Peter 1:14-16</a></span><br />As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance. / But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do, / for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-20.htm">Isaiah 5:20</a></span><br />Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/15-19.htm">Jeremiah 15:19</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the LORD says: “If you return, I will restore you; you will stand in My presence. And if you speak words that are noble instead of worthless, you will be My spokesman. It is they who must turn to you, but you must not turn to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-1.htm">1 John 4:1</a></span><br />Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/1-9.htm">Philippians 1:9-10</a></span><br />And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, / so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-17.htm">2 Corinthians 6:17</a></span><br />“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-8.htm">Ephesians 5:8-10</a></span><br />For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light, / for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth. / Test and prove what pleases the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-21.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:21-22</a></span><br />but test all things. Hold fast to what is good. / Abstain from every form of evil.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/22-26.htm">Ezekiel 22:26</a></b></br> Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed <i>difference</i> between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/10-10.htm">Leviticus 10:10,11</a></b></br> And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/33-10.htm">Deuteronomy 33:10</a></b></br> They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/44-9.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-26.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-23.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-20.htm">Common</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-26.htm">Difference</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-9.htm">Direct</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-26.htm">Discern</a> <a href="/ezra/3-13.htm">Distinguish</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-10.htm">Division</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-19.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-42.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-7.htm">Profane</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-10.htm">Show</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-34.htm">Teach</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-8.htm">Unclean</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/44-24.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-26.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/daniel/2-3.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-15.htm">Common</a> <a href="/jonah/4-11.htm">Difference</a> <a href="/hosea/4-8.htm">Direct</a> <a href="/daniel/9-25.htm">Discern</a> <a href="/malachi/3-18.htm">Distinguish</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-14.htm">Division</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-24.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-1.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-15.htm">Profane</a> <a href="/daniel/1-9.htm">Show</a> <a href="/daniel/1-4.htm">Teach</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-25.htm">Unclean</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>They are to teach My people</b><br>This phrase refers to the Levitical priests, who were given the responsibility of instructing the Israelites. The role of teaching was crucial in maintaining the covenant relationship between God and His people. The priests were to be spiritual leaders, guiding the people in understanding God's laws and commandments. This echoes the role of spiritual leaders today, who are tasked with teaching and guiding believers in the truth of Scripture.<p><b>the difference between the holy and the common</b><br>The distinction between holy and common is a central theme in the Old Testament, particularly in the Levitical laws. "Holy" refers to that which is set apart for God, while "common" pertains to everyday, secular use. This distinction was vital for maintaining the purity of worship and the community's relationship with God. The concept is rooted in the holiness of God Himself, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/10-10.htm">Leviticus 10:10</a>, where priests are instructed to differentiate between the holy and the common.<p><b>and show them how to discern between the clean and the unclean.</b><br>This part of the verse highlights the importance of ritual purity in the Israelite community. The laws concerning clean and unclean animals, objects, and actions are detailed in <a href="/leviticus/11.htm">Leviticus 11-15</a>. These laws were not only about physical cleanliness but also about spiritual purity and obedience to God. The ability to discern between clean and unclean was a sign of spiritual maturity and understanding. This discernment is a type of the spiritual discernment that believers are called to exercise, as seen in <a href="/hebrews/5-14.htm">Hebrews 5:14</a>, where mature believers are described as those who have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet during the Babylonian exile, tasked with delivering God's messages to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_priests.htm">The Priests</a></b><br>Specifically, the Levitical priests, who are given the responsibility to instruct the people in matters of holiness and purity.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>The central place of worship for the Israelites, symbolizing God's presence among His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>God's chosen people, who are being instructed on how to live in accordance with His laws.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_babylonian_exile.htm">The Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The historical context in which Ezekiel prophesied, a time of judgment and reflection for the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_discernment.htm">The Importance of Discernment</a></b><br>Believers are called to discern between what is holy and common, clean and unclean, in their daily lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_spiritual_leaders.htm">Role of Spiritual Leaders</a></b><br>Spiritual leaders have a responsibility to teach and guide others in understanding God's standards of holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_in_daily_life.htm">Holiness in Daily Life</a></b><br>Holiness is not just a religious concept but a practical lifestyle that affects every aspect of a believer's life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_maturity.htm">The Call to Maturity</a></b><br>As believers grow in their faith, they should develop the ability to discern and make decisions that honor God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_accountability.htm">Community Accountability</a></b><br>The community of believers should support one another in living out God's standards and holding each other accountable.<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/is_ezekiel_44's_temple_purely_symbolic.htm">Ezekiel 44's temple regulations appear highly specific, yet no archaeological site conclusively matches this description--could this be evidence the prophecy was purely symbolic or never fulfilled?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_bible's_ancient_paths.htm">What is the meaning of 'Holy to the Lord'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'holy_to_the_lord'_mean.htm">What is the meaning of "Holy to the Lord"?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/ezekiel_4_6__judah's_40_days_vs._kings.htm">Ezekiel 4:6: How do the 40 days for Judah align with or contradict other biblical timelines found in Kings and Chronicles?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/44.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 23, 24.</span> - Among the priests' official duties four things are prescribed. <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> <span class="accented">The education of the people</span> in the fundamental principles of their religion, viz. that a distinction existed between the "holy" and "profane," or "<span class="accented">common</span>," and in the practical application of that principle, the art of discerning between the "unclean" and the "clean." This duty had been laid upon the priests of Mosaism (<a href="/leviticus/10-10.htm">Leviticus 10:10</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/24-8.htm">Deuteronomy 24:8</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/33-10.htm">Deuteronomy 33:10</a>), but in the last years of the monarchy had been neglected (Ezekiel 26:26; comp. <a href="/malachi/2-7.htm">Malachi 2:7-9</a>). <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> <span class="accented">The administration of justice</span> in all disputes arising out of and connected with the practices of their religion. This office had pertained to the priests under the Law (<a href="/numbers/5-14.htm">Numbers 5:14-31</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/17-8.htm">Deuteronomy 17:8-13</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/19-17.htm">Deuteronomy 19:17</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/21-5.htm">Deuteronomy 21:5</a>), and was exercised in pre-exilic times (<a href="/hosea/4-6.htm">Hosea 4:6</a>; <a href="/micah/3-11.htm">Micah 3:11</a>; <a href="/isaiah/28-7.htm">Isaiah 28:7</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/18-18.htm">Jeremiah 18:18</a>), though not always in accord-ante with Jehovah s judgments. That the juridical authority of the priests was purely of a moral kind (Wellhausen, Smend), can be maintained only by rejecting <a href="/2_chronicles/17-7.htm">2 Chronicles 17:7-9</a> and 2 Chron 19:5-11 as unhistorical <p><span class="note_emph">(3)</span> The <span class="accented">regulation of all festal assemblies in</span> accordance with the Divine statutes. For errors in the celebration of these festivals, the priests should be answerable, as they had always been; only under the new <span class="accented">regime</span> there should be no errors. . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/44-23.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">They are to teach</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹר֔וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3384.htm">Strong's 3384: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flow as water, to lay, throw, to point out, to teach</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My people</span><br /><span class="heb">עַמִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(‘am·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the difference between</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(bên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_996.htm">Strong's 996: </a> </span><span class="str2">An interval, space between</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the holy</span><br /><span class="heb">קֹ֖דֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(qō·ḏeš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacred place, thing, sanctity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the common,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְחֹ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḥōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2455.htm">Strong's 2455: </a> </span><span class="str2">Profaneness, commonness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and show them how to discern</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹדִעֻֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·ḏi·‘um)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">between</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבֵין־</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇên-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_996.htm">Strong's 996: </a> </span><span class="str2">An interval, space between</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the clean</span><br /><span class="heb">לְטָה֖וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ṭā·hō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2889.htm">Strong's 2889: </a> </span><span class="str2">Clean, pure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the unclean.</span><br /><span class="heb">טָמֵ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(ṭā·mê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2931.htm">Strong's 2931: </a> </span><span class="str2">Unclean</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/44-23.htm">Ezekiel 44:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/44-23.htm">Ezekiel 44:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/44-23.htm">Ezekiel 44:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/44-23.htm">Ezekiel 44:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/44-23.htm">Ezekiel 44:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/44-23.htm">Ezekiel 44:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/44-23.htm">Ezekiel 44:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/44-23.htm">Ezekiel 44:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/44-23.htm">Ezekiel 44:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/44-23.htm">Ezekiel 44:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/44-23.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 44:23 They shall teach my people the difference (Ezek. 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