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'''The Book of Ezekiel'''
'''The Book of Ezekiel'''
===Chapter 1===
[1] In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the exiles by the river Chebar, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
[1] In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the exiles by the river Chebar, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
[2] On the fifth day of the month (it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoi'achin),
[2] On the fifth day of the month (it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoi'achin),
Such was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard the voice of one speaking.
Such was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard the voice of one speaking.
===Chapter 2===
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[9] And when I looked, behold, a hand was stretched out to me, and, lo, a written scroll was in it;
[9] And when I looked, behold, a hand was stretched out to me, and, lo, a written scroll was in it;
[10] and he spread it before me; and it had writing on the front and on the back, and there were written on it words of lamentation and mourning and woe.
[10] and he spread it before me; and it had writing on the front and on the back, and there were written on it words of lamentation and mourning and woe.
===Chapter 3===
[1] And he said to me, "Son of man, eat what is offered to you; eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel."
[1] And he said to me, "Son of man, eat what is offered to you; eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel."
[2] So I opened my mouth, and he gave me the scroll to eat.
[2] So I opened my mouth, and he gave me the scroll to eat.
[26] and I will make your tongue cleave to the roof of your mouth, so that you shall be dumb and unable to reprove them; for they are a rebellious house.
[26] and I will make your tongue cleave to the roof of your mouth, so that you shall be dumb and unable to reprove them; for they are a rebellious house.
[27] But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you shall say to them, `Thus says the Lord GOD'; he that will hear, let him hear; and he that will refuse to hear, let him refuse; for they are a rebellious house.
[27] But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you shall say to them, `Thus says the Lord GOD'; he that will hear, let him hear; and he that will refuse to hear, let him refuse; for they are a rebellious house.
===Chapter 4===
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[16] Moreover he said to me, "Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem; they shall eat bread by weight and with fearfulness; and they shall drink water by measure and in dismay.
[16] Moreover he said to me, "Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem; they shall eat bread by weight and with fearfulness; and they shall drink water by measure and in dismay.
[17] I will do this that they may lack bread and water, and look at one another in dismay, and waste away under their punishment.
[17] I will do this that they may lack bread and water, and look at one another in dismay, and waste away under their punishment.
===Chapter 5===
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[16] when I loose against you my deadly arrows of famine, arrows for destruction, which I will loose to destroy you, and when I bring more and more famine upon you, and break your staff of bread.
[16] when I loose against you my deadly arrows of famine, arrows for destruction, which I will loose to destroy you, and when I bring more and more famine upon you, and break your staff of bread.
[17] I will send famine and wild beasts against you, and they will rob you of your children; pestilence and blood shall pass through you; and I will bring the sword upon you. I, the LORD, have spoken."
[17] I will send famine and wild beasts against you, and they will rob you of your children; pestilence and blood shall pass through you; and I will bring the sword upon you. I, the LORD, have spoken."
===Chapter 6===
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[13] And you shall know that I am the LORD, when their slain lie among their idols round about their altars, upon every high hill, on all the mountain tops, under every green tree, and under every leafy oak, wherever they offered pleasing odor to all their idols.
[13] And you shall know that I am the LORD, when their slain lie among their idols round about their altars, upon every high hill, on all the mountain tops, under every green tree, and under every leafy oak, wherever they offered pleasing odor to all their idols.
[14] And I will stretch out my hand against them, and make the land desolate and waste, throughout all their habitations, from the wilderness to Riblah. Then they will know that I am the LORD."
[14] And I will stretch out my hand against them, and make the land desolate and waste, throughout all their habitations, from the wilderness to Riblah. Then they will know that I am the LORD."
===Chapter 7===
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[26] Disaster comes upon disaster, rumor follows rumor; they seek a vision from the prophet, but the law perishes from the priest, and counsel from the elders.
[26] Disaster comes upon disaster, rumor follows rumor; they seek a vision from the prophet, but the law perishes from the priest, and counsel from the elders.
[27] The king mourns, the prince is wrapped in despair, and the hands of the people of the land are palsied by terror. According to their way I will do to them, and according to their own judgments I will judge them; and they shall know that I am the LORD."
[27] The king mourns, the prince is wrapped in despair, and the hands of the people of the land are palsied by terror. According to their way I will do to them, and according to their own judgments I will judge them; and they shall know that I am the LORD."
===Chapter 8===
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[17] Then he said to me, "Have you seen this, O son of man? Is it too slight a thing for the house of Judah to commit the abominations which they commit here, that they should fill the land with violence, and provoke me further to anger? Lo, they put the branch to their nose.
[17] Then he said to me, "Have you seen this, O son of man? Is it too slight a thing for the house of Judah to commit the abominations which they commit here, that they should fill the land with violence, and provoke me further to anger? Lo, they put the branch to their nose.
[18] Therefore I will deal in wrath; my eye will not spare, nor will I have pity; and though they cry in my ears with a loud voice, I will not hear them."
[18] Therefore I will deal in wrath; my eye will not spare, nor will I have pity; and though they cry in my ears with a loud voice, I will not hear them."
===Chapter 9===
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And lo, the man clothed in linen, with the writing case at his side, brought back word, saying, "I have done as thou didst command me."
And lo, the man clothed in linen, with the writing case at his side, brought back word, saying, "I have done as thou didst command me."
===Chapter 10===
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[21] Each had four faces, and each four wings, and underneath their wings the semblance of human hands.
[21] Each had four faces, and each four wings, and underneath their wings the semblance of human hands.
[22] And as for the likeness of their faces, they were the very faces whose appearance I had seen by the river Chebar. They went every one straight forward.
[22] And as for the likeness of their faces, they were the very faces whose appearance I had seen by the river Chebar. They went every one straight forward.
===Chapter 11===
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[24] And the Spirit lifted me up and brought me in the vision by the Spirit of God into Chalde'a, to the exiles. Then the vision that I had seen went up from me.
[24] And the Spirit lifted me up and brought me in the vision by the Spirit of God into Chalde'a, to the exiles. Then the vision that I had seen went up from me.
[25] And I told the exiles all the things that the LORD had showed me.
[25] And I told the exiles all the things that the LORD had showed me.
===Chapter 12===
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[27] "Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, `The vision that he sees is for many days hence, and he prophesies of times far off.'
[27] "Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, `The vision that he sees is for many days hence, and he prophesies of times far off.'
[28] Therefore say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: None of my words will be delayed any longer, but the word which I speak will be performed, says the Lord GOD."
[28] Therefore say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: None of my words will be delayed any longer, but the word which I speak will be performed, says the Lord GOD."
===Chapter 13===
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[22] Because you have disheartened the righteous falsely, although I have not disheartened him, and you have encouraged the wicked, that he should not turn from his wicked way to save his life;
[22] Because you have disheartened the righteous falsely, although I have not disheartened him, and you have encouraged the wicked, that he should not turn from his wicked way to save his life;
[23] therefore you shall no more see delusive visions nor practice divination; I will deliver my people out of your hand. Then you will know that I am the LORD."
[23] therefore you shall no more see delusive visions nor practice divination; I will deliver my people out of your hand. Then you will know that I am the LORD."
===Chapter 14===
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[22] Yet, if there should be left in it any survivors to lead out sons and daughters, when they come forth to you, and you see their ways and their doings, you will be consoled for the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, for all that I have brought upon it.
[22] Yet, if there should be left in it any survivors to lead out sons and daughters, when they come forth to you, and you see their ways and their doings, you will be consoled for the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, for all that I have brought upon it.
[23] They will console you, when you see their ways and their doings; and you shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, says the Lord GOD."
[23] They will console you, when you see their ways and their doings; and you shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, says the Lord GOD."
===Chapter 15===
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[7] And I will set my face against them; though they escape from the fire, the fire shall yet consume them; and you will know that I am the LORD, when I set my face against them.
[7] And I will set my face against them; though they escape from the fire, the fire shall yet consume them; and you will know that I am the LORD, when I set my face against them.
[8] And I will make the land desolate, because they have acted faithlessly, says the Lord GOD."
[8] And I will make the land desolate, because they have acted faithlessly, says the Lord GOD."
===Chapter 16===
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[62] I will establish my covenant with you, and you shall know that I am the LORD,
[62] I will establish my covenant with you, and you shall know that I am the LORD,
[63] that you may remember and be confounded, and never open your mouth again because of your shame, when I forgive you all that you have done, says the Lord GOD."
[63] that you may remember and be confounded, and never open your mouth again because of your shame, when I forgive you all that you have done, says the Lord GOD."
===Chapter 17===
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[23] on the mountain height of Israel will I plant it, that it may bring forth boughs and bear fruit, and become a noble cedar; and under it will dwell all kinds of beasts; in the shade of its branches birds of every sort will nest.
[23] on the mountain height of Israel will I plant it, that it may bring forth boughs and bear fruit, and become a noble cedar; and under it will dwell all kinds of beasts; in the shade of its branches birds of every sort will nest.
[24] And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD bring low the high tree, and make high the low tree, dry up the green tree, and make the dry tree flourish. I the LORD have spoken, and I will do it."
[24] And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD bring low the high tree, and make high the low tree, dry up the green tree, and make the dry tree flourish. I the LORD have spoken, and I will do it."
===Chapter 18===
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[31] Cast away from you all the transgressions which you have committed against me, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! Why will you die, O house of Israel?
[31] Cast away from you all the transgressions which you have committed against me, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! Why will you die, O house of Israel?
[32] For I have no pleasure in the death of any one, says the Lord GOD; so turn, and live."
[32] For I have no pleasure in the death of any one, says the Lord GOD; so turn, and live."
===Chapter 19===
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This is a lamentation, and has become a lamentation.
This is a lamentation, and has become a lamentation.
===Chapter 20===
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[48] All flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it; it shall not be quenched."
[48] All flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it; it shall not be quenched."
[49] Then I said, "Ah Lord GOD! they are saying of me, `Is he not a maker of allegories?'"
[49] Then I said, "Ah Lord GOD! they are saying of me, `Is he not a maker of allegories?'"
===Chapter 21===
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[31] And I will pour out my indignation upon you; I will blow upon you with the fire of my wrath; and I will deliver you into the hands of brutal men, skilful to destroy.
[31] And I will pour out my indignation upon you; I will blow upon you with the fire of my wrath; and I will deliver you into the hands of brutal men, skilful to destroy.
[32] You shall be fuel for the fire; your blood shall be in the midst of the land; you shall be no more remembered; for I the LORD have spoken."
[32] You shall be fuel for the fire; your blood shall be in the midst of the land; you shall be no more remembered; for I the LORD have spoken."
===Chapter 22===
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[30] And I sought for a man among them who should build up the wall and stand in the breach before me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found none.
[30] And I sought for a man among them who should build up the wall and stand in the breach before me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found none.
[31] Therefore I have poured out my indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath; their way have I requited upon their heads, says the Lord GOD."
[31] Therefore I have poured out my indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath; their way have I requited upon their heads, says the Lord GOD."
===Chapter 23===
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[48] Thus will I put an end to lewdness in the land, that all women may take warning and not commit lewdness as you have done.
[48] Thus will I put an end to lewdness in the land, that all women may take warning and not commit lewdness as you have done.
[49] And your lewdness shall be requited upon you, and you shall bear the penalty for your sinful idolatry; and you shall know that I am the Lord GOD."
[49] And your lewdness shall be requited upon you, and you shall bear the penalty for your sinful idolatry; and you shall know that I am the Lord GOD."
===Chapter 24===
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[26] on that day a fugitive will come to you to report to you the news.
[26] on that day a fugitive will come to you to report to you the news.
[27] On that day your mouth will be opened to the fugitive, and you shall speak and be no longer dumb. So you will be a sign to them; and they will know that I am the LORD."
[27] On that day your mouth will be opened to the fugitive, and you shall speak and be no longer dumb. So you will be a sign to them; and they will know that I am the LORD."
===Chapter 25===
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[16] therefore thus says the Lord GOD, Behold, I will stretch out my hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cher'ethites, and destroy the rest of the seacoast.
[16] therefore thus says the Lord GOD, Behold, I will stretch out my hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cher'ethites, and destroy the rest of the seacoast.
[17] I will execute great vengeance upon them with wrathful chastisements. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I lay my vengeance upon them."
[17] I will execute great vengeance upon them with wrathful chastisements. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I lay my vengeance upon them."
===Chapter 26===
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[20] then I will thrust you down with those who descend into the Pit, to the people of old, and I will make you to dwell in the nether world, among primeval ruins, with those who go down to the Pit, so that you will not be inhabited or have a place in the land of the living.
[20] then I will thrust you down with those who descend into the Pit, to the people of old, and I will make you to dwell in the nether world, among primeval ruins, with those who go down to the Pit, so that you will not be inhabited or have a place in the land of the living.
[21] I will bring you to a dreadful end, and you shall be no more; though you be sought for, you will never be found again, says the Lord GOD."
[21] I will bring you to a dreadful end, and you shall be no more; though you be sought for, you will never be found again, says the Lord GOD."
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and shall be no more for ever.'"
and shall be no more for ever.'"
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[26] And they shall dwell securely in it, and they shall build houses and plant vineyards. They shall dwell securely, when I execute judgments upon all their neighbors who have treated them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God."
[26] And they shall dwell securely in it, and they shall build houses and plant vineyards. They shall dwell securely, when I execute judgments upon all their neighbors who have treated them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God."
===Chapter 29===
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"On that day I will cause a horn to spring forth to the house of Israel, and I will open your lips among them. Then they will know that I am the LORD."
"On that day I will cause a horn to spring forth to the house of Israel, and I will open your lips among them. Then they will know that I am the LORD."
===Chapter 30===
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[25] I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh shall fall; and they shall know that I am the LORD. When I put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, he shall stretch it out against the land of Egypt;
[25] I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh shall fall; and they shall know that I am the LORD. When I put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, he shall stretch it out against the land of Egypt;
[26] and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them throughout the countries. Then they will know that I am the LORD."
[26] and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them throughout the countries. Then they will know that I am the LORD."
===Chapter 31===
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"This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, says the Lord GOD."
"This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, says the Lord GOD."
===Chapter 32===
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[32] For he spread terror in the land of the living; therefore he shall be laid among the uncircumcised, with those who are slain by the sword, Pharaoh and all his multitude, says the Lord GOD."
[32] For he spread terror in the land of the living; therefore he shall be laid among the uncircumcised, with those who are slain by the sword, Pharaoh and all his multitude, says the Lord GOD."
===Chapter 33===
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[32] And, lo, you are to them like one who sings love songs with a beautiful voice and plays well on an instrument, for they hear what you say, but they will not do it.
[32] And, lo, you are to them like one who sings love songs with a beautiful voice and plays well on an instrument, for they hear what you say, but they will not do it.
[33] When this comes -- and come it will! -- then they will know that a prophet has been among them."
[33] When this comes -- and come it will! -- then they will know that a prophet has been among them."
===Chapter 34===
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[30] And they shall know that I, the LORD their God, am with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are my people, says the Lord GOD.
[30] And they shall know that I, the LORD their God, am with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are my people, says the Lord GOD.
[31] And you are my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, and I am your God, says the Lord GOD."
[31] And you are my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, and I am your God, says the Lord GOD."
===Chapter 35===
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[14] Thus says the Lord GOD: For the rejoicing of the whole earth I will make you desolate.
[14] Thus says the Lord GOD: For the rejoicing of the whole earth I will make you desolate.
[15] As you rejoiced over the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so I will deal with you; you shall be desolate, Mount Se'ir, and all Edom, all of it. Then they will know that I am the LORD.
[15] As you rejoiced over the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so I will deal with you; you shall be desolate, Mount Se'ir, and all Edom, all of it. Then they will know that I am the LORD.
===Chapter 36===
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[38] Like the flock for sacrifices, like the flock at Jerusalem during her appointed feasts, so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men. Then they will know that I am the LORD."
[38] Like the flock for sacrifices, like the flock at Jerusalem during her appointed feasts, so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men. Then they will know that I am the LORD."
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[27] My dwelling place shall be with them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
[27] My dwelling place shall be with them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
[28] Then the nations will know that I the LORD sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary is in the midst of them for evermore."
[28] Then the nations will know that I the LORD sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary is in the midst of them for evermore."
===Chapter 38===
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[22] With pestilence and bloodshed I will enter into judgment with him; and I will rain upon him and his hordes and the many peoples that are with him, torrential rains and hailstones, fire and brimstone.
[22] With pestilence and bloodshed I will enter into judgment with him; and I will rain upon him and his hordes and the many peoples that are with him, torrential rains and hailstones, fire and brimstone.
[23] So I will show my greatness and my holiness and make myself known in the eyes of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.
[23] So I will show my greatness and my holiness and make myself known in the eyes of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.
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[28] Then they shall know that I am the LORD their God because I sent them into exile among the nations, and then gathered them into their own land. I will leave none of them remaining among the nations any more;
[28] Then they shall know that I am the LORD their God because I sent them into exile among the nations, and then gathered them into their own land. I will leave none of them remaining among the nations any more;
[29] and I will not hide my face any more from them, when I pour out my Spirit upon the house of Israel, says the Lord GOD."
[29] and I will not hide my face any more from them, when I pour out my Spirit upon the house of Israel, says the Lord GOD."
===Chapter 40===
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[49] The length of the vestibule was twenty cubits, and the breadth twelve cubits; and ten steps led up to it; and there were pillars beside the jambs on either side.
[49] The length of the vestibule was twenty cubits, and the breadth twelve cubits; and ten steps led up to it; and there were pillars beside the jambs on either side.
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[25] And on the doors of the nave were carved cherubim and palm trees, such as were carved on the walls; and there was a canopy of wood in front of the vestibule outside.
[25] And on the doors of the nave were carved cherubim and palm trees, such as were carved on the walls; and there was a canopy of wood in front of the vestibule outside.
[26] And there were recessed windows and palm trees on either side, on the sidewalls of the vestibule.
[26] And there were recessed windows and palm trees on either side, on the sidewalls of the vestibule.
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[19] Then he turned to the west side and measured, five hundred cubits by the measuring reed.
[19] Then he turned to the west side and measured, five hundred cubits by the measuring reed.
[20] He measured it on the four sides. It had a wall around it, five hundred cubits long and five hundred cubits broad, to make a separation between the holy and the common.
[20] He measured it on the four sides. It had a wall around it, five hundred cubits long and five hundred cubits broad, to make a separation between the holy and the common.
===Chapter 43===
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[26] Seven days shall they make atonement for the altar and purify it, and so consecrate it.
[26] Seven days shall they make atonement for the altar and purify it, and so consecrate it.
[27] And when they have completed these days, then from the eighth day onward the priests shall offer upon the altar your burnt offerings and your peace offerings; and I will accept you, says the Lord GOD."
[27] And when they have completed these days, then from the eighth day onward the priests shall offer upon the altar your burnt offerings and your peace offerings; and I will accept you, says the Lord GOD."
===Chapter 44===
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[30] And the first of all the first fruits of all kinds, and every offering of all kinds from all your offerings, shall belong to the priests; you shall also give to the priests the first of your coarse meal, that a blessing may rest on your house.
[30] And the first of all the first fruits of all kinds, and every offering of all kinds from all your offerings, shall belong to the priests; you shall also give to the priests the first of your coarse meal, that a blessing may rest on your house.
[31] The priests shall not eat of anything, whether bird or beast, that has died of itself or is torn.
[31] The priests shall not eat of anything, whether bird or beast, that has died of itself or is torn.
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[24] And he shall provide as a cereal offering an ephah for each bull, an ephah for each ram, and a hin of oil to each ephah.
[24] And he shall provide as a cereal offering an ephah for each bull, an ephah for each ram, and a hin of oil to each ephah.
[25] In the seventh month, on the fifteenth day of the month and for the seven days of the feast, he shall make the same provision for sin offerings, burnt offerings, and cereal offerings, and for the oil.
[25] In the seventh month, on the fifteenth day of the month and for the seven days of the feast, he shall make the same provision for sin offerings, burnt offerings, and cereal offerings, and for the oil.
===Chapter 46===
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[23] On the inside, around each of the four courts was a row of masonry, with hearths made at the bottom of the rows round about.
[23] On the inside, around each of the four courts was a row of masonry, with hearths made at the bottom of the rows round about.
[24] Then he said to me, "These are the kitchens where those who minister at the temple shall boil the sacrifices of the people."
[24] Then he said to me, "These are the kitchens where those who minister at the temple shall boil the sacrifices of the people."
===Chapter 47===
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[22] You shall allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the aliens who reside among you and have begotten children among you. They shall be to you as native-born sons of Israel; with you they shall be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel.
[22] You shall allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the aliens who reside among you and have begotten children among you. They shall be to you as native-born sons of Israel; with you they shall be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel.
[23] In whatever tribe the alien resides, there you shall assign him his inheritance, says the Lord GOD.
[23] In whatever tribe the alien resides, there you shall assign him his inheritance, says the Lord GOD.
===Chapter 48===
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