The Bible and Holy Scriptures conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament. Translated according to the Ebrue and Greke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languges. VVith moste profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance as may appeare in the epistle to the reader

CHAP. XLIIII.

He reptoueth the people for their offence. 7 The vncir∣cumcised in heart, & in the flesh. 9 Who are to be admit∣ted to the seruice of the Temple, & who to be refused.

1 THen he broght me toward the gate of the* 1.1 outwarde Sanctuarie, which turneth to∣ward the East, and it was shut.

2 Then said the Lord vnto me, This gate shal∣bea 1.2 shut, (and) shal not be opened, and no man shal entre by it, because the LORDE GOD of Israél hathe entred by it, and it shal be shut.

3 (It apperteineth) to the Prince: the Prince him self shal sit in it to eat bread before the Lord: he shal entre by the way of the porche of that gate, and shal go out by the way of the same.

4 ¶ Then broght he me toward the North gate before the House: and when I loked, behold the glorie of the Lord filled the house of the Lord, and I fel vpon my face.

5 And the Lord said vnto me, Sonne of man, ” 1.3 marke wel, and beholde with thine eyes, & heare with thine 〈◊〉〈◊〉, all that I say vnto thee concerning all the ordinances of the House of the LORD, and all the lawes thereof, and marke wel the entring in of the house with euerie going forthe of the Sanctuarie.

6 And thou shalt say to the rebellious, (euen) to the house of Israél, Thus saith the LORD God, O house of Israél, ye haue ynough of all your abominacions,

7 Seing, that ye haue broght into my Sanctua rieb 1.4 strāgers, vncircūcised in heart, and vncir cūcised in flesh, to be in my Sāctuarie, to pol lute mine house, when ye offre my bread, (euen) fat, and blood: and they haue broken my couenāt, because of all your abominaciōs

8 Forye haue not kept thec 1.5 ordinances of mi ne holie things: but you your selues haue set (other) to take the charge of my Sanctuarie

9 Thus saith the Lord God, No stranger vncir∣cumcised in heart, nor 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in flesh shal entre into my Sanctuarie, of any strāger that is among the children of Israél,

10 Nether yet thed 1.6 Leuites that are gone bac∣ke from me, when Israél went astray, which went astray from me after their idoles, but thei shal beare their iniquitie.

11 And thei shal serue in my Sanctuarie, and kepe the gates of the House, and minister in the House: thei shal slaye the burnt offring and the sacrifice for the people: and thei shal stande before them to serue them.

12 Because thei serued before their idoles, and caused the house of Israél to fall into iniqui∣tie, therefore haue I lift vp mine hād against them, saith the Lord God, and thei shal bea∣re their iniquitie,

13 And thei shal not come nere vnto me to do the office of the Priest vnto me, nether shal thei come nere vnto any of mine holy things in the moste holy place, but they shal beare their shame and their abominacions, which thei haue committed.

14 And I wil make them kepers of the watche of the House, for all the seruice thereof, and for all that shalbe done therein.

15 But the Priests of the Leuites, the sonnes of Zadók, that e 1.7 kept the charge of my San∣ctuarie, when the children of Israél went a∣stray from me, thei shal come nere to me to serue me, and thei shal stand before me to of∣fre methe fat and the blood, saith the Lord God.

16 Thei shal entre into my Sanctuarie, and shal come nere to my table, to serue me, and thei shal kepe my charge.

17 And when thei shal entre in at the gates of the inner court, thei shalbe clothed with li∣nen garments, and no woll shal come vpon thē while thei serue in the gates of the inner court, and within.

18 Thei shal haue linen bonettes vpon their heades, and shal haue linen breches vpon their loynes: thei shal not gyrd them selues in the sweating (places.)

19 But when they go forthe into the vtter court, (euen) to the vtter court to the peo∣ple, thei shal put of their garments, wherein thei ministred, & laye them in the holy cham bers, and thei shal put on other garments: for thei shal not sanctifie the people with their garments.

20 Thei shal not alsof 1.8 shaue their heades, nor suffre their lockes to growe long, (but) ro∣und their heades.

21 * Nether shal any Priest drinke wine when* 1.9 thei enter into the inner.

22 Nether shal thei take for their wiues a wi∣dowe, or her that is diuorced but thei shal take maidens of the sede of the house of Is∣raél, or a widow that hathe bene the widow of a Priest.

23 And thei shal teache my people (the diffe∣rence) betwene the holy and prophane, and cause thē to discerne betwene the vncleane and the cleane.

24 And in controuersie thei shal stand to iudge, and thei shal iudge it according to

my iudgemēts: and they shal kepe my lawes and my statutes in all mine assemblies, and they shal sanctifie my Sabbaths.

25 * And they shal come at no dead persone to* 1.10 defile them selues, except at (their) father, or mother, or sonne, or daughter, brother or si∣ster, that hathe had yet none housband: (in these) may theyg 1.11 be defiled.

26 And whē he is clensed, thei shal rekon vnto him seuen dayes.

27 And when he goeth into the Sanctuarie vn to the inner court to minister in the Sanctua rie, he shal offre his sin offring, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the Lord God.

28 * And the (Priesthode) shalbe their inheritā* 1.12 ce, (yea,) I am their inheritance: therefore shall ye giue thē no possession in Israél, (for) I am their possession.

29 They shal eat the meat offring, and the sin offring, and the trespace 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 dedicate thing 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Israél shalbe 〈◊〉〈◊〉.

30 * And all the first os all the first borne, & eue* 1.13 rie oblation, (euen) all of euerie 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of your oblations shalbe the Priests. Ye shal also 〈◊〉〈◊〉 vnto the Priest the first of your dough that he may cause the blessing to rest in thine house.

31 The Priests shal not eat of any thing, that* 1.14 is * dead, or torne, whether it be 〈◊〉〈◊〉 or beast* 1.15

Notes

• * 1.1

  〈◊〉〈◊〉. The East gate D in the great figure.
• a 1.2

  Meaning, from the cōmune peo∣ple, but not from the 〈◊〉〈◊〉, nor the 〈◊〉〈◊〉, read Chap. 46, 9.
• ” 1.3

  Ebr. set thine 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• b 1.4

  For they had broght ydola∣ters which 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of other coūtreis, to teache them their idolatrie Chap. 23, 40.
• c 1.5

  Ye haue not offred vnto me ac cording to my Law.
• d 1.6

  The Leuites which had 〈◊〉〈◊〉 mitted 〈◊〉〈◊〉, were put from their 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and colde not be re∣ceyued into the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 office, al∣thogh the had bene of the house of A aron, but must serue in the inferior offices as to watched & to kepe the dores read 2. King. 23. 9.
• e 1.7

  Which obser∣ued the Lawe of God, and fel not to idolatrie.
• f 1.8

  As did the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 deles & heathen
• * 1.9

  Leuit. 21. 13.
• * 1.10

  〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 22.
• g 1.11

  Thei may be at their buryal, Whi che Was 〈◊〉〈◊〉
• * 1.12

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 〈◊〉〈◊〉. nomb. 18, 20.
• * 1.13

  〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 2. & 22, 29 & 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 〈◊〉〈◊〉. nomb. 3, 13.
• * 1.14

  Exod 22, 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.15

  Leui, 22, 8.