Ezekiel 44:23 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 44:23

21 ^aNo priest shall drink wine when he enters the inner court.

22 They shall not take as wife a ^awidow or a divorced woman, but take virgins of the descendants of the house of Israel, or widows of priests.

23 “And ^athey shall teach My people the difference between the holy and the unholy, and cause them to ^bdiscern between the unclean and the clean.

24 ^aIn controversy they shall stand as judges, and judge it according to My judgments. They shall keep My laws and My statutes in all My appointed meetings, ^band they shall hallow My Sabbaths.

25 “They shall not defile themselves by coming near a dead person. Only for father or mother, for son or daughter, for brother or unmarried sister may they defile themselves.

26 ^aAfter he is cleansed, they shall count seven days for him.

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 44:23

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
The priests shall teach My people the difference between the holy and the common {or} profane, and cause them to distinguish between the unclean and the clean.

Contemporary English Version
Priests must teach my people the difference between what is sacred and what is ordinary, and between what is clean and what is unclean.

Darby English Version
And they shall teach my people [the difference] between holy and profane, and cause them to discern between unclean and clean.

Good News Bible
"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.

King James Version
And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.

New American Standard Bible
"Moreover, they shall teach My people {the} {difference} between the holy and the profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.

New International Version
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.

New King James Version
“And they shall teach My people the difference between the holy and the unholy, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Moreover, they shall teach My people the difference between the holy and the profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.

Revised Standard Version
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.

Young's Literal Translation
`And My people they direct between holy and common, and between unclean and clean they cause them to discern.

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