The Meaning of Ezekiel 44:21 Explained

Ezekiel 44:21

KJV: Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.

YLT: And no priest doth drink wine in their coming in unto the inner court.

Darby: Neither shall any priest drink wine when they enter into the inner court.

ASV: Neither shall any of the priests drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Neither shall any priest  drink  wine,  when they enter  into the inner  court. 

What does Ezekiel 44:21 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 44

1  The east gate assigned only to the prince
4  The priests reproved for polluting the sanctuary
9  Idolaters incapable of the priests office
15  The sons of Zadok are accepted thereto
17  Ordinances for the priests

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 44:21 mean?

And wine No shall drink any priest when he enters into the court inner
וְיַ֥יִן לֹֽא־ יִשְׁתּ֖וּ כָּל־ כֹּהֵ֑ן בְּבוֹאָ֖ם אֶל־ הֶחָצֵ֥ר הַפְּנִימִֽית

וְיַ֥יִן  And  wine 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יַיִן  
Sense: wine.
לֹֽא־  No 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
יִשְׁתּ֖וּ  shall  drink 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: שָׁתָה  
Sense: to drink.
כָּל־  any 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
כֹּהֵ֑ן  priest 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
בְּבוֹאָ֖ם  when  he  enters 
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, third person masculine plural
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
אֶל־  into 
Parse: Preposition
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
הֶחָצֵ֥ר  the  court 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular
Root: חָצֵר 
Sense: court, enclosure.
הַפְּנִימִֽית  inner 
Parse: Article, Adjective, feminine singular
Root: פְּנִימִי  
Sense: inner.

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