The Meaning of Ezekiel 48:11 Explained

Ezekiel 48:11

KJV: It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok; which have kept my charge, which went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.

YLT: For the priests who are sanctified of the sons of Zadok, who have kept My charge, who erred not in the erring of the sons of Israel, as the Levites erred,

Darby: It shall be for the priests that are hallowed of the sons of Zadok, who kept my charge and went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.

ASV: It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok, that have kept my charge, that went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

[It shall be] for the priests  that are sanctified  of the sons  of Zadok;  which have kept  my charge,  which went not astray  when the children  of Israel  went astray,  as the Levites  went astray. 

What does Ezekiel 48:11 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 48

1  The portions of the twelve tribes;
8  of the sanctuary;
15  of the city and suburbs;
21  and of the prince
23  The portions of the twelve tribes
30  The dimensions and gates of the city

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 48:11 mean?

[It] [shall] [be] for the priests who are sanctified of the sons of Zadok who have kept My charge not did go astray when went astray the sons of Israel as went astray the Levites -
לַכֹּהֲנִ֤ים הַֽמְקֻדָּשׁ֙ מִבְּנֵ֣י צָד֔וֹק אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁמְר֖וּ מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֑י לֹֽא־ תָע֗וּ בִּתְעוֹת֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר תָּע֖וּ הַלְוִיִּֽם ס

לַכֹּהֲנִ֤ים  [It]  [shall]  [be]  for  the  priests 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
הַֽמְקֻדָּשׁ֙  who  are  sanctified 
Parse: Article, Verb, Pual, Participle, masculine singular
Root: קָדַשׁ  
Sense: to consecrate, sanctify, prepare, dedicate, be hallowed, be holy, be sanctified, be separate.
מִבְּנֵ֣י  of  the  sons 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
צָד֔וֹק  of  Zadok 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: צָדֹוק  
Sense: the high priest, son of Ahitub of the house of Eleazar the son of Aaron, and th in descent from Aaron; joined David after Saul’s death and supported him against Absalom and Adonijah; anointed Solomon as king.
שָׁמְר֖וּ  have  kept 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: שָׁמַר  
Sense: to keep, guard, observe, give heed.
מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֑י  My  charge 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: מִשְׁמֶרֶת  
Sense: guard, charge, function, obligation, service, watch.
תָע֗וּ  did  go  astray 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: תָּעָה  
Sense: to err, wander, go astray, stagger.
בִּתְעוֹת֙  when  went  astray 
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: תָּעָה  
Sense: to err, wander, go astray, stagger.
בְּנֵ֣י  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל  of  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
תָּע֖וּ  went  astray 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: תָּעָה  
Sense: to err, wander, go astray, stagger.
הַלְוִיִּֽם  the  Levites 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine plural
Root: לֵוִי  
Sense: the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation