Then he brought me backthe wayof the gateof the outwardsanctuarywhich lookethtoward the east; and it was shut. Then saidthe LORDuntome; Thisgateshall beshut, it shall notbe opened, and nomanshall enter inby it; becausethe LORD, the Godof Israel, hath entered inby it, therefore it shall beshut. It is for the prince; the prince, heshall sitin it to eatbreadbeforethe LORD; he shall enterby the wayof the porchof that gate, and shall go outby the wayof the same. Then broughthe me the wayof the northgatebeforethe house: and I looked, and, behold, the gloryof the LORDfilledthe houseof the LORD: and I felluponmy face. And the LORDsaiduntome, Sonof man, mark well, and beholdwith thine eyes, and hearwith thine earsallthatIsayunto thee concerning allthe ordinancesof the houseof the LORD, and allthe lawsthereof; and mark wellthe entering inof the house, with everygoing forthof the sanctuary. And thou shalt saytothe rebellious, even tothe houseof Israel, Thussaiththe LordGOD; O ye houseof Israel, let it sufficeyou ofallyour abominations, In that ye have brought into my sanctuary strangers, uncircumcisedin heart, and uncircumcisedin flesh, to bein my sanctuary, to polluteit, even my house, when ye offermy bread, the fatand the blood, and they have brokenmy covenantbecause ofallyour abominations. And ye have notkeptthe chargeof mine holy things: but ye have setkeepersof my chargein my sanctuaryfor yourselves. Thussaiththe LordGOD; Nostranger, uncircumcisedin heart, nor uncircumcisedin flesh, shall enterintomy sanctuary, of anystrangerthat is amongthe childrenof Israel. Andthe Levitesthatare gone away farfromme, when Israelwent astray, whichwent astrayaway fromme aftertheir idols; they shall even beartheir iniquity. Yet they shall beministersin my sanctuary, having chargeatthe gatesof the house, and ministeringto the house: theyshall slaythe burnt offeringand the sacrificefor the people, and theyshall standbeforethem to ministerunto them. Becausethey ministered untothem beforetheir idols, and causedthe houseof Israelto fallinto iniquity; thereforehave I lifted upmine handagainstthem, saiththe LordGOD, and they shall beartheir iniquity. And they shall notcome nearuntome, to do the office of a priestunto me, nor to come neartoanyof my holy things, inthe most holy place : but they shall beartheir shame, and their abominationswhichthey have committed. But I will makethem keepersof the chargeof the house, for allthe servicethereof, and for allthatshall be donetherein. But the prieststhe Levites, the sonsof Zadok, thatkeptthe chargeof my sanctuarywhen the childrenof Israelwent astrayfromme, theyshall come neartome to ministerunto me, and they shall standbeforeme to offerunto me the fatand the blood, saiththe LordGOD: Theyshall enterintomy sanctuary, and theyshall come neartomy table, to ministerunto me, and they shall keepmy charge. And it shall come to pass, that when they enter inatthe gatesof the innercourt, they shall be clothed withlinengarments; and nowoolshall comeuponthem, while they ministerin the gatesof the innercourt, and within. They shall havelinenbonnetsupontheir heads, and shall havelinenbreechesupontheir loins; they shall notgird themselves with any thing that causeth sweat. And when they go forthintothe uttercourt, even intothe uttercourttothe people, they shall put offtheir garmentswhereintheyministered, and laythem in the holychambers, and they shall put onothergarments; and they shall notsanctifythe peoplewith their garments. Neithershall they shavetheir heads, norsuffer their locksto grow long; they shall only polltheir heads. Neithershall anypriestdrinkwine, when they enterintothe innercourt. Neithershall they takefor their wivesa widow, nor her that is put away: butthey shall takemaidensof the seedof the houseof Israel, or a widowthathada priestbefore. And they shall teachmy people the difference betweenthe holyand profane, and cause them to discernbetweenthe uncleanand the clean. And incontroversytheyshall standin judgment; and they shall judgeit according to my judgments: and they shall keepmy lawsand my statutesin allmine assemblies; and they shall hallowmy sabbaths. And they shall comeatnodeadpersonto defilethemselves: butfor father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sisterthathath hadnohusband, they may defile themselves. And afterhe is cleansed, they shall reckonunto him sevendays. And in the daythat he goethintothe sanctuary, untothe innercourt, to ministerin the sanctuary, he shall offerhis sin offering, saiththe LordGOD. And it shall beunto them for an inheritance: I am their inheritance: and ye shall givethem nopossessionin Israel: I am their possession. Theyshall eatthe meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; and everydedicated thingin Israelshall betheirs. And the firstof allthe firstfruitsof all things , and everyoblationof all, of every sort of your oblations, shall bethe priest's: ye shall also giveunto the priestthe firstof your dough, that he may cause the blessingto restinthine house. The priestsshall noteatof any thingthat is dead of itself, or torn, whetherit be fowlorbeast.