Ezekiel 44:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"And you have not keptשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖ם
(she·mar·tem)
8104: to keep, watch, preservea prim. root
chargeמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת
(mish·me·ret)
4931: a guard, watch, charge, functionfem. of mishmar
of My holy thingsקָדָשָׁ֑י
(ka·da·shai;)
6944: apartness, sacrednessfrom an unused word
yourselves, but you have setוַתְּשִׂימ֗וּן
(vat·te·si·mun)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
[foreigners] to keepלְשֹׁמְרֵ֧י
(le·sho·me·rei)
8104: to keep, watch, preservea prim. root
chargeמִשְׁמַרְתִּ֛י
(mish·mar·ti)
4931: a guard, watch, charge, functionfem. of mishmar
of My sanctuary."בְּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖י
(be·mik·da·shi)
4720: a sacred place, sanctuaryfrom the same as qodesh


















KJV Lexicon
And ye have not kept
shamar  (shaw-mar')
to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
the charge
mishmereth  (mish-mer'-reth)
watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concr.) the sentry, the post; obj. preservation, or (concr.) safe; fig. observance, i.e. (abstr.) duty or (obj.) a usage or party -- charge, keep, or to be kept, office, ordinace, safeguard, ward, watch.
of mine holy things
qodesh  (ko'-desh)
a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity -- consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, (most) holy (day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.
but ye have set
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
keepers
shamar  (shaw-mar')
to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
of my charge
mishmereth  (mish-mer'-reth)
watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concr.) the sentry, the post; obj. preservation, or (concr.) safe; fig. observance, i.e. (abstr.) duty or (obj.) a usage or party -- charge, keep, or to be kept, office, ordinace, safeguard, ward, watch.
in my sanctuary
miqdash  (mik-dawsh')
a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary (whether of Jehovah or of idols) or asylum -- chapel, hallowed part, holy place, sanctuary.
for yourselves
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"And you have not kept charge of My holy things yourselves, but you have set foreigners to keep charge of My sanctuary."

King James Bible
And ye have not kept the charge of mine holy things: but ye have set keepers of my charge in my sanctuary for yourselves.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You have not kept charge of My holy things but have appointed others to keep charge of My sanctuary for you."

International Standard Version
Furthermore, you haven't paid attention to the requirements for my holy things. Instead, you placed foreigners in charge of my sanctuary."'

NET Bible
You have not kept charge of my holy things, but you have assigned foreigners to keep charge of my sanctuary for you.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You didn't take care of my holy things. You put foreigners in charge of my temple.

King James 2000 Bible
And you have not kept charge of my holy things: but you have set others as keepers of my charge in my sanctuary instead of yourselves.
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