Ezekiel 44:25

44:25 “‘They must not come near a dead person or they will be defiled; ¹  however, for father, mother, son, daughter, brother or sister, they may defile themselves.

Ezekiel 47:9

47:9 Every living creature which swarms where the river ²  flows will live; there will be many fish, for these waters flow there. It will become fresh ³  and everything will live where the river flows.

[44:25]  ¹ sn This law was part of the legal code for priests (Lev 21:1-3).

[47:9]  ² tn Heb “two rivers,” perhaps under the influence of Zech 14:8. The translation follows the LXX and other ancient versions in reading the singular, which is demanded by the context (see vv. 5-7, 9b, 12).

[47:9]  ³ tn Heb “will be healed.”