“They shall teach
My people
The difference
Between the holy
And the common.
They shall show them
How to distinguish
Between the unclean
And the clean.
In a controversy,
They shall act
As judges.
They shall decide it
According to my judgments.
They shall keep
My laws,
As well as my statutes
Regarding
All my appointed festivals.
They shall keep
My Sabbath holy.”
These Zadok priests would teach Yahweh’s people the difference between the holy and the common, as well as how to distinguish between the unclean and the clean. In any controversy, they would act as judges. They would decide all these cases according to Yahweh’s judgments. They were to keep all Yahweh’s laws and statutes regarding the appointed religious festivals. Finally, they were to keep the Sabbath holy.