18 Then he said to me, “Son of man,(A) this is what the Lord God says: These are the statutes for the altar on the day it is constructed, so that burnt offerings(B) may be sacrificed on it and blood may be splattered on it:(C) 19 You are to give a bull from the herd(D) as a sin offering(E) to the Levitical priests who are from the offspring of Zadok,(F) who approach me in order to serve me.”(G) This is the declaration of the Lord God. 20 “You are to take some of its blood and apply it to the four horns(H) of the altar, the four corners of the ledge, and all around the rim. In this way you will purify the altar and make atonement for it.(I) 21 Then you are to take away the bull for the sin offering, and it must be burned outside the sanctuary in the place appointed for the temple.(J)

22 “On the second day you are to present an unblemished male goat as a sin offering. They will purify the altar just as they did with the bull. 23 When you have finished the purification, you are to present a young, unblemished bull(K) and an unblemished ram from the flock.(L) 24 You are to present them before the Lord; the priests will throw salt on them and sacrifice them as a burnt offering to the Lord.(M) 25 You will offer a goat for a sin offering each day for seven days.(N) A young bull and a ram from the flock, both unblemished, are also to be offered. 26 For seven days the priests are to make atonement for the altar and cleanse it. In this way they will consecrate it[a] 27 and complete the days of purification. Then on the eighth day(O) and afterward, the priests will offer your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings on the altar, and I will accept you.”(P) This is the declaration of the Lord God.

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  1. 43:26 Lit will fill its hands

18 And he said to me, (A)“Son of man, thus says the Lord God: These are the ordinances for the altar: On the day when it is erected for offering burnt offerings upon it and (B)for throwing blood against it, 19 you shall give to (C)the Levitical priests (D)of the family of Zadok, who draw near to me to minister to me, declares the Lord God, (E)a bull from the herd for a sin offering. 20 And (F)you shall take some of its blood and put it on (G)the four horns of the altar and on the four corners of the ledge and upon (H)the rim all around. (I)Thus you shall purify the altar and make atonement for it. 21 You shall also take the bull of the sin offering, and (J)it shall be burned in the appointed place belonging to the temple, outside the sacred area. 22 And on the second day you shall offer a male goat without blemish for a sin offering; and the altar shall be purified, as it was purified with the bull. 23 When you have finished (K)purifying it, you shall offer a bull from the herd without blemish and (L)a ram from the flock without blemish. 24 You shall present them before the Lord, and the priests (M)shall sprinkle salt on them and offer them up as a burnt offering to the Lord. 25 (N)For seven days you shall provide daily a male goat for a sin offering; also, a bull from the herd and a ram from the flock, without blemish, shall be provided. 26 Seven days shall they make atonement for the altar and cleanse it, and so consecrate it.[a] 27 And when they have completed these days, then (O)from the eighth day onward the priests shall offer on the altar your burnt offerings and your (P)peace offerings, and (Q)I will accept you, declares the Lord God.”

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  1. Ezekiel 43:26 Hebrew fill its hand