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.