Ezekiel 43:18-27
New American Standard Bible
The Offerings
18 And He said to me, “(A)Son of man, this is what the Lord [a]God says: ‘These are the statutes for the altar on the day it is built, to offer (B)burnt offerings on it and to (C)sprinkle blood on it. 19 You shall give to the Levitical priests who are from the descendants of (D)Zadok, who come (E)near to Me to serve Me,’ declares the Lord God, ‘a [b](F)bull as a (G)sin offering. 20 And you shall take some of its blood and put it on its four (H)horns and on the four corners of the (I)ledge, and on the border all around; so you shall (J)cleanse it and make atonement for it. 21 You shall also take the bull as the sin offering, and it shall be (K)burned in the appointed place of the house, outside the sanctuary.
22 ‘And on the second day you shall offer a (L)male goat without blemish as a sin offering, and they shall (M)cleanse the altar from sin as they cleansed it with the bull. 23 When you have finished cleansing it, you shall offer a [c](N)bull without blemish and a (O)ram without blemish from the flock. 24 You shall offer them before the Lord, and the priests shall throw (P)salt on them, and they shall offer them up as a burnt offering to the Lord. 25 (Q)For seven days you shall prepare a goat as a sin offering daily; also a [d]bull and a ram from the flock, both without blemish, shall be prepared. 26 For seven days they shall make atonement for the altar and purify it; so shall they [e]consecrate it. 27 When they have completed the days, it shall be that on the (R)eighth day and onward, the priests shall [f]offer your burnt offerings on the altar, and your (S)peace offerings; and I will (T)accept you,’ declares the Lord God.”
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- Ezekiel 43:18 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch
- Ezekiel 43:19 Or young bull
- Ezekiel 43:23 Or young bull
- Ezekiel 43:25 Or young bull
- Ezekiel 43:26 Lit fill its hands
- Ezekiel 43:27 Lit make
Ezekiel 43:18-27
New Living Translation
18 Then he said to me, “Son of man, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: These will be the regulations for the burning of offerings and the sprinkling of blood when the altar is built. 19 At that time, the Levitical priests of the family of Zadok, who minister before me, are to be given a young bull for a sin offering, says the Sovereign Lord. 20 You will take some of its blood and smear it on the four horns of the altar, the four corners of the upper ledge, and the curb that runs around that ledge. This will cleanse and make atonement for the altar. 21 Then take the young bull for the sin offering and burn it at the appointed place outside the Temple area.
22 “On the second day, sacrifice as a sin offering a young male goat that has no physical defects. Then cleanse and make atonement for the altar again, just as you did with the young bull. 23 When you have finished the cleansing ceremony, offer another young bull that has no defects and a perfect ram from the flock. 24 You are to present them to the Lord, and the priests are to sprinkle salt on them and offer them as a burnt offering to the Lord.
25 “Every day for seven days a male goat, a young bull, and a ram from the flock will be sacrificed as a sin offering. None of these animals may have physical defects of any kind. 26 Do this each day for seven days to cleanse and make atonement for the altar, thus setting it apart for holy use. 27 On the eighth day, and on each day afterward, the priests will sacrifice on the altar the burnt offerings and peace offerings of the people. Then I will accept you. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!”
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