Ezekiel 43:26

Ezekiel 43:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Seven days shall they purge the altar and purify it; and they shall consecrate themselves.
• New International Version (NIV)For seven days they are to make atonement for the altar and cleanse it; thus they will dedicate it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Seven days shall they make atonement for the altar and cleanse it, and so consecrate it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Seven days they shall make atonement for the altar and purify it, and so consecrate it.

Context of Ezekiel 43:26

24You must present them before the LORD; the priests are to sprinkle salt on them and sacrifice them as a burnt offering to the LORD. 25For seven days you are to provide a male goat daily for a sin offering; you are also to provide a young bull and a ram from the flock, both unblemished. For seven days the priests are to make atonement for the altar and cleanse it; so they shall consecrate it. 27At the end of these days, from the eighth day on, the priests are to present your burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar. Then I will accept you, declares the Lord GOD.’”

Ezekiel 43:26 word by word

שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֗ים יְכַפְּרוּ֙ אֶת־הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ וְטִֽהֲר֖וּ אֹת֑וֹ וּמִלְא֖וּ יָדָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

• For sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• the priests are to make atonementכִּפֶּרkâphar · to atoneH3722
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• for the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• and cleanse itטָהֵרţâhêr · be pureH2891
• so they shall consecrateמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• itיָדyâd · hand: donateH3027

Cross-references for Ezekiel 43:26

• Leviticus 8:34What has been done today has been commanded by the LORD in order to make atonement on your behalf.
• Exodus 29:24Put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and wave them before the LORD as a wave offering.
• Exodus 32:29Afterward, Moses said, “Today you have been ordained for service to the LORD, since each man went against his son and his brother; so the LORD has bestowed a blessing on you this day.”

Commentaries on Ezekiel 43:26

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23-26Verses 23-26 There was, on each of the seven days, a burnt-offering of a bullock and a ram, preceded by a “sin-offereng of a bullock” on the first day, and of a “kid of the goats” on the other days. Ezekiel 43:24 Salt is here added to the “burnt-offering” to express still more the idea of purification. In the second temple no sacrifice was complete without the use of salt, and the rabbis assert that there was a great heap of salt close to the altar…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26-27These sin offerings made the temple ready for holy use. The priests could once again sacrifice the burnt and peace offerings of the people. These offerings were necessary if the Lord were to accept his people.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-2713-27. As to the altar of burnt offering, which was the appointed means of access to God.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 43:26

• Altar
• Seven

In the dictionaries

• Atonement, Day of
• Consecrate; Consecration
• Criticism
• Desire of All Nations
• Ezekiel
• Leviticus
• Priests and Levites
• Purge
• Sacrifice
• Temple

Commentaries on Ezekiel 43

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings