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 are to present them before the Lord; the priests will throw salt on them and sacrifice them as a burnt offering to the Lord. 25You will offer a goat for a sin offering each day for seven days. A young bull and a ram from the flock, both unblemished, are also to be offered. For seven days the priests are to make atonement for the altar and cleanse it. In this way they will consecrate it 27and complete the days of purification. Then on the eighth day and afterward, the priests will offer your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings on the altar, and I will accept you.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

Ezekiel 43:26 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• shall they purgeכִּפֶּרkâphar · to atoneH3722
• the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• and purifyטָהֵרţâhêr · be pureH2891
• it; and they shall consecrate themselvesיָדyâd · hand: donateH3027
• it; and they shall consecrate themselvesמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390

Cross-references for Ezekiel 43:26

• Leviticus 8:34The Lord commanded what has been done today in order to make atonement for you.
• Exodus 29:24and put all of them in the hands of Aaron and his sons and present them as a presentation offering before the Lord.
• Exodus 32:29Afterward Moses said, “Today you have been dedicated to the Lord, since each man went against his son and his brother. Therefore you have brought a blessing on yourselves today.”

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