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

24Bring them to me, the Lord. The priests will throw salt on them. Then they will offer them to me as a burnt offering. 25Each day for seven days, you must offer a male goat as a sin offering. You must also choose a young bull and a male sheep each day as sacrifices. They must all have nothing wrong with them. The priests will make the altar clean and pure on each of those seven days. That will make it ready for holy use. 27When the seven days have finished, the priests can begin to offer burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar. They can do this for you on the eighth day and after that. Then I will accept you as my own people. That is what I, the Almighty Lord, say.’

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 said that you must do this to atone for your sin.
• Exodus 29:24Put all these things in the hands of Aaron and his sons. Then lift these things up to the Lord as an offering to him.
• Exodus 32:29Then Moses said to the Levites, ‘You have shown today that you want to serve the Lord. You have become his special servants because you have obeyed him. You have agreed to kill even your own sons and brothers. God has blessed you because of this.’

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