God’s Word Translation
Ezekiel 43:26
26For seven days the priests should make peace with the Lord at the altar, purify it, and consecrate it.
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
24Offer them to the Lord. The priests must throw salt on them and offer them as burnt offerings to the Lord. 25Every day for seven days you must sacrifice a goat, a young bull, and a ram from the flock as an offering for sin. They must be animals that have no defects. For seven days the priests should make peace with the Lord at the altar, purify it, and consecrate it. 27When those days are over, on the eighth day, the priests must sacrifice burnt offerings and fellowship offerings on the altar. Then I will accept them, declares the Almighty Lord.”
Read all of Ezekiel 43Ezekiel 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 8:34I did today what the Lord commanded me to make peace with the Lord for you.
- Exodus 29:24Put all of these in the hands of Aaron and his sons, who will offer them to the Lord.
- Exodus 32:29Moses said, “Today you are ordained as the Lord’s priests. God gave you a blessing today because each of you fought with your own sons and brothers.”
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
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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
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