New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 46

The Prince’s Offerings

1‘Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַר֮'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068, “Thegateשַׁ֜עַרSha.'arH8179of theinnerהַפְּנִימִית֙ha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtהֶחָצֵ֤רhe.cha.TzerH2691facingהַפֹּנֶ֣הha.po.NehH6437eastקָדִ֔יםka.DimH6921shall beshutסָג֔וּרsa.GurH5462the sixשֵׁ֖שֶׁתShe.shetH8337workingהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֑הha.ma.'a.SehH4639daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117;but it shall be openedיִפָּתֵ֔חַyi.pa.Te.achH6605on thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּת֙ha.sha.BatH7676dayוּבְי֤וֹםu.ve.YomH3117and openedיִפָּתֵֽחַ׃yi.pa.Te.achH6605on the dayוּבְי֥וֹםu.ve.YomH3117of thenewהַחֹ֖דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320moonH2320.

2Theprinceהַנָּשִׂ֡יאha.na.Si'H5387shall enterוּבָ֣אu.Va'H935by wayדֶּרֶךְ֩de.reKhH1870of the porchאוּלָ֨ם'u.LamH197of the gateהַשַּׁ֜עַרha.Sha.'arH8179from outsideמִח֗וּץmi.ChutzH2351and standוְעָמַד֙ve.'a.MadH5975by thepostמְזוּזַ֣תme.zu.ZatH4201of the gateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179.Then the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548shall provideוְעָשׂ֣וּve.'a.SuH6213his burntעֽוֹלָתוֹ֙o.la.ToH5930offeringH5930and his peaceשְׁלָמָ֔יוshe.la.MavH8002offeringsH8002,and he shall worshipוְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוָ֛הve.hish.ta.cha.VahH7812at the thresholdמִפְתַּ֥ןmif.TanH4670of the gateהַשַּׁ֖עַרha.Sha.'arH8179and then goוְיָצָ֑אve.ya.Tza'H3318out; but the gateוְהַשַּׁ֥עַרve.ha.Sha.'arH8179shall not beshutיִסָּגֵ֖רyi.sa.GerH5462untilעַד־'ad-H5704the eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

3Thepeopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall also worshipוְהִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּve.hish.ta.cha.VuH7812at the doorwayפֶּ֚תַחPe.tachH6607of that gateהַשַּׁ֣עַרha.Sha.'arH8179beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068on the sabbathsבַּשַּׁבָּת֖וֹתba.sha.ba.TotH7676and on thenewוּבֶחֳדָשִׁ֑יםu.ve.cho.da.ShimH2320moonsH2320.

4Theburntוְהָ֣עֹלָ֔הve.Ha.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the princeהַנָּשִׂ֖יאha.na.Si'H5387shall offerיַקְרִ֥בyak.RivH7126to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068on the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֗תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117shall besixשִׁשָּׁ֧הshi.ShahH8337lambsכְבָשִׂ֛יםkhe.va.SimH3532withoutH8549blemishH8549and a ramוְאַ֥יִלve.'A.yilH352withoutH8549blemishH8549;

5and thegrain offeringוּמִנְחָה֙u.min.ChahH4503shall be an ephahאֵיפָ֣ה'ei.FahH374with the ramלָאַ֔יִלla.'A.yilH352,and the grain offeringמִנְחָ֖הmin.ChahH4503with the lambsוְלַכְּבָשִׂ֥יםve.la.ke.va.SimH3532as muchH3027as he isableH3027to giveמַתַּ֣תma.TatH4991,and a hinהִ֥יןhinH1969of oilוְשֶׁ֖מֶןve.She.menH8081with an ephahלָאֵיפָֽה׃la.'ei.FahH374.

6On the dayוּבְי֣וֹםu.ve.YomH3117of thenewהַחֹ֔דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320moonH2320he shall offera youngבֶּן־ben-H1121bullפַּ֥רparH6499withoutH8549blemishH8549,also sixוְשֵׁ֧שֶׁתve.She.shetH8337lambsכְּבָשִׂ֛םke.va.SimH3532and a ramוָאַ֖יִלva.'A.yilH352, whichshall be withoutH8549blemishH8549.

7And he shall provideיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213agrain offeringמִנְחָ֔הmin.ChahH4503,an ephahוְאֵיפָ֨הve.'ei.FahH374with the bullלַפָּ֜רla.ParH6499and an ephahוְאֵיפָ֤הve.'ei.FahH374with the ramלָאַ֙יִל֙la.'A.yilH352, andwith the lambsוְלַ֨כְּבָשִׂ֔יםve.La.ke.va.SimH3532asmuchH3027as he isableתַּשִּׂ֖יגta.SigH5381 H3027,and a hinהִ֥יןhinH1969of oilוְשֶׁ֖מֶןve.She.menH8081with an ephahלָאֵיפָֽה׃la.'ei.FahH374.

8When theprinceהַנָּשִׂ֑יאha.na.Si'H5387entersוּבְב֖וֹאu.ve.Vo'H935,he shall goיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935in by wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the porchאוּלָ֤ם'u.LamH197of the gateהַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ha.Sha.'arH8179and goיֵצֵֽא׃ye.Tze'H3318outby the same wayוּבְדַרְכּ֖וֹu.ve.dar.KoH1870.

9But when the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776comeוּבְב֨וֹאu.ve.Vo'H935beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068at the appointedבַּמּֽוֹעֲדִים֒ba.mo.'a.DimH4150feastsH4150,he who entersהַבָּ֡אha.Ba'H935by wayדֶּרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870of the northצָפ֜וֹןtza.FonH6828gateשַׁ֨עַרSha.'arH8179to worshipלְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֗תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812shall goיֵצֵא֙ye.Tze'H3318out by wayדֶּרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870of the southנֶ֔גֶבNe.gevH5045gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179.And he who entersוְהַבָּא֙ve.ha.Ba'H935by wayדֶּרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870of the southנֶ֔גֶבNe.gevH5045gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179shall goיֵצֵ֖אye.Tze'H3318out by wayדֶּרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870of the northצָפ֑וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179.Noלֹ֣אlo'H3808one shall returnיָשׁ֗וּבya.ShuvH7725by wayדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the gateהַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ha.Sha.'arH8179by whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he enteredבָּ֣אba'H935but shall goיֵצֵֽא׃ye.tze.'u'H3318straightH3318out.

10When they goבְּבוֹאָם֙be.vo.'AmH935in, the princeוְֽהַנָּשִׂ֑יאve.ha.na.Si'H5387shall goיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935inamongבְּתוֹכָ֤םbe.to.KhamH8432them; and when they goוּבְצֵאתָ֖םu.ve.tze.TamH3318out,he shall goיֵצֵֽאוּ׃ye.Tze.'uH3318out.

11“At thefestivalsוּבַחַגִּ֣יםu.va.cha.GimH2282and the appointedוּבַמּוֹעֲדִ֗יםu.va.mo.'a.DimH4150feastsH4150thegrain offeringהַמִּנְחָה֙ha.min.ChahH4503shall be an ephahאֵיפָ֤ה'ei.FahH374with a bullלַפָּר֙la.ParH6499and an ephahוְאֵיפָ֣הve.'ei.FahH374with a ramלָאַ֔יִלla.'A.yilH352, andwith the lambsוְלַכְּבָשִׂ֖יםve.la.ke.va.SimH3532asmuchH3027as one is ableH3027to giveמַתַּ֣תma.TatH4991,and a hinהִ֥יןhinH1969of oilוְשֶׁ֖מֶןve.She.menH8081with an ephahלָאֵיפָֽה׃ סla.'ei.FahH374.

12Whenוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588the princeהַנָּשִׂ֨יאha.na.Si'H5387providesיַעֲשֶׂה֩ya.'a.SehH6213afreewillנְדָבָ֜הne.da.VahH5071offeringנְדָבָ֣הne.da.VahH5071,a burntעוֹלָ֣הo.LahH5930offeringעֹֽלָתוֹ֙o.la.ToH5930,orאֽוֹ־'ov-H176peaceשְׁלָמִים֮she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002asa freewillH5071offeringH5071to the Lordלַֽיהוָה֒la.Yah.wehH3068,the gateהַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ha.Sha.'arH8179facingהַפֹּנֶ֣הha.po.NehH6437eastקָדִ֔יםka.DimH6921shall beopenedוּפָ֣תַֽחu.Fa.tachH6605for him. And he shall provideוְעָשָׂ֤הve.'a.SahH6213his burntH5930offeringH5930and his peaceשְׁלָמָ֔יוshe.la.MavH8002offeringsH8002as he doesיַעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213on thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117.Then he shall goוְיָצָ֛אve.ya.Tza'H3318out, and the gateהַשַּׁ֖עַרha.Sha.'arH8179shall be shutוְסָגַ֥רve.sa.GarH5462afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310he goesצֵאתֽוֹ׃tze.ToH3318out.

13“And you shall provideתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213alambוְכֶ֨בֶשׂve.Khe.vesH3532a yearשְׁנָת֜וֹshe.na.ToH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121withoutH8549blemishH8549for a burntעוֹלָ֛הo.LahH5930offeringH5930to the Lordלַֽיהֹוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068dailyלַיּ֖וֹםlai.YomH3117;morningבַּבֹּ֥קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242by morningבַּבֹּ֖קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242you shall provideתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213it.

14Also you shall provideתַעֲשֶׂ֨הta.'a.SehH6213a grain offeringוּמִנְחָה֩u.min.ChahH4503with it morningבַּבֹּ֤קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242by morningבַּבֹּ֙קֶר֙ba.Bo.kerH1242, asixthשִׁשִּׁ֣יתshi.ShitH8345of an ephahהָֽאֵיפָ֔הha.'ei.FahH374and a thirdשְׁלִישִׁ֥יתshe.li.ShitH7992of a hinהַהִ֖יןha.HinH1969of oilוְשֶׁ֛מֶןve.She.menH8081to moistenלָרֹ֣סla.RosH7450the fineהַסֹּ֑לֶתha.So.letH5560flourH5560,a grain offeringמִנְחָה֙min.ChahH4503to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068continuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548by a perpetualעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769ordinanceחֻקּ֥וֹתchu.KotH2708.

15Thus they shall provideיַעֲשׂ֨וּva.'a.suH6213the lambהַכֶּ֧בֶשׂha.Ke.vesH3532,the grain offeringהַמִּנְחָ֛הha.min.ChahH4503and the oilהַשֶּׁ֖מֶןha.She.menH8081,morningבַּבֹּ֣קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242by morningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, for acontinualתָּמִֽיד׃ פta.MidH8548burntעוֹלַ֖תo.LatH5930offeringH5930.”

16‘Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588the princeהַנָּשִׂ֤יאha.na.Si'H5387givesיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414agiftמַתָּנָה֙ma.ta.NahH4979out ofhis inheritanceנַחֲלָת֥וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159to anyלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376of his sonsמִבָּנָ֔יוmi.ba.NavH1121,it shall belongתִּֽהְיֶ֑הtih.YehH1961to his sonsלְבָנָ֣יוle.va.NavH1121;it is their possessionאֲחֻזָּתָ֥ם'a.chu.za.TamH272by inheritanceבְּנַחֲלָֽה׃be.na.cha.LahH5159.

17But ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588he givesיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414a giftמַתָּנָ֜הma.ta.NahH4979from his inheritanceמִנַּחֲלָת֗וֹmi.na.cha.la.ToH5159to oneלְאַחַד֙le.'a.ChadH259of his servantsמֵֽעֲבָדָ֔יוme.'a.va.DavH5650,it shall be his untilעַד־'ad-H5704theyearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141of libertyהַדְּר֔וֹרha.de.RorH1865;then it shall returnוְשָׁבַ֖תve.sha.VatH7725to the princeלַנָּשִׂ֑יאla.na.Si'H5387.His inheritanceנַחֲלָת֔וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159shall beonlyאַ֚ךְ'akhH389his sons’בָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121;it shall belongH1961to them.

18The princeהַנָּשִׂ֜יאha.na.Si'H5387shallnot takeיִקַּ֨חyi.KachH3947from the people’sהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971inheritanceמִנַּחֲלַ֣תmi.na.cha.LatH5159,thrustingלְהֽוֹנֹתָם֙le.ho.no.TamH3238them out of their possessionמֵאֲחֻזָּתָ֔םme.'a.chu.za.TamH272;he shall giveH5157his sonsבָּנָ֑יוba.NavH1121inheritanceH5157from his own possessionמֵאֲחֻזָּת֖וֹme.'a.chu.za.ToH272soלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616that My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971will not be scatteredיָפֻ֣צוּya.Fu.tzuH6327,anyoneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376from his possessionמֵאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃me.'a.chu.za.ToH272.”’”

The Boiling Places

19Then he broughtוַיְבִיאֵ֣נִיvay.vi.'E.niH935me through theentranceבַמָּבוֹא֮va.ma.Vo'H3996, which wasat the sideכֶּ֣תֶףKe.tefH3802of the gateהַשַּׁעַר֒ha.sha.'ArH8179,into the holyהַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Ko.deshH6944chambersהַלִּשְׁכ֤וֹתha.lish.KhotH3957for the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548,which facedהַפֹּנ֖וֹתha.po.NotH6437northצָפ֑וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828;and beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033wasa placeמָק֔וֹםma.KomH4725at the extremeH3411rearH3411toward the westיָֽמָּה׃ סYa.mahH3220.

20He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Thisזֶ֣הzehH2088is the placeהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֤ר שָׁם֙'a.Sher shamH834 H8033the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548shall boilיְבַשְּׁלוּ־ye.va.she.lu-H1310theguiltהָאָשָׁ֖םha.'a.ShamH817offeringH817and the sinהַחַטָּ֑אתha.cha.TatH2403offeringH2403andwhereאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834they shallbakeיֹאפוּ֙yo.FuH644the grain offeringהַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503,in order that they may not bringהוֹצִ֛יאho.Tzi'H3318themout into the outerהַחִֽיצוֹנָ֖הha.chi.tzo.NahH2435courtהֶחָצֵ֥רhe.cha.TzerH2691to transmitH6942holinessH6942to the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.”

21Then he broughtוַיּוֹצִיאֵ֗נִיvai.yo.tzi.'E.niH3318me out into the outerהַחִ֣יצֹנָ֔הha.Chi.tzo.NahH2435courtH2691and ledH5674me acrossH5674to the fourאַרְבַּ֖עַת'ar.Ba.'atH702cornersמִקְצוֹעֵ֣יmik.tzo.'EiH4740of the courtH2691;and beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009,in everyבְּמִקְצֹ֣עַbe.mik.Tzo.a'H4740cornerבְּמִקְצֹ֥עַbe.mik.Tzo.a'H4740of the courtH2691there was a smallcourtH2691.

22In the fourבְּאַרְבַּ֜עַתbe.'ar.Ba.'atH702cornersמִקְצֹע֤וֹתmik.tzo.'otH4740of the courtהֶֽחָצֵר֙he.cha.TzerH2691there wereenclosedקְטֻר֔וֹתke.tu.RotH7000courtsחֲצֵר֣וֹתcha.tze.RotH2691,fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705cubitslongאֹ֔רֶךְ'O.rekhH753and thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970wideרֹ֑חַבRo.chavH7341;these fourלְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֖םle.'ar.ba'.TamH702in the cornersמְׄהֻׄקְׄצָׄעֽׄוֹׄתׄ׃me.huk.tza.'otH7106werethe sameאַחַ֔ת'a.ChatH259sizeמִדָּ֣הmi.DahH4060.

23There wasa rowוְט֨וּרve.TurH2905of masonryroundH5439aboutH5439in them, aroundH5439the fourלְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֑םle.'ar.ba'.TamH702of them, and boilingH4018placesH4018were madeעָשׂ֔וּי'a.SuiH6213underמִתַּ֥חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478the rowsהַטִּיר֖וֹתha.ti.RotH2918roundH5439aboutH5439.

24Then he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428are the boilingהַֽמְבַשְּׁלִ֔יםham.va.she.LimH1310placesבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004whereאֲשֶׁ֧ר שָׁ֛ם'a.Sher shamH834 H8033the ministersמְשָׁרְתֵ֥יme.sha.re.TeiH8334of the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004shall boilיְבַשְּׁלוּ־ye.va.she.lu-H1310the sacrificesזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2077of the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.”

The Prince’s Offerings

The Boiling Places

Commentaries on Ezekiel 46