Ezekiel 43:20

Ezekiel 43:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt take of the blood thereof, and put it on the four horns of it, and on the four corners of the settle, and upon the border round about: thus shalt thou cleanse and purge it.
• New International Version (NIV)You are to take some of its blood and put it on the four horns of the altar and on the four corners of the upper ledge and all around the rim, and so purify the altar and make atonement for it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And you shall take some of its blood and put it on the four horns of the altar and on the four corners of the ledge and upon the rim all around. Thus you shall purify the altar and make atonement for it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘You shall take some of its blood and put it on the four horns of the altar, on the four corners of the ledge, and on the rim around it; thus you shall cleanse it and make atonement for it.

Context of Ezekiel 43:20

18And He said to me, “Son of man, this is what the Lord God says: ‘These are the statutes for the altar on the day it is built, to offer burnt offerings on it and to sprinkle blood on it. 19You shall give to the Levitical priests who are from the descendants of Zadok, who come near to Me to serve Me,’ declares the Lord God, ‘a bull as a sin offering. And you shall take some of its blood and put it on its four horns and on the four corners of the ledge, and on the border all around; so you shall cleanse it and make atonement for it. 21You shall also take the bull as the sin offering, and it shall be burned in the appointed place of the house, outside the sanctuary. 22‘And on the second day you shall offer a male goat without blemish as a sin offering, and they shall cleanse the altar from sin as they cleansed it with the bull.

Ezekiel 43:20 word by word

וְלָקַחְתָּ֣ מִדָּמ֗וֹ וְנָ֨תַתָּ֜ה עַל־אַרְבַּ֤ע קַרְנֹתָיו֙ וְאֶל־אַרְבַּע֙ פִּנּ֣וֹת הָעֲזָרָ֔ה וְאֶֽל־הַגְּב֖וּל סָבִ֑יב וְחִטֵּאתָ֥ אוֹת֖וֹ וְכִפַּרְתָּֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear

• And you shall takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• someמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• of its bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
• and putנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• it on its fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• hornsקֶ֫רֶןqeren · hornH7161
• cornersפִּנָּהpinnâh · cornerH6438
• ledgeעֲזָרָה‛ăzârâh · enclosureH5835
• and on the borderגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366
• allסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• cleanseחָטָאchâţâ' · to sinH2398
• it and makeכִּפֶּרkâphar · to atoneH3722
• atonementכִּפֶּרkâphar · to atoneH3722

Cross-references for Ezekiel 43:20

• Ezekiel 43:15The altar hearth shall be four cubits; and from the altar hearth shall extend upward four horns.
• Exodus 29:12Then you shall take some of the blood of the bull and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger; and you shall pour out all the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.
• Leviticus 4:25Then the priest is to take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering; and the rest of its blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering.
• Leviticus 8:15Next Moses slaughtered it and took the blood and with his finger put some of it around on the horns of the altar, and purified the altar. Then he poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar and consecrated it, to make atonement for it.
• Leviticus 9:9Aaron’s sons then presented the blood to him; and he dipped his finger in the blood and put some on the horns of the altar, and poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.
• Ezekiel 43:16Now the altar hearth shall be twelve cubits long by twelve wide, square in its four sides.
• Ezekiel 43:22‘And on the second day you shall offer a male goat without blemish as a sin offering, and they shall cleanse the altar from sin as they cleansed it with the bull.
• Leviticus 16:19With his finger he shall sprinkle some of the blood on it seven times and cleanse it, and consecrate it from the impurities of the sons of Israel.
• Hebrews 9:21And in the same way he sprinkled both the tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry with the blood.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 43:20

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-21The new altar had to be consecrated (set apart for holy use) before it could be used. On the first day, the priests were to offer a young bull as a sin offering. They were to put its blood on the horns and corners of the altar. This act made the altar ready for holy service. After this, they burned the body of the sin offering outside the sacred area. This was the same practice used with the tabernacle (compare Leviticus 4:11–12).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 43:20

• Altar
• Blood

In the dictionaries

• Atonement, Day of
• Criticism
• Desire of All Nations
• Ezekiel
• Horn
• Ledge
• Leviticus
• Priests and Levites
• Purge
• Sacrifice

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