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

18Then he said to me: “Son of man, this is what the sovereign Lord says: These are the statutes of the altar: On the day it is built to offer up burnt offerings on it and to sprinkle blood on it, 19you will give a young bull for a sin offering to the Levitical priests who are descended from Zadok, who approach me to minister to me, declares the sovereign Lord. You will take some of its blood, and place it on the four horns of the altar, on the four corners of the ledge, and on the border all around; you will cleanse it and make atonement for it. 21You will also take the bull for the sin offering, and it will be burned in the appointed place in the temple, outside the sanctuary. 22“On the second day, you will offer a male goat without blemish for a sin offering. They will purify the altar just as they purified 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thou shalt takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• of the bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
• thereof, and putנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• on the fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• hornsקֶ֫רֶןqeren · hornH7161
• cornersפִּנָּהpinnâh · cornerH6438
• of the settleעֲזָרָה‛ăzârâh · enclosureH5835
• and upon the borderגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366
• round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• thus shalt thou cleanseחָטָאchâţâ' · to sinH2398
• and purgeכִּפֶּרkâphar · to atoneH3722

Cross-references for Ezekiel 43:20

• Ezekiel 43:15and the altar hearth, 7 feet, and from the altar hearth four horns projecting upward.
• Exodus 29:12and take some of the blood of the bull and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger; all the rest of the blood you are to pour out at the base of the altar.
• Leviticus 4:25Then the priest must 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 he must pour out the rest of its blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering.
• Leviticus 8:15and he slaughtered it. Moses then took the blood and put it all around on the horns of the altar with his finger and decontaminated the altar, and he poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar and so consecrated it to make atonement on it.
• Leviticus 9:9Then Aaron’s sons presented the blood to him and he dipped his finger in the blood and put it on the horns of the altar, and the rest of the blood he poured out at the base of the altar.
• Ezekiel 43:16Now the altar hearth is a perfect square, 21 feet long and 21 feet wide.
• Ezekiel 43:22“On the second day, you will offer a male goat without blemish for a sin offering. They will purify the altar just as they purified it with the bull.
• Leviticus 16:19Then he is to sprinkle on it some of the blood with his finger seven times, and cleanse and consecrate it from the impurities of the Israelites.
• Hebrews 9:21And both the tabernacle and all the utensils of worship he likewise sprinkled with 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