Ezekiel 46:4

Ezekiel 46:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the burnt offering that the prince shall offer unto the Lord in the sabbath day shall be six lambs without blemish, and a ram without blemish.
• New International Version (NIV)The burnt offering the prince brings to the Lord on the Sabbath day is to be six male lambs and a ram, all without defect.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The burnt offering that the prince offers to the Lord on the Sabbath day shall be six lambs without blemish and a ram without blemish.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The burnt offering that the prince offers to the Lord on the Sabbath day shall be six lambs without blemish, and a ram without blemish;

Context of Ezekiel 46:4

2And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate without, and shall stand by the post of the gate, and the priests shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate: then he shall go forth; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening. 3Likewise the people of the land shall worship at the door of this gate before Yhwh in the sabbaths and in the new moons. And the burnt offering that the prince shall offer unto Yhwh in the sabbath day shall be six lambs without blemish, and a ram without blemish. 5And the grain offering shall be an ephah for a ram, and the grain offering for the lambs as he shall be able to give, and an hin of oil to an ephah. 6And in the day of the new moon it shall be a young bullock without blemish, and six lambs, and a ram: they shall be without blemish.

Ezekiel 46:4 word by word

וְהָ֣עֹלָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־יַקְרִ֥ב הַנָּשִׂ֖יא לַֽיהוָ֑ה בְּי֣וֹם הַשַּׁבָּ֗ת שִׁשָּׁ֧ה כְבָשִׂ֛ים תְּמִימִ֖ם וְאַ֥יִל תָּמִֽים׃Read the interlinear

• And the burnt offeringעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930
• that the princeנָשִׂיאnâώîy' nâώi' · leaderH5387
• shall offerקָרַבqârab · to present: bringH7126
• unto Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• in the sabbathשַׁבָּתshabbâth · SabbathH7676
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
• lambsכֶּ֫בֶשׂkebeώ · lambH3532
• without blemishתָּמִיםtâmîym · unblemishedH8549
• and a ramאַ֫יִל'ayil · ramH352

Cross-references for Ezekiel 46:4

• Ezekiel 45:17And it shall be the prince’s part to give burnt offerings, and grain offerings, and drink offerings, in the feasts, and in the new moons, and in the sabbaths, in all solemnities of the house of Israel: he shall prepare the sin offering, and the grain offering, and the burnt offering, and the peace offerings, to make reconciliation for the house of Israel.
• Numbers 28:9And on the sabbath day two lambs of the first year without spot, and two tenth deals of flour for a grain offering, mingled with oil, and the drink offering thereof:

Commentaries on Ezekiel 46:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4The burnt-offerings that the prince shall offer - The chief magistrate was always obliged to attend the public worship of God, as well as the priest, to show that the civil and ecclesiastical states were both under the same government of the Lord; and that no one was capable of being prince or priest, who did not acknowledge God in all his ways. It is no wonder that those lands mourn, where neither the established priest nor the civil magistrate either…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4The offerings prescribed here Ezekiel 46:4-15 are generally in excess of those enjoined by the Law, to note not only the greater devotion and magnificence under the new state of things, but also the willingness (compare Deuteronomy 16:17) of king and people ready to give of their substance to the utmost of their means.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-15Ezekiel described the prince's duties during special celebrations, including Sabbaths and new moon events. The prince represented the people in worship. He joined them in a procession through the temple and had the unique ability to approach the sacred area for them.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-242. The prince is to go through the east gate without (open on the Sabbath only, to mark its peculiar sanctity) to the entrance of the gate of the inner court; he is to go no further, but "stand by the post" (compare 1Ki 8:14, 22, Solomon standing before the altar of the Lord in the presence of the congregation; also 2Ki 11:14; 23:3, "by a pillar": the customary place), the court within belonging exclusively to the priests. There, as representative of the…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 46:4

• King
• Sabbath

In the dictionaries

• Burnt offering
• Atonement, Day of
• Criticism
• Desire of All Nations
• Ezekiel
• Leviticus
• Priests and Levites
• Temple

Commentaries on Ezekiel 46

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings