Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 43

1Afterward he broughtH3212me to the gateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179, eventhe gateשַׁ֕עַרSha.'arH8179that lookethפֹּנֶ֖הpo.NehH6437towardדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870the eastהַקָּדִֽים׃ha.ka.DimH6921:

2And, behold, the gloryכְּבוֹד֙ke.VodH3519of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameבָּ֖אba'H935from the wayמִדֶּ֣רֶךְmi.De.rekhH1870of the eastהַקָּדִ֑יםha.ka.DimH6921:and his voiceוְקוֹל֗וֹve.ko.LoH6963waslike a noiseכְּקוֹל֙ke.kOlH6963of manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325:and the earthוְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776shinedהֵאִ֥ירָהhe.'I.rahH215with his gloryמִכְּבֹדֽוֹ׃mi.ke.vo.DoH3519.

3And it wasaccording to the appearanceוּכְמַרְאֵ֨הu.khe.mar.'EhH4758of the visionהַמַּרְאֶ֜הha.mar.'EhH4758which I sawרָאִ֗יתִיra.'I.tiH7200, evenaccording to the visionכַּמַּרְאֶ֤הka.mar.'EhH4758that I sawרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200when I cameבְּבֹאִי֙be.vo.'IH935to destroyלְשַׁחֵ֣תle.sha.ChetH7843the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892:and the visionsוּמַרְא֕וֹתu.mar.'otH4759werelike the visionכַּמַּרְאֶ֕הka.mar.'EhH4758that I sawרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200by the riverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Chebarכְּבָ֑רke.VarH3529;and I fellוָאֶפֹּ֖לva.'e.PolH5307upon my faceפָּנָֽי׃pa.NaiH6440.

4And the gloryוּכְב֥וֹדu.khe.VodH3519of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameבָּ֣אba'H935into the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004by the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the gateשַׁ֔עַרSha.'arH8179whose prospectפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440istowardדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870the eastהַקָּדִֽים׃ha.ka.DimH6921.

5So the spiritר֔וּחַRu.achH7307took me upוַתִּשָּׂאֵ֣נִיva.ti.sa.'E.niH5375,and broughtוַתְּבִיאֵ֕נִיva.te.vi.'E.niH935me into the innerהַפְּנִימִ֑יha.pe.ni.MiH6442courtהֶֽחָצֵ֖רhe.cha.TzerH2691;and, behold, the gloryכְבוֹד־khe.Vod-H3519of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068filledמָלֵ֥אma.Le'H4390the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

6And I heardוָאֶשְׁמַ֛עva.'esh.Ma'H8085himspeakingמִדַּבֵּ֥רmi.da.BerH1696unto me out of the houseמֵהַבָּ֑יִתme.ha.Ba.yitH1004;and the manוְאִ֕ישׁve.'IshH376stoodעֹמֵ֖ד'o.MedH5975by meאֶצְלִֽי׃'etz.LiH681.

7And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120,the placeמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725of my throneכִּסְאִ֗יkis.'IH3678,and the placeמְקוֹם֙me.kOmH4725of the solesכַּפּ֣וֹתka.PotH3709of my feetרַגְלַ֔יrag.LaiH7272,where I will dwellאֶשְׁכָּן־'esh.kon-H7931in the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478for everלְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769,and my holyקָדְשִׁ֞יkod.shiH6944nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034,shall the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Israelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478no more defileיְטַמְּא֣וּye.ta.me.'UH2930, neitherthey, nor their kingsוּמַלְכֵיהֶם֙u.mal.khei.HemH4428,by their whoredomבִּזְנוּתָ֔םbiz.nu.TamH2184,nor by the carcasesוּבְפִגְרֵ֥יu.ve.fig.ReiH6297of their kingsמַלְכֵיהֶ֖םmal.khei.HemH4428in their high placesבָּמוֹתָֽם׃ba.mo.TamH1116.

8In their settingבְּתִתָּ֨םbe.ti.TamH5414of their thresholdסִפָּ֜םsi.PamH5592by my thresholdsסִפִּ֗יsi.PiH5592,and their postוּמְזֽוּזָתָם֙u.me.zu.za.TamH4201byאֵ֣צֶל'E.tzelH681my postsמְזוּזָתִ֔יme.zu.za.TiH4201,and the wallוְהַקִּ֖ירve.ha.KirH7023between me and them, they have even defiledוְטִמְּא֣וּ׀ve.ti.me.'UH2930my holyקָדְשִׁ֗יkod.shiH6944nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034by their abominationsבְּתֽוֹעֲבוֹתָם֙be.to.'a.vo.TamH8441that they have committedעָשׂ֔וּ'a.SuH6213:wherefore I have consumedוָאֲכַ֥לva.'a.KhalH3615them in mine angerבְּאַפִּֽי׃be.'a.PiH639.

9Now let them put awayיְרַחֲק֧וּye.ra.cha.KuH7368their whoredomזְנוּתָ֛םze.nu.TamH2184,and the carcasesוּפִגְרֵ֥יu.fig.ReiH6297of their kingsמַלְכֵיהֶ֖םmal.khei.HemH4428,farH7368from me, and I will dwellוְשָׁכַנְתִּ֥יve.sha.khan.TiH7931in the midstבְתוֹכָ֖םve.to.KhamH8432of them for everלְעוֹלָֽם׃ סle.'o.LamH5769.

10Thou sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,shewהַגֵּ֤דha.GedH5046the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004to the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,that they may be ashamedוְיִכָּלְמ֖וּve.yi.kal.MuH3637of their iniquitiesמֵעֲוֹנֽוֹתֵיהֶ֑םme.'a.vo.no.tei.HemH5771:and let them measureוּמָדְד֖וּu.ma.de.DuH4058the patternתָּכְנִֽית׃ta.khe.NitH8508.

11And if they be ashamedנִכְלְמ֞וּnikh.le.MuH3637of all that they have doneעָשׂ֗וּ'a.SuH6213,shewהוֹדַ֣עho.Da'H3045them the formצוּרַ֣תtzu.RatH6699of the houseהַבַּ֡יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,and the fashionוּתְכוּנָת֡וֹu.te.khu.na.ToH8498thereof, and the goings outוּמוֹצָאָ֡יוu.mo.tza.'AvH4161thereof, and the comingsוּמוֹבָאָ֣יוu.moa.'AvH4126in thereof, and all the formsצֽוּרֹתָ֡יוtzu.ro.TavH6699thereof, and all the ordinancesחֻקֹּתָיו֩chu.ko.TavH2708thereof, and all the formsצ֨וּרֹתָ֤יוtzu.ro.taivH6699thereof, and all the lawsתּוֹרֹתָיו֙to.ro.tovH8451thereof: and writeוּכְתֹ֖בu.khe.ToH3789itin their sightלְעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑םle.'ei.nei.HemH5869,that they may keepוְיִשְׁמְר֞וּve.yish.me.RuH8104the whole formצוּרָת֛וֹtzu.ra.ToH6699thereof, and all the ordinancesחֻקֹּתָ֖יוchu.ko.TavH2708thereof, and doוְעָשׂ֥וּve.'a.SuH6213them.

12This isthe lawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;Upon the topרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the mountainהָ֠הָרHa.horH2022the whole limitגְּבֻל֞וֹge.vu.LoH1366thereof round aboutH5439shall bemostקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944holyקָדָשִׁ֔יםka.da.ShimH6944. Behold, this isthe lawתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451of the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

13And these arethe measuresמִדּ֤וֹתmi.DotH4060of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196after the cubitsבָּֽאַמּ֔וֹתba.'a.MotH520:The cubitאַמָּ֥ה'a.MahH520isa cubitאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520and an hand breadthוָטֹ֑פַחva.To.fachH2948;even the bottomוְחֵ֨יקve.CheikH2436shall bea cubitהָאַמָּ֜הha.'a.MahH520,and the breadthרֹ֗חַבRo.chavH7341a cubitוְאַמָּה־ve.'a.mah-H520,and the borderוּגְבוּלָ֨הּu.ge.vu.LahH1366thereof by the edgeשְׂפָתָ֤הּse.fa.TahH8193thereof round aboutסָבִיב֙sa.VivH5439shall beaהָאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259spanזֶ֣רֶתZe.retH2239: and this shall bethe higher placeגַּ֥בgavH1354of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.

14And from the bottomוּמֵחֵ֨יקu.me.CheikH2436uponthe groundהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776evento the lowerהַתַּחְתּוֹנָה֙ha.tach.to.NahH8481settleהָעֲזָרָ֤הha.'a.za.RahH5835shall betwoשְׁתַּ֣יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147cubitsאַמּ֔וֹת'a.MotH520,and the breadthוְרֹ֖חַבve.Ro.chavH7341oneאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259cubitאַמָּ֣ה'a.MahH520;and from the lesserהַקְּטַנָּ֜הha.ke.ta.NahH6996settleוּמֵהֳעֲזָרָ֨הu.me.ho.'a.za.RahH5835evento the greaterהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419settleהָעֲזָרָ֤הha.'a.za.RahH5835shall befourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702cubitsאַמּ֔וֹת'a.MotH520,and the breadthוְרֹ֖חַבve.Ro.chavH7341onecubitהָאַמָּֽה׃ha.'a.MahH520.

15So the altarוְהַֽהַרְאֵ֖ל וּמֵהָאֲרִיאֵ֣לve.ha.har.'El u.me.ha.'a.ri.'elH2025 H741shall befourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702cubitsאַמּ֑וֹת'a.MotH520;and from the altarH741and upwardוּלְמַ֔עְלָהu.le.Ma'.lahH4605shall befourאַרְבַּֽע׃'ar.Ba'H702hornsהַקְּרָנ֖וֹתha.ke.ra.NotH7161.

16And the altarוְהָאֲרִיאֵ֗לve.ha.'a.ri.'eilH741shall betwelveשְׁתֵּ֤ים עֶשְׂרֵה֙she.Teim 'es.RehH6240 H8147cubitslongאֹ֔רֶךְ'O.rekhH753,twelveבִּשְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵ֖הbish.Teim 'es.RehH6240 H8147broadרֹ֑חַבRo.chavH7341,squareרָב֕וּעַra.Vu.a'H7251in the fourאַרְבַּ֥עַת'ar.Ba.'atH702squaresרְבָעָֽיו׃re.va.'AvH7253thereof.

17And the settleוְהָעֲזָרָ֞הve.ha.'a.za.RahH5835shall befourteenאַרְבַּ֧ע עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה'ar.Ba' 'es.RehH6240 H702cubitslongאֹ֗רֶךְ'O.rekhH753and fourteenבְּאַרְבַּ֤ע עֶשְׂרֵה֙be.'ar.Ba' 'es.RehH6240 H702broadרֹ֔חַבRo.chavH7341in the fourאַרְבַּ֣עַת'ar.Ba.'atH702squaresרְבָעֶ֑יהָre.va.'Ei.haH7253thereof; and the borderוְהַגְּבוּלve.ha.ge.vulH1366aboutסָבִ֨יבsa.VivH5439it shall behalfחֲצִ֣יcha.TziH2677a cubitהָאַמָּ֗הha.'a.MahH520;and the bottomוְהַֽחֵיק־ve.ha.cheik-H2436thereof shall bea cubitאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520aboutסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439;and his stairsוּמַעֲלֹתֵ֖הוּu.ma.'a.lo.Te.huH4609shall lookפְּנ֥וֹתpe.NotH6437toward the eastקָדִֽים׃ka.DimH6921.

18And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120,thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069; These arethe ordinancesחֻקּ֣וֹתchu.KotH2708of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196in the dayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117when they shall makeהֵעָֽשׂוֹת֑וֹhe.'a.so.ToH6213it, to offerלְהַעֲל֤וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927burnt offeringsעוֹלָ֔הo.LahH5930thereon, and to sprinkleוְלִזְרֹ֥קve.liz.RokH2236bloodדָּֽם׃DamH1818thereon.

19And thou shalt giveוְנָתַתָּ֣הve.na.ta.TahH5414to the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֡םhal.vi.YimH3881that be of the seedמִזֶּ֨רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233of Zadokצָד֜וֹקtza.DokH6659,which approachהַקְּרֹבִ֣יםha.ke.ro.VimH7138unto me, to ministerלְשָֽׁרְתֵ֑נִיle.sha.re.Te.niH8334unto me, saithנְאֻ֛םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֖הYah.wehH3069,a youngבֶּן־ בָּקָ֖רben- ba.KarH1241 H1121bullockפַּ֥רparH6499for a sin offeringלְחַטָּֽאת׃le.cha.TatH2403.

20And thou shalt takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֣ve.la.kach.TaH3947of the bloodמִדָּמ֗וֹmi.da.MoH1818thereof, and putוְנָ֨תַתָּ֜הve.Na.ta.TahH5414iton the fourאַרְבַּ֤ע'ar.Ba'H702hornsקַרְנֹתָיו֙kar.no.TavH7161of it, and on the fourאַרְבַּע֙'ar.Ba'H702cornersפִּנּ֣וֹתpi.NotH6438of the settleהָעֲזָרָ֔הha.'a.za.RahH5835,and upon the borderהַגְּב֖וּלha.ge.VulH1366round aboutסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439:thus shalt thou cleanseוְחִטֵּאתָ֥ve.chi.te.TaH2398and purgeוְכִפַּרְתָּֽהוּ׃ve.khi.par.Ta.huH3722it.

21Thou shalt takeוְלָ֣קַחְתָּ֔ve.La.kach.taH3947the bullockהַפָּ֣רha.ParH6499also of the sin offeringהַֽחַטָּ֑אתha.cha.TatH2403,and he shall burnוּשְׂרָפוֹ֙u.se.ra.FoH8313it in the appointed placeבְּמִפְקַ֣דbe.mif.KadH4662of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,withoutמִח֖וּץmi.ChutzH2351the sanctuaryלַמִּקְדָּֽשׁ׃la.mik.DashH4720.

22And on the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145dayוּבַיּוֹם֙u.vai.yOmH3117thou shalt offerתַּקְרִ֛יבtak.RivH7126a kidשְׂעִיר־se.'ir-H8163of the goatsעִזִּ֥ים'i.ZimH5795without blemishתָּמִ֖יםta.MimH8549for a sin offeringלְחַטָּ֑אתle.cha.TatH2403;and they shall cleanseוְחִטְּאוּ֙ve.chi.te.'UH2398the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,as they did cleanseחִטְּא֖וּchi.te.'UH2398itwith the bullockבַּפָּֽר׃ba.ParH6499.

23When thou hast made an endבְּכַלּוֹתְךָ֖be.kha.lot.KhaH3615of cleansingמֵֽחַטֵּ֑אme.cha.Te'H2398it,thou shalt offerתַּקְרִיב֙tak.RivH7126a youngבֶּן־ בָּקָ֣רben- ba.KarH1241 H1121bullockפַּ֣רparH6499without blemishתָּמִ֔יםta.MimH8549,and a ramוְאַ֥יִלve.'A.yilH352out of the flockהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629without blemishתָּמִֽים׃ta.MimH8549.

24And thou shalt offerוְהִקְרַבְתָּ֖םve.hik.rav.TamH7126them beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548shall castוְהִשְׁלִ֨יכוּve.hish.Li.khuH7993saltמֶ֔לַחMe.lachH4417upon them, and they shall offer them upוְהֶעֱל֥וּve.he.'e.LuH5927fora burnt offeringעֹלָ֖ה'o.LahH5930unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

25Sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117shalt thou prepareתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213every dayלַיּ֑וֹםlai.YomH3117a goatשְׂעִיר־se.'ir-H8163fora sin offeringחַטָּ֖אתcha.TatH2403:they shall also prepareיַעֲשֽׂוּ׃ya.'a.SuH6213a youngבֶּן־ בָּקָ֛רben- ba.KarH1241 H1121bullockוּפַ֧רu.FarH6499,and a ramוְאַ֥יִלve.'A.yilH352out of the flockהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629,without blemishתְּמִימִ֥יםte.mi.MimH8549.

26Sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117shall they purgeיְכַפְּרוּ֙ye.kha.pe.RuH3722the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196and purifyוְטִֽהֲר֖וּve.ti.ha.RuH2891it; and they shall consecrate themselvesוּמִלְא֖וּ יָדָֽיו׃u.mil.'U ya.dovH3027 H4390.

27And when these daysהַיָּמִ֑ים סhai.ya.MimH3117are expiredוִֽיכַלּ֖וּvi.kha.LuH3615, it shall be, thatupon the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֜יha.she.mi.NiH8066dayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117, and soforwardוָהָ֗לְאָהva.Hal.'ahH1973,the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548shall makeיַעֲשׂ֨וּya.'a.SuH6213your burnt offeringsעוֹלֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙o.lo.tei.KhemH5930upon the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196,and your peace offeringsשַׁלְמֵיכֶ֔םshal.mei.KhemH8002;and I will acceptוְרָצִ֣אתִיve.ra.Tzi.tiH7521you, saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהֹוִֽה׃ סYah.wehH3069.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 43