Revised Version 1895

Ezekiel 43

1Afterward he broughtmeH413to thegateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179, even thegateשַׁ֕עַרSha.'arH8179that lookethtowardH413theeastהַקָּדִֽים׃ha.ka.DimH6921:

2Andbeholdוְהִנֵּ֗הve.hi.NehH2009, thegloryכְּבוֹד֙ke.VodH3519of theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameבָּ֖אba'H935from thewayמִדֶּ֣רֶךְmi.De.rekhH1870of theeastהַקָּדִ֑יםha.ka.DimH6921: and hisvoiceוְקוֹל֗וֹve.ko.LoH6963was like thesoundכְּקוֹל֙ke.kOlH6963ofmanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325: and theearthוְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776shined with hisgloryמִכְּבֹדֽוֹ׃mi.ke.vo.DoH3519.

3And it wasaccordingאֶל־'el-H413to theappearanceוּכְמַרְאֵ֨הu.khe.mar.'EhH4758of thevisionהַמַּרְאֶ֜הha.mar.'EhH4758whichH834Isawרָאִ֗יתִיra.'I.tiH7200,evenאֶת־'et-H853accordingאֶל־'el-H413to thevisionכַּמַּרְאֶ֤הka.mar.'EhH4758that Isawרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200when IcameH935todestroyלְשַׁחֵ֣תle.sha.ChetH7843thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892; and the visions were like thevisionכַּמַּרְאֶ֕הka.mar.'EhH4758that Isawרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200by theriverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Chebarכְּבָ֑רke.VarH3529: and Ifellוָאֶפֹּ֖לva.'e.PolH5307uponH935myfaceפָּנָֽי׃pa.NaiH6440.

4And thegloryוּכְב֥וֹדu.khe.VodH3519of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameבָּ֣אba'H935intoH413thehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004by thewayH1870of thegateשַׁ֔עַרSha.'arH8179whoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834prospect istowardH413theeastהַקָּדִֽים׃ha.ka.DimH6921.

5And thespiritר֔וּחַRu.achH7307tookH5375meH413upH5375, andbroughtוַתְּבִיאֵ֕נִיva.te.vi.'E.niH935meH413intoH413theinnerהַפְּנִימִ֑יha.pe.ni.MiH6442courtהֶֽחָצֵ֖רhe.cha.TzerH2691; andbeholdוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009, thegloryכְבוֹד־khe.Vod-H3519of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068filledמָלֵ֥אma.Le'H4390thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

6And Iheardוָאֶשְׁמַ֛עva.'esh.Ma'H8085onespeakingמִדַּבֵּ֥רmi.da.BerH1696untomeH413outH413of thehouseמֵהַבָּ֑יִתme.ha.Ba.yitH1004; and amanוְאִ֕ישׁve.'IshH376stoodעֹמֵ֖ד'o.MedH5975bymeH413.

7And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413,Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָם֙'a.DamH120, this is theplaceמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725of mythroneכִּסְאִ֗יkis.'IH3678, and theplaceמְקוֹם֙me.kOmH4725of thesolesכַּפּ֣וֹתka.PotH3709of myfeetרַגְלַ֔יrag.LaiH7272,whereאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834I willdwellאֶשְׁכָּן־'esh.kon-H7931in themidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478foreverלְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769: and thehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofIsraelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478shallnoH3808moreע֣וֹדodH5750defileיְטַמְּא֣וּye.ta.me.'UH2930myholyקָדְשִׁ֞יkod.shiH6944nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034,neitherH3808they,norH3808theirkingsוּמַלְכֵיהֶם֙u.mal.khei.HemH4428, by their whoredom, and by the carcases of theirkingsמַלְכֵיהֶ֖םmal.khei.HemH4428in theirhighבָּמוֹתָֽם׃ba.mo.TamH1116placesH1116;

8in theirsettingH5414of their threshold by my threshold, and theirdoorH4201postH4201besideאֵ֣צֶל'E.tzelH681mydoorH4201postH4201, and there was but thewallוְהַקִּ֖ירve.ha.KirH7023betweenH996meH5414and them; and they havedefiledוְטִמְּא֣וּ׀ve.ti.me.'UH2930myholyקָדְשִׁ֗יkod.shiH6944nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034by theirabominationsבְּתֽוֹעֲבוֹתָם֙be.to.'a.vo.TamH8441whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they havecommittedעָשׂ֔וּ'a.SuH6213: wherefore I haveconsumedH398them in mineangerבְּאַפִּֽי׃be.'a.PiH639.

9Nowעַתָּ֞ה'a.TahH6258letH6258themputיְרַחֲק֧וּye.ra.cha.KuH7368awayH4480their whoredom, and the carcases of theirkingsמַלְכֵיהֶ֖םmal.khei.HemH4428,farH7368frommeH4480, and I willdwellוְשָׁכַנְתִּ֥יve.sha.khan.TiH7931in themidstבְתוֹכָ֖םve.to.KhamH8432of them foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃ סle.'o.LamH5769.

10Thou,sonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmanאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120, shew thehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004to thehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, that they may beashamedוְיִכָּלְמ֖וּve.yi.kal.MuH3637of theiriniquitiesמֵעֲוֹנֽוֹתֵיהֶ֑םme.'a.vo.no.tei.HemH5771: andletהַגֵּ֤דha.GedH5046themmeasureוּמָדְד֖וּu.ma.de.DuH4058thepatternתָּכְנִֽית׃ta.khe.NitH8508.

11Andifוְאִֽם־ve.'im-H518they beashamedנִכְלְמ֞וּnikh.le.MuH3637ofallמִכֹּ֣לmi.KolH3605that they havedoneH6213,makeH6213knownH3045unto them the form of thehouseהַבַּ֡יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, and the fashion thereof, and the goingsoutH3045thereof, and the comings in thereof, andallוְֽכָל־ve.kholH3605the forms thereof, andallכָּל־kol-H3605theordinancesחֻקֹּתָיו֩chu.ko.TavH2708thereof, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the forms thereof, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thelawsתּוֹרֹתָיו֙to.ro.tovH8451thereof, andwriteוּכְתֹ֖בu.khe.ToH3789it in theirsightלְעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑םle.'ei.nei.HemH5869: that they maykeepוְיִשְׁמְר֞וּve.yish.me.RuH8104thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605form thereof, andallכָּל־kol-H3605theordinancesחֻקֹּתָ֖יוchu.ko.TavH2708thereof, anddoH6213them.

12This is thelawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of thehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004:uponעַל־'al-H5921thetopרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of themountainהָ֠הָרHa.horH2022thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605limit thereofroundסָבִ֤יב׀sa.VivH5439aboutסָבִיב֙sa.VivH5439shall bemostקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944holyקָדָשִׁ֔יםka.da.ShimH6944.Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009, this is thelawתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451of thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

13Andtheseוְאֵ֨לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are the measures of thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196bycubitsבָּֽאַמּ֔וֹתba.'a.MotH520: (thecubitאַמָּ֥ה'a.MahH520is acubitאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520and anhandbreadthוָטֹ֑פַחva.To.fachH2948:) thebottomH2436shall be acubitהָאַמָּ֜הha.'a.MahH520, and thebreadthרֹ֗חַבRo.chavH7341acubitוְאַמָּה־ve.'a.mah-H520, and theborderוּגְבוּלָ֨הּu.ge.vu.LahH1366thereof by theedgeשְׂפָתָ֤הּse.fa.TahH8193thereofroundH5439aboutH5439aspanזֶ֣רֶתZe.retH2239: and this shall be thebaseH2436of thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.

14And from thebottomוּמֵחֵ֨יקu.me.CheikH2436upon thegroundהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776to thelowerהַתַּחְתּוֹנָה֙ha.tach.to.NahH8481settle shall betwoשְׁתַּ֣יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147cubitsאַמּ֔וֹת'a.MotH520, and thebreadthוְרֹ֖חַבve.Ro.chavH7341onecubitאַמָּ֣ה'a.MahH520; and from thelesserהַקְּטַנָּ֜הha.ke.ta.NahH6996settle to thegreaterהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419settle shall befourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702cubitsאַמּ֔וֹת'a.MotH520, and thebreadthוְרֹ֖חַבve.Ro.chavH7341acubitהָאַמָּֽה׃ha.'a.MahH520.

15And the upperaltarוּמֵהָאֲרִיאֵ֣לu.me.ha.'a.ri.'elH741shall befourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702cubitsאַמּ֑וֹת'a.MotH520; and from thealtarH741hearthH741andupwardוּלְמַ֔עְלָהu.le.Ma'.lahH4605there shall befourאַרְבַּֽע׃'ar.Ba'H702hornsהַקְּרָנ֖וֹתha.ke.ra.NotH7161.

16And thealtarוְהָאֲרִיאֵ֗לve.ha.'a.ri.'eilH741hearthH741shall betwelveעֶשְׂרֵה֙'es.RehH6240cubitslongאֹ֔רֶךְ'O.rekhH753bytwelveעֶשְׂרֵ֖ה'es.RehH6240broad,squareרָב֕וּעַra.Vu.a'H7251in thefourאַרְבַּ֥עַת'ar.Ba.'atH702sidesרְבָעָֽיו׃re.va.'AvH7253thereof.

17And the settle shall befourteenעֶשְׂרֵ֣ה'es.RehH6240cubitsהָאַמָּ֗הha.'a.MahH520longאֹ֗רֶךְ'O.rekhH753byfourteenעֶשְׂרֵה֙'es.RehH6240broad in thefourH702sidesH5439thereof; and theborderוְהַגְּבוּלve.ha.ge.vulH1366aboutH5439it shall behalfחֲצִ֣יcha.TziH2677acubitאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520; and thebottomוְהַֽחֵיק־ve.ha.cheik-H2436thereof shall be acubitH520aboutH5439; and thestepsוּמַעֲלֹתֵ֖הוּu.ma.'a.lo.Te.huH4609thereof shalllookפְּנ֥וֹתpe.NotH6437towardאֶ֖ל'elH413theeastקָדִֽים׃ka.DimH6921.

18And hesaidH559untomeאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413,Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָם֙'a.DamH120,thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136:Theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428are theordinancesחֻקּ֣וֹתchu.KotH2708of thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196in thedayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117when they shallmakeהֵעָֽשׂוֹת֑וֹhe.'a.so.ToH6213it, toofferלְהַעֲל֤וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927burntעוֹלָ֔הo.LahH5930offeringsH5930thereonעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921, and tosprinkleוְלִזְרֹ֥קve.liz.RokH2236bloodדָּֽם׃DamH1818thereonעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921.

19Thou shaltgiveוְנָתַתָּ֣הve.na.ta.TahH5414to thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֡םhal.vi.YimH3881that be of theseedמִזֶּ֨רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233ofZadokצָד֜וֹקtza.DokH6659,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834arenearהַקְּרֹבִ֣יםha.ke.ro.VimH7138untomeאֶל־'el-H413, toministerלְשָֽׁרְתֵ֑נִיle.sha.re.Te.niH8334untomeאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413, saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136, ayoungבֶּן־ben-H1121bullock for asinלְחַטָּֽאת׃le.cha.TatH2403offering.

20And thou shalttakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֣ve.la.kach.TaH3947of thebloodמִדָּמ֗וֹmi.da.MoH1818thereof, andputוְנָ֨תַתָּ֜הve.Na.ta.TahH5414it on thefourאַרְבַּ֤ע'ar.Ba'H702hornsקַרְנֹתָיו֙kar.no.TavH7161of it, and on thefourאַרְבַּע֙'ar.Ba'H702cornersפִּנּ֣וֹתpi.NotH6438of the settle, anduponעַל־'al-H5921theborderהַגְּב֖וּלha.ge.VulH1366roundH5439aboutH5439: thus shalt thoucleanseוְחִטֵּאתָ֥ve.chi.te.TaH2398it andmakeH5414atonementוְכִפַּרְתָּֽהוּ׃ve.khi.par.Ta.huH3722for it.

21Thou shalt alsotakeוְלָ֣קַחְתָּ֔ve.La.kach.taH3947the bullock of thesinהַֽחַטָּ֑אתha.cha.TatH2403offering, and he shallburnוּשְׂרָפוֹ֙u.se.ra.FoH8313it in theappointedבְּמִפְקַ֣דbe.mif.KadH4662placeH1004of thehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, without thesanctuaryלַמִּקְדָּֽשׁ׃la.mik.DashH4720.

22And on thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145dayוּבַיּוֹם֙u.vai.yOmH3117thou shaltofferתַּקְרִ֛יבtak.RivH7126a he-goatwithoutH8549blemishH8549for asinH2398offering; and they shallcleanseH2398thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196, as theydidכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834cleanseH2398it with the bullock.

23When thou hastmadeH7126anendבְּכַלּוֹתְךָ֖be.kha.lot.KhaH3615ofcleansingמֵֽחַטֵּ֑אme.cha.Te'H2398it, thou shaltofferH7126ayoungבֶּן־ben-H1121bullockwithoutH8549blemishH8549, and aramוְאַ֥יִלve.'A.yilH352outמִן־min-H4480of theflockהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629withoutH8549blemishH8549.

24And thou shaltbringH5927themnearH7126beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548shallcastוְהִשְׁלִ֨יכוּve.hish.Li.khuH7993saltמֶ֔לַחMe.lachH4417uponעֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH5921them, and they shallofferH7126themupH5927for aburntעֹלָ֖ה'o.LahH5930offering unto theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

25Sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117shalt thouprepareתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213everyH3117dayלַיּ֑וֹםlai.YomH3117agoatשְׂעִיר־se.'ir-H8163for asinחַטָּ֖אתcha.TatH2403offering: they shall alsoprepareיַעֲשֽׂוּ׃ya.'a.SuH6213ayoungבֶּן־ben-H1121bullock, and aramוְאַ֥יִלve.'A.yilH352outמִן־min-H4480of theflockהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629,withoutH8549blemishH8549.

26Sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117shall theymakeH3027atonementיְכַפְּרוּ֙ye.kha.pe.RuH3722for thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196andpurifyוְטִֽהֲר֖וּve.ti.ha.RuH2891it;soH3027shall they consecrate it.

27And when they haveaccomplishedH6213thedaysהַיָּמִ֑ים סhai.ya.MimH3117, it shall be thatuponH5921theeighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֜יha.she.mi.NiH8066dayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117, andforwardוָהָ֗לְאָהva.Hal.'ahH1973, thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548shallmakeH6213yourburntעוֹלֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙o.lo.tei.KhemH5930offeringsH8002uponH5921thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196, and yourpeaceשַׁלְמֵיכֶ֔םshal.mei.KhemH8002offeringsH8002; and I willacceptוְרָצִ֣אתִיve.ra.Tzi.tiH7521youH5921, saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 43

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