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Ezekiel 43:18

16 The altar hearth shall be square at its four corners, twelve cubits long and twelve cubits wide.

17 The ledge shall also be square, fourteen cubits long and fourteen cubits wide, with a rim of half a cubit and a gutter of a cubit all around it. The steps of the altar shall face east.”

Then 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 constructed, so that burnt offerings may be sacrificed on it and blood may be sprinkled on it:

19 You are to give a young bull from the herd as a sin offering to the Levitical priests who are of the family of Zadok, who approach Me to minister before Me, declares the Lord GOD.

20 You are to take some of its blood and put it on the four horns of the altar, on the four corners of the ledge, and all around the rim; thus you will cleanse the altar and make atonement for it.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then 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 constructed, so that burnt offerings may be sacrificed on it and blood may be sprinkled on it:
KJV
And he said unto me, Son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; These are the ordinances of the altar in the day when they shall make it, to offer burnt offerings thereon, and to sprinkle blood thereon.
WEB
He said to me, “Son of man, the Lord GOD says: ‘These are the ordinances of the altar in the day when they make it, to offer burnt offerings on it, and to sprinkle blood on it.
ASV
And he said unto me, Son of man, thus saith the Lord Jehovah: These are the ordinances of the altar in the day when they shall make it, to offer burnt-offerings thereon, and to sprinkle blood thereon.
DARBY
And he said unto me, Son of man, thus saith the Lord Jehovah: These are the ordinances of the altar in the day when they shall make it, to offer up burnt-offerings thereon, and to sprinkle blood thereon.
BLB
And he said to me: “Son of man, thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘These [are] the ordinances for the altar on the day of its being made to sacrifice burnt offerings on it, and to sprinkle blood on it.
ÅB
Og han sa til meg: Menneskesønn! Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Dette er forskriftene om alteret på den dag det blir gjort, så en kan ofre brennoffer og sprenge blod på det.
OTB
Så sa Han til meg: “Menneskesønn, dette sier den suverene Herre: ‘Dette er forskriftene for alteret den dagen det bygges, for å ofre brennoffer på det og for å sprenge blod mot det.
B1930
Og han sa til mig: Menneskesønn! Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Dette er forskriftene om alteret på den dag det blir gjort, så en kan ofre brennoffer og sprenge blod på det.

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Cross references

  • Exodus 40:29

    He placed the altar of burnt offering near the entrance to the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, and offered on it the burnt offering and the grain offering, just as the LORD had commanded him.

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  • Leviticus 8:18–21

    Then Moses presented the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.

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  • Hebrews 12:24

    to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.

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  • Leviticus 16:19

    He is to sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times to cleanse it and consecrate it from the uncleanness of the Israelites.

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  • Leviticus 1:5–17

    And he shall slaughter the young bull before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to present the blood and sprinkle it on all sides of the altar at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

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  • Ezekiel 2:1

    “Son of man,” He said to me, “stand up on your feet and I will speak to you.”

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  • Ezekiel 45:18–19

    This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘On the first day of the first month you are to take a young bull without blemish and purify the sanctuary.

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  • Hebrews 10:4–12

    because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.

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