And he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto me,אֵלַי“Sonבֶּןof man,אָדָםthusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִהTheseאֵלֶּהare the statutesחֻקּוֹתof the altarהַמִּזְבֵּחַon the dayבְּיוֹםit is made,הֵעָשׂוֹתוֹfor offering upלְהַעֲלוֹתon itעָלָיוburnt offeringעוֹלָהand for splashingוְלִזְרֹקon itעָלָיוblood.דָּם
Ezekiel 43:18
Study it in the app“And he said to me, “Son of man, thus says Adonai YHWH: These are the statutes of the altar on the day it is made, for offering up on it burnt offering and for splashing on it blood.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 43:18, word by word
- And he saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “Sonבֶּןben
human being
Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.
Where else “ben” appears- of manאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears- YHWHיְהוִהyehvi
YHWH (with Adonai)
The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".
Where else “yehvi” appears- are the statutesחֻקּוֹתchukot
statute
Statute: a fixed rule, laid down to be kept always.
Where else “chukot” appears- of the altarמִּזְבֵּחַmizbeach
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbeach” appears- on the dayיוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- it is madeהֵעָשׂוֹתheasot
prepare
To prepare food; offer a sacrifice; keep a feast.
Where else “heasot” appears- for offering upהַעֲלוֹתhaalot
offer up
To burn a sacrifice on the altar; literally "make go up".
Where else “haalot” appears- burnt offeringעוֹלָהola
burnt offering
A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.
Where else “ola” appears- and for splashingזְרֹקzerok
sprinkle, dash
Sprinkle, dash, throw (blood against the altar, water, dust); scatter.
Where else “zerok” appears- bloodדָּםdam
blood
The red fluid that runs through the body and carries the life of people and animals.
Where else “dam” appears
The context
17And the ledge, fourteen long by fourteen wide, on its four sides; and the border around it, half a cubit, and its base a cubit all around; and its steps face east.”
18 · This verse (above)
19And you shall give to the priests, the Levites, who are of the offspring of Zadok, who come near to me, declares Adonai YHWH, to minister to me, a young bull as a sin offering.