And you shall takeוְלָקַחְתָּsome of its bloodמִדָּמוֹand put itוְנָתַתָּהon its fourעַל אַרְבַּעhornsקַרְנֹתָיוand onוְאֶלthe fourאַרְבַּעcornersפִּנּוֹתof the ledgeהָעֲזָרָהand onוְאֶלthe borderהַגְּבוּלall around;סָבִיבand you shall purify it from sinוְחִטֵּאתָ אוֹתוֹand make expiation for it.וְכִפַּרְתָּהוּ
Ezekiel 43:20
Study it in the app“And you shall take some of its blood and put it on its four horns and on the four corners of the ledge and on the border all around; and you shall purify it from sin and make expiation for it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 43:20, word by word
- And you shall takeלָקַחְתָּlakachta
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “lakachta” appears- some of its bloodדָּמdam
blood
The red fluid that runs through the body and carries the life of people and animals.
Where else “dam” appears- and put itנָתַתָּהnatata
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “natata” appears- on its fourאַרְבַּעarba
four
Four.
Where else “arba” appears- hornsקַרְנֹתָיkarnotay
altar horn
The horns of the altar.
Where else “karnotay” appears- cornersפִּנּוֹתpinot
corner
The angle of a building; the main stone holding it.
Where else “pinot” appears- of the ledgeעֲזָרָהazara
ledge
The stepped rim around the altar, in Ezekiel.
Where else “azara” appears- the borderגְּבוּלgevul
border
The border of a land.
Where else “gevul” appears- all aroundסָבִיבsaviv
around
In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.
Where else “saviv” appears- and you shall purify it from sinחִטֵּאתָchiteta
purify
To cleanse from sin or uncleanness.
Where else “chiteta” appears- and make expiation for itכִפַּרְתָּchiparta
atone
To cover guilt so there is forgiveness.
Where else “chiparta” appears
The context
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.
20 · This verse (above)
21And you shall take the bull of the sin offering, and he shall burn it in the appointed place of the house, outside the sanctuary.