Ezekiel 43:20

“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.”

Ezekiel 43:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 43:20, word by word

And you shall takeלָקַחְתָּlakachta

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

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some of its bloodדָּמdam

blood

The red fluid that runs through the body and carries the life of people and animals.

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and put itנָתַתָּהnatata

put

To place something somewhere.

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on its fourאַרְבַּעarba

four

Four.

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hornsקַרְנֹתָיkarnotay

altar horn

The horns of the altar.

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cornersפִּנּוֹתpinot

corner

The angle of a building; the main stone holding it.

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of the ledgeעֲזָרָהazara

ledge

The stepped rim around the altar, in Ezekiel.

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the borderגְּבוּלgevul

border

The border of a land.

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all aroundסָבִיבsaviv

around

In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.

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and you shall purify it from sinחִטֵּאתָchiteta

purify

To cleanse from sin or uncleanness.

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and make expiation for itכִפַּרְתָּchiparta

atone

To cover guilt so there is forgiveness.

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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.

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