Ezekiel 45:18

“Thus says Adonai YHWH: In the first month, on the first day of the month, you shall take a young bull without defect, and purify the sanctuary from sin.”

Ezekiel 45:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 45:18, word by word

saysאָמַרamar

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “amar” 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
In the first monthרִאשׁוֹןrishon

first

What comes ahead in order or in time; the first.

Where else “rishon” appears
on the first dayאֶחָדechad

first

Literally "one": day one of the month.

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of the monthחֹדֶשׁchodesh

month

A period of about thirty days, from one new moon to the next.

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you shall takeתִּקַּחtikach

take

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

Where else “tikach” appears
a young bullפַּרpar

bull

Young bull, bullock.

Where else “par” appears
a young bullבֶּןben

young

An animal's offspring, its little one.

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a young bullבָּקָרbakar

cattle, herd

Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.

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without defectתָּמִיםtamim

without defect

Without defect, whole.

Where else “tamim” appears
and purifyחִטֵּאתָchiteta

purify

To cleanse from sin or uncleanness.

Where else “chiteta” appears
the sanctuaryמִּקְדָּשׁmikdash

sanctuary

Sanctuary: a place set apart for God; also a holy thing. Said too of the shrines of other gods.

Where else “mikdash” appears

The context

17And on the chief shall be the duty of the burnt offerings and the grain offering and the libation at the feasts and at the new moons and on the Sabbaths, at all the appointed times of the house of Israel; he shall offer the sin offering and the grain offering and the burnt offering and the peace offerings, to make expiation for the house of Israel.

18 · This verse (above)

19And the priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering and put it on the doorpost of the house, and on the four corners of the ledge of the altar, and on the doorpost of the gate of the inner court.

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