And soוְכֵןyou shall doתַּעֲשֶׂהon the seventhבְּשִׁבְעָהof the monthבַחֹדֶשׁfor anyoneמֵאִישׁwho errsשֹׁגֶהand for the simple;וּמִפֶּתִיand you shall make expiationוְכִפַּרְתֶּםfor the house.אֶת הַבָּיִת
Ezekiel 45:20
Study it in the app“And so you shall do on the seventh of the month for anyone who errs and for the simple; and you shall make expiation for the house.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 45:20, word by word
- you shall doתַּעֲשֶׂהtaase
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “taase” appears- on the seventhשִׁבְעָהshiva
seven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “shiva” appears- of the monthחֹדֶשׁchodesh
month
A period of about thirty days, from one new moon to the next.
Where else “chodesh” appears- for anyoneאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- who errsשֹׁגֶהshoge
go astray
To wander from the way or command, often unintentionally.
Where else “shoge” appears- and for the simpleפֶּתִיpeti
simple, naive
Simple, naive: a person without experience, easily persuaded, who still has to learn.
Where else “peti” appears- and you shall make expiationכִפַּרְתֶּםchipartem
atone
To cover guilt so there is forgiveness.
Where else “chipartem” appears- for the houseבָּיִתbayit
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “bayit” appears
Translation note
“The seventh of the month”: the seventh day; the ancient Greek translation reads “in the seventh month, on the first of the month.”
The context
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.
20 · This verse (above)
21In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, you shall have the Passover, a feast of seven days; unleavened bread shall be eaten.