Ezekiel 45:20

“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.”

Ezekiel 45:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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on the seventhשִׁבְעָהshiva

seven

Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".

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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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for anyoneאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

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who errsשֹׁגֶהshoge

go astray

To wander from the way or command, often unintentionally.

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and for the simpleפֶּתִיpeti

simple, naive

Simple, naive: a person without experience, easily persuaded, who still has to learn.

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and you shall make expiationכִפַּרְתֶּםchipartem

atone

To cover guilt so there is forgiveness.

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for the houseבָּיִתbayit

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

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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.

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