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And the burnt offeringוְהָעֹלָהthatאֲשֶׁרthe chiefהַנָּשִׂיאshall presentיַקְרִבto YHWHלַיהוָהon the dayבְּיוֹםof the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּתshall be sixשִׁשָּׁהlambsכְבָשִׂיםwithout defectתְּמִימִםand a ramוְאַיִלwithout defect.תָּמִים
Ezekiel 46:4
Study it in the app“And the burnt offering that the chief shall present to YHWH on the day of the Sabbath shall be six lambs without defect and a ram without defect.”
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Ezekiel 46:4, word by word
- And the burnt offeringעֹלָהola
burnt offering
A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.
Where else “ola” appears- the chiefנָּשִׂיאnasi
chief
Literally "one lifted up": the leader of a tribe or clan.
Where else “nasi” appears- shall presentיַקְרִבyakriv
bring near
To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.
Where else “yakriv” appears- to YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears- on the dayיוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- of the Sabbathשַּׁבָּתshabat
Sabbath
The seventh day, set apart for YHWH, for rest.
Where else “shabat” appears- shall be sixשִׁשָּׁהshisha
six
Six; also "sixth".
Where else “shisha” appears- lambsכְבָשִׂיםchevasim
lamb
Lamb: a young sheep, male (a young ram).
Where else “chevasim” appears- without defectתְּמִימִםtemimim
without defect
Without defect, whole.
Where else “temimim” appears- and a ramאַיִלayil
ram
A full-grown male sheep, used as an offering.
Where else “ayil” appears
The context
3And the people of the land shall bow down at the entrance of that gate on the Sabbaths and at the new moons before YHWH.
4 · This verse (above)
5And the grain offering shall be an ephah for the ram, and for the lambs the grain offering shall be the gift of his hand, and a hin of oil for each ephah.