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18 And he said unto me, Son of man, thus hath the Lord GOD said: These are the ordinances of the altar in the day when they shall make it, to offer burnt offerings thereon, and to sprinkle blood thereon.

19 And thou shalt give to the priests the Levites that be of the seed of Zadok, which approach unto me, to minister unto me, said the Lord GOD, a young bullock as sin.

20 And thou shalt take of its blood and put it on the four horns of the altar and on the four corners of the patio and upon the border round about: thus shalt thou remove the sin and reconcile it.

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18 Then he said to me, “Son of man, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: These will be the regulations for sacrificing burnt offerings(A) and splashing blood(B) against the altar when it is built: 19 You are to give a young bull(C) as a sin offering[a] to the Levitical priests of the family of Zadok,(D) who come near(E) to minister before me, declares the Sovereign Lord. 20 You are to take some of its blood and put it on the four horns of the altar(F) and on the four corners of the upper ledge(G) and all around the rim, and so purify the altar(H) and make atonement for it.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 43:19 Or purification offering; also in verses 21, 22 and 25