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Ezekiel 43:22
On the second day you are to present an unblemished male goat as a sin offering, and the altar is to be cleansed as it was with the bull.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God instructs Ezekiel on the second day of the altar consecration sequence. The command follows the first-day bull sacrifice and precedes the remaining purification days.
The words — תָּמִים (ta.Mim) literally means "unblemished" and specifies the required physical condition of the male goat. וְ/חִטְּאוּ (ve./chi.te.'U) translates as "and they will cleanse from sin," describing the altar's ritual purification.
The thread — The text places this second-day goat offering within the seven-day purification pattern of Ezekiel 43:25. It links directly to the first-day bull sacrifice in Ezekiel 43:21 and parallels the consecration procedures of Exodus 29:15.
Why it lands — The text states that altar cleansing requires a specific sequence and an unblemished sin offering. It requires the reader to follow the prescribed ritual order without alteration.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And on the second day thou shalt offer a kid of the goats without blemish for a sin offering; and they shall cleanse the altar, as they did cleanse it with the bullock.
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 43:20 You are to take some of its blood and put it on the four horns of the altar, on the four corners of the ledge, and all around the rim; thus you will cleanse the altar and make atonement for it.
- Ezekiel 43:25 For seven days you are to provide a male goat daily for a sin offering; you are also to provide a young bull and a ram from the flock, both unblemished.
- Exodus 29:15 Take one of the rams, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on its head.
- Leviticus 8:18 Then Moses presented the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.
- Isaiah 53:6 We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.
- Isaiah 53:10 Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.
- 1 Peter 1:19 but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.