Ezekiel 45:19

And the priest is to take some of the blood from the sin offering and put it on the doorposts of the temple, on the four corners of the ledge of the altar, and on the gateposts of the inner court.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The Lord God speaks to Ezekiel on the first day of the first month, initiating a purification ritual for the sanctuary. This verse details the priest’s specific actions during that initial cleansing.

The words — כֹּהֵן (ko.Hen) translates literally to "priest," designating the officiant. מְזוּזַת (me.zu.Zat) means "doorpost," specifying the exact architectural points receiving the blood.

The thread — The ritual of applying blood to sanctuary structures echoes Ezekiel 43:20 and Leviticus 16:18, where blood purifies the altar. Ezekiel 45:20 repeats this same procedure on the seventh day to address unintentional transgressions.

Why it lands — The text demands precise obedience to ritual instructions, showing that holiness requires specific, repeated actions. It establishes that blood application to physical structures serves as the mechanism for temple purification.

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The Hebrew words

וְלָקַ֨חve./la.Kachand/ he will take הַכֹּהֵ֜ןha./ko.Henthe/ priest מִדַּ֣םmi./Damsome of/ [the] blood of הַחַטָּ֗אתha./cha.Tatthe/ sin offering וְנָתַן֙ve./na.Tanand/ he will put [it]אֶל־'el-to מְזוּזַ֣תme.zu.Zat[the] doorpost of הַבַּ֔יִתha./Ba.yitthe/ house וְאֶל־ve./'el-and/ to אַרְבַּ֛ע'ar.Ba'[the] four פִּנּ֥וֹתpi.Not[the] corners of הָעֲזָרָ֖הha./'a.za.Rahthe/ ledge לַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַla./miz.Be.achof the/ altar וְעַ֨ל־ve./'Al-and/ on מְזוּזַ֔תme.zu.Zat[the] doorpost of שַׁ֖עַרSha.'ar[the] gate of הֶחָצֵ֥רhe./cha.Tzerthe/ courtyard הַפְּנִימִֽית׃ha./pe.ni.Mit<the>/ inner

King James Version

And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering, and put it upon the posts of the house, and upon the four corners of the settle of the altar, and upon the posts of the gate of the inner court.

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.
Leviticus 16:18 Then he shall go out to the altar that is before the LORD and make atonement for it. He is to take some of the bull’s blood and some of the goat’s blood and put it on all the horns of the altar.
Ezekiel 43:14 The space from the gutter on the ground to the lower ledge shall be two cubits, and the ledge one cubit wide. The space from the smaller ledge to the larger ledge shall be four cubits, and the ledge one cubit wide.
Ezekiel 43:17 The ledge shall also be square, fourteen cubits long and fourteen cubits wide, with a rim of half a cubit and a gutter of a cubit all around it. The steps of the altar shall face east.”