Ezekiel 46:4

The burnt offering that the prince presents to the LORD on the Sabbath day shall be six unblemished male lambs and an unblemished ram.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Ezekiel addresses the exiled community regarding the ritual operations of the future temple. The instruction specifies the exact sacrifices the ruling prince must provide for the Sabbath day.

The words — The text commands the prince to bring near (יַקְרִ֥ב, yak.Riv) a burnt offering (עֹלָ֔ה, 'o.Lah) on the Sabbath (הַשַּׁבָּת, ha.sha.Bat). The quantity is fixed at six (שִׁשָּׁה, shi.Shah) unblemished male lambs and one unblemished ram.

The thread — Numbers 28:9 prescribes a different Sabbath standard of two lambs, highlighting a variation in ritual law. Ezekiel 45:17 establishes the broader pattern of the prince supplying all required offerings for the appointed feasts.

Why it lands — The verse fixes the Sabbath sacrifice to a precise quantity that the governing authority must supply and execute. It requires the community to treat sacred time as a regulated calendar demanding specific, prepared offerings rather than voluntary contribution.

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The Hebrew words

וְהָ֣עֹלָ֔הve./Ha./'o.Lahand/ the/ burnt offering אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-which יַקְרִ֥בyak.Rivhe will bring near הַנָּשִׂ֖יאha./na.Si'the/ prince לַֽיהוָ֑הla./Yah.wehto/ Yahweh בְּי֣וֹםbe./Yomon/ [the] day of הַשַּׁבָּ֗תha./sha.Batthe/ sabbath שִׁשָּׁ֧הshi.Shah[will be] six כְבָשִׂ֛יםkhe.va.Simlambs תְּמִימִ֖םte.mi.Mimunblemished וְאַ֥יִלve./'A.yiland/ a ram תָּמִֽים׃ta.Mimunblemished

King James Version

And the burnt offering that the prince shall offer unto the Lord in the sabbath day shall be six lambs without blemish, and a ram without blemish.

Cross-references

Ezekiel 45:17 And it shall be the prince’s part to provide the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and drink offerings for the feasts, New Moons, and Sabbaths—for all the appointed feasts of the house of Israel. He will provide the sin offerings, grain offerings, burnt offerings, and peace offerings to make atonement for the house of Israel.
Numbers 28:9 On the Sabbath day, present two unblemished year-old male lambs, accompanied by a grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil, as well as a drink offering.