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18 And he said to me: Son of man, thus saith the Lord God: These are the ceremonies of the altar, in what day soever it shall be made: that holocausts may be offered upon it, and blood poured out.

19 And thou shalt give to the priests, and the Levites, that are of the race of Sadoc, who approach to me, saith the Lord God, to offer to me a calf of the herd for sin.

20 And thou shalt take of his blood, and shalt put it upon the four horns thereof, and upon the four corners of the brim, and upon the crown round about: and thou shalt cleanse, and expiate 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