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thus they will dedicate it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/43.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Do this each day for seven days to cleanse and make atonement for the altar, thus setting it apart for holy use.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/43.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Seven days shall they make atonement for the altar and cleanse it, and so consecrate it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/43.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For seven days the priests are to make atonement for the altar and cleanse it; so they shall consecrate it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/43.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Seven days shall they purge the altar and purify it; and they shall consecrate themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/43.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Seven days they shall make atonement for the altar and purify it, and so consecrate <i>it.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/43.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For seven days they shall make atonement for the altar and purify it; so shall they consecrate it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/43.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216For seven days they shall make atonement for the altar and purify it; so shall they consecrate it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/43.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘For seven days they shall make atonement for the altar and purify it; so shall they consecrate it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/43.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For seven days they shall make atonement for the altar and purify it; so shall they ordain it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/43.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For seven days they shall make atonement for the altar and purify it; so the priests shall consecrate it [to receive offerings].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/43.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For seven days the priests are to make atonement for the altar and cleanse it. In this way they will consecrate it<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/43.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For seven days the priests are to make atonement for the altar and cleanse it. In this way they will consecrate it<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/43.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Seven days shall they make atonement for the altar and purify it; so shall they consecrate it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/43.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The priests will purify the altar during those days, so that it will be acceptable to me and ready to use. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/43.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Seven days shall they make atonement for the altar and purify it; so shall they consecrate it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/43.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />For seven days the priests should make peace with the LORD at the altar, purify it, and consecrate it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/43.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />For seven days the priests are to consecrate the altar and make it ready for use. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/43.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For a seven day period they are to make atonement for the altar, purifying it and consecrating it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/43.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For seven days the priests are to make atonement for the altar and cleanse it; so they shall consecrate it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/43.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For seven days they will make atonement for the altar and cleanse it, so they will consecrate it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/43.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Seven days shall they make atonement for the altar and purify it; so shall they consecrate it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/43.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Seven days shall they purge the altar and purify it; and they shall consecrate themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/43.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Seven days shall they make atonement for the altar and purify it. So shall they consecrate it. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/43.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />[For] seven days they purify the altar, and have cleansed it, and filled their hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/43.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Seven days they purify the altar, and have cleansed it, and filled their hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/43.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Seven days and they expiated the altar, and they cleansed it; and they filled his hand.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/43.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Seven days shall they expiate the altar, and shall cleanse it: and they shall consecrate it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/43.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For seven days, they shall expiate the altar, and they shall cleanse it, and they shall fill its hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/43.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />for seven days. Thus they shall purge the altar, in order to cleanse and dedicate it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/43.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Seven days shall they make atonement for the altar and cleanse it, and so consecrate it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/43.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For seven days they shall make offerings and shall cleanse the altar: and they shall consecrate themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/43.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />They shall be offering seven days, and they shall cleanse the altar and they shall consecrate their hands<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/43.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Seven days shall they make atonement for the altar and cleanse it; so shall they consecrate it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/43.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and they shall make atonement for the altar, and shall purge it; and they shall consecrate themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/43-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=13273" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/43.htm">The Altar of Sacrifice</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">25</span>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. <span class="reftext">26</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: šiḇ·‘aṯ (Number-msc) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">For seven</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·mîm (N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">days</a> <a href="/hebrew/3722.htm" title="3722: yə·ḵap·pə·rū (V-Piel-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to cover; figuratively, to expiate or condone, to placate or cancel.">the priests are to make atonement</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: ham·miz·bê·aḥ (Art:: N-ms) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">for the altar</a> <a href="/hebrew/2891.htm" title="2891: wə·ṭi·hă·rū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To be clean or pure. A primitive root; properly, to be bright; i.e. to be pure.">and cleanse it;</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4390.htm" title="4390: ū·mil·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To be full, to fill. Or malae; a primitive root, to fill or be full of, in a wide application.">so they shall consecrate</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yå̄·ḏō (N-fdc:: 3ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">it.</a> </span><span class="reftext">27</span>At the end of these days, from the eighth day on, the priests are to present your burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar. Then I will accept you, declares the Lord GOD.’ ”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/8-33.htm">Leviticus 8:33-35</a></span><br />You must not go outside the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for seven days, until the days of your ordination are complete; for it will take seven days to ordain you. / What has been done today has been commanded by the LORD in order to make atonement on your behalf. / You must remain at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting day and night for seven days and keep the LORD’s charge so that you will not die, for this is what I have been commanded.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/29-35.htm">Exodus 29:35-37</a></span><br />This is what you are to do for Aaron and his sons based on all that I have commanded you, taking seven days to ordain them. / Sacrifice a bull as a sin offering each day for atonement. Purify the altar by making atonement for it, and anoint it to consecrate it. / For seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and consecrate it. Then the altar will become most holy; whatever touches the altar will be holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">Hebrews 10:10-14</a></span><br />And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. / Day after day every priest stands to minister and to offer again and again the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. / But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/16-30.htm">Leviticus 16:30</a></span><br />because on this day atonement will be made for you to cleanse you, and you will be clean from all your sins before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-13.htm">Hebrews 9:13-14</a></span><br />For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean, / how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/9-1.htm">Leviticus 9:1-4</a></span><br />On the eighth day Moses summoned Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel. / He said to Aaron, “Take for yourself a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without blemish, and present them before the LORD. / Then speak to the Israelites and say, ‘Take a male goat for a sin offering, a calf and a lamb—both a year old and without blemish—for a burnt offering, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/7-10.htm">Numbers 7:10-11</a></span><br />When the altar was anointed, the leaders approached with their offerings for its dedication and presented them before the altar. / And the LORD said to Moses, “Each day one leader is to present his offering for the dedication of the altar.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-8.htm">2 Chronicles 7:8-9</a></span><br />So at that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a very great assembly of people from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt—kept the feast for seven days. / On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for the dedication of the altar had lasted seven days, and the feast seven days more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/7-27.htm">Hebrews 7:27</a></span><br />Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/14-8.htm">Leviticus 14:8-10</a></span><br />The one being cleansed must wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe with water; then he will be ceremonially clean. Afterward, he may enter the camp, but he must remain outside his tent for seven days. / On the seventh day he must shave off all his hair—his head, his beard, his eyebrows, and the rest of his hair. He must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water, and he will be clean. / On the eighth day he is to bring two unblemished male lambs, an unblemished ewe lamb a year old, a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with olive oil, and one log of olive oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-65.htm">1 Kings 8:65-66</a></span><br />So at that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a great assembly of people from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt—kept the feast before the LORD our God for seven days and seven more days—fourteen days in all. / On the fifteenth day Solomon sent the people away. So they blessed the king and went home, joyful and glad in heart for all the good things that the LORD had done for His servant David and for His people Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-1.htm">Hebrews 10:1-4</a></span><br />For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship. / If it could, would not the offerings have ceased? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt the guilt of their sins. / Instead, those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/12-6.htm">Leviticus 12:6-8</a></span><br />When the days of her purification are complete, whether for a son or for a daughter, she is to bring to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting a year-old lamb for a burnt offering and a young pigeon or a turtledove for a sin offering. / And the priest will present them before the LORD and make atonement for her; and she shall be ceremonially cleansed from her flow of blood. This is the law for a woman giving birth, whether to a male or to a female. / But if she cannot afford a lamb, she shall bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. Then the priest will make atonement for her, and she will be clean.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/28-17.htm">Numbers 28:17-18</a></span><br />On the fifteenth day of this month, there shall be a feast; for seven days unleavened bread is to be eaten. / On the first day there is to be a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-17.htm">2 Chronicles 29:17</a></span><br />They began the consecration on the first day of the first month, and on the eighth day of the month they reached the portico of the LORD. For eight more days they consecrated the house of the LORD itself, finishing on the sixteenth day of the first month.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Seven days shall they purge the altar and purify it; and they shall consecrate themselves.</p><p class="hdg">they shall</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/8-34.htm">Leviticus 8:34</a></b></br> As he hath done this day, <i>so</i> the LORD hath commanded to do, to make an atonement for you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/29-24.htm">Exodus 29:24</a></b></br> And thou shalt put all in the hands of Aaron, and in the hands of his sons; and shalt wave them <i>for</i> a wave offering before the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/32-29.htm">Exodus 32:29</a></b></br> For Moses had said, Consecrate yourselves to day to the LORD, even every man upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/43-22.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-20.htm">Atonement</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-23.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-22.htm">Cleanse</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-22.htm">Cleansed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-28.htm">Consecrate</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-25.htm">Dedicate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-5.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-13.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-21.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-18.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-22.htm">Purge</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-22.htm">Purify</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-25.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-25.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-23.htm">Themselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/43-27.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-15.htm">Atonement</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-23.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-18.htm">Cleanse</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-26.htm">Cleansed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-19.htm">Consecrate</a> <a href="/exodus/32-29.htm">Dedicate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-4.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-12.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-1.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-27.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-18.htm">Purge</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-18.htm">Purify</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-26.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-10.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-18.htm">Themselves</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 43</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/43-1.htm">The returning of the glory of God into the temple</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/43-7.htm">The sin of Israel hindered God's presence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/43-10.htm">The prophet exhorts them to repentance and observation of the law of the house</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/43-13.htm">The measures</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/43-18.htm">and ordinances of the altar</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/43.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/43.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For seven days</b><br>The number seven in the Bible often symbolizes completeness or perfection, as seen in the creation week in Genesis. This period of seven days for the consecration of the altar reflects a complete cycle of purification and dedication, ensuring that the altar is fully prepared for its sacred purpose.<p><b>the priests are to make atonement for the altar</b><br>Atonement involves a process of reconciliation and purification. In the Old Testament, this was typically achieved through sacrifices. The priests, as mediators between God and the people, perform this ritual to sanctify the altar, making it acceptable for offerings. This act foreshadows the ultimate atonement made by Jesus Christ, who is both the High Priest and the perfect sacrifice, as described in <a href="/hebrews/9-11.htm">Hebrews 9:11-14</a>.<p><b>and cleanse it</b><br>Cleansing the altar signifies the removal of impurity and sin, making it holy. This reflects the broader biblical theme of purification necessary for approaching God, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/16-30.htm">Leviticus 16:30</a>. The cleansing process underscores the holiness required in worship and the need for purity in the presence of God.<p><b>so they shall consecrate it</b><br>Consecration involves setting something apart for a sacred purpose. The altar's consecration signifies its dedication to God, making it a holy place for offerings. This mirrors the consecration of believers in the New Testament, who are set apart for God's purposes through the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit, as seen in <a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet and priest during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel is the author of the book. He receives visions from God, including the vision of the new temple.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_altar.htm">The Altar</a></b><br>Central to the sacrificial system, the altar in this passage is being prepared for use in the new temple vision. It symbolizes the place where offerings are made to God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/seven_days.htm">Seven Days</a></b><br>A period of completion and perfection in biblical terms, reflecting the creation week and the consecration of the altar.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/atonement.htm">Atonement</a></b><br>The process of making amends or reparation for sin, crucial in the Old Testament sacrificial system.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/consecration.htm">Consecration</a></b><br>The act of declaring something sacred, setting it apart for God's purposes.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_atonement.htm">The Importance of Atonement</a></b><br>Atonement is essential for restoring the relationship between God and His people. It underscores the seriousness of sin and the need for purification.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_seven_days.htm">Symbolism of Seven Days</a></b><br>The seven-day period signifies completeness and divine order. It reminds believers of God's perfect plan and timing in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consecration_as_dedication.htm">Consecration as Dedication</a></b><br>Consecration involves setting apart for holy purposes. Believers are called to consecrate their lives, dedicating themselves wholly to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_rituals_in_worship.htm">The Role of Rituals in Worship</a></b><br>While rituals are not the end goal, they serve as a means to draw closer to God. Understanding their purpose can enhance personal worship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ_as_the_fulfillment_of_atonement.htm">Christ as the Fulfillment of Atonement</a></b><br>The Old Testament sacrificial system points to Jesus Christ, who provides the ultimate atonement for sin. This understanding deepens appreciation for His sacrifice.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/43.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(26) <span class= "bld">Shall consecrate themselves.--</span>Our version has here followed the Masoretic emendation of the text; the literal translation of the text itself is, <span class= "ital">shall fill its hand,</span> referring to the altar. To "fill the hand" is a synonym for consecration, commonly applied to the priests, who were consecrated by placing in their hands the gifts they were to offer to God. Here it is better to keep to the text as it stands, "filling the hand of the altar" being a strong figurative expression to denote that it shall always be supplied with sacrificial gifts. Nothing is said throughout the passage of the consecration of the priests, the whole family of Aaron having been consecrated once for all by the ceremonies of Leviticus 8.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/43.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 26.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They shall purge the altar</span>. Smend thinks it strange that only the purification of the altar should be mentioned here, while that of the sanctuary is referred to later (<a href="/ezekiel/45-18.htm">Ezekiel 45:18</a>), and finds in this an explanation (at least, perhaps) of the fact that in <a href="/exodus/29-36.htm">Exodus 29:36</a> only the consecration of the Mosaic altar - not of the Mosaic tabernacle - is reported. He conceives it likely that the author of <a href="/exodus/29-36.htm">Exodus 29:36</a> copied Ezekiel, but does not explain why Ezekiel may not have copied the author of <a href="/exodus/29-36.htm">Exodus 29:36</a>. <span class="cmt_word">And they shall consecrate themselves</span>; more correctly, <span class="accented">they - i.e.</span> the priests - <span class="accented">shall consecrate it</span>; literally, <span class="accented">fill</span> <span class="accented">its hand</span>. The phrase, <span class="hebrew">מִלֵּאיָד</span>, "to fill one's hand," sc. with gifts, occurs with reference to Jehovah (<a href="/exodus/32-29.htm">Exodus 32:29</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/29-5.htm">1 Chronicles 29:5</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/29-31.htm">2 Chronicles 29:31</a>). It is also employed in the sense of filling the hand of another, as e.g. of a priest, with sacrificial gifts, when he is instituted into his sacred office (<a href="/exodus/28-41.htm">Exodus 28:41</a>; <a href="/exodus/29-9.htm">Exodus 29:9</a>; <a href="/leviticus/21-10.htm">Leviticus 21:10</a>; comp, <a href="/leviticus/8-27.htm">Leviticus 8:27</a>). Here the hand to be filled is that of the altar, which is personified for the purpose (compare the use of the terms "bosom" and "lip" in connection with the altar). The meaning is that the altar, at its consecration, should have a plentiful supply of gifts, to symbolize that the offering of such gifts was the work for which it was set apart, and that it should never be without them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/43-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For seven</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁבְעַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(šiḇ·‘aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm">Strong's 7651: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number</span><br /><br /><span class="word">days</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the priests are to make atonement</span><br /><span class="heb">יְכַפְּרוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḵap·pə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3722.htm">Strong's 3722: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cover, to expiate, condone, to placate, cancel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the altar</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miz·bê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> </span><span class="str2">An altar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and cleanse it;</span><br /><span class="heb">וְטִֽהֲר֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṭi·hă·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2891.htm">Strong's 2891: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be clean or pure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so they shall consecrate</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִלְא֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mil·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4390.htm">Strong's 4390: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fill, be full of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it.</span><br /><span class="heb">יָדָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/43-26.htm">Ezekiel 43:26 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/43-26.htm">Ezekiel 43:26 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/43-26.htm">Ezekiel 43:26 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/43-26.htm">Ezekiel 43:26 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/43-26.htm">Ezekiel 43:26 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/43-26.htm">Ezekiel 43:26 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/43-26.htm">Ezekiel 43:26 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/43-26.htm">Ezekiel 43:26 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/43-26.htm">Ezekiel 43:26 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/43-26.htm">Ezekiel 43:26 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/43-26.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 43:26 Seven days shall they make atonement (Ezek. 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