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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/43.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ezekiel/43.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />When you have finished purifying it, you are to offer a young bull and a ram from the flock, both without defect.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/43.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />When you have finished the cleansing ceremony, offer another young bull that has no defects and a perfect ram from the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/43.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />When you have finished purifying it, you shall offer a bull from the herd without blemish and a ram from the flock without blemish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/43.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />When you have finished the purification, you are to present a young, unblemished bull and an unblemished ram from the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/43.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />When thou hast made an end of cleansing <i>it</i>, thou shalt offer a young bullock without blemish, and a ram out of the flock without blemish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/43.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />When you have finished cleansing <i>it,</i> you shall offer a young bull without blemish, and a ram from the flock without blemish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/43.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />When you have finished cleansing <i>it,</i> you shall offer a bull without blemish and a ram without blemish from the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/43.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />When you have finished cleansing it, you shall present a young bull without blemish and a ram without blemish from the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/43.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘When you have finished cleansing <i>it,</i> you shall present a young bull without blemish and a ram without blemish from the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/43.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />When you have finished purifying <i>it</i>, you shall present a bull from the herd without blemish and a ram without blemish from the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/43.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When you have finished cleansing it, you shall offer a young bull without blemish and a ram from the flock without blemish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/43.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When you have finished the purification, you are to present a young, unblemished bull and an unblemished ram from the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/43.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When you have finished the purification, you are to present a young, unblemished bull and an unblemished ram from the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/43.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />When thou hast made an end of cleansing it, thou shalt offer a young bullock without blemish, and a ram out of the flock without blemish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/43.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then choose a young bull and a young ram that have nothing wrong with them, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/43.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />When thou hast made an end of cleansing it, thou shalt offer a young bullock without blemish, and a ram out of the flock without blemish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/43.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When you finish removing sin, offer a young bull and a ram that have no defects.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/43.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When you have finished doing that, take a young bull and a young ram, both of them without any defects, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/43.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />After you've finished the cleansing, you are to present a young bull without defect and a ram from the flock without defect. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/43.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When you have finished the purification, you are to present a young, unblemished bull and an unblemished ram from the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/43.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When you have finished purifying it, you will offer an unblemished young bull and an unblemished ram from the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/43.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />When you have finished cleansing it, you shall offer a young bull without blemish, and a ram out of the flock without blemish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/43.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />When thou hast made an end of cleansing it, thou shalt offer a young bullock without blemish, and a ram out of the flock without blemish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/43.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When you have finished cleansing it, you shall offer a young bull without defect and a ram out of the flock without defect. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/43.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />In your finishing cleansing, you bring a calf near, a son of the herd, a perfect one, and a ram out of the flock, a perfect one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/43.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> In thy finishing cleansing, thou dost bring near a calf, a son of the herd, a perfect one, and a ram out of the flock, a perfect one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/43.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In thy finishing the cleansing thou shalt bring a bullock, son of a cow, blameless, and a blameless ram front the sheep;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/43.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when thou shalt have made an end of the expiation thereof, thou shalt offer a calf of the herd without blemish, and a ram of the flock without blemish. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/43.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when you will have completed expiating it, you shall offer an immaculate calf from the herd and an immaculate ram from the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/43.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When you have completed the purification, you must bring an unblemished young bull and an unblemished ram from the flock<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/43.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When you have finished purifying it, you shall offer a bull without blemish and a ram from the flock without blemish.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/43.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />When you have finished cleansing it, you shall offer a young bullock without blemish and a ram out of the flock without blemish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/43.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And when you have finished purging, bring a bull, a son of a herd without a flaw in it, and a ram from a flock without a flaw in it<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/43.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />When thou hast made an end of purifying it, thou shalt offer a young bullock without blemish, and a ram out of the flock without blemish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/43.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And after they have finished the atonement, they shall bring an unblemished calf of the herd, and an unblemished ram of the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/43-23.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=13242" 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">22</span>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. <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3615.htm" title="3615: bə·ḵal·lō·wṯ·ḵā (Prep-b:: V-Piel-Inf:: 2ms) -- To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent. A primitive root; to end, whether intransitive or transitived.">When you have finished</a> <a href="/hebrew/2398.htm" title="2398: mê·ḥaṭ·ṭê (Prep-m:: V-Piel-Inf) -- A primitive root; properly, to miss; hence to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn.">the purification,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7126.htm" title="7126: taq·rîḇ (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms) -- To come near, approach. A primitive root; to approach for whatever purpose.">you are to present</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">a young,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1241.htm" title="1241: bā·qār (N-ms) -- Cattle, herd, an ox. From baqar; beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender; collectively, a herd."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8549.htm" title="8549: tā·mîm (Adj-ms) -- Complete, sound. From tamam; entire; also integrity, truth.">unblemished</a> <a href="/hebrew/6499.htm" title="6499: par (N-ms) -- Young bull, steer. Or par; from parar; a bullock.">bull</a> <a href="/hebrew/8549.htm" title="8549: tā·mîm (Adj-ms) -- Complete, sound. From tamam; entire; also integrity, truth.">and an unblemished</a> <a href="/hebrew/352.htm" title="352: wə·’a·yil (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- From the same as 'uwl; properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief; also a ram; a pilaster; an oak or other strong tree.">ram</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/6629.htm" title="6629: haṣ·ṣōn (Art:: N-cs) -- Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock. Or tsaown; from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock; also figuratively.">the flock.</a> </span><span class="reftext">24</span>You must present them before the LORD; the priests are to sprinkle salt on them and sacrifice them as a burnt offering to the LORD.…<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/4-3.htm">Leviticus 4:3-12</a></span><br />If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he must bring to the LORD a young bull without blemish as a sin offering for the sin he has committed. / He must bring the bull to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the LORD, lay his hand on the bull’s head, and slaughter it before the LORD. / Then the anointed priest shall take some of the bull’s blood and bring it into the Tent of Meeting. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/8-14.htm">Leviticus 8:14-15</a></span><br />Moses then brought the bull near for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head. / Moses slaughtered the bull, took some of the blood, and applied it with his finger to all four horns of the altar, purifying the altar. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar and consecrated it so that atonement could be made on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/9-2.htm">Leviticus 9:2</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/16-3.htm">Leviticus 16:3-6</a></span><br />This is how Aaron is to enter the Holy Place: with a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering. / He is to wear the sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments. He must tie a linen sash around him and put on the linen turban. These are holy garments, and he must bathe himself with water before he wears them. / And he shall take from the congregation of Israel two male goats for a sin offering and one ram for a burnt offering. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/28-11.htm">Numbers 28:11-15</a></span><br />At the beginning of every month, you are to present to the LORD a burnt offering of two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished, / along with three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering with each bull, two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering with the ram, / and a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering with each lamb. This is a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-21.htm">2 Chronicles 29:21-24</a></span><br />They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And the king commanded the priests, the descendants of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the LORD. / So they slaughtered the bulls, and the priests took the blood and splattered it on the altar. They slaughtered the rams and splattered the blood on the altar. And they slaughtered the lambs and splattered the blood on the altar. / Then they brought the goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, who laid their hands on them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-12.htm">Hebrews 9:12-14</a></span><br />He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption. / 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="/hebrews/10-4.htm">Hebrews 10:4-10</a></span><br />because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. / Therefore, when Christ came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You prepared for Me. / In burnt offerings and sin offerings You took no delight. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1</a></span><br />Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-18.htm">1 Peter 1:18-19</a></span><br />For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers, / but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-10.htm">Isaiah 53:10</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/29-10.htm">Exodus 29:10-14</a></span><br />You are to present the bull at the front of the Tent of Meeting, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on its head. / And you shall slaughter the bull before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. / Take some of the blood of the bull and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger; then pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/1-4.htm">Leviticus 1:4-5</a></span><br />He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so it can be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him. / And he shall slaughter the young bull before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to present the blood and splatter it on all sides of the altar at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/6-25.htm">Leviticus 6:25-30</a></span><br />“Tell Aaron and his sons that this is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered, the sin offering shall be slaughtered before the LORD; it is most holy. / The priest who offers it shall eat it; it must be eaten in a holy place, in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting. / Anything that touches its flesh will become holy, and if any of the blood is spattered on a garment, you must wash it in a holy place. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/16-11.htm">Leviticus 16:11</a></span><br />When Aaron presents the bull for his sin offering and makes atonement for himself and his household, he is to slaughter the bull for his own sin offering.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">When you have made an end of cleansing it, you shall offer a young bullock without blemish, and a ram out of the flock without blemish.</p><p class="hdg">no references for this verse listed </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/43-22.htm">Blemish</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-22.htm">Bull</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-22.htm">Bullock</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-19.htm">Calf</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-22.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-33.htm">Cleansing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-22.htm">Defect</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-15.htm">End</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-8.htm">Ended</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-15.htm">Finished</a> <a href="/ezra/4-12.htm">Finishing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-38.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-19.htm">Herd</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-22.htm">Male</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-22.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-22.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-22.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-22.htm">Ox</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-22.htm">Perfect</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-22.htm">Present</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/23-28.htm">Purifying</a> <a href="/job/32-2.htm">Ram</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-22.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/43-25.htm">Blemish</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-25.htm">Bull</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-25.htm">Bullock</a> <a href="/hosea/8-5.htm">Calf</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-26.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-26.htm">Cleansing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-25.htm">Defect</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-27.htm">End</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-27.htm">Ended</a> <a href="/daniel/5-26.htm">Finished</a> <a href="/acts/13-25.htm">Finishing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-25.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-25.htm">Herd</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-25.htm">Male</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-5.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-24.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-7.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-25.htm">Ox</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-25.htm">Perfect</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-24.htm">Present</a> <a href="/mark/7-19.htm">Purifying</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-25.htm">Ram</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-25.htm">Young</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'; 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In the context of Ezekiel, this purification is part of the vision of the new temple, which symbolizes the restoration of Israel and the reestablishment of proper worship. The purification process is essential for maintaining holiness and is reminiscent of the Levitical laws found in <a href="/leviticus/16.htm">Leviticus 16</a>, where purification was necessary for the Day of Atonement. This reflects the importance of purity before approaching God, emphasizing His holiness and the need for atonement.<p><b>you are to present a young, unblemished bull</b><br>The presentation of a young, unblemished bull signifies a sin offering, which was a common practice in the Old Testament to atone for sins and seek reconciliation with God. The requirement for the bull to be "unblemished" underscores the need for perfection in offerings, symbolizing the purity and holiness required by God. This can be connected to the sacrificial system outlined in <a href="/leviticus/4-3.htm">Leviticus 4:3</a>, where a bull was used for the sin offering of the anointed priest, highlighting the seriousness of sin and the need for a perfect sacrifice.<p><b>and an unblemished ram from the flock</b><br>The inclusion of an unblemished ram complements the offering of the bull, often associated with consecration and dedication. In <a href="/leviticus/8-22.htm">Leviticus 8:22</a>, a ram is used in the ordination of priests, symbolizing their dedication to God's service. The requirement for the ram to be unblemished again emphasizes the need for purity and perfection in offerings. This can be seen as a type of Christ, who is described as the Lamb of God, unblemished and perfect, offering Himself as the ultimate sacrifice for sin (<a href="/1_peter/1-19.htm">1 Peter 1:19</a>). The dual offering of both a bull and a ram highlights the comprehensive nature of atonement and dedication in worship.<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 and messages from God concerning the restoration of Israel and the temple.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>The context of this verse is a vision of the future temple, which Ezekiel describes in detail. This temple represents God's presence and the restoration of worship in Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/y/young_bull_and_ram.htm">Young Bull and Ram</a></b><br>These animals are specified for offerings. The young bull and ram without blemish symbolize purity and the need for a perfect sacrifice to atone for sin.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/purification.htm">Purification</a></b><br>The act of purifying the altar is a significant ritual, symbolizing the cleansing necessary for the presence of God to dwell among His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/priests.htm">Priests</a></b><br>The priests are responsible for carrying out the purification and offerings, acting as mediators between God and the people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_purity.htm">The Importance of Purity</a></b><br>Just as the altar required purification, our lives require spiritual cleansing. We must seek God's forgiveness and strive for holiness in our daily walk.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_sacrifice.htm">The Role of Sacrifice</a></b><br>Sacrifices in the Old Testament pointed to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Understanding this helps us appreciate the depth of Christ's atonement and the grace we receive.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_and_worship.htm">God's Presence and Worship</a></b><br>The temple symbolizes God's desire to dwell among His people. Our worship should reflect reverence and gratitude for His presence in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/priestly_responsibility.htm">Priestly Responsibility</a></b><br>As believers, we are called to be a royal priesthood, responsible for maintaining purity in our lives and interceding for others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_unblemished_offering.htm">Symbolism of the Unblemished Offering</a></b><br>The requirement for offerings to be without blemish underscores the need for integrity and sincerity in our relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_43.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 43</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_balaam's_seven_altars.htm">Numbers 23:1-2: Is there any archaeological evidence supporting Balaam's elaborate sacrifices on seven altars with seven bulls and seven rams?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_ezekiel_46_and_other_texts_align.htm">Ezekiel 46:4-8 prescribes animal sacrifices long after the exile; how does this align with other texts that emphasize altered religious practices or question the necessity of sacrifices?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_evidence_of_leviticus_sacrifices.htm">In Leviticus 23:18-19, is there archaeological evidence to confirm the specific types of animal sacrifices described, and how were they logistically managed in the wilderness period?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_1260,_1290,_1335_days_in_tribulation.htm">Why are there 1260, 1290, and 1335 days in Tribulation?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/43.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(23) <span class= "bld">Hast made an end of cleansing it.</span>--Not an end of the entire service of consecration, but of the sin offering for the day, for <a href="/ezekiel/43-25.htm" title="Seven days shall you prepare every day a goat for a sin offering: they shall also prepare a young bullock, and a ram out of the flock, without blemish.">Ezekiel 43:25</a> says distinctly that both a sin offering and a burnt offering were to be offered on each day of the seven. The reason that the burnt offering is not mentioned on the first day is, that the sin offering being changed on the second day, the prophet first describes that for both days, and then goes to the other, which remained the same throughout. Here the burnt offering is a bullock and a ram; in Exodus 29 two rams.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/43.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 23, 24.</span> - The presentation of <span class="cmt_word">a burnt offering unto the Lord</span> was the next item in the ritual that should be observed. The material composing it should consist of <span class="cmt_word">a young bullock without blemish</span>, as in the ordinary sacrificial cede (<a href="/leviticus/1-3.htm">Leviticus 1:3, 4, 5</a>), <span class="cmt_word">and a ram out of the flock without blemish</span>, as in the consecration of the priests (<a href="/exodus/29-18.htm">Exodus 29:18</a>) and of the altar (<a href="/leviticus/8-18.htm">Leviticus 8:18</a>). The persons presenting it should be the prophet, <span class="cmt_word">thou</span>, and the priests, <span class="cmt_word">they</span>, as his representatives. The mode of offering should be by burning, the distinctive act in a burnt offering, as that of a sin offering was sprinkling, and that of a peace offering the sacrificial meal, and by casting <span class="cmt_word">salt</span> upon the carcass, a feature in every meat offering (<a href="/leviticus/2-13.htm">Leviticus 2:13</a>), and here added probably to intensify the idea of purification. "In the corrosive and antiseptic property of salt there is hidden something of the purifying and consuming nature of fire; hence the Redeemer, in <a href="/mark/9-49.htm">Mark 9:49</a>, combines the salting of the sacrifice with the purifying fire of self- denial" (Kurtz, 'Sacrificial Worship of the Old Testament,' § 145). The significance of it should be an expression of complete self-surrender unto Jehovah, as the necessary outcome of the antecedent act of expiation. The time of its presentation should be immediately after the cleansing of the altar on the second day, and presumably also on the succeeding days. Whether the burnt offering was, as Keil maintains, or was not, as Kliefoth contends, offered also on the first day is difficult to decide, though the former opinion has, perhaps, most in its favor. The Mosaic ritual always enjoined a burnt offering to be offered as a sequel to the sin offering (comp. <a href="/exodus/29-14.htm">Exodus 29:14, 18</a>, with <a href="/leviticus/8-14.htm">Leviticus 8:14, 18</a>; and see Kurtz, 'Sacrificial Worship of the Old Testament,' § 86); and, in accordance with this, vers. 23 and 24 naturally follow on vers. 19-21, ver. 22 being interposed because of the variation in the sin offering for the second day. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/43-23.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">When you have finished</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּכַלּוֹתְךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵal·lō·wṯ·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the purification,</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵֽחַטֵּ֑א</span> <span class="translit">(mê·ḥaṭ·ṭê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2398.htm">Strong's 2398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you are to present</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּקְרִיב֙</span> <span class="translit">(taq·rîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7126.htm">Strong's 7126: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come near, approach</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a young,</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּן־</span> <span class="translit">(ben-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">unblemished</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּמִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(tā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8549.htm">Strong's 8549: </a> </span><span class="str2">Entire, integrity, truth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">bull</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(par)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6499.htm">Strong's 6499: </a> </span><span class="str2">Young bull, steer</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and an unblemished</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּמִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(tā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8549.htm">Strong's 8549: </a> </span><span class="str2">Entire, integrity, truth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">ram</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַ֥יִל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’a·yil)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_352.htm">Strong's 352: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength, strong, a chief, a ram, a pilaster, an oak, strong tree</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the flock.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַצֹּ֖אן</span> <span class="translit">(haṣ·ṣōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6629.htm">Strong's 6629: </a> </span><span class="str2">Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/43-23.htm">Ezekiel 43:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/43-23.htm">Ezekiel 43:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/43-23.htm">Ezekiel 43:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/43-23.htm">Ezekiel 43:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/43-23.htm">Ezekiel 43:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/43-23.htm">Ezekiel 43:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/43-23.htm">Ezekiel 43:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/43-23.htm">Ezekiel 43:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/43-23.htm">Ezekiel 43:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/43-23.htm">Ezekiel 43:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/43-23.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 43:23 When you have made an end (Ezek. 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