Ezekiel 43:22

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“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.”

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BSBPD

“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.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And on the second day thou shalt offer a kid of the goats without blemish for a sin offering; and they shall cleanse the altar, as they did cleanse it with the bullock.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And on the second day thou shalt offer a he-goat without blemish for a sin-offering; and they shall cleanse the altar, as they did cleanse it with the bullock.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And on the second day thou dost bring near a kid of the goats, a perfect one, for a sin-offering, and they have cleansed the altar, as they cleansed <FI>it<Fi> for the bullock.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 43:22 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 29:15Take one of the rams, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on its head.
  2. Leviticus 4:23When he becomes aware of the sin he has committed, he must bring an unblemished male goat as his offering.
  3. Leviticus 4:26He must burn all its fat on the altar, like the fat of the peace offerings; thus the priest will make atonement for that man’s sin, and he will be forgiven.
  4. Leviticus 8:18Then Moses presented the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.
  5. Isaiah 53:6We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.
  6. Isaiah 53:10Yet 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.
  7. Ezekiel 43:20You 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.
  8. Ezekiel 43:25For 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.
  9. 1 Peter 1:19but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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