Ezekiel 45:18

Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the first [month], in the first [day] of the month, thou shalt take a young bullock without blemish, and cleanse the sanctuary:

Thus saith {H559} the Lord {H136} GOD {H3069}; In the first {H7223} month, in the first {H259} day of the month {H2320}, thou shalt take {H3947} a young {H1121}{H1241} bullock {H6499} without blemish {H8549}, and cleanse {H2398} the sanctuary {H4720}:

"Adonai ELOHIM says this: 'On the first day of the first month you are to take a young bull without defect and purify the sanctuary.

This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘On the first day of the first month you are to take a young bull without blemish and purify the sanctuary.

Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: In the first month, in the first day of the month, thou shalt take a young bullock without blemish; and thou shalt cleanse the sanctuary.

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Cross-References

  • Leviticus 16:16 (5 votes)

    And he shall make an atonement for the holy [place], because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness.

  • Leviticus 22:20 (4 votes)

    [But] whatsoever hath a blemish, [that] shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you.

  • Hebrews 9:14 (4 votes)

    How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

  • Exodus 12:2 (4 votes)

    This month [shall be] unto you the beginning of months: it [shall be] the first month of the year to you.

  • Leviticus 16:33 (4 votes)

    And he shall make an atonement for the holy sanctuary, and he shall make an atonement for the tabernacle of the congregation, and for the altar, and he shall make an atonement for the priests, and for all the people of the congregation.

  • Ezekiel 43:22 (4 votes)

    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.

  • Ezekiel 43:26 (3 votes)

    Seven days shall they purge the altar and purify it; and they shall consecrate themselves.