Ezekiel 46:4-8

4 The burnt offering the prince brings to the LORD on the Sabbath day is to be six male lambs and a ram, all without defect.

5 The grain offering given with the ram is to be an ephah,^[a] and the grain offering with the lambs is to be as much as he pleases, along with a hin^[b] of olive oil for each ephah.

6 On the day of the New Moon he is to offer a young bull, six lambs and a ram, all without defect.

7 He is to provide as a grain offering one ephah with the bull, one ephah with the ram, and with the lambs as much as he wants to give, along with a hin of oil for each ephah.

8 When the prince enters, he is to go in through the portico of the gateway, and he is to come out the same way.

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Ezekiel 46:4-8 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 46

This chapter treats of the shutting of the eastern gate of the inner court on working days, and opening it on sabbaths and new moons, for the prince and people to worship in, Eze 46:1-3, gives a further account of the sacrifices of both at these seasons, and of their different ways of going in and out, Eze 46:4-15, delivers some rules about the prince's disposing of his gifts to his sons and servants, Eze 46:16-18 and describes the places for the priest's baking and boiling the sacrifices, Eze 46:19-24.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 6

1. ver 11; Ezekiel 45:24
2. ver 1; S Numbers 10:10
3. S Leviticus 22:20
4. Ezekiel 45:24
5. ver 2
6. Ezekiel 44:3

Footnotes 2

[a]. That is, probably about 35 pounds or about 16 kilograms; also in verses 7 and 11
[b]. That is, about 1 gallon or about 3.8 liters; also in verses 7 and 11

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Ezekiel 46:4-8 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 46

Cross References 6

Footnotes 2