Ezekiel 46:4-7

4 1The burnt offering that the prince offers to the LORD 2on the Sabbath day shall be six lambs without blemish and a ram without blemish.
5 And 3the grain offering with the ram shall be an ephah,[a] and the grain offering with the lambs shall be 4as much as he is able, together with a hin[b] of oil to each ephah.
6 On the day of the new moon he shall offer a bull from the herd without blemish, and six lambs and a ram, which shall be without blemish.
7 As a grain offering he shall provide an ephah with the bull and an ephah with the ram, and with the lambs 5as much as he is able, together with a hin of oil to each ephah.

Ezekiel 46:4-7 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.

Cross References 5

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. An ephah was about 3/5 bushel or 22 liters
  • [b]. A hin was about 4 quarts or 3.5 liters
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