Ezekiel 46:4-7

4 "The ¹burnt offering which the prince shall offer to the LORD on the sabbath day shall be ²six lambs without blemish and a ram without blemish;

5 and the ³grain offering shall be an ephah with the ram, and the grain offering with the lambs as much as he is ⁴able to give, and a hin of oil with an ephah.

6 "On the day of the ⁵new moon he shall offer a young bull without blemish, also six lambs and a ram, which shall be without blemish.

7 "And he shall provide a ⁶grain offering, an ephah with the bull and an ephah with the ram, and with the lambs as much as he is ⁷able *, and a hin of oil with an 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

• 1. Ezekiel 45:17
• 2. Numbers 28:9
• 3. Numbers 28:12; Ezekiel 45:24; Ezekiel 46:7, 11
• 4. Ezekiel 46:7
• 5. Ezekiel 46:1
• 6. Ezekiel 46:5
• 7. Leviticus 14:21; Deuteronomy 16:17; Ezekiel 46:5

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "for"
• [b]. Lit "for"
• [c]. Lit "a gift of his hand"
• [d]. Lit "for"
• [e]. Lit "for"
• [f]. Lit "for"
• [g]. Lit "for"
• [h]. Lit "his hand can reach"
• [i]. Lit "for"