Ezekiel 43:21
New International Version
You are to take the bull for the sin offering and burn it in the designated part of the temple area outside the sanctuary.

New Living Translation
Then take the young bull for the sin offering and burn it at the appointed place outside the Temple area.

English Standard Version
You shall also take the bull of the sin offering, and it shall be burned in the appointed place belonging to the temple, outside the sacred area.

Berean Standard Bible
Then you are to take away the bull for the sin offering and burn it in the appointed part of the temple area outside the sanctuary.

King James Bible
Thou shalt take the bullock also of the sin offering, and he shall burn it in the appointed place of the house, without the sanctuary.

New King James Version
Then you shall also take the bull of the sin offering, and burn it in the appointed place of the temple, outside the sanctuary.

New American Standard Bible
You shall also take the bull as the sin offering, and it shall be burned in the appointed place of the house, outside the sanctuary.

NASB 1995
You shall also take the bull for the sin offering, and it shall be burned in the appointed place of the house, outside the sanctuary.

NASB 1977
‘You shall also take the bull for the sin offering; and it shall be burned in the appointed place of the house, outside the sanctuary.

Legacy Standard Bible
And you shall take the bull for the sin offering, and it shall be burned in the appointed place of the house, outside the sanctuary.

Amplified Bible
You shall also take the bull for the sin offering, and it shall be burned in the appointed place of the temple, outside the sanctuary.

Christian Standard Bible
Then you are to take away the bull for the sin offering, and it must be burned outside the sanctuary in the place appointed for the temple.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then you must take away the bull for the sin offering, and it must be burned outside the sanctuary in the place appointed for the temple.”

American Standard Version
Thou shalt also take the bullock of the sin-offering, and it shall be burnt in the appointed place of the house, without the sanctuary.

Contemporary English Version
Then take the body of the bull outside the temple area and burn it at the special place.

English Revised Version
Thou shalt also take the bullock of the sin offering, and he shall burn it in the appointed place of the house, without the sanctuary.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then take a young bull as an offering for sin, and burn it in the place appointed near the temple, outside the holy place.

Good News Translation
You are to take the bull that is offered as a sacrifice for sin and burn it at the specified place outside the Temple area.

International Standard Version
You are also to present a bull for a sin offering, incinerating it in the appointed place at the Temple, outside the sanctuary.

Majority Standard Bible
Then you are to take away the bull for the sin offering and burn it in the appointed part of the temple area outside the sanctuary.

NET Bible
You will also take the bull for the sin offering, and it will be burned in the appointed place in the temple, outside the sanctuary.

New Heart English Bible
You shall also take the bull of the sin offering, and it shall be burnt in the appointed place of the house, outside of the sanctuary.

Webster's Bible Translation
Thou shalt take the bullock also of the sin-offering, and he shall burn it in the appointed place of the house, without the sanctuary.

World English Bible
You shall also take the bull of the sin offering, and it shall be burned in the appointed place of the house, outside of the sanctuary.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And you have taken the bullock of the sin-offering, and have burned it in the appointed place of the house at the outside of the sanctuary.

Young's Literal Translation
And thou hast taken the bullock of the sin-offering, and hast burnt it in the appointed place of the house at the outside of the sanctuary.

Smith's Literal Translation
And take the bullock of the sin and burn it in the appointed place of the house from without to the holy place.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou shalt take the calf, that is offered for sin: and thou shalt burn him in a separate place of the house without the sanctuary.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And you shall take the calf, which will be offered for sin, and you shall burn it in a separate place in the house, outside of the sanctuary.

New American Bible
Then take the bull as purification offering and burn it in the appointed place outside the sanctuary.

New Revised Standard Version
You shall also take the bull of the sin offering, and it shall be burnt in the appointed place belonging to the temple, outside the sacred area.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
You shall take the bullock also of the sin offering, and they shall take it to the side of the temple and burn it outside of the sanctuary.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And take the bull of purification, and they shall offer it up on the side of the house outside of the Sanctuary
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Thou shalt also take the bullock of the sin-offering, and it shall be burnt in the appointed place of the house, without the sanctuary.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And they shall take the calf of the sin-offering, and it shall be consumed by fire in the separate place of the house, outside the sanctuary.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Altar of Sacrifice
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. 21Then you are to take away the bull for the sin offering and burn it in the appointed part of the temple area outside the sanctuary. 22On 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.…

Cross References
Leviticus 4:12
all the rest of the bull—he must take outside the camp to a ceremonially clean place where the ashes are poured out, and there he must burn it on a wood fire on the ash heap.

Leviticus 16:27
The bull for the sin offering and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought into the Most Holy Place to make atonement, must be taken outside the camp; and their hides, flesh, and dung must be burned up.

Hebrews 13:11-12
Although the high priest brings the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, the bodies are burned outside the camp. / And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate, to sanctify the people by His own blood.

Exodus 29:14
But burn the flesh of the bull and its hide and dung outside the camp; it is a sin offering.

Numbers 19:3
Give it to Eleazar the priest, and he will have it brought outside the camp and slaughtered in his presence.

Leviticus 8:17
But the bull with its hide, flesh, and dung he burned outside the camp, as the LORD had commanded him.

Leviticus 9:11
But he burned up the flesh and the hide outside the camp.

Leviticus 6:11
Then he must take off his garments, put on other clothes, and carry the ashes outside the camp to a ceremonially clean place.

2 Chronicles 29:21
They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And the king commanded the priests, the descendants of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the LORD.

Leviticus 4:21
Then he is to take the bull outside the camp and burn it, just as he burned the first bull. It is the sin offering for the assembly.

Leviticus 16:3
This is how Aaron is to enter the Holy Place: with a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.

Hebrews 9:13-14
For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean, / how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!

Numbers 19:9
Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to gather up the ashes of the heifer and store them in a ceremonially clean place outside the camp. They must be kept by the congregation of Israel for preparing the water of purification; this is for purification from sin.

Leviticus 16:24
He is to bathe himself with water in a holy place and put on his own clothes. Then he must go out and sacrifice his burnt offering and the people’s burnt offering to make atonement for himself and for the people.

Leviticus 16:11
When Aaron presents the bull for his sin offering and makes atonement for himself and his household, he is to slaughter the bull for his own sin offering.


Treasury of Scripture

You shall take the bullock also of the sin offering, and he shall burn it in the appointed place of the house, without the sanctuary.

burn

Exodus 29:14
But the flesh of the bullock, and his skin, and his dung, shalt thou burn with fire without the camp: it is a sin offering.

Leviticus 4:12
Even the whole bullock shall he carry forth without the camp unto a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn him on the wood with fire: where the ashes are poured out shall he be burnt.

Leviticus 8:17
But the bullock, and his hide, his flesh, and his dung, he burnt with fire without the camp; as the LORD commanded Moses.

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Ezekiel 43
1. The returning of the glory of God into the temple
7. The sin of Israel hindered God's presence
10. The prophet exhorts them to repentance and observation of the law of the house
13. The measures
18. and ordinances of the altar














You are also to take the bull
The phrase "You are also to take the bull" indicates a specific instruction given to the priests or leaders responsible for the sacrificial rites. The bull, in ancient Israelite culture, was a significant animal used in sacrifices, symbolizing strength and atonement. The Hebrew word for bull, "par," often denotes a young bull or steer, which was considered a valuable offering. This instruction underscores the importance of obedience to God's commands in worship and the seriousness of sin that requires such a substantial offering.

for the sin offering
The "sin offering" is a critical component of the sacrificial system established in the Old Testament. The Hebrew term "chattat" refers to a sacrifice made to atone for unintentional sins, emphasizing the need for purification and reconciliation with God. This offering highlights the holiness of God and the necessity for His people to be cleansed from impurity to maintain a relationship with Him. It points forward to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who became the perfect sin offering for humanity.

and burn it
The act to "burn it" signifies the complete consumption of the offering by fire, a process that symbolizes purification and the transformation of the offering into a pleasing aroma to the Lord. The Hebrew word "saraph" means to burn or consume, indicating the total dedication of the offering to God. This act of burning represents the removal of sin and the restoration of holiness, reminding believers of the consuming fire of God's presence that purifies and sanctifies.

in the appointed part of the temple area
The phrase "in the appointed part of the temple area" refers to a specific location designated for the burning of the sin offering. This appointed place underscores the order and structure within the temple worship, reflecting God's desire for holiness and separation from sin. The temple, as the dwelling place of God, required that all activities within its precincts be conducted according to divine instructions, ensuring that worship remained pure and acceptable.

outside the sanctuary
The instruction to perform this act "outside the sanctuary" highlights the separation between the holy and the common. The sanctuary, being the most sacred part of the temple, was reserved for the presence of God and the most holy activities. By burning the sin offering outside the sanctuary, it emphasizes the removal of sin from the presence of God, illustrating the need for cleansing before entering into His holy presence. This separation also foreshadows the sacrifice of Christ, who suffered outside the city gates, bearing the sins of the world to reconcile humanity to God.

(21) Burn it in the appointed place.--The flesh of the ordinary sin offerings was to be eaten by the priests; but when the victim was a bullock, as in case of a sin offering for the high priest (Leviticus 4:3; Leviticus 4:11-12), or for the whole congregation (Leviticus 4:13, Lev_4:20), it was to be burned without the camp. Here it is to be burned "in the appointed place of the house," and yet "without the sanctuary," or Temple building itself; it must, therefore, have been in the building described in 41:12

Verse 21. - As a further stage in the ceremony, the Bullock of the sin offering, i.e. the carcass of the victim, was to be burned by Ezekiel or the priest acting for him in the appointed place of the house, without the sanctuary, as in the Mosaic code it was prescribed that the flesh of the bullock, with his skin and dung, should be burned without the camp (Exodus 29:14; Leviticus 4:12, 21; Leviticus 9:11, 15; comp. Hebrews 13:13). Ewald at first sought the place here referred to in the sacrificial kitchens (Ezekiel 46:19), which it could not be, as these belonged to the "sanctuary" in the strictest sense; he has, however, since adopted the view of Kliefoth, which is doubtless correct, that the "place of the house, without the sanctuary" meant the gizrah, or separate place (Ezekiel 41:12), which was a part of the "house" in the widest sense, and yet belonged not to the "sanctuary" in the strictest sense. Smend thinks of the migrash, "suburbs" or "open spaces," which surrounded the temple precincts (Ezekiel 45:2); and these were certainly without the sanctuary, while they were also appointed for the holy place, and might have been designated, as here, miphkadh, as being always under the inspection of the temple watchmen. The fact that in post-exilic times one of the city gates was called Hammiphkadh (Nehemiah 3:31) lends countenance to this view. That in this "appointed place" the carcass of the bullock should be consumed was a deviation from the Mosaic ritual, which prescribed that the fat portions should be burned upon the altar, and the rest eaten as a sacrificial meal (Leviticus 4:10, 26, 35; Leviticus 7:15, 81; Deuteronomy 12:7, 17, 18). Keil appears to think that the fat portions may have been burned upon the altar, although it is not so mentioned, and that only "those points" were mentioned "in which deviations from the ordinary ritual took place."

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Then you are to take away
וְלָ֣קַחְתָּ֔ (wə·lā·qaḥ·tā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 3947: To take

the bull
הַפָּ֣ר (hap·pār)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6499: Young bull, steer

for the sin offering
הַֽחַטָּ֑את (ha·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2403: An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender

and burn it
וּשְׂרָפוֹ֙ (ū·śə·rā·p̄ōw)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's 8313: To be, on fire

in the appointed part
בְּמִפְקַ֣ד (bə·mip̄·qaḏ)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4662: An appointment, mandate, a designated spot, a census

of the temple area
הַבַּ֔יִת (hab·ba·yiṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

outside
מִח֖וּץ (mi·ḥūṣ)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2351: Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors

the sanctuary.
לַמִּקְדָּֽשׁ׃ (lam·miq·dāš)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4720: A consecrated thing, place, a palace, sanctuary, asylum


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