The Meaning of Ezekiel 43:20 Explained

Ezekiel 43:20

KJV: And thou shalt take of the blood thereof, and put it on the four horns of it, and on the four corners of the settle, and upon the border round about: thus shalt thou cleanse and purge it.

YLT: And thou hast taken of its blood, and hast put it on its four horns, and on the four corners of its border, and on the border round about, and hast cleansed it, and purified it.

Darby: And thou shalt take of its blood, and put it on the four horns thereof, and on the four corners of the settle, and upon the border round about: so shalt thou purge and make atonement for it.

ASV: And thou shalt take of the blood thereof, and put it on the four horns of it, and on the four corners of the ledge, and upon the border round about: thus shalt thou cleanse it and make atonement for it.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And thou shalt take  of the blood  thereof, and put  [it] on the four  horns  of it, and on the four  corners  of the settle,  and upon the border  round about:  thus shalt thou cleanse  and purge  it. 

What does Ezekiel 43:20 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 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

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 43:20 mean?

And You shall take some of its blood and put [it] on four the horns of the [altar] and on four the corners of the ledge and on the rim around it thus you shall cleanse it and make atonement for it
וְלָקַחְתָּ֣ מִדָּמ֗וֹ וְנָ֨תַתָּ֜ה עַל־ אַרְבַּ֤ע קַרְנֹתָיו֙ וְאֶל־ אַרְבַּע֙ פִּנּ֣וֹת הָעֲזָרָ֔ה וְאֶֽל־ הַגְּב֖וּל סָבִ֑יב וְחִטֵּאתָ֥ אוֹת֖וֹ וְכִפַּרְתָּֽהוּ

וְלָקַחְתָּ֣  And  You  shall  take 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: יָקַח 
Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away.
מִדָּמ֗וֹ  some  of  its  blood 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: דָּם  
Sense: blood.
וְנָ֨תַתָּ֜ה  and  put  [it] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
אַרְבַּ֤ע  four 
Parse: Number, feminine singular construct
Root: אַרְבַּע  
Sense: four.
קַרְנֹתָיו֙  the  horns  of  the  [altar] 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: קֶרֶן 
Sense: horn.
וְאֶל־  and  on 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
אַרְבַּע֙  four 
Parse: Number, feminine singular construct
Root: אַרְבַּע  
Sense: four.
פִּנּ֣וֹת  the  corners 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: פִּנָּה  
Sense: corner.
הָעֲזָרָ֔ה  of  the  ledge 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: עֲזָרָה  
Sense: enclosure.
וְאֶֽל־  and  on 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
הַגְּב֖וּל  the  rim 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: גְּבוּל  
Sense: border, territory.
סָבִ֑יב  around  it 
Parse: Adverb
Root: מוּסָב 
Sense: places round about, circuit, round about adv.
וְחִטֵּאתָ֥  thus  you  shall  cleanse 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: חָטָא 
Sense: to sin, miss, miss the way, go wrong, incur guilt, forfeit, purify from uncleanness.
וְכִפַּרְתָּֽהוּ  and  make  atonement  for  it 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular, third person masculine singular
Root: כָּפַר 
Sense: to cover, purge, make an atonement, make reconciliation, cover over with pitch.