rsv Ezekiel:43:18-26 SEEK
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And he said to me , "
Son of man ,
thus says the Lord GOD :
These are the ordinances for the altar :
On the day when it is erected for offering burnt offerings upon it and for throwing blood against it ,
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you shall give to the Levitical priests of the family of Zadok ,
who draw near to me to minister to me ,
says the Lord GOD ,
a bull for a sin offering .
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And you shall take some of its blood ,
and put it on the four horns of the altar ,
and on the four corners of the ledge ,
and upon the rim round about ;
thus you shall cleanse the altar and make atonement for it .
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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 .
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And on the second day you shall offer a he-goat without blemish for a sin offering ;
and the altar shall be cleansed ,
as it was cleansed with the bull .
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When you have finished cleansing it ,
you shall offer a bull without blemish and a ram from the flock without blemish .
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You shall present them before the LORD ,
and the priests shall sprinkle salt upon them and offer them up as a burnt offering to the LORD .
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For seven days you shall provide daily a goat for a sin offering ;
also a bull and a ram from the flock ,
without blemish ,
shall be provided .
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Seven days shall they make atonement for the altar and purify it ,
and so consecrate it .