Ezekiel 43:19

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

You are to give a bull from the herd as a sin offering to the Levitical priests who are descendants of Zadok and who come near to minister before me, declares the Lord GOD.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְנָתַתָּ֣ה אֶל־הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים הַלְוִיִּ֡ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֵם֩ מִזֶּ֨רַע צָד֜וֹק הַקְּרֹבִ֣ים אֵלַ֗י נְאֻ֛ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִ֖ה לְשָֽׁרְתֵ֑נִי פַּ֥ר בֶּן־בָּקָ֖ר לְחַטָּֽאת׃

Transliteration

And wənātattāh ʾel-hakkōhănîm halwiyyîm ʾăšer hēm mizzera ṣādôq haqqərōḇîm ʾēlay, nəʾum ʾădōnāy YHWH, ləšārətēnî a par ben-bāqār ləḥaṭṭāʾt.

Grammar Details

• *wənātattāh*: conjunction + Qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - and you shall give
• *ʾel-hakkōhănîm*: preposition + definite article + masculine plural noun - to the priests
• *halwiyyîm*: definite article + masculine plural noun - the Levites
• *ʾăšer*: relative particle - who/which
• *hēm*: 3rd masculine plural independent pronoun - they
• *mizzera*: preposition + masculine singular construct - from seed of
• *ṣādôq*: proper name - Zadok
• *haqqərōḇîm*: definite article + Qal participle masculine plural - the ones drawing near
• *ʾēlay*: preposition + 1st singular suffix - to me
• *nəʾum*: masculine singular construct - declaration of
• *ʾădōnāy*: masculine plural noun with 1st singular suffix - my Lord
• *YHWH*: proper name - LORD/Yahweh
• *ləšārətēnî*: preposition + Piel infinitive construct + 1st singular suffix - to serve me
• *par*: masculine singular noun - bull/young bull
• *ben-bāqār*: masculine singular construct + masculine singular noun - son of cattle/young of herd
• *ləḥaṭṭāʾt*: preposition + feminine singular noun - for sin offering

Word Meanings

• *wənātattāh*: and you shall give/and you must provide/and you must present
• *hakkōhănîm halwiyyîm*: the Levitical priests/the priests, the Levites
• *mizzera ṣādôq*: from the seed of Zadok/from Zadok's descendants/from Zadok's lineage
• *haqqərōḇîm ʾēlay*: who draw near to me/who approach me/who come near to me
• *nəʾum ʾădōnāy YHWH*: declaration of the Lord GOD/says the Lord Yahweh/announces the Sovereign LORD
• *ləšārətēnî*: to serve me/to minister to me/to officiate before me
• *par ben-bāqār*: bull from the herd/young bull/bull calf
• *ləḥaṭṭāʾt*: for a sin offering/as a purification offering/for atonement

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And thou shalt give to the priests the Levites that be of the seed of Zadok, which approach unto me, to minister unto me, saith the Lord GOD, a young bullock for a sin offering.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  You shall give to the priests, the Levites who are of the seed of Zadok, who come near to me to minister to me, says the Lord GOD, a young bull for a sin offering.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And thou shalt give to the priests the Levites that be of the seed of Zadok, which approach unto me, to minister unto me, saith the Lord GOD, a young bullock for a sin offering.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Thou shalt give{H5414} to the priests{H3548} the Levites{H3881} that are of the seed{H2233} of Zadok,{H6659} who are near{H7138} unto me, to minister{H8334} unto me, saith{H5002} the Lord{H136} Jehovah,{H3069} a young{H1121} bullock{H6499} for a sin-offering.{H2403}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And thou shalt give{H5414}{(H8804)} to the priests{H3548} the Levites{H3881} that be of the seed{H2233} of Zadok{H6659}, which approach{H7138} unto me, to minister{H8334}{(H8763)} unto me, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}, a young{H1121}{H1241} bullock{H6499} for a sin offering{H2403}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  To the prestes, to ye Leuites that be of the sede of Sadoch, and treade before me to do me seruyce, saieth the LORDE God: Vnto these geue thou a yonge bullocke, for a synoffringe:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And thou shalt giue to the Priestes, and to the Leuites, that be of the seede of Zadok, which approch vnto me, to minister vnto me, saith the Lord God, a yong bullocke for a sinne offring.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And thou shalt geue to the priestes, to the Leuites that be of the seede of Sadoc, and approche vnto me saith the Lord God to minister vnto me, a young bullocke for a sinne offering.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And thou shalt give to the priests the Levites that be of the seed of Zadok, which approach unto me, to minister unto me, saith the Lord GOD, a young bullock for a sin offering.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You shall give to the priests the Levites who are of the seed of Zadok, who are near to me, to minister to me, says the Lord Yahweh, a young bull for a sin-offering.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And thou hast given unto the priests, the Levites, who `are' of the seed of Zadok -- who are near unto Me, an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, to serve Me -- a calf from the herd, for a sin-offering.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thou shalt give to the priests the Levites that are of the seed of Zadok, who are near unto me, to minister unto me, saith the Lord Jehovah, a young bullock for a sin-offering.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thou shalt give to the priests the Levites that are of the seed of Zadok, who are near unto me, to minister unto me, saith the Lord Jehovah, a young bullock for a sin-offering.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  You are to give to the priests, the Levites of the seed of Zadok, who come near to me, says the Lord God, to do my work, a young ox for a sin-offering.

• World English Bible (2000)

  You shall give to the priests the Levites who are of the seed of Zadok, who are near to me, to minister to me, says the Lord Yahweh, a young bull for a sin offering.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  you will give a young bull for a sin offering to the Levitical priests who are descended from Zadok, who approach me to minister to me, declares the Sovereign LORD.

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 40:46 : 46 And the chamber that faces north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, who are from the descendants of Levi and are allowed to come near to the LORD to minister to Him.
• Ezek 44:15 : 15 But the Levitical priests, the descendants of Zadok who faithfully preserved the charge of My sanctuary when the Israelites went astray from Me, shall come near Me to serve Me. They shall stand in My presence to offer fat and blood, declares the Lord GOD.
• Ezek 45:18-19 : 18 This is what the Lord God says: In the first month, on the first day of the month, you are to take a young bull without blemish and purify the sanctuary. 19 The priest is to take some of the blood from the sin offering and apply it to the doorposts of the temple, to the four corners of the altar’s ledge, and to the gateposts of the inner courtyard.
• Heb 7:27 : 27 He does not need to offer sacrifices every day, as high priests do—first for their own sins and then for the sins of the people. He did this once for all when he offered himself.
• Num 16:5 : 5 Then he spoke to Korah and all his followers, saying, "In the morning the Lord will show who belongs to Him, who is holy, and whom He permits to approach Him. The one He chooses, He will bring near to Himself.
• 1 Kgs 2:35 : 35 The king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada over the army in Joab’s place, and Zadok the priest in place of Abiathar.
• Isa 61:6 : 6 But you will be called the priests of the Lord; they will speak of you as the ministers of our God. You will eat the wealth of the nations, and in their glory you will boast.
• Isa 66:22 : 22 For just as the new heavens and the new earth that I make will endure before Me, declares the Lord, so will your descendants and your name endure.
• Jer 33:18-22 : 18 Nor will the Levitical priests ever fail to have a man before me to offer burnt offerings, to present grain offerings, and to make sacrifices continually. 19 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: 20 This is what the Lord says: If you could break my covenant with the day and my covenant with the night so that day and night would not come at their appointed time, 21 then my covenant with David my servant and my covenant with the Levitical priests who minister before me could also be broken, so that David would no longer have a descendant to reign on his throne. 22 Just as the stars in the sky cannot be counted and the sand on the seashore cannot be measured, so will I multiply the descendants of David my servant and the Levites who minister before me.
• Num 18:5 : 5 You are to perform the duties of the sanctuary and the altar, so that no further wrath will fall on the Israelites.
• 1 Sam 2:35-36 : 35 Then I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest, who will do according to what is in My heart and in My mind. I will build him a sure house, and he will walk before My anointed one forever. 36 Everyone left of your house will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver or a loaf of bread, and they will plead, ‘Please appoint me to some priestly office so I can have a morsel of bread to eat.’
• 1 Kgs 2:27 : 27 So Solomon removed Abiathar from being a priest to the LORD, fulfilling the word the LORD had spoken at Shiloh about the house of Eli.
• 1 Pet 2:5 : 5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
• 1 Pet 2:9 : 9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
• Exod 29:10-11 : 10 Bring the bull to the front of the Tent of Meeting, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on its head. 11 Slaughter the bull before the Lord at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
• Lev 4:3-9 : 3 if the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt upon the people, he must offer a young bull without defect to the LORD as a sin offering for the sin he has committed. 4 He shall bring the bull to the entrance of the tent of meeting before the LORD, lay his hand on the bull’s head, and slaughter it before the LORD. 5 Then the anointed priest is to take some of the bull’s blood and bring it into the tent of meeting. 6 The priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD, in front of the veil of the sanctuary. 7 The priest is to put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense before the LORD in the tent of meeting, and he shall pour out all the remaining blood of the bull at the base of the altar for burnt offerings, which is at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 8 He shall remove all the fat from the bull of the sin offering—the fat that covers the inner parts or is on them, 9 both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver, which he will remove along with the kidneys. 10 He shall do this just as it is done with the fat of a fellowship offering, and the priest shall burn them on the altar of burnt offering. 11 But the hide of the bull, all its flesh, its head, its legs, its internal organs, and its dung— 12 the entire bull he must take outside the camp to a clean place, to the ash heap, and burn it on a wood fire. It must be burned on the ash heap. 13 If the entire assembly of Israel sins unintentionally and the matter escapes the notice of the congregation by violating one of the LORD’s commands, which should not be done, they are guilty. 14 When the sin they committed becomes known, the assembly shall offer a young bull as a sin offering and bring it before the tent of meeting. 15 The elders of the congregation are to lay their hands on the bull’s head before the LORD, and it shall be slaughtered before the LORD. 16 Then the anointed priest shall bring some of the bull’s blood into the tent of meeting. 17 The priest will dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the veil. 18 He is to put some of the blood on the horns of the altar that is before the LORD in the tent of meeting. He shall then pour out the remaining blood at the base of the altar for burnt offerings, which is at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 19 The priest shall remove all the fat from it and burn it on the altar. 20 He shall do with this bull just as he did with the sin offering bull; in this way, the priest will make atonement for them, and they will be forgiven. 21 Then he must take the bull outside the camp and burn it as he burned the first bull; it is the sin offering for the assembly. 22 When a leader sins unintentionally and does what is forbidden in any of the commands of the LORD his God, he becomes guilty. 23 When he becomes aware of the sin he has committed, he must bring as his offering a male goat without defect. 24 He shall lay his hand on the goat’s head and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the LORD. It is a sin offering. 25 The priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offerings. Then he shall pour out all the rest of its blood at the base of the altar of burnt offerings. 26 He shall burn all the fat on the altar, just as the fat of the peace offerings. In this way, the priest will make atonement for the man's sin, and he will be forgiven. 27 If any individual from among the common people sins unintentionally by violating a command of the LORD that should not be done and becomes guilty, 28 when they become aware of the sin they have committed, they must bring as an offering a female goat without defect for the sin they have committed. 29 They are to lay their hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place of the burnt offering. 30 The priest shall take some of its blood with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offerings, and he shall pour out all the remaining blood at the base of the altar. 31 He shall remove all its fat, just as the fat is removed from the peace offerings. The priest shall burn it on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. In this way, the priest will make atonement for him, and he will be forgiven. 32 If they bring a lamb as their sin offering, it must be a female without defect. 33 They are to lay their hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it as a sin offering in the place where the burnt offerings are slaughtered. 34 The priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offerings. Then he shall pour out all the rest of its blood at the base of the altar. 35 He shall remove all its fat, as the fat is removed from the lamb of the fellowship offering, and the priest shall burn it on the altar as a food offering to the LORD made by fire. In this way, the priest will make atonement for the person’s sin, and they will be forgiven.
• Lev 8:14-15 : 14 Moses brought forward the bull for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head. 15 Moses slaughtered the bull, took some of its blood, and with his finger applied it to the horns of the altar on all sides, purifying the altar. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar to consecrate it, making atonement for it.
• Ezek 48:11 : 11 It shall be for the consecrated priests of the sons of Zadok, who kept charge of My sanctuary and did not go astray when the Israelites and the Levites did.
• 2 Cor 5:21 : 21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.