Ezekiel 43:19
in Ezekiel 43You are to give a young bull from the herd as a sin offering to the Levitical priests who are of the family of Zadok, who approach Me to minister before Me, declares the Lord GOD.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Ezekiel 43
Commentary
9 notes on this verseThe priests - that be of the seed of Zadok - It was this Zadok that was put in the place of Abiathar, by Solomon, 1Ki 2:35, in whose family the priesthood had continued ever since.
This site's exposition
These are the statutes for the altar
on Ezekiel 43:18-21
The dedication follows the pattern of Aaron's altar (Exodus 29:36-37), with a young bull's blood on horns, ledge and rim to “make atonement for it”. The priests are “of the family of Zadok,” the line this book marked out at 40:46, so the consecration is entrusted to a proven priesthood.
This site's exposition
the Levitical priests who are of the family of Zadok
Adam Clarke and Matthew Henry trace Zadok to his appointment by Solomon in place of Abiathar (1 Kings 2:35). Henry notes that Zadok's name means righteous. Jamieson, Fausset & Brown hold that a literal reading could fit only the second temple, since Hebrews 10 teaches one offering for sin forever.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Ver. 18 and following) And he said to me: Son of man, thus says the Lord God: These are the rituals of the altar when it is made, to offer a burnt offering and pour out blood. And you shall give to the priests, the Levites who are of the seed of Zadok, who approach me, says the Lord God: to offer to me a young bull from the herd as a sin offering.
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
That family was substituted in the room of Abiathar by Solomon, and God confirms it. His name signifies righteous, for they are the righteous seed that are priests to God, through Christ the Lord our righteousness.
), which teaches us in all our religious services to have an eye to Christ the great sin-offering. Neither our persons nor our performances can be acceptable to God unless sin be taken away, and that cannot be taken away but by the blood of Christ, which both sanctifies the altar (for Christ entered by his own blood, Heb. ix.
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — leading-punctuation
He has seen the temple, and sees it to be very spacious and splendid; but, till the glory of God comes into it, it is but like the dead bodies he had seen in vision ( ch. xxxvii. ), that had no breath till the Spirit of life entered into them. Here therefore he sees the house filled with God's glory. He has a vision of the glory of God (
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — unbalanced-parens
And thou shalt give to the priests the Levites, that be of the seed of Zadok,....
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The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
The expressions, "blood" (Eze 43:18), and "for a sin offering" (Eze 43:19, 21, 22), prove this. In the literal sense they can only apply to the second temple. Under the Christian dispensation they would directly oppose the doctrine taught in Heb 10:1-18, namely, that Christ has by one offering for ever atoned for sin.
The words behind it
18 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְנָתַתָּ֣ה | venatatah | and you will give | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים | hakohanim | the priests | H3548 → | 750 times |
| הַלְוִיִּ֡ם | halviyim | the Levites | H3881 → | 291 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הֵם֩ | hem | they | H1992 → | 553 times |
| מִזֶּ֨רַע | mizera' | [are] of [the] offspring of | H2233 → | 229 times |
| צָד֜וֹק | tzadok | Zadok | H6659 → | 53 times |
| הַקְּרֹבִ֣ים | hakerovim | <the> near | H7138 → | 77 times |
| אֵלַ֗י | ʾelai | to me | H413 → | 5510 times |
| נְאֻ֛ם | neum | [the] utterance of | H5002 → | 376 times |
| אֲדֹנָ֥י | ʾadonai | [the] Lord | H136 → | 440 times |
| יְהוִ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3069 → | 306 times |
| לְשָֽׁרְתֵ֑נִי | leshareteni | to serve me | H8334 → | 97 times |
| פַּ֥ר | par | a young bull | H6499 → | 132 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | a young one of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| בָּקָ֖ר | bakar | cattle | H1241 → | 183 times |
| לְחַטָּֽאת׃ | lechatat | to a sin offering | H2403 → | 295 times |
וְנָתַתָּ֣הand you will give
venatatahH5414 →2011 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםthe priests
hakohanimH3548 →750 times
הַלְוִיִּ֡םthe Levites
halviyimH3881 →291 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwho
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
הֵם֩they
hemH1992 →553 times
מִזֶּ֨רַע[are] of [the] offspring of
mizera'H2233 →229 times
צָד֜וֹקZadok
tzadokH6659 →53 times
הַקְּרֹבִ֣ים<the> near
hakerovimH7138 →77 times
אֵלַ֗יto me
ʾelaiH413 →5510 times
נְאֻ֛ם[the] utterance of
neumH5002 →376 times
אֲדֹנָ֥י[the] Lord
ʾadonaiH136 →440 times
יְהוִ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3069 →306 times
לְשָֽׁרְתֵ֑נִיto serve me
leshareteniH8334 →97 times
פַּ֥רa young bull
parH6499 →132 times
בֶּן־a young one of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
בָּקָ֖רcattle
bakarH1241 →183 times
לְחַטָּֽאת׃to a sin offering
lechatatH2403 →295 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Hebrews 7:27Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when…
it leads to
- Hebrews 9:28
so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.
- Hebrews 9:12
He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.
- Hebrews 9:14
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!
- Hebrews 10:6–12
In burnt offerings and sin offerings You took no delight.
- Ephesians 5:2
and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
- Hebrews 9:28
Through
Ezekiel 44:15But the Levitical priests, who are descended from Zadok and who kept charge of My sanctuary when the Israelites went astray from Me, are to approach Me to minister before Me. They will stand…
it leads to
- Ezekiel 48:11
It will be for the consecrated priests, the descendants of Zadok, who kept My charge and did not go astray as the Levites did when the Israelites went astray.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Ezekiel 48:11
Through
Ezekiel 40:46and the chamber that faces north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, the only Levites who may approach the LORD to minister before Him.”
it leads to
- Ezekiel 44:15
But the Levitical priests, who are descended from Zadok and who kept charge of My sanctuary when the Israelites went astray from Me, are to approach Me to minister before Me. They will stand…
- 1 Kings 2:35
And the king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada in Joab’s place over the army, and he appointed Zadok the priest in Abiathar’s place.
- Ezekiel 44:15
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About Ezekiel

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
