Ezekiel 43:18

43:18 Then he said to me: “Son of man, this is what the sovereign Lord says: These are the statutes of the altar: On the day it is built to offer up burnt offerings on it and to sprinkle blood on it, ¹ 

Ezekiel 44:5

44:5 The Lord said to me: “Son of man, pay attention, ²  watch closely and listen carefully to ³  everything I tell you concerning all the statutes of the Lord’s house and all its laws. Pay attention to the entrances ⁴  to the temple with all the exits of the sanctuary.

[43:18]  ¹ sn For the “sprinkling of blood,” see Lev 1:5, 11; 8:19; 9:12.

[44:5]  ² tn Heb “set your heart” (so also in the latter part of the verse).

[44:5]  ³ tn Heb “Set your mind, look with your eyes, and with your ears hear.”

[44:5]  ⁴ tc The Syriac, Vulgate, and Targum read the plural. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 2:618.