King James Version

What Does Ezekiel 43:24 Mean?

And thou shalt offer them before the LORD, and the priests shall cast salt upon them, and they shall offer them up for a burnt offering unto the LORD.

Context

22

And on the second day thou shalt offer a kid of the goats without blemish for a sin offering; and they shall cleanse the altar, as they did cleanse it with the bullock.

23

When thou hast made an end of cleansing it, thou shalt offer a young bullock without blemish, and a ram out of the flock without blemish.

24

And thou shalt offer them before the LORD, and the priests shall cast salt upon them, and they shall offer them up for a burnt offering unto the LORD.

25

Seven days shalt thou prepare every day a goat for a sin offering: they shall also prepare a young bullock, and a ram out of the flock, without blemish.

26

Seven days shall they purge the altar and purify it; and they shall consecrate themselves . consecrate: Heb. fill their hands

Commentary

Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers
(24) **Cast salt.**—The word means *throw* or *pour,* indicating a more copious use of salt than the seasoning ordained by the law (Leviticus 2:13).

Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.

Historical Context

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