King James Version
Ezekiel 46:4 in the King James Version says “And the burnt offering that the prince shall offer unto the LORD in the sabbath day shall be six lambs without blemish, ...” — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 46 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the burnt offering that the prince shall offer unto the LORD in the sabbath day shall be six lambs without blemish, and a ram without blemish.”
Ezekiel 46:4 · KJV
And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate without, and shall stand by the post of the gate, and the priests shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate: then he shall go forth; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening.
Likewise the people of the land shall worship at the door of this gate before the LORD in the sabbaths and in the new moons.
And the burnt offering that the prince shall offer unto the LORD in the sabbath day shall be six lambs without blemish, and a ram without blemish.
And the meat offering shall be an ephah for a ram, and the meat offering for the lambs as he shall be able to give, and an hin of oil to an ephah. as he: Heb. the gift of his hand
And in the day of the new moon it shall be a young bullock without blemish, and six lambs, and a ram: they shall be without blemish.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And the burnt offering”
H5930a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“that the prince”
H5387properly, an exalted one, i.e., a king or sheik; also a rising mist
“unto the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“day”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
“shall be six”
H8337six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ordinal, sixth
“without blemish”
H8549entire (literally, figuratively or morally); also (as noun) integrity, truth
“and a ram”
H352properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically an oak or other strong tree
“without blemish”
H8549entire (literally, figuratively or morally); also (as noun) integrity, truth
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