King James Version
What Does Ezekiel 46:6 Mean?
“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.”
Context
4
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.
5
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
6
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.
7
And he shall prepare a meat offering, an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and for the lambs according as his hand shall attain unto, and an hin of oil to an ephah.
8
And when the prince shall enter, he shall go in by the way of the porch of that gate, and he shall go forth by the way thereof.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(6) **A young bullock . . . and six lambs, and a ram.**—The law required for the new moons, for a burnt offering, two bullocks, seven lambs, and a ram (Numbers 28:11), so that this sacrifice is here diminished; it also required a he-goat for a sin offering, of which no mention is here made.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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