Seven days shall they purge the altar and purify it; and they shall consecrate themselves.
Parallel translations
- WEB Seven days shall they make atonement for the altar and purify it; so shall they consecrate it.
- BSB For seven days the priests are to make atonement for the altar and cleanse it; so they shall consecrate it.
- NKJV Seven days they shall make atonement for the altar and purify it, and so consecrate it.
- NASB For seven days they shall make atonement for the altar and purify it; so shall they consecrate it.
- NLT Do this each day for seven days to cleanse and make atonement for the altar, thus setting it apart for holy use.
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Quick answer
Over seven days the priests make atonement for the altar, purifying and consecrating it.
Overview
The verse summarizes the week-long process by which the altar is cleansed and set apart for holy use. Consecration means being dedicated wholly to God's service. This prepares the altar for its sacred purpose, just as Christ's atoning work consecrates believers as a people set apart for God.
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Cross-references · 3
- Exod 29:24And thou shalt put all in the hands of Aaron, and in the hands of his sons; and shalt wave them for a wave offering before the LORD.
- Lev 8:34As he hath done this day, so the LORD hath commanded to do, to make an atonement for you.
- Exod 32:29For Moses had said, Consecrate yourselves today to the LORD, even every man upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day.
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