Ezekiel 45 · Verse 20

Ezekiel 45:20

And so thou shalt do the seventh day of the month for every one that erreth, and for him that is simple: so shall ye reconcile the house.
Ezekiel 45:20, King James Version

Ezekiel 45:20 in other translations

BSBYou must do the same thing on the seventh day of the month for anyone who strays unintentionally or in ignorance. In this way you will make atonement for the temple.
WEBSo you shall do on the seventh day of the month for everyone who errs, and for him who is simple. So you shall make atonement for the house.
ASVAnd so thou shalt do on the seventh day of the month for every one that erreth, and for him that is simple: so shall ye make atonement for the house.
YLTAnd so thou dost do on the seventh of the month, because of each erring one, and because of the simple one--and ye have purified the house.
DARBYSo thou shalt do also on the seventh of the month for every one that erreth, and for the simple; and ye shall make atonement for the house.
BBEAnd this you are to do on the seventh day of the month for everyone who is in error and for the feeble-minded: you are to make the house free from sin.
WebsterAnd so thou shalt do the seventh day of the month for every one that erreth, and for him that is simple: so shall ye reconcile the house.

What does Ezekiel 45:20 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
20. for him that is simple--for sins of ignorance (Le 4:2, 13, 27).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 20 For him that is simple - That wants understanding to conduct himself properly.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Ezekiel 45:20 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְכֵ֤ןve.Khenand thusH3651
תַּֽעֲשֶׂה֙ta.'a.Sehyou will doH6213
בְּשִׁבְעָ֣הbe.shiv.'Ahon [day] sevenH7651
בַחֹ֔דֶשׁva.Cho.deshin the monthH2320
מֵאִ֥ישׁme.'Ishfrom anyoneH376
שֹׁגֶ֖הsho.Geh[who] errsH7686
וּמִפֶּ֑תִיu.mi.Pe.tiand from a simple personH6612
וְכִפַּרְתֶּ֖םve.khi.par.Temand you will make atonement forH3722
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַבָּֽיִת\׃ha.Ba.yitthe houseH1004

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 45:20

  • Psalms 19:12

    Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.

  • Leviticus 16:20

    And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat:

  • Ezekiel 45:18

    Thus saith the Lord God; In the first month, in the first day of the month, thou shalt take a young bullock without blemish, and cleanse the sanctuary:

  • Ezekiel 45:15

    And one lamb out of the flock, out of two hundred, out of the fat pastures of Israel; for a meat offering, and for a burnt offering, and for peace offerings, to make reconciliation for them, saith the Lord God.

  • Leviticus 4:27-35

    And if any one of the common people sin through ignorance, while he doeth somewhat against any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which ought not to be done, and be guilty; Or if his sin, which he hath sinned, come to his knowledge: then he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, for his sin which he hath sinned. And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay the sin offering in the place of the burnt offering. And the priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar. …

  • Romans 16:18-19

    For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple. For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil.

  • Hebrews 5:2

    Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
every one.
Le 4:27-35; Ps 19:12; Ro 16:18,19; Heb 5:2
that is simple.Who wants understanding to conduct himself properly.
so shall.
15,18; Le 16:20

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Context

  • Ezekiel 45:19

    And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering, and put it upon the posts of the house, and upon the four corners of the settle of the altar, and upon the posts of the gate of the inner court.

  • Ezekiel 45:20

    And so thou shalt do the seventh day of the month for every one that erreth, and for him that is simple: so shall ye reconcile the house.

  • Ezekiel 45:21

    In the first month, in the fourteenth day of the month, ye shall have the passover, a feast of seven days; unleavened bread shall be eaten.

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Ezekiel 45:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Así harás el séptimo del mes por los errados y engañados; y expiarás la casa.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et tu feras ainsi, le septième jour du mois, pour celui qui pèche par erreur, et pour le simple, et vous ferez propitiation pour la maison.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und ebenso sollst du tun am Siebten des Monats für den, der aus Versehen sündigt, und für den Einfältigen. Und so sollt ihr Sühnung tun für das Haus.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et sic facies in septima mensis, pro unoquoque qui ignoravit, et errore deceptus est: et expiabis pro domo.