Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He said to me, “This is the place where the priests are to cook the guilt offering and the sin offering and bake the grain offering, to avoid bringing them into the outer court and consecrating the people.” New Living Translation He explained, “This is where the priests will cook the meat from the guilt offerings and sin offerings and bake the flour from the grain offerings into bread. They will do it here to avoid carrying the sacrifices through the outer courtyard and endangering the people by transmitting holiness to them.” English Standard Version And he said to me, “This is the place where the priests shall boil the guilt offering and the sin offering, and where they shall bake the grain offering, in order not to bring them out into the outer court and so transmit holiness to the people.” Berean Standard Bible and said to me, “This is the place where the priests shall boil the guilt offering and the sin offering, and where they shall bake the grain offering, so that they do not bring them into the outer court and transmit holiness to the people.” Berean Literal Bible And he said to me: “This is the place where the priests shall boil there the guilt offering and the sin offering, and where they shall bake the grain offering, so as not to bring them out into the outer court to sanctify the people.” King James Bible Then said he unto me, This is the place where the priests shall boil the trespass offering and the sin offering, where they shall bake the meat offering; that they bear them not out into the utter court, to sanctify the people. New King James Version And he said to me, “This is the place where the priests shall boil the trespass offering and the sin offering, and where they shall bake the grain offering, so that they do not bring them out into the outer court to sanctify the people.” New American Standard Bible And he said to me, “This is the place where the priests shall boil the guilt offering and the sin offering, and where they shall bake the grain offering, so that they do not bring them out into the outer courtyard and transfer holiness to the people.” NASB 1995 He said to me, “This is the place where the priests shall boil the guilt offering and the sin offering and where they shall bake the grain offering, in order that they may not bring them out into the outer court to transmit holiness to the people.” NASB 1977 And he said to me, “This is the place where the priests shall boil the guilt offering and the sin offering, and where they shall bake the grain offering, in order that they may not bring them out into the outer court to transmit holiness to the people.” Legacy Standard Bible Then he said to me, “This is the place where the priests shall boil the guilt offering and the sin offering and where they shall bake the grain offering, in order that they may not bring them out into the outer court to transmit holiness to the people.” Amplified Bible He said to me, “This is the place where the priests shall boil (cook) the guilt offering and the sin offering, and where they shall bake the grain offering, so that they do not bring them out into the outer courtyard to transmit holiness to the people.” Berean Annotated Bible and said to me, “This is the place where the priests shall boil the guilt offering and the sin offering, and where they shall bake the grain offering, so that they do not bring them into the outer court and transmit holiness to the people. Christian Standard Bible He said to me, “This is the place where the priests will boil the guilt offering and the sin offering, and where they will bake the grain offering, so that they do not bring them into the outer court and transmit holiness to the people.” Holman Christian Standard Bible He said to me, “This is the place where the priests will boil the restitution offering and the sin offering, and where they will bake the grain offering, so that they do not bring them into the outer court and transmit holiness to the people.” American Standard Version And he said unto me, This is the place where the priests shall boil the trespass-offering and the sin-offering, and where they shall bake the meal-offering; that they bring them not forth into the outer court, to sanctify the people. Contemporary English Version and said, "These are the kitchens where the priests must boil the meat to be offered as sacrifices to make things right and as sacrifices for sin. They will also bake the grain for sacrifices in these kitchens. That way, these sacred offerings won't have to be carried through the outer courtyard, where someone could accidentally touch them and be harmed." English Revised Version And he said unto me, This is the place where the priests shall boil the guilt offering and the sin offering, where they shall bake the meal offering; that they bring them not forth into the outer court, to sanctify the people. GOD'S WORD® Translation He said to me, "This is the place where the priests must boil the meat for the guilt offering and the offering for sin. This is the place where they must bake grain offerings so that they don't have to bring the offerings into the outer courtyard. This way they won't transfer holiness to the people." Good News Translation and said, "This is the place where the priests are to boil the meat offered as sacrifices for sin or as repayment offerings, and to bake the offerings of flour, so that nothing holy is carried to the outer courtyard, where it might harm the people." International Standard Version about which he said, "This is where the priests will be boiling the guilt and sin offerings and baking the grain offerings so they don't bring them through the outer courtyard, thus diminishing the people's holiness." NET Bible He said to me, "This is the place where the priests will boil the guilt offering and the sin offering, and where they will bake the grain offering, so that they do not bring them out to the outer court to transmit holiness to the people." New Heart English Bible He said to me, "This is the place where the priests shall boil the trespass offering and the sin offering, and where they shall bake the meal offering; that they not bring them forth into the outer court, to sanctify the people." Webster's Bible Translation Then said he to me, This is the place where the priests shall boil the trespass-offering and the sin-offering, where they shall bake the meat-offering; that they bear them not out into the outer court, to sanctify the people. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard Bibleand said to me, “This is the place where the priests shall boil the guilt offering and the sin offering, and where they shall bake the grain offering, so that they do not bring them into the outer court and transmit holiness to the people.” World English Bible He said to me, “This is the place where the priests shall boil the trespass offering and the sin offering, and where they shall bake the meal offering, that they not bring them out into the outer court, to sanctify the people.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd he says to me, “This [is] the place where the priests boil the guilt-offering and the sin-offering, where they bake the present, so as not to bring [it] out to the outer court, to sanctify the people.” Berean Literal Bible And he said to me: “This is the place where the priests shall boil there the guilt offering and the sin offering, and where they shall bake the grain offering, so as not to bring them out into the outer court to sanctify the people.” Young's Literal Translation And he saith unto me, 'This is the place where the priests do boil the guilt-offering and the sin-offering, where they bake the present, so as not to bring it out unto the outer court, to sanctify the people.' Smith's Literal Translation And he will say to me, This the place where the priests shall boil there the trespass and the sin, where they shall cook the gift; not to bring forth to the enclosure without to consecrate the people. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he said to me: This is the place where the priests shall boil the sin offering, and the trespass offering: where they shall dress the sacrifice, that they may not bring it out into the outward court, and the people be sanctified. Catholic Public Domain Version And he said to me: “This is the place where the priests will cook the offering for sin and the offering for trespasses. Here, they shall cook the sacrifice, so that they need not carry it to the outer court, and so that the people may be sanctified.” New American Bible about which he said to me, “This is the place where the priests cook the reparation offerings and the purification offerings and bake the grain offerings, so they do not have to bring them into the outer court and so transmit holiness to the people.” New Revised Standard Version He said to me, “This is the place where the priests shall boil the guilt offering and the sin offering, and where they shall bake the grain offering, in order not to bring them out into the outer court and so communicate holiness to the people.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd he said to me, This is the place where the priests boil the sin offering, and where they bake the meal offering, that they may not go out into the outer court, to sanctify the people. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he said to me: “This is the place in which the Priests boil the purification of sin, and in which they bake the meal offering, that they will not go out to the outer courtyard, and they will hallow the people” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And he said unto me: 'This is the place where the priests shall boil the guilt-offering and the sin-offering, where they shall bake the meal-offering; that they bring them not forth into the outer court, to sanctify the people.' Brenton Septuagint Translation And he said to me, This is the place where the priests shall boil the trespass-offerings and the sin-offerings, and there shall they bake the meat-offering always; so as not to carry them out into the outer court, to sanctify the people. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Courts for Boiling and Baking19Then the man brought me through the entrance at the side of the gate into the holy chambers facing north, which belonged to the priests, and he showed me a place there at the far western end 20and said to me, “This is the place where the priests shall boil the guilt offering and the sin offering, and where they shall bake the grain offering, so that they do not bring them into the outer court and transmit holiness to the people.” 21Then he brought me into the outer court and led me around to its four corners, and I saw a separate court in each of its corners.… Cross References said to me, Zechariah 1:14 Then the angel who was speaking with me said, “Proclaim this word: This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘I am very jealous for Jerusalem and Zion, Zechariah 1:9 “What are these, my lord?” I asked. And the angel who was speaking with me replied, “I will show you what they are.” “This is the place where the priests shall boil the guilt offering and the sin offering, Leviticus 6:28 The clay pot in which the sin offering is boiled must be broken; if it is boiled in a bronze pot, the pot must be scoured and rinsed with water. Leviticus 7:7 The guilt offering is like the sin offering; the same law applies to both. It belongs to the priest who makes atonement with it. Leviticus 6:26 The priest who offers it shall eat it; it must be eaten in a holy place, in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting. and where they shall bake the grain offering, Leviticus 7:9 Likewise, every grain offering that is baked in an oven or cooked in a pan or on a griddle belongs to the priest who presents it, Leviticus 2:4 Now if you bring an offering of grain baked in an oven, it must consist of fine flour, either unleavened cakes mixed with oil or unleavened wafers coated with oil. so that they do not bring them into the outer court Ezekiel 42:14 Once the priests have entered the holy area, they must not go out into the outer court until they have left behind the garments in which they minister, for these are holy. They are to put on other clothes before they approach the places that are for the people.” Leviticus 6:16 Aaron and his sons are to eat the remainder. It must be eaten without leaven in a holy place; they are to eat it in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting. and transmit holiness to the people.” Ezekiel 44:19 When they go out to the outer court, to the people, they are to take off the garments in which they have ministered, leave them in the holy chambers, and dress in other clothes so that they do not transmit holiness to the people with their garments. Leviticus 6:27 Anything that touches its flesh will become holy, and if any of the blood is spattered on a garment, you must wash it in a holy place. Exodus 29:37 For seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and consecrate it. Then the altar will become most holy; whatever touches the altar will be holy. Leviticus 7:6-7 Every male among the priests may eat of it. It must be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy. / The guilt offering is like the sin offering; the same law applies to both. It belongs to the priest who makes atonement with it. Leviticus 10:12-13 And Moses said to Aaron and his remaining sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, “Take the grain offering that remains from the food offerings to the LORD and eat it without leaven beside the altar, because it is most holy. / You shall eat it in a holy place, because it is your share and your sons’ share of the food offerings to the LORD; for this is what I have been commanded. Leviticus 24:9 It belongs to Aaron and his sons, who are to eat it in a holy place; for it is to him a most holy part of the food offerings to the LORD—his portion forever.” Numbers 18:9-10 A portion of the most holy offerings reserved from the fire will be yours. From all the offerings they render to Me as most holy offerings, whether grain offerings or sin offerings or guilt offerings, that part belongs to you and your sons. / You are to eat it as a most holy offering, and every male may eat it. You shall regard it as holy. Treasury of Scripture Then said he to me, This is the place where the priests shall boil the trespass offering and the sin offering, where they shall bake the meat offering; that they bear them not out into the utter court, to sanctify the people. boil the trespass Ezekiel 44:29 They shall eat the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; and every dedicated thing in Israel shall be theirs. 1 Samuel 2:13-15 And the priests' custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand; … 2 Chronicles 35:13 And they roasted the passover with fire according to the ordinance: but the other holy offerings sod they in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and divided them speedily among all the people. bake the meat Lamentations 2:4-7 He hath bent his bow like an enemy: he stood with his right hand as an adversary, and slew all that were pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion: he poured out his fury like fire… Ezekiel 7:1-27 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, … to sanctify Ezekiel 44:19 And when they go forth into the utter court, even into the utter court to the people, they shall put off their garments wherein they ministered, and lay them in the holy chambers, and they shall put on other garments; and they shall not sanctify the people with their garments. Jump to Previous Avoid Bake Bear Boil Cereal Communicate Cook Cooked Court Error Forth Grain Guilt Guilt-Offering Holiness Holy Meal Meal-Offering Meat Meat-Offering Oblation Offering Order Outer Oven Priests Sanctify Sin Sin-Offering Square Transmit Trespass Trespass-Offering Utter WaterJump to Next Avoid Bake Bear Boil Cereal Communicate Cook Cooked Court Error Forth Grain Guilt Guilt-Offering Holiness Holy Meal Meal-Offering Meat Meat-Offering Oblation Offering Order Outer Oven Priests Sanctify Sin Sin-Offering Square Transmit Trespass Trespass-Offering Utter WaterEzekiel 46 1. Ordinances for the prince in his worship9. and for the people 16. An order for the prince's inheritance 19. The courts for boiling and baking and said to me This phrase indicates a direct communication from God to Ezekiel, emphasizing the divine authority and importance of the instructions being given. Ezekiel often receives visions and messages directly from God, highlighting his role as a prophet and intermediary between God and the people of Israel. This is the place where the priests shall boil the guilt offering and the sin offering and where they shall bake the grain offering so that they do not bring them into the outer court and transmit holiness to the people Persons / Places / Events 1. EzekielA prophet and priest during the Babylonian exile, who received visions and messages from God concerning the future of Israel and the temple. 2. The Priests The Levitical priests responsible for performing sacrifices and maintaining the holiness of the temple. 3. The Temple The sacred place of worship for the Israelites, central to their religious life and practices. 4. Guilt Offering and Sin Offering Sacrifices prescribed in the Law of Moses for atonement of sins and guilt, symbolizing repentance and reconciliation with God. 5. Outer Court The area of the temple accessible to the people, distinct from the inner areas reserved for priests and sacred rituals. Teaching Points Holiness and SeparationThe passage emphasizes the importance of maintaining holiness and separation in worship practices. The priests were to perform certain rituals in designated areas to prevent the transmission of holiness to the people, underscoring the sacredness of their duties. Role of the Priests The priests served as mediators between God and the people, highlighting the need for dedicated individuals to lead and guide in spiritual matters. This points to the importance of spiritual leadership in the church today. Symbolism of Sacrifices The guilt and sin offerings symbolize repentance and the need for atonement. In the New Testament, these sacrifices find their fulfillment in Jesus Christ, who offers a once-for-all atonement for sin. Sacred Spaces The distinction between the inner and outer courts reflects the concept of sacred spaces, reminding believers of the need to approach God with reverence and respect. Practical Worship The detailed instructions for offerings remind us of the importance of order and intentionality in worship, encouraging believers to approach God with prepared hearts and minds. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Ezekiel 46:20?2. How does Ezekiel 46:20 emphasize the importance of holiness in worship practices? 3. What role do the priests play in maintaining purity according to Ezekiel 46:20? 4. How can we apply the principle of separation in our daily spiritual lives? 5. What connections exist between Ezekiel 46:20 and Old Testament laws on holiness? 6. How does Ezekiel 46:20 inspire us to honor God in our actions? 7. What is the significance of the boiling place in Ezekiel 46:20 for temple rituals? 8. How does Ezekiel 46:20 reflect the holiness required in temple practices? 9. Why is it important to separate holy and common in Ezekiel 46:20? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 46? 11. Ezekiel 46:4-8 prescribes animal sacrifices long after the exile; how does this align with other texts that emphasize altered religious practices or question the necessity of sacrifices? 12. Ezekiel 18:20 - If individuals alone bear their own guilt, how do we reconcile this with Exodus 20:5, which speaks of generational punishment? 13. Isaiah 27:7-9 describes collective punishment or forgiveness--does this conflict with other Old Testament texts emphasizing individual responsibility (e.g., Ezekiel 18)? 14. In Nehemiah 1:5-7, are the concepts of collective sin and covenant consistent with other Old Testament texts or do they create contradictions? What Does Ezekiel 46:20 Mean This is the placeEzekiel is being guided through the future temple complex (Ezekiel 40–48). In 46:20, the angelic guide points out a specific room on the inner court’s north side (Ezekiel 46:19). • The phrase roots the cooking area inside the sacred inner court, emphasizing God-ordained order (Exodus 25:9; 1 Chronicles 28:19). • Because the vision concerns a literal millennial temple, this “place” anticipates real covenant worship restored to Israel (Ezekiel 37:26-28; Zechariah 14:16-21). where the priests shall boil the guilt offering • Guilt (trespass) offerings addressed specific acts of sin requiring restitution (Leviticus 5:14-19; 7:1-7). • Boiling kept the meat holy and confined its aroma and splatter within consecrated walls (Leviticus 6:24-28). • Only the priests ate this meat; its preparation inside protects its sanctity (Numbers 18:8-10). and the sin offering • Sin offerings dealt with unintentional defilements against God’s holiness (Leviticus 4:1-35). • By assigning a dedicated kitchen, Ezekiel’s vision reinforces that even in the coming kingdom, atonement through blood remains central (Hebrews 9:22, 10:1). • The ritual cooking echoes earlier tabernacle practices (Exodus 29:31-33) yet is re-established for the messianic age (Isaiah 2:2-3). and where they shall bake the grain offering • Grain offerings expressed gratitude and covenant fellowship (Leviticus 2:1-16). • Baking inside keeps every stage of worship within consecrated space, reflecting God’s command that holy things stay holy (Leviticus 6:14-18). • This anticipates abundant harvest blessing in Christ’s kingdom (Amos 9:13; Joel 3:18). so that they do not bring them into the outer court • The outer court was accessible to all covenant participants (Ezekiel 46:21). • Moving partially prepared offerings there would risk casual contact with what God set apart (Leviticus 15:31; Ezekiel 44:17-19). • Separating zones teaches reverence and protects the people from unknowingly profaning holy things (Numbers 4:15). and transmit holiness to the people • Holiness is contagious in the sense that sacred objects communicate set-apart status (Haggai 2:11-13). • Unprepared hearts encountering consecrated meat could incur judgment (1 Samuel 6:19; 2 Samuel 6:6-7). • By confining the cooking, God safeguards both His glory and the people, foreshadowing how Christ mediates holiness perfectly (1 Peter 2:5, 9). summary Ezekiel 46:20 identifies a kitchen inside the millennial temple where priests will cook guilt, sin, and grain offerings. Keeping these tasks within the inner court preserves the offerings’ sanctity, prevents inadvertent profanation, and underscores God’s unchanging holiness. The verse anticipates literal future worship in which sacrificial rituals teach redeemed Israel—and all nations—the reverence, gratitude, and atonement fulfilled ultimately in Jesus Christ. (20) Shall boil . . . shall bake.--The flesh of all sacrifices except the Passover was by the law required to be boiled, and the unbloody "meat offering," when not already cooked, was to be baked.Bear them not out into the utter court.--In one sense the priestly chambers and also these cooking rooms were themselves in the outer court; but as already remarked, these, with the walk that led to them, although within the enclosure of the outer, were considered as appurtenances of, and therefore belonging to, the inner court. The reason given for not bearing the flesh of the sin and trespass offering into the outer court is, lest they should thereby "sanctify the people," and the same reason is given in Ezekiel 44:19 for not allowing the priests' garments to come into the outer court. Under the law all those offerings which it was the duty of the priests to consume are called "most holy," and whoever touched them or the sacred vessels of the sanctuary became "holy" in the sense of set apart to God (Leviticus 6:18; also Exodus 29:37; Exodus 30:29). The object of the command is therefore to prevent that ceremonial sanctification of the people which would interfere with their ordinary life. Verse 20. - The "place" was designed as a kitchen where the priests should boil the trespass and the sin offerings and bake the meat (or, meal) offering, i.e. cook the portions of the sacrifices they should eat in their official capacity (see Ezekiel 42:13). The Law of Moses (Leviticus 8:31) required the flesh to be boiled (and probably also the flour to be baked) at the tabernacle door. The last clause, that they, i.e. the priests, bear them, i.e. the offerings, not out into the utter (or, outer) court, to sanctify the people, is by most interpreters understood in the sense of Ezekiel 44:19 (which see). To this, however, Kliefoth objects that the conception of deriving ceremonial sanctity from contact with such offerings is completely strange to the Old Testament (see Haggai 2:12), and accordingly he connects the words. "to sanctify the people," with the "baking" and "boiling" of the preceding clause.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to me, אֵלַ֔י (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to “This זֶ֣ה (zeh) Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that is the place הַמָּק֗וֹם (ham·mā·qō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition where אֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the priests הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים (hak·kō·hă·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3548: Priest shall boil יְבַשְּׁלוּ־ (yə·ḇaš·šə·lū-) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1310: To boil up, cooking, to ripen the guilt offering הָאָשָׁ֖ם (hā·’ā·šām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 817: Guilt, a fault, a sin-offering and the sin offering, הַחַטָּ֑את (ha·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2403: An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender and where אֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that they shall bake יֹאפוּ֙ (yō·p̄ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 644: To cook, to bake the grain offering, הַמִּנְחָ֔ה (ham·min·ḥāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4503: A donation, tribute, a sacrificial offering so that they do not לְבִלְתִּ֥י (lə·ḇil·tî) Preposition-l Strong's 1115: A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until bring הוֹצִ֛יא (hō·w·ṣî) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim them into אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the outer הַחִֽיצוֹנָ֖ה (ha·ḥî·ṣō·w·nāh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 2435: The, wall side, exterior, secular court הֶחָצֵ֥ר (he·ḥā·ṣêr) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 2691: A yard, a hamlet and transmit holiness לְקַדֵּ֥שׁ (lə·qad·dêš) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 6942: To be set apart or consecrated to the people.” הָעָֽם׃ (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock Links Ezekiel 46:20 NIVEzekiel 46:20 NLT Ezekiel 46:20 ESV Ezekiel 46:20 NASB Ezekiel 46:20 KJV Ezekiel 46:20 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 46:20 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 46:20 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 46:20 French Bible Ezekiel 46:20 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 46:20 He said to me This (Ezek. 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