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And He said to me, "^(ah)Son of man, thus says the Lord ^[u] God , ‘These are the statutes for the altar on the day it is built, to offer ^(ai)burnt offerings on it and to ^(aj)sprinkle blood on it.

You shall give to the Levitical priests who are from the offspring of ^(ak)Zadok, who draw ^(al)near to Me to minister to Me,' declares the Lord God , ‘a ^(am)young bull for a ^(an)sin offering.

You shall take some of its blood and put it on its four ^(ao)horns and on the four corners of the ^(ap)ledge and on the border round about; thus you shall ^(aq)cleanse it and make atonement for it.

You shall also take the bull for the sin offering, and it shall be ^(ar)burned in the appointed place of the house, outside the sanctuary.

‘On the second day you shall offer a ^(as)male goat without blemish for a sin offering, and they shall ^(at)cleanse the altar as they cleansed it with the bull.

When you have finished cleansing it, you shall present a ^(au)young bull without blemish and a ^(av)ram without blemish from the flock.

You shall present them before the Lord , and the priests shall throw ^(aw)salt on them, and they shall offer them up as a burnt offering to the Lord .

^(ax)For seven days you shall prepare daily a goat for a sin offering; also a young bull and a ram from the flock, without blemish, shall be prepared.

For seven days they shall make atonement for the altar and purify it; so shall they ^[v]consecrate it.

When they have completed the days, it shall be that on the ^(ay)eighth day and onward, the priests shall ^[w]offer your burnt offerings on the altar, and your ^(az)peace offerings; and I will ^(ba)accept you,' declares the Lord God ."