Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageYou are to give to the Levitical priests of the line of Zadok—those who are permitted to draw near and serve Me,' declares the Lord Yahweh—'a young bull from the herd as a sin offering.'
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GYou shall give to the kohanim—the Levi'im of the seed of Tzadoq, who draw near to Me to serve Me,' declares Adonai YHWH—'a bull, a son of the herd, as a chatat.'
KJV
King James VersionAnd thou shalt give to the priests the Levites that be of the seed of Zadok, which approach unto me, to minister unto me, saith the Lord GOD, a young bullock for a sin offering.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleYou are to give a young bull from the herd as a sin offering to the Levitical priests who are of the family of Zadok, who approach Me to minister before Me, declares the Lord GOD.
Footnotes
The *seed of Tzadoq* (זֶרַע צָדוֹק) is the righteous priestly lineage honoured throughout Ezekiel 40–48 as the only line authorised for inner-court ministry (cf. 40:46; 44:15). *Tzadoq* means 'righteous'—the priestly name is itself a theological statement: only the righteous priest may approach the Holy. *Chatat* (חַטָּאת) is often rendered 'sin offering' but is more precisely a 'purification offering'—its primary function is ritual cleansing of contamination from sacred space, not merely forgiveness of personal guilt. FOG preserves 'kohanim,' 'Tzadoq,' and 'chatat'; FOG Message uses 'Levitical priests,' 'Zadok,' and 'sin offering' for accessibility.
