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Exodus 24:6

Moses
Covenant and promises

4 And Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Early the next morning he got up and built an altar at the base of the mountain, along with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel.

5 Then he sent out some young men of Israel, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls as peace offerings to the LORD.

Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and the other half he sprinkled on the altar.

7 Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people, who replied, “All that the LORD has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient.”

8 So Moses took the blood, sprinkled it on the people, and said, “This is the blood of the covenant that the LORD has made with you in accordance with all these words.”

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BSB
Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and the other half he sprinkled on the altar.
KJV
And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basons; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.
WEB
Moses took half of the blood and put it in basins, and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.
ASV
And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basins; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.
DARBY
And Moses took half the blood, and put [it] in basons; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.
BLB
And Moses took half the blood and put [it] in basins, and half the blood he sprinkled on the altar.
ÅB
Og Moses tok halvdelen av blodet og helte det ut i skåler, og halvdelen av blodet sprengte han på alteret.
OTB
Moses tok halvparten av blodet og plasserte det i skåler, mens den andre halvparten sprengte han på alteret.
B1930
Og Moses tok halvdelen av blodet og helte det ut i skåler, og halvdelen av blodet sprengte han på alteret.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Peter 1:19

    but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.

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  • Exodus 24:8

    So Moses took the blood, sprinkled it on the people, and said, “This is the blood of the covenant that the LORD has made with you in accordance with all these words.”

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  • Hebrews 9:18

    That is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood.

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  • Leviticus 4:6

    The priest is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of it seven times before the LORD, in front of the veil of the sanctuary.

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  • Hebrews 12:24

    to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.

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  • Exodus 29:20

    Slaughter the ram, take some of its blood, and put it on the right earlobes of Aaron and his sons, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Sprinkle the remaining blood on all sides of the altar.

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  • Colossians 1:20

    and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.

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  • Exodus 12:7

    They are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs.

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