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Leviticus 4:17

15 The elders of the congregation are to lay their hands on the bull’s head before the LORD, and it shall be slaughtered before the LORD.

16 Then the anointed priest is to bring some of the bull’s blood into the Tent of Meeting,

and he is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the veil.

18 He is also to put some of the blood on the horns of the altar that is before the LORD in the Tent of Meeting, and he must pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

19 And he is to remove all the fat from it and burn it on the altar.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
and he is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the veil.
KJV
And the priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD, even before the vail.
WEB
The priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD, before the veil.
ASV
and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before Jehovah, before the veil.
DARBY
and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before Jehovah, before the veil;
BLB
And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and he shall sprinkle [it] seven times before the face of YHWH, the face of the veil.
ÅB
Og han - presten - skal dyppe sin finger i blodet og sprenge syv ganger for Herrens åsyn, like foran forhenget.
OTB
Han skal dyppe fingeren i blodet og sprenge det syv ganger for Herrens åsyn, foran forhenget.
B1930
Og han - presten - skal dyppe sin finger i blodet og sprenge syv ganger for Herrens åsyn, like foran forhenget.

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Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Leviticus 4:6–7

    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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