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3. Mosebok 4,17

15 Menighetens eldste skal legge hendene på oksens hode for Herrens åsyn, og oksen skal slaktes for Herrens åsyn.

16 Så skal den salvede presten bringe noe av oksens blod til sammenkomstens telt.

Han skal dyppe fingeren i blodet og sprenge det syv ganger for Herrens åsyn, foran forhenget.

18 Han skal sette noe av blodet på hornene på alteret for Herrens åsyn i sammenkomstens telt, og resten av blodet skal han helle ut ved foten av brennofferalteret ved inngangen til sammenkomstens telt.

19 Han skal ta bort alt fettet og brenne det på alteret,

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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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