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Leviticus 4:17 KJV
Leviticus · chapter 4 · verse 17
And the priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD, even before the vail.Leviticus 4:17 · King James Version
Leviticus 4:17 in context
15And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before the LORD: and the bullock shall be killed before the LORD.
16And the priest that is anointed shall bring of the bullock’s blood to the tabernacle of the congregation:
17And the priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD, even before the vail.
18And he shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar which is before the LORD, that is in the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall pour out all the blood at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
19And he shall take all his fat from him, and burn it upon the altar.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- sprinklenâzâhto spirtH5137 →
- priestkôhênliterally one officiating, a priestH3548 →
- fingerʼetsbaʻsomething to sieze withH676 →
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- blooddâmblood of man or an animalH1818 →
- sevenshebaʻsevenH7651 →
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This is the law for expiating the guilt of a national sin, by a sin offering. If the leaders of the people, through mistake concerning the law, caused them to err, when the mistake was discovered an offering must be brought, that wrath might not come upon the whole congregation. Observe, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 13-21