Exodus 24 · Verse 8

Exodus 24:8

And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the Lord hath made with you concerning all these words.
Exodus 24:8, King James Version

Exodus 24:8 in other translations

BSBSo 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.”
WEBMoses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, “Look, this is the blood of the covenant, which the LORD has made with you concerning all these words.”
ASVAnd Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which Jehovah hath made with you concerning all these words.
YLTAnd Moses taketh the blood, and sprinkleth on the people, and saith, ‘Lo, the blood of the covenant which Jehovah hath made with you, concerning all these things.'
DARBYAnd Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant that Jehovah has made with you concerning all these words.
BBEThen Moses took the blood and let it come on the people, and said, This blood is the sign of the agreement which the Lord has made with you in these words.
WebsterAnd Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold, the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you concerning all these words.

What does Exodus 24:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
8. Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people--probably on the twelve pillars, as representing the people (also the book, He 9:19), and the act was accompanied by a public proclamation of its import. It was setting their seal to the covenant (compare 1Co 11:25). It must have been a deeply impressive, as well as instructive scene, for it taught the Israelites that the covenant was made with them only through the sprinkling of blood--that the divine acceptance of themselves and services, was only by virtue of an atoning sacrifice, and that even the blessings of the national covenant were promised and secured to them only through grace. The ceremonial, however, had a further and higher significance, as is shown by the apostle (see as above).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 24:1-8

A solemn covenant was made between God and Israel. Very solemn it was, typifying the covenant of grace between God and believers, through Christ. As soon as God separated to himself a peculiar people, he governed them by a written word, as he has done ever since. God's covenants and commands are so just in themselves, and so much for our good, that the more we think of them, and the more plainly and fully they are…

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Exodus 24:8 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.Kachand he tookH3947
מֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehMosesH4872
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַדָּ֔םha.Damthe bloodH1818
וַיִּזְרֹ֖קvai.yiz.Rokand he sprinkled [it]H2236
עַל\־'al-onH5921
הָעָ֑םha.'Amthe peopleH5971
וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
הִנֵּ֤הhi.Nehhere!H2009
דַֽם\־dam-[the] blood ofH1818
הַבְּרִית֙ha.be.Ritthe covenantH1285
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhichH834
כָּרַ֤תka.Rathe has madeH3772
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
עִמָּכֶ֔ם'i.ma.Khemwith youH5973
עַ֥ל'alonH5921
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.Rimthe wordsH1697
הָאֵֽלֶּה\׃ha.'E.leh<the> theseH428

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Cross references for Exodus 24:8

  • Hebrews 10:4-5

    For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins. Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:

  • Exodus 24:6

    And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basons; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.

  • Ezekiel 36:25

    Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.

  • Matthew 26:28

    For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

  • Hebrews 13:20

    Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,

  • 1 Corinthians 11:25

    After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.

  • Hebrews 9:18-21

    Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood. For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people, Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you. Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry.

  • Mark 14:24

    And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.

  • 1 Peter 1:2

    Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.

  • Zechariah 9:11

    As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.

  • Luke 22:20

    Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.

  • Ephesians 1:7

    In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
sprinkled.
6; Le 8:30; Isa 52:15; Eze 36:25; Heb 9:18-21
Behold.
Zec 9:11; Mt 26:28; Mr 14:24; Lu 22:20; 1Co 11:25; Eph 1:7
Heb 9:20; 10:4,5; 13:20; 1Pe 1:2

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Context

  • Exodus 24:7

    And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that the Lord hath said will we do, and be obedient.

  • Exodus 24:8

    And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the Lord hath made with you concerning all these words.

  • Exodus 24:9

    Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel:

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Exodus 24:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces Moisés tomó la sangre, y roció sobre el pueblo, y dijo: He aquí la sangre de la alianza que Jehová ha hecho con vosotros sobre todas estas cosas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Moïse prit le sang, et en fit aspersion sur le peuple, et dit: Voici le sang de l’alliance que l’ Éternel a faite avec vous selon toutes ces paroles.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Mose nahm das Blut und sprengte es auf das Volk und sprach: Siehe, das Blut des Bundes, den Jehova mit euch gemacht hat über alle diese Worte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ille vero sumptum sanguinem respersit in populum, et ait: Hic est sanguis fœderis quod pepigit Dominus vobiscum super cunctis sermonibus his.