Exodus 29 · Verse 12

Exodus 29:12

And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger, and pour all the blood beside the bottom of the altar.
Exodus 29:12, King James Version

Exodus 29:12 in other translations

BSBTake some of the blood of the bull and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger; then pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.
WEBYou shall take of the blood of the bull, and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger; and you shall pour out all the blood at the base of the altar.
ASVAnd thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger; and thou shalt pour out all the blood at the base of the altar.
YLTand hast taken of the blood of the bullock, and hast put it on the horns of the altar with thy finger, and all the blood thou dost pour out at the foundation of the altar;
DARBYand thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it on the horns of the altar with thy finger, and shalt pour all the blood at the bottom of the altar.
BBEThen take some of the blood of the ox, and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger, draining out all the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.
WebsterAnd thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger, and pour all the blood beside the bottom of the altar.

What does Exodus 29:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 29:10-22

10-22. And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle--This part of the ceremonial consisted of three sacrifices: (1) The sacrifice of a bullock, as a sin offering; and in rendering it, the priest was directed to put his hand upon the head of his sacrifice, expressing by that act a consciousness of personal guilt, and a wish that it might be accepted as a vicarious satisfaction. (2) The sacrifice…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 29:1-37

The continual burnt-offerings, God's promise to dwell among Israel. (38-46) Verses 1-37 Aaron and his sons were to be set apart for the priest's office, with ceremony and solemnity. Our Lord Jesus is the great High Priest of our profession, called of God to be so; anointed with the Spirit, whence he is called Messiah, the Christ; clothed with glory and beauty; sanctified by his own blood; made perfect, or…

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Exodus 29:12 in the original Hebrew

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וְלָֽקַחְתָּ֙ve.la.kach.Taand you will takeH3947
מִדַּ֣םmi.Damsome of [the] blood ofH1818
הַפָּ֔רha.Parthe young bullH6499
וְנָתַתָּ֛הve.na.ta.Tahand you will put [it]H5414
עַל\־'al-onH5921
קַרְנֹ֥תkar.Not[the] horns ofH7161
הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achthe altarH4196
בְּאֶצְבָּעֶ֑ךָbe.'etz.ba.'E.khawith finger yourH676
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַדָּ֣םha.Damthe bloodH1818
תִּשְׁפֹּ֔ךְtish.Pokhyou will pour outH8210
אֶל\־'el-toH413
יְס֖וֹדye.Sod[the] base ofH3247
הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ\׃ha.miz.Be.achthe altarH4196

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Exodus 29:12

  • Exodus 27:2

    And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlay it with brass.

  • Leviticus 8:15

    And he slew it; and Moses took the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the altar, and poured the blood at the bottom of the altar, and sanctified it, to make reconciliation upon it.

  • Leviticus 9:9

    And the sons of Aaron brought the blood unto him: and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar, and poured out the blood at the bottom of the altar:

  • Exodus 30:2

    A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be: and two cubits shall be the height thereof: the horns thereof shall be of the same.

  • Hebrews 9:22

    And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.

  • Exodus 38:2

    And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of the same: and he overlaid it with brass.

  • Leviticus 4:7

    And the priest shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the Lord, which is in the tabernacle of the congregation; and shall pour all the blood of the bullock at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

  • Leviticus 4:34

    And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar:

  • Leviticus 16:14

    And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times.

  • Hebrews 10:4

    For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.

  • Hebrews 9:13-14

    For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

  • Leviticus 4:18

    And 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.

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the blood.
Le 8:15; 9:9; 16:14,18,19; Heb 9:13,14,22; 10:4
the horns.
27:2; 30:2; 38:2
pour all.
Le 4:7,18,25,30,34; 5:9; 9:9

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Context

  • Exodus 29:11

    And thou shalt kill the bullock before the Lord, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

  • Exodus 29:12

    And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger, and pour all the blood beside the bottom of the altar.

  • Exodus 29:13

    And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul that is above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn them upon the altar.

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Exodus 29:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y tomarás de la sangre del becerro, y pondrás sobre los cuernos del altar con tu dedo, y derramarás toda la demás sangre al pie del altar.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et tu prendras du sang du taureau, et tu le mettras avec ton doigt sur les cornes de l’autel, et tu verseras tout le sang au pied de l’autel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und nimm von dem Blute des Farren und tue es mit deinem Finger an die Hörner des Altars, und alles Blut sollst du an den Fuß des Altars gießen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Sumptumque de sanguine vituli, pones super cornua altaris digito tuo, reliquum autem sanguinem fundes juxta basim ejus.