Exodus 29 · Verse 16

Exodus 29:16

And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take his blood, and sprinkle it round about upon the altar.
Exodus 29:16, King James Version

Exodus 29:16 in other translations

BSBYou are to slaughter the ram, take its blood, and sprinkle it on all sides of the altar.
WEBYou shall kill the ram, and you shall take its blood, and sprinkle it around on the altar.
ASVAnd thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take its blood, and sprinkle it round about upon the altar.
YLTand thou hast slaughtered the ram, and hast taken its blood, and hast sprinkled it on the altar round about,
DARBYand thou shalt slaughter the ram, and shalt take its blood, and sprinkle it on the altar round about.
BBEThen let it be put to death, so that the sides of the altar are marked with its blood.
WebsterAnd thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take his blood, and sprinkle it around upon the altar.

What does Exodus 29:16 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 29:16 in the original Hebrew

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וְשָׁחַטְתָּ֖ve.sha.cha.Taand you will slaughterH7819
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָאָ֑יִלha.'A.yilthe ramH352
וְלָֽקַחְתָּ֙ve.la.kach.Taand you will takeH3947
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
דָּמ֔וֹda.Moblood itsH1818
וְזָרַקְתָּ֥ve.za.rak.Taand you will sprinkle [it]H2236
עַל\־'al-onH5921
הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achthe altarH4196
סָבִֽיב\׃sa.Vivall aroundH5439

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

Cross references for Exodus 29:16

  • Exodus 29:11-12

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

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Context

  • Exodus 29:15

    Thou shalt also take one ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram.

  • Exodus 29:16

    And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take his blood, and sprinkle it round about upon the altar.

  • Exodus 29:17

    And thou shalt cut the ram in pieces, and wash the inwards of him, and his legs, and put them unto his pieces, and unto his head.

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Exodus 29:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y matarás el carnero, y tomarás su sangre, y rociarás sobre el altar alrededor.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et tu égorgeras le bélier, et tu prendras son sang, et tu en feras aspersion sur l’autel, tout autour.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und du sollst den Widder schlachten und sein Blut nehmen und an den Altar sprengen ringsum.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Quem cum mactaveris, tolles de sanguine ejus, et fundes circa altare.