Leviticus 16 · Verse 14

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.
Leviticus 16:14, King James Version

Leviticus 16:14 in other translations

BSBAnd he is to take some of the bull’s blood and sprinkle it with his finger on the east side of the mercy seat; then he shall sprinkle some of it with his finger seven times before the mercy seat.
WEBHe shall take some of the blood of the bull, and sprinkle it with his finger on the mercy seat on the east; and before the mercy seat he shall sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times.
ASVand he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy-seat on the east; and before the mercy-seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times.
YLT‘And he hath taken of the blood of the bullock, and hath sprinkled with his finger on the front of the mercy-seat eastward; even at the front of the mercy-seat he doth sprinkle seven times of the blood with his finger.
DARBYAnd he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle with his finger upon the front of the mercy-seat eastward; and before the mercy-seat shall he sprinkle of the blood seven times with his finger.
BBEAnd let him take some of the blood of the ox, shaking drops of it from his finger on the cover of the ark on the east side, and before it, seven times.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Leviticus 16:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 16:11-19

11-19. Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself, &c.--The first part of the service was designed to solemnize his own mind, as well as the minds of the people, by offering the sacrifices for their sins. The sin offerings being slain had the sins of the offerer judicially transferred to them by the imputation of his hands on their head (Le 4:4, 15, 24, 29, 33); and thus the young…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 16:1-14

The sacrifices on it, The scape-goat. (15-34) Verses 1-14 Without entering into particulars of the sacrifices on the great day of atonement, we may notice that it was to be a statute for ever, till that dispensation be at an end. As long as we are continually sinning, we continually need the atonement. The law of afflicting our souls for sin, is a statue which will continue in force till we arrive where all tears…

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Leviticus 16:14 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.

וְלָקַח֙ve.la.Kachand he will takeH3947
מִדַּ֣םmi.Damsome of [the] blood ofH1818
הַפָּ֔רha.Parthe bullH6499
וְהִזָּ֧הve.hi.Zahand he will spatter [it]H5137
בְאֶצְבָּע֛וֹve.'etz.ba.'Owith finger hisH676
עַל\־'al-onH5921
פְּנֵ֥יpe.Nei[the] face ofH6440
הַכַּפֹּ֖רֶתha.ka.Po.retthe atonement coverH3727
קֵ֑דְמָהKe.de.maheast -wardH6924
וְלִפְנֵ֣יve.lif.Neiand <to> beforeH6440
הַכַּפֹּ֗רֶתha.ka.Po.retthe atonement coverH3727
יַזֶּ֧הya.Zehhe will spatterH5137
שֶֽׁבַע\־she.va'-sevenH7651
פְּעָמִ֛יםpe.'a.MimtimesH6471
מִן\־min-some ofH4480
הַדָּ֖םha.Damthe bloodH1818
בְּאֶצְבָּעֽוֹ\׃be.'etz.ba.'Owith finger hisH676

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

Cross references for Leviticus 16:14

  • Hebrews 9:25

    Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others;

  • Leviticus 4:5-6

    And the priest that is anointed shall take of the bullock’s blood, and bring it to the tabernacle of the congregation: And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the Lord, before the vail of the sanctuary.

  • Hebrews 9:13

    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:

  • Leviticus 8:11

    And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all his vessels, both the laver and his foot, to sanctify them.

  • Leviticus 4:17

    And the priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the Lord, even before the vail.

  • Hebrews 9:7

    But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people:

  • Hebrews 10:4

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

  • Romans 3:24-26

    Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

  • Hebrews 10:10-12

    By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;

  • Hebrews 12:24

    And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.

  • Hebrews 10:19

    Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,

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Context

  • Leviticus 16:13

    And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the Lord, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not:

  • 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.

  • Leviticus 16:15

    Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat:

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Leviticus 16:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Tomará luego de la sangre del becerro, y rociará con su dedo hacia la cubierta al lado oriental: hacia la cubierta esparcirá siete veces de aquella sangre con su dedo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il prendra du sang du taureau, et il en fera aspersion avec son doigt sur le devant du propitiatoire, vers l’orient; et il fera aspersion du sang avec son doigt, sept fois, devant le propitiatoire.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er nehme von dem Blute des Farren und sprenge mit seinem Finger auf die Vorderseite des Deckels gegen Osten; und vor den Deckel soll er von dem Blute siebenmal sprengen mit seinem Finger.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Tollet quoque de sanguine vituli, et asperget digito septies contra propitiatorium ad orientem.