Leviticus 16 · Verse 18

Leviticus 16:18

And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the Lord, and make an atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about.
Leviticus 16:18, King James Version

Leviticus 16:18 in other translations

BSBThen he shall go out to the altar that is before the LORD and make atonement for it. He is to take some of the bull’s blood and some of the goat’s blood and put it on all the horns of the altar.
WEB“He shall go out to the altar that is before the LORD and make atonement for it, and shall take some of the bull’s blood, and some of the goat’s blood, and put it around on the horns of the altar.
ASVAnd he shall go out unto the altar that is before Jehovah, and make atonement for it, and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about.
YLT‘And he hath gone out unto the altar which is before Jehovah, and hath made atonement for it; and he hath taken of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and hath put on the horns of the altar round about;
DARBYAnd he shall go out unto the altar which is before Jehovah, and make atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about;
BBEAnd he is to go out to the altar which is before the Lord and make it free from sin; and he is to take some of the blood of the ox and the blood of the goat and put it on the horns of the altar and round it;
WebsterAnd he shall go out to the altar that is before the LORD, and make an atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about.

What does Leviticus 16:18 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 16:15-34

Here are typified the two great gospel privileges, of the remission of sin, and access to God, both of which we owe to our Lord Jesus. See the expiation of guilt. Christ is both the Maker and the Matter of the atonement; for he is the Priest, the High Priest, that makes reconciliation for the sins of the people. And as Christ is the High Priest, so he is the Sacrifice with which atonement is made; for he is all in…

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Leviticus 16:18 in the original Hebrew

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וְיָצָ֗אve.ya.Tza'and he will go outH3318
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַha.miz.Be.achthe altarH4196
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
לִפְנֵֽי\־lif.nei-[is] <to> beforeH6440
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְכִפֶּ֣רve.khi.Perand he will make atonementH3722
עָלָ֑יו'a.Lavon itH5921
וְלָקַ֞חve.la.Kachand he will takeH3947
מִדַּ֤םmi.Damsome of [the] blood ofH1818
הַפָּר֙ha.Parthe bullH6499
וּמִדַּ֣םu.mi.Damand some of [the] blood ofH1818
הַשָּׂעִ֔ירha.sa.'Irthe male goatH8163
וְנָתַ֛ןve.na.Tanand he will put [it]H5414
עַל\־'al-onH5921
קַרְנ֥וֹתkar.Not[the] horns ofH7161
הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achthe altarH4196
סָבִֽיב\׃sa.Vivall aroundH5439

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

Cross references for Leviticus 16:18

  • 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 16:16

    And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness.

  • Hebrews 5:7-8

    Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared; Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;

  • Exodus 30:10

    And Aaron shall make an atonement upon the horns of it once in a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonements: once in the year shall he make atonement upon it throughout your generations: it is most holy unto the Lord.

  • 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.

  • Hebrews 9:22-23

    And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission. It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

  • John 17:19

    And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.

  • Hebrews 2:11

    For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,

  • Leviticus 4:25

    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 his blood at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering.

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16; 4:7,18; Ex 30:10; Joh 17:19; Heb 2:11; 5:7,8; 9:22,23

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Context

  • Leviticus 16:17

    And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he goeth in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel.

  • Leviticus 16:18

    And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the Lord, and make an atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about.

  • Leviticus 16:19

    And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel.

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Leviticus 16:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y saldrá al altar que está delante de Jehová, y lo expiará; y tomará de la sangre del becerro, y de la sangre del macho cabrío, y pondrá sobre los cuernos del altar alrededor.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il sortira vers l’autel qui est devant l’ Éternel, et fera propitiation pour lui; et il prendra du sang du taureau et du sang du bouc, et le mettra sur les cornes de l’autel, tout autour;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er soll hinausgehen zu dem Altar, der vor Jehova ist, und Sühnung für ihn tun; und er nehme von dem Blute des Farren und von dem Blute des Bockes und tue es an die Hörner des Altars ringsum,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Cum autem exierit ad altare quod coram Domino est, oret pro se, et sumptum sanguinem vituli atque hirci fundat super cornua ejus per gyrum: