Leviticus 4 · Verse 25

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.
Leviticus 4:25, King James Version

Leviticus 4:25 in other translations

BSBThen the priest is to take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.
WEBThe priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering. He shall pour out the rest of its blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering.
ASVAnd 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 the blood thereof shall he pour out at the base of the altar of burnt-offering.
YLT‘And the priest hath taken of the blood of the sin-offering with his finger, and hath put on the horns of the altar of the burnt-offering, and its blood he doth pour out at the foundation of the altar of the burnt-offering,
DARBYAnd the priest shall take of the blood of the sin-offering with his finger, and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt-offering, and shall pour out its blood at the bottom of the altar of burnt-offering.
BBEAnd the priest is to take some of the blood of the offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burned offering, draining out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar of burned offering.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Leviticus 4:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 4:22-26

22-26. When a ruler hath sinned, and done somewhat through ignorance against any of the commandments--Whatever was the form of government, the king, judge, or subordinate, was the party concerned in this law. The trespass of such a civil functionary being less serious in its character and consequences than that either of the high priest or the congregation, a sin offering of inferior value was required--"a kid of…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 4:22-26

Those who have power to call others to account, are themselves accountable to the Ruler of rulers. The sin of the ruler, committed through ignorance, must come to his knowledge, either by the check of his own conscience, or by the reproof of his friends; both which even the best and greatest, not only should submit to, but be thankful for. That which I see not, teach thou me, and, Show me wherein I have erred, are…

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Leviticus 4:25 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.

וְלָקַ֨חve.la.Kachand he will takeH3947
הַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548
מִדַּ֤םmi.Damsome of [the] blood ofH1818
הַֽחַטָּאת֙ha.cha.taTthe sin offeringH2403
בְּאֶצְבָּע֔וֹbe.'etz.ba.'Oon finger hisH676
וְנָתַ֕ןve.na.Tanand he will put [it]H5414
עַל\־'al-onH5921
קַרְנֹ֖תkar.Not[the] horns ofH7161
מִזְבַּ֣חmiz.Bach[the] altar ofH4196
הָעֹלָ֑הha.'o.Lah<the> burnt offeringH5930
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
דָּמ֣וֹda.Moblood itsH1818
יִשְׁפֹּ֔ךְyish.Pokhhe will pour outH8210
אֶל\־'el-toH413
יְס֖וֹדye.Sod[the] base ofH3247
מִזְבַּ֥חmiz.Bach[the] altar ofH4196
הָעֹלָֽה\׃ha.'o.Lah<the> burnt offeringH5930

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

Cross references for Leviticus 4:25

  • Leviticus 4:30

    And the priest shall take of the blood thereof 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 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.

  • 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 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 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:

  • Isaiah 40:21

    Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?

  • Romans 8:3-4

    For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

  • Leviticus 8:10

    And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was therein, and sanctified them.

  • Romans 10:4

    For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.

  • 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 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.

  • 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.

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Context

  • Leviticus 4:24

    And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before the Lord: it is a sin offering.

  • 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.

  • Leviticus 4:26

    And he shall burn all his fat upon the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall make an atonement for him as concerning his sin, and it shall be forgiven him.

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Leviticus 4:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y tomará el sacerdote con su dedo de la sangre de la expiación, y pondrá sobre los cuernos del altar del holocausto, y derramará la sangre al pie del altar del holocausto:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et le sacrificateur prendra avec son doigt du sang du sacrifice pour le péché, et le mettra sur les cornes de l’autel de l’holocauste, et il versera le sang au pied de l’autel de l’holocauste;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und der Priester nehme von dem Blute des Sündopfers mit seinem Finger und tue es an die Hörner des Brandopferaltars; und sein Blut soll er an den Fuß des Brandopferaltars gießen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		tinget sacerdos digitum in sanguine hostiæ pro peccato, tangens cornua altaris holocausti, et reliquum fundens ad basim ejus.