Leviticus 4 · Verse 30

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 4:30, King James Version

Leviticus 4:30 in other translations

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

What does Leviticus 4:30 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 4:27-34

27-34. if any one of the common people sin through ignorance--In this case the expiatory offering appointed was a female kid, or a ewe-lamb without blemish; and the ceremonies were exactly the same as those observed in the case of the offending ruler [Le 4:22-26]. In these two latter instances, the blood of the sin offering was applied to the altar of burnt offering--the place where bloody sacrifices were appointed…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 4:27-35

Here is the law of the sin-offering for a common person. To be able to plead, when charged with sin, that we did it ignorantly, and through the surprise of temptation, will not bring us off, if we have no interest in that great plea, Christ hath died. The sins of ignorance committed by a common person, needed a sacrifice; the greatest are not above, the meanest are not below Divine justice. None, if offenders, were…

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Leviticus 4:30 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
הַכֹּהֵ֤ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548
מִדָּמָהּ֙mi.da.Mahsome of blood itsH1818
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
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
דָּמָ֣הּda.Mahblood itsH1818
יִשְׁפֹּ֔ךְyish.Pokhhe 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 Leviticus 4:30

  • 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 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.

  • Hebrews 2:10

    For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

  • 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.

  • Isaiah 42:21

    The Lord is well pleased for his righteousness’ sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable.

  • Romans 10:4

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

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upon the horns.
25,34; Isa 42:21; Ro 8:3,4; 10:4; Heb 2:10
pour out.There may have been some place at the bottom of the altar to receive and carry off the blood.

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Context

  • Leviticus 4:29

    And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay the sin offering in the place of the burnt offering.

  • 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 4:31

    And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the Lord; and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him.

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Leviticus 4:30 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Luego tomará el sacerdote en su dedo de su sangre, y pondrá sobre los cuernos del altar del holocausto, y derramará toda su sangre al pie del altar:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et le sacrificateur prendra du sang de la chèvre avec son doigt, et le mettra sur les cornes de l’autel de l’holocauste, et il versera tout le sang au pied de l’autel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und der Priester nehme von seinem Blute mit seinem Finger und tue es an die Hörner des Brandopferaltars; und all sein Blut soll er an den Fuß des Altars gießen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Tolletque sacerdos de sanguine in digito suo: et tangens cornua altaris holocausti, reliquum fundet ad basim ejus.