Leviticus 4:6
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.
Leviticus 4:6 in other translations
| BSB | The priest is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of it seven times before the LORD, in front of the veil of the sanctuary. |
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| WEB | The priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle some of the blood seven times before the LORD, before the veil of the sanctuary. |
| ASV | and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before Jehovah, before the veil of the sanctuary. |
| YLT | and the priest hath dipped his finger in the blood, and sprinkled of the blood seven times before Jehovah, at the front of the vail of the sanctuary; |
| DARBY | and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before Jehovah before the veil of the sanctuary; |
| BBE | And the priest is to put his finger in the blood, shaking drops of it before the Lord seven times, in front of the veil of the holy place. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does Leviticus 4:6 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 4:1-12
Chapter Outline The sin-offering of ignorance for the priest. (1-12) For the whole congregation. (13-21) For a ruler. (22-26) For any of the people. (27-35) Verses 1-12 Burnt-offerings, meat-offerings, and peace-offerings, had been offered before the giving of the law upon mount Sinai; and in these the patriarchs had respect to sin, to make atonement for it. But the Jews were now put into a way of making atonement…
Leviticus 4:6 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Leviticus 4:6
- Joshua 6:4
And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams’ horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets.
- Leviticus 26:18
And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.
- Leviticus 26:28
Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins.
- Joshua 6:8
And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns passed on before the Lord, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the Lord followed them.
- 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 26:24
Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins.
- Leviticus 14:18
And the remnant of the oil that is in the priest’s hand he shall pour upon the head of him that is to be cleansed: and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the Lord.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- Leviticus 14:27
And the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before the Lord:
- Leviticus 14:16
And the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand, and shall sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the Lord:
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
17,25,30,34; 8:15; 9:9; 16:14,19; Nu 19:4
seven times.The number seven is what is called a number of perfection among the Hebrews; and is often used to denote the completion, fulness, or perfection of a thing.
14:16,18,27; 25:8; 26:18,24,28; Jos 6:4,8
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Context
- Leviticus 4:5
And the priest that is anointed shall take of the bullock’s blood, and bring it to the tabernacle of the congregation:
- Leviticus 4:6
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.
- 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 4:6 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y mojará el sacerdote su dedo en la sangre, y rociará de aquella sangre siete veces delante de Jehová, hacia el velo del santuario. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et le sacrificateur trempera son doigt dans le sang, et fera aspersion du sang sept fois, devant l’ Éternel, par-devant le voile du lieu saint; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und der Priester tauche seinen Finger in das Blut und sprenge von dem Blute siebenmal vor Jehova gegen den Vorhang des Heiligtums hin. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cumque intinxerit digitum in sanguine, asperget eo septies coram Domino contra velum sanctuarii. |