Leviticus 8 · Verse 15

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 8:15, King James Version

Leviticus 8:15 in other translations

BSBMoses slaughtered the bull, took some of the blood, and applied it with his finger to all four horns of the altar, purifying the altar. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar and consecrated it so that atonement could be made on it.
WEBHe killed it; and Moses took the blood, and put it around on the horns of the altar with his finger, and purified the altar, and poured out the blood at the base of the altar, and sanctified it, to make atonement for it.
ASVAnd 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 out the blood at the base of the altar, and sanctified it, to make atonement for it.
YLTand one slaughtereth, and Moses taketh the blood, and putteth on the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and cleanseth the altar, and the blood he hath poured out at the foundation of the altar, and sanctifieth it, to make atonement upon it.
DARBYand he slaughtered it, and Moses took the blood, and put it on the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and cleansed the altar from sin, and the blood he poured at the bottom of the altar, and hallowed it, making atonement for it.
BBEAnd he put it to death; and Moses took the blood and put it on the horns of the altar and round it with his finger, and made the altar clean, draining out the blood at the base of the altar; so he made it holy, taking away what was unclean.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Leviticus 8:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 8:14-17

14-17. brought the bullock for the sin offering, &c.--a timely expression of their sense of unworthiness--a public and solemn confession of their personal sins and a transference of their guilt to the typical victim.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 8:14-36

In these types we see our great High Priest, even Christ Jesus, solemnly appointed, anointed, and invested with his sacred office, by his own blood, and the influences of his Holy Spirit. He sanctifies the ordinances of religion, to the benefit of his people and the honour of God the Father; who for his sake accepts our worship, though it is polluted with sin. We may also rejoice, that he is a merciful and faithful…

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Leviticus 8:15 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּשְׁחָ֗טvai.yish.Chatand he cut [the] throat of [it]H7819
וַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.Kachand he tookH3947
מֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehMosesH4872
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַדָּם֙ha.Damthe bloodH1818
וַ֠יִּתֵּןVai.yi.tenand he put [it]H5414
עַל\־'al-onH5921
קַרְנ֨וֹתkar.Not[the] horns ofH7161
הַמִּזְבֵּ֤חַha.miz.Be.achthe altarH4196
סָבִיב֙sa.Vivall aroundH5439
בְּאֶצְבָּע֔וֹbe.'etz.ba.'Owith finger hisH676
וַיְחַטֵּ֖אvay.cha.Te'and he cleansed from sinH2398
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achthe altarH4196
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הַדָּ֗םha.Damthe bloodH1818
יָצַק֙ya.Tzakhe pouredH3332
אֶל\־'el-toH413
יְס֣וֹדye.Sod[the] base ofH3247
הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achthe altarH4196
וַֽיְקַדְּשֵׁ֖הוּvay.ka.de.She.huand he set apart as holy itH6942
לְכַפֵּ֥רle.kha.Perto make atonementH3722
עָלָֽיו\׃'a.Lavon itH5921

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Cross references for Leviticus 8:15

  • 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 1:11

    And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the Lord: and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about upon the altar.

  • Leviticus 4:17-18

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

  • Ephesians 2:16

    And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:

  • 2 Corinthians 5:18-21

    And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God. For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

  • Ezekiel 43:19-27

    And thou shalt give to the priests the Levites that be of the seed of Zadok, which approach unto me, to minister unto me, saith the Lord God, a young bullock for a sin offering. And thou shalt take of the blood thereof, and put it on the four horns of it, and on the four corners of the settle, and upon the border round about: thus shalt thou cleanse and purge it. Thou shalt take the bullock also of the sin offering, and he shall burn it in the appointed place of the house, without the sanctuary. And on the second day thou shalt offer a kid of the goats without blemish for a sin offering; and they shall cleanse the altar, as they did cleanse it with the bullock. …

  • Ezekiel 45:20

    And so thou shalt do the seventh day of the month for every one that erreth, and for him that is simple: so shall ye reconcile the house.

  • Exodus 29:36-37

    And thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin offering for atonement: and thou shalt cleanse the altar, when thou hast made an atonement for it, and thou shalt anoint it, to sanctify it. Seven days thou shalt make an atonement for the altar, and sanctify it; and it shall be an altar most holy: whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy.

  • 2 Chronicles 29:24

    And the priests killed them, and they made reconciliation with their blood upon the altar, to make an atonement for all Israel: for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel.

  • Colossians 1:21-22

    And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:

  • Exodus 29:10-12

    And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the bullock. And thou shalt kill the bullock before the Lord, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger, and pour all the blood beside the bottom of the altar.

  • Leviticus 1:5

    And he shall kill the bullock before the Lord: and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
he slew it.
1:5,11; 3:2,8; Ex 29:10,11
Moses.
4:7,17,18,30; Ex 29:12,36,37; Eze 43:19-27; Heb 9:18-23
to make.
6:30; 16:20; 2Ch 29:24; Eze 45:20; Da 9:24; Ro 5:10; 2Co 5:18-21
Eph 2:16; Col 1:21,22; Heb 2:17The beginning of this verse may be rendered, "And Moses slew it, and took the blood," etc. We find it expressly said in Exodus, that Moses slew the sacrifices.
Ex 29:11Yet, in general, the offerer seems to have killed his own sacrifice.

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Context

  • Leviticus 8:14

    And he brought the bullock for the sin offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock for the sin offering.

  • 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 8:16

    And he took all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and Moses burned it upon the altar.

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Leviticus 8:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y degollólo; y Moisés tomó la sangre, y puso con su dedo sobre los cuernos del altar alrededor, y purificó el altar; y echó la demás sangre al pie del altar, y santificólo para reconciliar sobre él.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et on l’égorgea, et Moïse prit le sang, et en mit avec son doigt sur les cornes de l’autel, tout autour, et il purifia l’autel; et il versa le sang au pied de l’autel et le sanctifia, faisant propitiation pour lui.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er schlachtete ihn, und Mose nahm das Blut und tat davon mit seinem Finger an die Hörner des Altars ringsum und entsündigte den Altar; und das Blut goß er an den Fuß des Altars und heiligte ihn, indem er Sühnung für ihn tat.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
immolavit eum, hauriens sanguinem, et tincto digito, tetigit cornua altaris per gyrum: quo expiato et sanctificato, fudit reliquum sanguinem ad fundamenta ejus.