Leviticus 4:6

Leviticus 4:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)He is to dip his finger into the blood and sprinkle some of it seven times before the Lord, in front of the curtain of the sanctuary.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle part of the blood seven times before the Lord in front of the veil of the sanctuary.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of the blood seven times before the Lord, in front of the veil of the sanctuary.

Context of Leviticus 4:6

4The priest must bring the young bull to the door of the Lord's Tent of Meeting. He must put his hand on the animal's head. And then he must kill it in front of the Lord. 5The priest that you have anointed must carry some of the blood into the Tent of Meeting. He must put his finger in the blood. He must shake it in front of the holy curtain seven times in front of the Lord. 7He must put some of the blood on the horns of the incense altar in front of the Lord. The priest must pour the blood that he did not use onto the floor in front of the altar. That altar is near the door outside the Tent of Meeting. 8He must cut all the fat from inside the dead animal.

Leviticus 4:6 word by word

וְטָבַ֧ל הַכֹּהֵ֛ן אֶת־אֶצְבָּע֖וֹ בַּדָּ֑ם וְהִזָּ֨ה מִן־הַדָּ֜ם שֶׁ֤בַע פְּעָמִים֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה אֶת־פְּנֵ֖י פָּרֹ֥כֶת הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• shall dipטָבַלţâbal · to dipH2881
• his fingerאֶצְבַּע'etsba‛ · fingerH676
• in the bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
• and sprinkleנָזָהnâzâh · to sprinkleH5137
• sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• timesפַּ֫עַםpa‛am pa‛ămâh · beatH6471
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• the vailפָּרֹ֫כֶתpôreketh · curtainH6532
• of the sanctuaryקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944

Cross-references for Leviticus 4:6

• Leviticus 4:17He will put his finger in the blood. He must shake it in front of the Lord and the holy curtain seven times.
• Leviticus 8:15Moses killed the bull. He put his finger in the blood. He put the blood on the horns of the altar. That made it holy. Moses poured out the blood that he had not used. He poured it onto the floor in front of the altar. This is how he made the altar ready to make sacrifices.
• Leviticus 9:9His sons brought the blood to Aaron. He put his finger in the blood and he put it on the horns of the altar. He poured the blood that he did not use onto the floor in front of the altar.
• Leviticus 16:14He must take with him blood from the bull. He must use his finger to shake the blood. He must shake it onto the lid of the Covenant Box. He must shake the blood in front of the lid of the Covenant Box. He must shake it seven times with his finger.
• Numbers 19:4Eleazar must take some of the blood from the cow. He must splash it seven times in front of the Tent of Meeting.
• Leviticus 14:16He must put a finger from his right hand into the oil. He must shake the oil seven times in front of the Lord's altar.
• Leviticus 25:8The people must count seven lots of Sabbath years. That is 49 years.
• Leviticus 26:18The people may not obey God even after this. If they do not, God will punish them seven times more strongly.
• Joshua 6:4Seven priests will walk in front of the Covenant Box. They will carry trumpets as they walk. On the seventh day, you and your soldiers must march round the city seven times. At the same time, the priests will blow into their trumpets.

Commentaries on Leviticus 4:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Seven times - See Clarke's note on Exodus 29:30. The blood of this sacrifice was applied in three different ways: The priest put his finger in it, and sprinkled it seven times before the veil, Leviticus 4:6. He put some of it on the horns of the altar of incense. 3. He poured the remaining part at the bottom of the altar of burnt-offerings, Leviticus 4:7.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Before the vail of the sanctuary - This is generally understood to mean the floor of the holy place in front of the veil.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6The tabernacle area had a tent (sometimes called the “Tent of Meeting”; (see study note on 1:1). The tent was at the west end of the courtyard. Inside the tent, an inner curtain separated the first room, the Holy Place, from the second, the Most Holy Place. The Most Holy Place contained the ark of the Covenant (or Testimony) and represented God's throne room (Exodus 26:31–33; see study note on Leviticus 1:1). The priests would sprinkle the animal's blood…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-353. If the priest that is anointed do sin--that is, the high priest, in whom, considering his character as typical mediator, and his exalted office, the people had the deepest interest; and whose transgression of any part of the divine law, therefore, whether done unconsciously or heedlessly, was a very serious offense, both as regarded himself individually, and the influence of his example. He is the person principally meant, though the common order of…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Leviticus 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings