God’s Word Translation
Exodus 24:6
6Moses took half of the blood and put it into bowls, and he threw the other half against the altar.
Exodus 24:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basons; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.
- New International Version (NIV)Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and the other half he splashed against the altar.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And Moses took half of the blood and put it in basins, and half of the blood he threw against the altar.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And Moses took half the blood and put it in basins, and half the blood he sprinkled on the altar.
Context of Exodus 24:6
4So Moses wrote down all the Lord’s words. Early the next morning he built an altar at the foot of the mountain and ⌞set up⌟ 12 sacred stones for the 12 tribes of Israel. 5Then he sent young Israelite men, and they sacrificed bulls as burnt offerings and fellowship offerings to the Lord. Moses took half of the blood and put it into bowls, and he threw the other half against the altar. 7Then he took the Book of the Lord’s Promise and read it while the people listened. They said, “We will obey and do everything the Lord has said.” 8Moses took the blood and sprinkled it on the people and said, “Here is the blood which seals the promise that the Lord has made to you based on everything you have just heard.”
Read all of Exodus 24Exodus 24:6 word by word
וַיִּקַּ֤ח מֹשֶׁה֙ חֲצִ֣י הַדָּ֔ם וַיָּ֖שֶׂם בָּאַגָּנֹ֑ת וַחֲצִ֣י הַדָּ֔ם זָרַ֖ק עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Exodus 24:6
- Exodus 24:8Moses took the blood and sprinkled it on the people and said, “Here is the blood which seals the promise that the Lord has made to you based on everything you have just heard.”
- Exodus 12:7They must take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they will eat the animals.
- Colossians 1:20God was also pleased to bring everything on earth and in heaven back to himself through Christ. He did this by making peace through Christ’s blood sacrificed on the cross.
- Hebrews 9:18That is why even the first promise was made with blood.
- Hebrews 12:24You have come to Jesus, who brings the new promise from God, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better message than Abel’s.
- 1 Peter 1:2God the Father knew you long ago and chose you to live holy lives with the Spirit’s help so that you are obedient to Jesus Christ and are sprinkled with his blood. May good will and peace fill your lives!
- Exodus 29:16Slaughter it, take the blood, and throw it against the altar on all sides.
- Leviticus 1:5Then slaughter the bull in the Lord’s presence. Aaron’s sons, the priests, will offer the blood. They will throw it against all sides of the altar that is at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
- Leviticus 3:2Place your hand on the animal’s head. Then slaughter it at the entrance to the tent of meeting. Then Aaron’s sons, the priests, will throw the blood against the altar on all sides.
- Leviticus 4:6The priest will dip his finger in it and sprinkle some of the blood seven times in the Lord’s presence facing the canopy in the holy place.
Commentaries on Exodus 24:6
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6He sprinkled - Rather, he cast. See Leviticus 1:5.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6When Moses sprinkled half of the sacrificial animals' blood on the altar, he symbolized God's formal oath to keep his covenant (see Genesis 15:9–18; Hebrews 6:13).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Moses took half of the blood ... sprinkled--Preliminary to this was the public reading of the law and the renewed acceptance of the terms by the people; then the sprinkling of the blood was the sign of solemn ratification--half on each party in the transaction.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Exodus 24
- 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
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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