New King James Version
Exodus 24:6
6And Moses took half the blood and put it in basins, and half the blood he sprinkled on 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 Living Translation (NLT)Moses drained half the blood from these animals into basins. The other half he splattered against the altar.
Context of Exodus 24:6
4And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord. And he rose early in the morning, and built an altar at the foot of the mountain, and twelve pillars according to the twelve tribes of Israel. 5Then he sent young men of the children of Israel, who offered burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen to the Lord. And Moses took half the blood and put it in basins, and half the blood he sprinkled on the altar. 7Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read in the hearing of the people. And they said, “All that the Lord has said we will do, and be obedient.” 8And Moses took the blood, sprinkled it on the people, and said, “This is the blood of the covenant which the Lord has made with you according to all these words.”
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 24:8And Moses took the blood, sprinkled it on the people, and said, “This is the blood of the covenant which the Lord has made with you according to all these words.”
- Exodus 12:7And they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses where they eat it.
- Colossians 1:20and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross.
- Hebrews 9:18Therefore not even the first covenant was dedicated without blood.
- Hebrews 12:24to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel.
- 1 Peter 1:2elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.
- Exodus 29:16and you shall kill the ram, and you shall take its blood and sprinkle it all around on the altar.
- Leviticus 1:5He shall kill the bull before the Lord; and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall bring the blood and sprinkle the blood all around on the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of meeting.
- Leviticus 3:2And he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of meeting; and Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall sprinkle the blood all around on the altar.
- Leviticus 4:6The 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.
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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