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Exodus 24:6
6Moses drained half the blood from these animals into basins. The other half he splattered 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
4Then Moses carefully wrote down all the Lord’s instructions. Early the next morning Moses got up and built an altar at the foot of the mountain. He also set up twelve pillars, one for each of the twelve tribes of Israel. 5Then he sent some of the young Israelite men to present burnt offerings and to sacrifice bulls as peace offerings to the Lord. Moses drained half the blood from these animals into basins. The other half he splattered against the altar. 7Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it aloud to the people. Again they all responded, “We will do everything the Lord has commanded. We will obey.” 8Then Moses took the blood from the basins and splattered it over the people, declaring, “Look, this blood confirms the covenant the Lord has made with you in giving you these instructions.”
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 24:8Then Moses took the blood from the basins and splattered it over the people, declaring, “Look, this blood confirms the covenant the Lord has made with you in giving you these instructions.”
- Exodus 12:7They are to take some of the blood and smear it on the sides and top of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the animal.
- Colossians 1:20and through him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s blood on the cross.
- Hebrews 9:18That is why even the first covenant was put into effect with the blood of an animal.
- Hebrews 12:24You have come to Jesus, the one who mediates the new covenant between God and people, and to the sprinkled blood, which speaks of forgiveness instead of crying out for vengeance like the blood of Abel.
- 1 Peter 1:2God the Father knew you and chose you long ago, and his Spirit has made you holy. As a result, you have obeyed him and have been cleansed by the blood of Jesus Christ. May God give you more and more grace and peace.
- Exodus 29:16Then slaughter the ram, and splatter its blood against all sides of the altar.
- Leviticus 1:5Then slaughter the young bull in the Lord’s presence, and Aaron’s sons, the priests, will present the animal’s blood by splattering it against all sides of the altar that stands at the entrance to the Tabernacle.
- Leviticus 3:2Lay your hand on the animal’s head, and slaughter it at the entrance of the Tabernacle. Then Aaron’s sons, the priests, will splatter its blood against all sides of the altar.
- Leviticus 4:6dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the Lord in front of the inner curtain 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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