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Exodus 24:6
6And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basins; and half of 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 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
4And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose early in the morning, and built an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel. 5And 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 of the blood, and put it in basins; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar. 7And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the hearing of the people: and they said, All that the LORD hath said will we do, and be obedient. 8And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you concerning 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
Cross-references for Exodus 24:6
- Exodus 24:8And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you concerning all these words.
- Exodus 12:7And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, in which they shall eat it.
- Colossians 1:20And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things to himself; by him, I say, whether they are things on earth, or things in heaven.
- Hebrews 9:18Hence even the first testament was not dedicated without blood.
- Hebrews 12:24And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.
- 1 Peter 1:2Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, to obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you, and peace, be multiplied.
- Exodus 29:16And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take his blood, and sprinkle it around upon the altar.
- Leviticus 1:5And he shall kill the bull before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood around upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
- Leviticus 3:2And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron’s sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood around upon the altar.
- Leviticus 4:6And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the LORD, before 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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