Leviticus 4:5

Then the Supreme Priest must take some of that blood into the Sacred Tent.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

And the priest that is anointed shall take of the bullock’s blood, and bring it to the tabernacle of the congregation:

In Context

4He must bring the bull to the entrance to the Sacred Tent. He must lay his hands on its head. Then he must slaughter it in front of Yahweh and drain some of the blood into a bowl.

6He must dip one of his fingers into the blood and sprinkle it seven times in the presence of Yahweh, in front of the curtain that separates the Holy Place from the Very Holy Place.

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Cross References

Leviticus 6:23Every offering that a priest gives that is made from grain must be completely burned; none of it is to be eaten.”

Leviticus 16:15“Aaron must then go outside the Sacred Tent and slaughter the goat to be an offering for the sins of the people. Then he must bring its blood into the Very Holy Place behind the curtain. There he must sprinkle some of that blood on the lid of the sacred chest and against the front of the chest, like he did with the bull’s blood.

Numbers 19:4He must dip one of his fingers in the blood and sprinkle some of it seven times on the ground near the Sacred Tent.

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 4:2-13

Law of the Sin-Offering. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them: 3 If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto the Lord for a sin offering. 4 And he shall bring the bullock… Read the whole commentary →

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