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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/leviticus/4.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/leviticus/4.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He shall dip his finger into the blood and sprinkle it before the LORD seven times in front of the curtain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the inner curtain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the veil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />and he is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the veil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the priest shall dip his finger <i>in some</i> of the blood, and sprinkle <i>it</i> seven times before the LORD, <i>even</i> before the vail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle <i>it</i> seven times before the LORD, in front of the veil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle <i>it</i> seven times before the LORD, in front of the veil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD, in front of the veil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle <i>it</i> seven times before the LORD, in front of the veil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle <i>it</i> seven times before Yahweh in front of the veil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD, in front of the veil [which screens off the Holy of Holies and the ark of the covenant].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The priest is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the curtain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The priest is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the veil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before Jehovah, before the veil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />dip a finger in the blood, and sprinkle some of it seven times toward the sacred chest behind the curtain. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD, before the veil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The priest will dip his finger in some of the blood and sprinkle it seven times in the LORD's presence facing the canopy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />dip his finger in it, and sprinkle it in front of the curtain seven times. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the priest is to dip his finger in the blood, sprinkle some of the blood seven times in front of the curtain in the LORD's presence, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />and he is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the veil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />and that priest must dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of the blood seven times before the LORD toward the front of the veil-canopy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD, before the veil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD, even before the vail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before Yahweh, before the veil. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the priest has dipped his finger in the blood, and has sprinkled seven times before YHWH at the front of the veil,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the priest hath dipped his finger in the blood, and hath sprinkled seven times before Jehovah at the front of the vail,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the priest dipped his finger from the blood and sprinkled seven times before Jehovah, before the vail.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And shall dip his finger in it and sprinkle it seven times before the veil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and he shall dip his finger in it, sprinkling it seven times opposite the veil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />and dipping his finger in the blood, he shall sprinkle it seven times before the LORD, toward the veil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD, in front of the curtain.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the veil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the Priest shall dip his finger in the blood and shall sprinkle it seven times before LORD JEHOVAH on the face of the veil.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD, in front of the veil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the priest shall dip his finger into some of the blood of the calf, and shall sprinkle it seven times before the Lord, in front of the veil of the sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/4-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=618" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/4.htm">Laws for Sin Offerings</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>Then the anointed priest is to bring some of the bull’s blood into the Tent of Meeting, <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: hak·kō·hên (Art:: N-ms) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">and he</a> <a href="/hebrew/2881.htm" title="2881: wə·ṭā·ḇal (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To dip. A primitive root; to dip, to immerse.">is to dip</a> <a href="/hebrew/676.htm" title="676: ’eṣ·bā·‘ōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A finger. From the same as tseba'; something to sieze with, i.e. A finger; by analogy, a toe.">his finger</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: had·dām (Art:: N-ms) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">the blood</a> <a href="/hebrew/5137.htm" title="5137: wə·hiz·zāh (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To spurt, spatter, sprinkle. A primitive root; to spirt, i.e. Besprinkle.">and sprinkle</a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: še·ḇa‘ (Number-fs) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">it seven</a> <a href="/hebrew/6471.htm" title="6471: pə·‘ā·mîm (N-fp) -- A beat, foot, anvil, occurrence. Or pa;amah; from pa'am; a stroke, literally or figuratively.">times</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pə·nê (N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">in front</a> <a href="/hebrew/6532.htm" title="6532: hap·pā·rō·ḵeṯ (Art:: N-fs) -- A curtain. Feminine active participle of the same as perek; a separatrix, i.e. screen.">of the veil.</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>He is also to put some of the blood on the horns of the altar that is before the LORD in the Tent of Meeting, and he must pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-13.htm">Hebrews 9:13-14</a></span><br />For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean, / how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-22.htm">Hebrews 9:22</a></span><br />According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-4.htm">Hebrews 10:4</a></span><br />because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-19.htm">Hebrews 10:19-22</a></span><br />Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, / by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body, / and since we have a great priest over the house of God, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-7.htm">Hebrews 9:7</a></span><br />But only the high priest entered the second room, and then only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/19-4.htm">Numbers 19:4</a></span><br />Eleazar the priest is to take some of its blood on his finger and sprinkle it seven times toward the front of the Tent of Meeting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/29-12.htm">Exodus 29:12</a></span><br />Take some of the blood of the bull and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger; then pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/16-14.htm">Leviticus 16:14-15</a></span><br />And he is to take some of the bull’s blood and sprinkle it with his finger on the east side of the mercy seat; then he shall sprinkle some of it with his finger seven times before the mercy seat. / Aaron shall then slaughter the goat for the sin offering for the people and bring its blood behind the veil, and with its blood he must do as he did with the bull’s blood: He is to sprinkle it against the mercy seat and in front of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-12.htm">Hebrews 9:12</a></span><br />He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-24.htm">Hebrews 9:24</a></span><br />For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-7.htm">1 John 1:7</a></span><br />But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-25.htm">Romans 3:25</a></span><br />God presented Him as an atoning sacrifice in His blood through faith, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-18.htm">1 Peter 1:18-19</a></span><br />For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers, / but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-5.htm">Revelation 1:5</a></span><br />and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/5-9.htm">Revelation 5:9</a></span><br />And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD, even before the veil.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/4-6.htm">Leviticus 4:6,7</a></b></br> And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the LORD, before the vail of the sanctuary… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/4-16.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-6.htm">Curtain</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-6.htm">Dip</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-6.htm">Dipped</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-6.htm">Drops</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-6.htm">Finger</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-6.htm">Front</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-16.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-6.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-6.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-6.htm">Sprinkle</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-6.htm">Sprinkled</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-6.htm">Times</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-6.htm">Vail</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-6.htm">Veil</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/4-18.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-12.htm">Curtain</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-6.htm">Dip</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-9.htm">Dipped</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-27.htm">Drops</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-25.htm">Finger</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-8.htm">Front</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-20.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-11.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-7.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-9.htm">Sprinkle</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-27.htm">Sprinkled</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-13.htm">Times</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-2.htm">Vail</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-2.htm">Veil</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/4-1.htm">The sin offering of ignorance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/4-3.htm">for the priest</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/4-13.htm">for the congregation</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/4-22.htm">for the ruler</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/4-27.htm">for any of the people</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>and he is to dip his finger in the blood</b><br>This phrase refers to the priest's action during the sin offering ritual. The act of dipping the finger in blood signifies the priest's role as a mediator between God and the people. Blood, representing life, is a crucial element in atonement rituals (<a href="/leviticus/17-11.htm">Leviticus 17:11</a>). The priest's involvement underscores the seriousness of sin and the need for purification. This act foreshadows Christ's ultimate sacrifice, where His blood was shed for the remission of sins (<a href="/hebrews/9-22.htm">Hebrews 9:22</a>).<p><b>and sprinkle it seven times</b><br>The number seven in the Bible often symbolizes completeness or perfection, reflecting God's creation week (<a href="/genesis/2-2.htm">Genesis 2:2-3</a>). Sprinkling the blood seven times indicates a complete purification process, ensuring that the sin is fully atoned for. This ritual act points to the perfect and complete atonement made by Jesus Christ, whose sacrifice was once for all (<a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">Hebrews 10:10</a>).<p><b>before the LORD</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the presence of God in the tabernacle, where the ritual takes place. The act of sprinkling the blood before the LORD signifies that the offering is made directly to God, acknowledging His holiness and the need for reconciliation. It highlights the importance of approaching God with reverence and the necessity of a mediator, fulfilled in Christ (<a href="/1_timothy/2-5.htm">1 Timothy 2:5</a>).<p><b>in front of the veil</b><br>The veil in the tabernacle separated the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place, where God's presence dwelt. Sprinkling the blood in front of the veil symbolizes the barrier between God and humanity due to sin. This act anticipates the tearing of the veil at Christ's crucifixion (<a href="/matthew/27-51.htm">Matthew 27:51</a>), which signifies the removal of the barrier and direct access to God through Jesus.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_priest.htm">The Priest</a></b><br>The priest acts as a mediator between God and the people, performing the ritual to atone for sin.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>Refers to Yahweh, the covenant God of Israel, who prescribes the sacrificial system for atonement.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_blood.htm">The Blood</a></b><br>Symbolizes life and is used for purification and atonement in the sacrificial system.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_veil.htm">The Veil</a></b><br>The curtain separating the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place in the Tabernacle, representing the barrier between God and humanity due to sin.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The dwelling place of God among His people, where the sacrificial rituals were performed.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_priest.htm">The Role of the Priest</a></b><br>The priest's actions foreshadow Christ's mediatory role. Just as the priest interceded for the people, Jesus intercedes for us before the Father.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_blood.htm">The Significance of Blood</a></b><br>Blood is central to atonement, symbolizing life given for life. In Christ, we see the ultimate fulfillment of this principle, as His blood cleanses us from all sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_barrier_of_sin.htm">The Barrier of Sin</a></b><br>The veil represents the separation caused by sin. In Christ, this barrier is removed, granting us direct access to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_perfection_of_god's_plan.htm">The Perfection of God's Plan</a></b><br>The number seven signifies completeness and perfection in the Bible. The sevenfold sprinkling points to the complete and perfect atonement found in Jesus.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_light_of_atonement.htm">Living in Light of Atonement</a></b><br>Understanding the depth of Christ's sacrifice should lead us to live lives of gratitude, holiness, and service, reflecting His love and grace to others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_nomadic_israelites_handle_waste.htm">If ancient Israelites were nomadic in the wilderness, how practical would collecting, containing, and disposing of so much blood and animal waste have been according to Leviticus 4?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/benefits_of_becoming_christian.htm">Is life sustained by the presence of blood?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_leviticus_5_and_hebrews_10_4_align.htm">How do interpreters reconcile Leviticus 5's focus on sacrifices with Hebrews 10:4 declaring it impossible for animal blood to remove sins?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_leviticus_4_6-7_conflict_with_science.htm">In Leviticus 4:6-7, does the ritual use of blood for purification have any scientific basis, or could it conflict with modern understandings of disease transmission?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/4-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">and [he]</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכֹּהֵ֛ן</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kō·hên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Priest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is to dip</span><br /><span class="heb">וְטָבַ֧ל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṭā·ḇal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2881.htm">Strong's 2881: </a> </span><span class="str2">To dip, to immerse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his finger</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶצְבָּע֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’eṣ·bā·‘ōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_676.htm">Strong's 676: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something to sieze with, a finger, a toe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the blood</span><br /><span class="heb">הַדָּ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(had·dām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and sprinkle</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִזָּ֞ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiz·zāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5137.htm">Strong's 5137: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spurt, spatter, sprinkle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it seven</span><br /><span class="heb">שֶׁ֤בַע</span> <span class="translit">(še·ḇa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm">Strong's 7651: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number</span><br /><br /><span class="word">times</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּעָמִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(pə·‘ā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6471.htm">Strong's 6471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A beat, foot, anvil, occurrence</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in front</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(pə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the veil.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַפָּרֹֽכֶת׃</span> <span class="translit">(hap·pā·rō·ḵeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6532.htm">Strong's 6532: </a> </span><span class="str2">A separatrix, screen</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/4-17.htm">Leviticus 4:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/4-17.htm">Leviticus 4:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/4-17.htm">Leviticus 4:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/4-17.htm">Leviticus 4:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/4-17.htm">Leviticus 4:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/4-17.htm">Leviticus 4:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/4-17.htm">Leviticus 4:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/4-17.htm">Leviticus 4:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/4-17.htm">Leviticus 4:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/4-17.htm">Leviticus 4:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/4-17.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 4:17 And the priest shall dip his finger (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/4-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 4:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 4:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/4-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 4:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 4:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>