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class="padleft"><div 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 is to dip his finger into the blood and sprinkle some of it seven times before the LORD, in front of the curtain of the sanctuary.<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 of the sanctuary.<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 part of the blood seven times before the LORD in front of the veil of the sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The priest is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of 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="/kjv/leviticus/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The 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.<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 some of the blood seven times before the LORD, in front of the veil of the sanctuary.<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 some of the blood seven times before the LORD, in front of the veil of the sanctuary.<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 some of the blood seven times before the LORD, in front of the veil of the sanctuary.<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 some of the blood seven times before Yahweh in front of the veil of the sanctuary.<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 some of it seven times before the LORD in front of the veil (curtain) of the sanctuary.<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 some of it seven times before the LORD in front of the curtain of the sanctuary.<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 some of 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="/asv/leviticus/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before Jehovah, before the veil of the sanctuary.<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 of the blood seven times before the LORD, before the veil of the sanctuary.<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 it and sprinkle some of the blood seven times in the LORD's presence facing the canopy in the holy place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it in front of the sacred curtain seven times. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The priest is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of the blood seven times in the LORD's presence in front of the curtain of the sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The priest is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of 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="/net/leviticus/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The priest must dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of it seven times before the LORD toward the front of the veil-canopy of the sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle some of the blood seven times before the LORD, before the veil of the sanctuary.<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 the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the LORD, before the vail of the sanctuary.<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 some of the blood seven times before Yahweh, before the veil of the sanctuary. <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 sprinkled of the blood seven times before YHWH, at the front of the veil of the holy place;<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 sprinkled of the blood seven times before Jehovah, at the front of the vail of the sanctuary;<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 dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkled from the blood seven times before Jehovah, before the vail of the holy place.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And having dipped his finger in the blood, he shall sprinkle with it seven times before the Lord, before the veil of the sanctuary. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and having dipped his finger into the blood, he shall sprinkle it seven times in the sight of the Lord, opposite the veil of the Sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />where, dipping his finger in the blood, he shall sprinkle some of it seven times before the LORD, toward the veil of the sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of the blood seven times before the LORD in front of the curtain of the sanctuary.<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 of the blood seven times before the LORD before the veil of the sanctuary.<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 he shall sprinkle some blood seven times before LORD JEHOVAH at the face of the veil of the Holy Place of the Tent.<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 of the blood seven times before the LORD, in front of the veil of the sanctuary.<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 the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the Lord, over against the holy veil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/4-6.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=513" 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">5</span>Then the anointed priest shall take some of the bull’s blood and bring it into the Tent of Meeting. <span class="reftext">6</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.">The priest</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></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/1818.htm" title="1818: bad·dām (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">in 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/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.">some of</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.">it</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.">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: ’eṯ- (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 of</a> <a href="/hebrew/6532.htm" title="6532: pā·rō·ḵeṯ (N-fsc) -- A curtain. Feminine active participle of the same as perek; a separatrix, i.e. screen.">the veil</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: haq·qō·ḏeš (Art:: N-ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">of the sanctuary.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>The priest must then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense that is before the LORD in the Tent of Meeting. And he is to pour out the rest of the bull’s 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/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="/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="/revelation/8-3.htm">Revelation 8:3-4</a></span><br />Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne. / And the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, rose up before God from the hand of the angel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/5-8.htm">Revelation 5:8</a></span><br />When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.<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="/1_peter/1-2.htm">1 Peter 1:2</a></span><br />according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-51.htm">Matthew 27:51</a></span><br />At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the rocks were split.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-9.htm">Luke 1:9-10</a></span><br />he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. / And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/30-7.htm">Exodus 30:7-10</a></span><br />And Aaron is to burn fragrant incense on it every morning when he tends the lamps. / When Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he must burn the incense perpetually before the LORD for the generations to come. / On this altar you must not offer unauthorized incense or a burnt offering or grain offering; nor are you to pour a drink offering on it. ...<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="/exodus/24-6.htm">Exodus 24:6-8</a></span><br />Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and the other half he splattered on the altar. / Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people, who replied, “All that the LORD has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient.” / So Moses took the blood, splattered it on the people, and said, “This is the blood of the covenant that the LORD has made with you in accordance with all these words.”<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.</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 the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the LORD, before the veil of the sanctuary.</p><p class="hdg">dip</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/4-17.htm">Leviticus 4:17,25,30,34</a></b></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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/8-15.htm">Leviticus 8:15</a></b></br> And he slew <i>it</i>; and Moses took the blood, and put <i>it</i> upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the altar, and poured the blood at the bottom of the altar, and sanctified it, to make reconciliation upon it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/9-9.htm">Leviticus 9:9</a></b></br> And the sons of Aaron brought the blood unto him: and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put <i>it</i> upon the horns of the altar, and poured out the blood at the bottom of the altar:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/14-16.htm">Leviticus 14:16,18,27</a></b></br> And the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that <i>is</i> in his left hand, and shall sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the LORD: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/25-8.htm">Leviticus 25:8</a></b></br> And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto thee forty and nine years.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-18.htm">Leviticus 26:18,24,28</a></b></br> And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/4-5.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/exodus/40-33.htm">Curtain</a> <a href="/exodus/12-22.htm">Dip</a> <a href="/genesis/37-31.htm">Dipped</a> <a href="/exodus/16-14.htm">Drops</a> <a href="/exodus/31-18.htm">Finger</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-13.htm">Front</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-10.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-15.htm">Part</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-5.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/exodus/39-41.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/exodus/38-28.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/exodus/19-18.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-13.htm">Sprinkle</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-13.htm">Sprinkled</a> <a href="/exodus/34-24.htm">Times</a> <a href="/exodus/40-26.htm">Vail</a> <a href="/exodus/40-33.htm">Veil</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/4-7.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-17.htm">Curtain</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-17.htm">Dip</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-17.htm">Dipped</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-17.htm">Drops</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-17.htm">Finger</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-17.htm">Front</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-15.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-9.htm">Part</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-7.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-15.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-17.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-17.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-17.htm">Sprinkle</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-17.htm">Sprinkled</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-17.htm">Times</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-17.htm">Vail</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-17.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'; 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The act of dipping the finger in blood signifies the priest's involvement in the sacrificial system, which was central to the atonement process in ancient Israel. Blood, representing life, was a crucial element in the sacrificial rituals, symbolizing purification and the covering of sin. This act foreshadows the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, whose blood was shed for the remission of sins.<p><b>and sprinkle some of it seven times</b><br>The number seven in the Bible often symbolizes completeness or perfection. Sprinkling the blood seven times signifies the thoroughness and completeness of the atonement process. This act of sprinkling is a ritual purification, ensuring that the sin offering is fully effective. It points to the perfect and complete sacrifice of Christ, who fulfilled the law and provided a perfect atonement for sin.<p><b>before the LORD</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the presence of God in the sacrificial process. The act is performed before the LORD, indicating that the offering is made directly to God and is an act of worship and obedience. It underscores the seriousness of sin and the need for divine forgiveness. This direct approach to God through sacrifice is fulfilled in the New Testament through Jesus, who provides believers direct access to God.<p><b>in front of the veil of the sanctuary</b><br>The veil of the sanctuary separated the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place, where the presence of God dwelt. Sprinkling the blood in front of the veil signifies the barrier between God and humanity due to sin. This act symbolizes the need for atonement to approach God. In the New Testament, the tearing of the veil at Christ's crucifixion (<a href="/matthew/27-51.htm">Matthew 27:51</a>) signifies the removal of this barrier, granting believers 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 sacrificial rituals to atone for sins.<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 established the sacrificial system as a means for His people to maintain holiness and fellowship with Him.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_veil_of_the_sanctuary.htm">The Veil of the Sanctuary</a></b><br>This veil separated the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place in the tabernacle, symbolizing the barrier between God and humanity due to sin.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_blood.htm">The Blood</a></b><br>Represents life and is used in the sacrificial system for atonement, symbolizing the seriousness of sin and the need for purification.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sanctuary.htm">The Sanctuary</a></b><br>The sacred space where God's presence dwelt among His people, emphasizing the holiness required to approach God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a></b><br>The detailed sacrificial rituals underscore the gravity of sin and the need for atonement. Sin separates us from God, and only through His prescribed means can we be reconciled.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_mediator.htm">The Role of the Mediator</a></b><br>The priest's role foreshadows Christ, our ultimate High Priest, who mediates on our behalf. We are reminded of the importance of intercession and the privilege of direct access to God through Jesus.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_symbolism_of_blood.htm">The Symbolism of Blood</a></b><br>Blood signifies life and purification. In the New Covenant, Christ's blood cleanses us from all sin, emphasizing the completeness of His sacrifice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_holiness_of_god.htm">The Holiness of God</a></b><br>The sanctuary and its veil highlight God's holiness and the reverence required in approaching Him. We are called to live holy lives, set apart for His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fulfillment_in_christ.htm">The Fulfillment in Christ</a></b><br>The sacrificial system points to Jesus, the perfect sacrifice. Understanding this connection deepens our appreciation for His work on the cross and encourages us to live in gratitude and obedience.<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/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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_are_paul_and_timothy_in_the_bible.htm">Is Jesus superior to Levitical sacrifices?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_sanctuary_room.htm">What defines a sanctuary room?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_confirm_moses_and_aaron's_roles.htm">Psalm 99:6 mentions Moses, Aaron, and Samuel; how can we confirm the historical existence and roles of Moses and Aaron, given limited archaeological evidence?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">And the priest shall dip his finger.</span>--The different treatment of the blood is here to be noticed. Whilst in the case of the other sacrifices the priest threw the blood upon the walls of the altar of burnt offering (see <a href="/leviticus/1-5.htm" title="And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about on the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.">Leviticus 1:5</a>), in the sin offering before us the high priest is first of all to dip his finger seven times in the blood, and sprinkle it before the Lord. The finger, according to the rules which obtained during the second Temple, was that of the right hand, as the blood was always taken and sprinkled with the right hand. Seven, being a complete number, is used for the perfect finishing of a work. Hence the seven days of creation (<a href="/context/genesis/2-2.htm" title="And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.">Genesis 2:2-3</a>); seven branches were in the golden candlestick (<a href="/exodus/25-37.htm" title="And you shall make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it.">Exodus 25:37</a>; <a href="/exodus/37-23.htm" title="And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his firepans, of pure gold.">Exodus 37:23</a>); seven times the blood was sprinkled on the day of atonement (<a href="/leviticus/16-14.htm" title="And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger on the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times.">Leviticus 16:14</a>); seven times was the oil sprinkled upon the altar when it was consecrated (<a href="/leviticus/8-11.htm" title="And he sprinkled thereof on the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all his vessels, both the laver and his foot, to sanctify them.">Leviticus 8:11</a>); seven days were required for consecrating the priests (<a href="/leviticus/8-35.htm" title="Therefore shall you abide at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation day and night seven days, and keep the charge of the LORD, that you die not: for so I am commanded.">Leviticus 8:35</a>); seven days were necessary for purifying the defiled (<a href="/leviticus/12-2.htm" title="Speak to the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean.">Leviticus 12:2</a>; <a href="/numbers/19-19.htm" title="And the clean person shall sprinkle on the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day: and on the seventh day he shall purify himself, and wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at even.">Numbers 19:19</a>); seven times Naaman washed in the Jordan (<a href="/2_kings/5-10.htm" title="And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall come again to you, and you shall be clean.">2Kings 5:10</a>; <a href="/2_kings/5-14.htm" title="Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like to the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.">2Kings 5:14</a>); seven days Jericho was besieged, and seven priests with seven trumpets blew when the walls fell down (Joshua 6); the lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God (<a href="/revelation/5-6.htm" title="And I beheld, and, see, in the middle of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the middle of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.">Revelation 5:6</a>); seven seals are on God's book (<a href="/revelation/1-5.htm" title="And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. To him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,">Revelation 1:5</a>), &c. . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/4-6.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">The priest</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 the blood</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּדָּ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(bad·dām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, 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">וְהִזָּ֨ה</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">some of</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">it</span><br /><span class="heb">הַדָּ֜ם</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">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 of</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּנֵ֖י</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">the veil</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּרֹ֥כֶת</span> <span class="translit">(pā·rō·ḵeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6532.htm">Strong's 6532: </a> </span><span class="str2">A separatrix, screen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the sanctuary.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃</span> <span class="translit">(haq·qō·ḏeš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacred place, thing, sanctity</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/4-6.htm">Leviticus 4:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/4-6.htm">Leviticus 4:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/4-6.htm">Leviticus 4:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/4-6.htm">Leviticus 4:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/4-6.htm">Leviticus 4:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/4-6.htm">Leviticus 4:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/4-6.htm">Leviticus 4:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/4-6.htm">Leviticus 4:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/4-6.htm">Leviticus 4:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/4-6.htm">Leviticus 4:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/4-6.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 4:6 The priest shall dip his finger (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/4-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 4:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 4:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/4-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 4:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 4:7" /></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>