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He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. <a href="/esv/leviticus/4.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then the priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering and pour out the rest of its blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering. <a href="/bsb/leviticus/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then the priest is to take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. <a href="/kjv/leviticus/4.htm">King James Bible</a> And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out his blood at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering. <a href="/nkjv/leviticus/4.htm">New King James Version</a> The priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour its blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering. <a href="/nasb_/leviticus/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then the priest is to take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering; and the rest of its blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering. <a href="/nasb/leviticus/4.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then the priest is to take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering; and the rest of its blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering. <a href="/nasb77/leviticus/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘Then the priest is to take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering; and the rest of its blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering. <a href="/lsb/leviticus/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then the priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering; and the rest of its blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering. <a href="/amp/leviticus/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then the priest is to take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering; and the rest of its blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering. <a href="/csb/leviticus/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then the priest is to take some of the blood from the sin offering with his finger and apply it to the horns of the altar of burnt offering. The rest of its blood he is to pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering. <a href="/hcsb/leviticus/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then the priest must take some of the blood from the sin offering with his finger and apply it to the horns of the altar of burnt offering. The rest of its blood he must pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering. <a href="/asv/leviticus/4.htm">American Standard Version</a> And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin-offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt-offering; and the blood thereof shall he pour out at the base of the altar of burnt-offering. <a href="/cev/leviticus/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The priest will dip a finger in the blood, smear some of it on each of the four corners of the altar, and pour out the rest at the foot of the altar. <a href="/erv/leviticus/4.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and the blood thereof shall he pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering. <a href="/gwt/leviticus/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then the priest will take some of the blood of the offering for sin with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. He will pour the rest of the blood at the bottom of the altar for burnt offerings. <a href="/gnt/leviticus/4.htm">Good News Translation</a> The priest shall dip his finger in the blood of the animal, put it on the projections at the corners of the altar, and pour out the rest of it at the base of the altar. <a href="/isv/leviticus/4.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then the priest is to take blood from the sin offering with his finger, put it on the horn of the altar that is used for burnt offerings, and then pour the rest of the blood at the base of the altar that is used for burnt offerings. <a href="/msb/leviticus/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then the priest is to take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. <a href="/net/leviticus/4.htm">NET Bible</a> Then the priest must take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and he must pour out the rest of its blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering. <a href="/nheb/leviticus/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering. He shall pour out the rest of its blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering. <a href="/wbt/leviticus/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin-offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt-offering, and shall pour out his blood at the bottom of the altar of burnt-offering. <a href="/web/leviticus/4.htm">World English Bible</a> The priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering. He shall pour out the rest of its blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/leviticus/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And the priest has taken of the blood of the sin-offering with his finger, and has put [it] on the horns of the altar of the burnt-offering, and he pours out its blood at the foundation of the altar of the burnt-offering, <a href="/ylt/leviticus/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'And the priest hath taken of the blood of the sin-offering with his finger, and hath put on the horns of the altar of the burnt-offering, and its blood he doth pour out at the foundation of the altar of the burnt-offering, <a href="/slt/leviticus/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the priest took from the blood of the sin with his finger, and gave upon the horns of the altar of the burnt-offering, and he shall pour out the blood at the foundation of the altar of the burnt-offering.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/leviticus/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> The priest shall dip his finger in the blood of the victim for sin, touching therewith the horns of the altar of holocaust, and pouring out the rest at the foot thereof. <a href="/cpdv/leviticus/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> the priest shall dip his finger in the blood of the victim for sin, touching the horns of the altar of holocaust, and pouring out the remainder at its base. <a href="/nabre/leviticus/4.htm">New American Bible</a> The priest shall then take some of the blood of the purification offering on his finger and put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. The rest of the blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar. <a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour out the rest of its blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering and pour out the rest of the blood at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering. <a href="/hpbt/leviticus/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the Priest shall take some blood of the sin with his finger and he will put it on the corners of the altar of burnt offering, and he shall pour its blood on the base of the altar of burnt offering.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/leviticus/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin-offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt-offering, and the remaining blood thereof shall he pour out at the base of the altar of burnt-offering. <a href="/sep/leviticus/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the priest shall put some of the blood of the sin-offering with his finger on the horns of the altar of whole-burnt-offering; and he shall pour out all its blood by the bottom of the altar of whole-burnt-offerings. <a href="/parallel/leviticus/4-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=689" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/leviticus/4.htm">Laws for Sin Offerings</a> …24He is to lay his hand on the head of the goat and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the LORD. It is a sin offering. 25<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.">Then the priest</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: wə·lā·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">is to take</a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: mid·dam (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">some of the blood</a> <a href="/hebrew/2403.htm" title="2403: ha·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ (Art:: N-fs) -- Or chattacth; from chata'; an offence, and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also an offender.">of the sin offering</a> <a href="/hebrew/676.htm" title="676: bə·’eṣ·bā·‘ōw (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A finger. From the same as tseba'; something to sieze with, i.e. A finger; by analogy, a toe.">with his finger,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·nā·ṯan (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">put it</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/7161.htm" title="7161: qar·nōṯ (N-fpc) -- From qaran; a horn; by implication, a flask, cornet; by resembl. An elephant's tooth, a corner, a peak, a ray; figuratively, power.">the horns</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: miz·baḥ (N-msc) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">of the altar</a> <a href="/hebrew/5930.htm" title="5930: hā·‘ō·lāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Whole burnt offering. Or mowlah; feminine active participle of alah; a step or; usually a holocaust.">of burnt offering,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/8210.htm" title="8210: yiš·pōḵ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To pour out, pour. A primitive root; to spill forth; also to expend; intensively, to sprawl out.">pour out</a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: dā·mōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">the rest of the blood</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">at</a> <a href="/hebrew/3247.htm" title="3247: yə·sō·wḏ (N-msc) -- Foundation, base. From yacad; a foundation.">the base</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: miz·baḥ (N-msc) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">of the altar.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5930.htm" title="5930: hā·‘ō·lāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Whole burnt offering. Or mowlah; feminine active participle of alah; a step or; usually a holocaust."></a> 26He must burn all its fat on the altar, like the fat of the peace offerings; thus the priest will make atonement for that man’s sin, and he will be forgiven.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/hebrews/9-22.htm">Hebrews 9:22</a> According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. <a href="/hebrews/9-12.htm">Hebrews 9:12-14</a> 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. / 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! <a href="/hebrews/10-4.htm">Hebrews 10:4</a> because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. <a href="/hebrews/13-11.htm">Hebrews 13:11-12</a> Although the high priest brings the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, the bodies are burned outside the camp. / And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate, to sanctify the people by His own blood. <a href="/1_john/1-7.htm">1 John 1:7</a> 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. <a href="/romans/3-25.htm">Romans 3:25</a> 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. <a href="/1_peter/1-18.htm">1 Peter 1:18-19</a> 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. <a href="/ephesians/1-7.htm">Ephesians 1:7</a> In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace <a href="/colossians/1-20.htm">Colossians 1:20</a> and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross. <a href="/revelation/1-5.htm">Revelation 1:5</a> 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, <a href="/exodus/29-12.htm">Exodus 29:12</a> 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. <a href="/leviticus/8-15.htm">Leviticus 8:15</a> Moses slaughtered the bull, took some of the blood, and applied it with his finger to all four horns of the altar, purifying the altar. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar and consecrated it so that atonement could be made on it. <a href="/leviticus/16-14.htm">Leviticus 16:14-15</a> 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. <a href="/numbers/18-17.htm">Numbers 18:17</a> But you must not redeem the firstborn of an ox, a sheep, or a goat; they are holy. You are to splatter their blood on the altar and burn their fat as a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. <a href="/2_chronicles/29-22.htm">2 Chronicles 29:22</a> So they slaughtered the bulls, and the priests took the blood and splattered it on the altar. They slaughtered the rams and splattered the blood on the altar. And they slaughtered the lambs and splattered the blood on the altar.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out his blood at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering.put<a href="/leviticus/4-7.htm">Leviticus 4:7,18,30,34</a> And the priest shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the LORD, which is in the tabernacle of the congregation; and shall pour all the blood of the bullock at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation… <a href="/leviticus/8-10.htm">Leviticus 8:10,15</a> And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was therein, and sanctified them… <a href="/leviticus/9-9.htm">Leviticus 9:9</a> And the sons of Aaron brought the blood unto him: and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar, and poured out the blood at the bottom of the altar:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/4-19.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-18.htm">Base</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-18.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-18.htm">Bottom</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-21.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-24.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-24.htm">Burnt-Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/29-12.htm">Draining</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-17.htm">Finger</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-18.htm">Horns</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-24.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-18.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-20.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-7.htm">Remaining</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-18.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-24.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-24.htm">Sin-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-19.htm">Thereof</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/4-26.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-30.htm">Base</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-30.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-30.htm">Bottom</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-26.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-29.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-29.htm">Burnt-Offering</a> <a href="/judges/6-20.htm">Draining</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-30.htm">Finger</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-30.htm">Horns</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-26.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-30.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-26.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-30.htm">Remaining</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-30.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-26.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-29.htm">Sin-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-26.htm">Thereof</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 4</div>1. <a href="/leviticus/4-1.htm">The sin offering of ignorance</a> 3. <a href="/leviticus/4-3.htm">for the priest</a> 13. <a href="/leviticus/4-13.htm">for the congregation</a> 22. <a href="/leviticus/4-22.htm">for the ruler</a> 27. <a href="/leviticus/4-27.htm">for any of the people</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>Then the priest is to take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger In the sacrificial system, the priest acts as a mediator between God and the people. The use of blood signifies atonement, as life is in the blood (<a href="/leviticus/17-11.htm">Leviticus 17:11</a>). The priest's role in handling the blood underscores the seriousness of sin and the need for purification. This act foreshadows the ultimate mediation of Christ, who offers His own blood for the atonement of humanity's sins (<a href="/hebrews/9-12.htm">Hebrews 9:12</a>).put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering The horns of the altar symbolize strength and power. By applying the blood to the horns, the priest consecrates the altar, making it a place where atonement is achieved. This act signifies the transfer of sin from the individual to the altar, pointing to the future sacrifice of Jesus, who bears the sins of the world (<a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29</a>). The altar of burnt offering, located in the Tabernacle's courtyard, was central to Israelite worship and sacrificial practices.and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar Pouring the remaining blood at the base of the altar signifies the complete offering of life to God. This act of pouring out represents the total surrender and cleansing from sin. It prefigures the complete sacrifice of Christ, whose blood was shed for the remission of sins (<a href="/matthew/26-28.htm">Matthew 26:28</a>). The base of the altar, being the foundation, symbolizes the grounding of the covenant relationship between God and His people, established through sacrificial atonement.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/priest.htm">Priest</a> The priest acts as a mediator between the people and God, performing the ritual duties required for atonement. 2. <a href="/topical/s/sin_offering.htm">Sin Offering</a> A sacrifice made to atone for unintentional sins, symbolizing purification and forgiveness. 3. <a href="/topical/a/altar_of_burnt_offering.htm">Altar of Burnt Offering</a> A sacred place where sacrifices were made, representing the presence of God and the means of atonement. 4. <a href="/topical/h/horns_of_the_altar.htm">Horns of the Altar</a> Projections on the altar symbolizing strength and power, where blood was applied as part of the atonement process. 5. <a href="/topical/b/base_of_the_altar.htm">Base of the Altar</a> The foundation of the altar where the remaining blood was poured, signifying the complete offering to God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_priest.htm">The Role of the Priest</a> The priest's actions foreshadow Christ's mediatory role. Just as the priest applied the blood for atonement, Christ's sacrifice provides the ultimate atonement for our sins. <a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_blood.htm">The Significance of Blood</a> Blood symbolizes life and purification. In the Old Testament, it was essential for atonement, pointing to the necessity of Christ's blood for our redemption. <a href="/topical/t/the_altar_as_a_place_of_encounter.htm">The Altar as a Place of Encounter</a> The altar represents a meeting place between God and man. Our modern "altar" is our heart, where we encounter God through prayer and repentance. <a href="/topical/t/the_completeness_of_the_sacrifice.htm">The Completeness of the Sacrifice</a> Pouring the remaining blood at the base signifies the totality of the offering. In our lives, we are called to offer ourselves wholly to God, holding nothing back. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_atonement.htm">The Power of Atonement</a> The ritual underscores the seriousness of sin and the need for atonement. It reminds us of the gravity of sin and the grace available through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 4</a> <a href="/q/why_is_the_burnt_altar_important.htm">Why is the altar of burnt offering significant?</a> <a href="/q/is_animal_sacrifice_needed.htm">Is animal sacrifice necessary? (Leviticus 4:31 vs. Hebrews 10:4)</a> <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 href="/q/what_was_moses'_tabernacle.htm">What was Moses' Tabernacle?</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>(25) And the priest shall take.--Here, again, the difference in the ritual is to be observed. In case of his own sin offering and in that of the congregation, the high priest himself performed the principal ceremony (<a href="/context/leviticus/4-5.htm" title="And the priest that is anointed shall take of the bullock's blood, and bring it to the tabernacle of the congregation:">Leviticus 4:5-17</a>), whilst at the sin offering of the prince the common priest officiated. The blood of the victim was not sprinkled before the vail of the Holy of Holies, nor on the incense altar which stood in the Holy, but on the brazen altar which was placed outside in the court. <a href="/commentaries/leviticus/4-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then the priest הַכֹּהֵ֜ן (hak·kō·hên) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> Priest is to take וְלָקַ֨ח (wə·lā·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take some of the blood מִדַּ֤ם (mid·dam) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed of the sin offering הַֽחַטָּאת֙ (ha·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2403.htm">Strong's 2403: </a> An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender with his finger, בְּאֶצְבָּע֔וֹ (bə·’eṣ·bā·‘ōw) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_676.htm">Strong's 676: </a> Something to sieze with, a finger, a toe apply וְנָתַ֕ן (wə·nā·ṯan) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set it to עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the horns קַרְנֹ֖ת (qar·nōṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7161.htm">Strong's 7161: </a> A horn, a flask, cornet, an elephant's tooth, a corner, a peak, a ray, power of the altar מִזְבַּ֣ח (miz·baḥ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> An altar of burnt offering, הָעֹלָ֑ה (hā·‘ō·lāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5930.htm">Strong's 5930: </a> Whole burnt offering and וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case pour out יִשְׁפֹּ֔ךְ (yiš·pōḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8210.htm">Strong's 8210: </a> To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out the rest of the blood דָּמ֣וֹ (dā·mōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed at אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the base יְס֖וֹד (yə·sō·wḏ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3247.htm">Strong's 3247: </a> Foundation, base of the altar. מִזְבַּ֥ח (miz·baḥ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> An altar <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/4-25.htm">Leviticus 4:25 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/leviticus/4-25.htm">Leviticus 4:25 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/leviticus/4-25.htm">Leviticus 4:25 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/leviticus/4-25.htm">Leviticus 4:25 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/leviticus/4-25.htm">Leviticus 4:25 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/4-25.htm">Leviticus 4:25 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/4-25.htm">Leviticus 4:25 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/4-25.htm">Leviticus 4:25 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/4-25.htm">Leviticus 4:25 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/leviticus/4-25.htm">Leviticus 4:25 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-25.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 4:25 The priest shall take some (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/4-24.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 4:24"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 4:24" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/4-26.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 4:26"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 4:26" /></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>