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The other half he splattered against the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/24.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses took half of the blood and put it in basins, and half of the blood he threw against the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and the other half he splattered on the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Moses took half of the blood, and put <i>it</i> in basons; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And Moses took half the blood and put <i>it</i> in basins, and half the blood he sprinkled on the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moses took half of the blood and put <i>it</i> in basins, and the <i>other</i> half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Moses took half of the blood and put it in basins, and the other half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Moses took half of the blood and put <i>it</i> in basins, and the <i>other</i> half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Moses took half of the blood and put <i>it</i> in basins, and the <i>other</i> half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Moses took half of the blood and put it in large basins, and [the other] half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moses took half the blood and set it in basins; the other half of the blood he splattered on the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moses took half the blood and set it in basins; the other half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basins; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Moses put half of the blood from the animals into bowls and sprinkled the rest on the altar. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basons; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Moses took half of the blood and put it into bowls, and he threw the other half against the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Moses took half of the blood of the animals and put it in bowls; and the other half he threw against the altar. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Moses took half the blood and put it in bowls, while he sprinkled the other half on the altar. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and the other half he splattered on the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and half of the blood he splashed on the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Moses took half of the blood and put it in basins, and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basins; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Moses took half of the blood and put it in basins, and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses takes half of the blood and puts [it] in basins, and he has sprinkled half of the blood on the altar;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Moses taketh half of the blood, and putteth in basins, and half of the blood hath he sprinkled on the altar;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Moses will take half of the blood, and put in basins; and half the blood he sprinkled upon the altar.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Then Moses took half of the blood, and put it into bowls: and the rest he poured upon the altar. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so Moses took one half part of the blood, and he put it into bowls. Then the remaining part he poured over the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Moses took half of the blood and put it in large bowls; the other half he splashed on the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Moses took half of the blood and put it in basins, and half of the blood he dashed against the altar.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Moses took half of the blood, and put it into basins; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Moshe took half of the blood and cast it into basins and half of the blood he poured on the altar.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basins; and half of the blood he dashed against the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Moses took half the blood and poured it into bowls, and half the blood he poured out upon the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/24-6.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/kVae3PiKqhs?start=6086" 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/exodus/24.htm">The Covenant Sealed</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>Then he sent out some young men of Israel, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls as peace offerings to the LORD. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: way·yiq·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">took</a> <a href="/hebrew/2677.htm" title="2677: ḥă·ṣî (N-msc) -- Half. From chatsah; the half or middle.">half</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.">of the blood</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: way·yā·śem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">and put it</a> <a href="/hebrew/101.htm" title="101: bā·’ag·gā·nōṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- A bowl, basin. Probably from nagan; a bowl.">in bowls,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2677.htm" title="2677: wa·ḥă·ṣî (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Half. From chatsah; the half or middle.">and the other half</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2236.htm" title="2236: zā·raq (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- Be here and there, scatter, sprinkle, strew. A primitive root; to sprinkle.">he sprinkled</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/4196.htm" title="4196: ham·miz·bê·aḥ (Art:: N-ms) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">the altar.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>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.”…<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/9-19.htm">Hebrews 9:19-22</a></span><br />For when Moses had proclaimed every commandment of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, along with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people, / saying, “This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.” / In the same way, he sprinkled with blood the tabernacle and all the vessels used in worship. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/1-5.htm">Leviticus 1:5</a></span><br />And he shall slaughter the young bull before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to present the blood and splatter it on all sides of the altar at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/17-11.htm">Leviticus 17:11</a></span><br />For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for your souls upon the altar; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-28.htm">Matthew 26:28</a></span><br />This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.<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="/hebrews/9-18.htm">Hebrews 9:18</a></span><br />That is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-24.htm">Hebrews 12:24</a></span><br />to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-16.htm">1 Corinthians 10:16</a></span><br />Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-14.htm">Revelation 7:14</a></span><br />“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/4-7.htm">Leviticus 4:7</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/8-15.htm">Leviticus 8:15</a></span><br />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.<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="/isaiah/52-15.htm">Isaiah 52:15</a></span><br />so He will sprinkle many nations. Kings will shut their mouths because of Him. For they will see what they have not been told, and they will understand what they have not heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/9-11.htm">Zechariah 9:11</a></span><br />As for you, because of the blood of My covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit.<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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basins; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.</p><p class="hdg">the blood he</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/24-8.htm">Exodus 24:8</a></b></br> And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled <i>it</i> on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you concerning all these words.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/12-7.htm">Exodus 12:7,22</a></b></br> And they shall take of the blood, and strike <i>it</i> on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/colossians/1-20.htm">Colossians 1:20</a></b></br> And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, <i>I say</i>, whether <i>they be</i> things in earth, or things in heaven.</p><p class="hdg">on the altar</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/29-16.htm">Exodus 29:16,20</a></b></br> And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take his blood, and sprinkle <i>it</i> round about upon the altar… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/1-5.htm">Leviticus 1:5,11</a></b></br> 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 upon the altar that <i>is by</i> the door of the tabernacle of the congregation… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/3-2.htm">Leviticus 3:2,8</a></b></br> And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it <i>at</i> the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/24-4.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-20.htm">Basins</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-19.htm">Basons</a> <a href="/exodus/23-18.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/revelation/21-9.htm">Bowls</a> <a href="/exodus/15-6.htm">Dashed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-18.htm">Draining</a> <a href="/genesis/24-22.htm">Half</a> <a href="/exodus/24-4.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/4-7.htm">Putteth</a> <a href="/exodus/9-10.htm">Sprinkled</a> <a href="/exodus/15-25.htm">Threw</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/27-1.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/exodus/25-29.htm">Basins</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-28.htm">Basons</a> <a href="/exodus/24-8.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/exodus/25-29.htm">Bowls</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-2.htm">Dashed</a> <a href="/exodus/29-12.htm">Draining</a> <a href="/exodus/25-10.htm">Half</a> <a href="/exodus/24-8.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/30-33.htm">Putteth</a> <a href="/exodus/24-8.htm">Sprinkled</a> <a href="/exodus/24-8.htm">Threw</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 24</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/24-1.htm">Moses is called up into the mountain</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/24-3.htm">The people promise obedience</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/24-4.htm">Moses builds an altar, and twelve pillars.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/24-6.htm">He sprinkles the blood of the covenant</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/24-9.htm">The glory of God appears</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/24-14.htm">Aaron and Hur have the charge of the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/24-15.htm">Moses goes into the mountain, where he continues forty days and forty nights.</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 taking half of the blood signifies the importance of the covenant being established. Blood was often used in sacrificial rituals to signify purification and consecration. This act by Moses is a precursor to the sacrificial system that would be fully developed in Leviticus. It also foreshadows the New Covenant in Christ's blood, as referenced in <a href="/hebrews/9-18.htm">Hebrews 9:18-22</a>, where the shedding of blood is necessary for the remission of sins.<p><b>and put it in bowls</b><br>The collection of blood in bowls indicates preparation for a ritual act. Bowls were common vessels used in ancient sacrificial practices, and their use here suggests a formal and deliberate process. This preparation underscores the solemnity of the covenant ceremony. The use of bowls also allows for the blood to be used in a controlled and purposeful manner, highlighting the order and intentionality of God's covenant with His people.<p><b>and the other half he splattered on the altar</b><br>The altar represents the presence of God and is the place where sacrifices are offered. By splattering the blood on the altar, Moses is symbolically dedicating the covenant to God, signifying that it is a divine agreement. This act of splattering blood is a form of consecration, setting apart the altar and the covenant as holy. It also prefigures the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, whose blood was shed to establish a new and everlasting covenant, as seen in <a href="/matthew/26-28.htm">Matthew 26:28</a>. The altar, as a place of sacrifice, points to the cross where Christ's blood was poured out for the redemption of humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Moses is the leader of the Israelites and the mediator of the covenant between God and His people. He performs the ritual of blood sprinkling as part of the covenant ceremony.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_altar.htm">The Altar</a></b><br>Represents the place of sacrifice and worship. In this context, it is where Moses sprinkles the blood, symbolizing the sealing of the covenant between God and Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_blood.htm">The Blood</a></b><br>Symbolizes life and is used in the covenant ceremony to signify purification and the binding agreement between God and the Israelites. The Hebrew word for blood, (dam), is often associated with life and sacrifice.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_covenant_ceremony.htm">The Covenant Ceremony</a></b><br>This event marks the formal establishment of the covenant between God and Israel, with blood serving as a critical element in ratifying this sacred agreement.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who are entering into a covenant relationship with Him, represented by Moses in this ceremony.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_blood_in_covenant.htm">The Significance of Blood in Covenant</a></b><br>Blood is a powerful symbol of life and purification. In the context of the covenant, it signifies the seriousness and binding nature of the agreement between God and His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_mediation.htm">The Role of Mediation</a></b><br>Moses acts as a mediator between God and the Israelites, prefiguring Christ as the ultimate mediator of the new covenant. This highlights the need for a mediator in our relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience_and_commitment.htm">The Importance of Obedience and Commitment</a></b><br>The covenant ceremony underscores the importance of obedience and commitment to God’s commands. As believers, we are called to uphold our covenant relationship with God through faithful living.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_continuity_of_god's_plan.htm">The Continuity of God’s Plan</a></b><br>The use of blood in the Old Testament covenant points forward to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ. This continuity shows God’s unchanging plan for redemption and relationship with His people.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 24</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_exodus_24_6-8_seen_as_unethical.htm">Why does the blood ritual in Exodus 24:6–8 seem inconsistent with modern ethical and scientific perspectives? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_are_moses_and_jesus_similar.htm">What similarities exist between Moses and Jesus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_blood_thicker_than_covenant_ties.htm">Is blood thicker than water in covenant relationships?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_blood_sprinkling_mean.htm">What does the sprinkling of the blood signify?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">Put it in basons.</span>--Reserving it for the purpose stated in <a href="/exodus/24-8.htm" title="And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD has made with you concerning all these words.">Exodus 24:8</a>.<p><span class= "bld">Half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.</span>--This was the most essential part of every sacrifice--the act by which the victim, the representative of the offerer, was made over and delivered up to God. Usually all the blood was thus devoted; here there was need of some for another purpose.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Moses took half of the blood</span>. The blood, which symbolised the life of the victim, was the essential part of every sacrifice, and was usually poured over the altar, or at any rate sprinkled upon it, as the very crowning act of offering. (See <a href="/leviticus/1-5.htm">Leviticus 1:5</a>; <a href="/leviticus/3-8.htm">Leviticus 3:8</a>; etc.) On this occasion Moses retained half of the blood, <span class="cmt_word">and put it in basins</span>, for the purpose of so uniting all the people in the sacrifice, and thereby the more solemnly pledging them to the covenant, which the sacrifice at once consecrated and consummated. (See <a href="/hebrews/9-18.htm">Hebrews 9:18-20</a>.) The other <span class="cmt_word">half of the blood</span> was, according to the usual practice, <span class="cmt_word">sprinkled upon the altar</span>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/24-6.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">Moses</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁה֙</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">took</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקַּ֤ח</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">half</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲצִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·ṣî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2677.htm">Strong's 2677: </a> </span><span class="str2">The half, middle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the blood</span><br /><span class="heb">הַדָּ֔ם</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 put</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֖שֶׂם</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·śem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> </span><span class="str2">Put -- to put, place, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it in basins,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּאַגָּנֹ֑ת</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’ag·gā·nōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_101.htm">Strong's 101: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bowl, basin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the other half</span><br /><span class="heb">וַחֲצִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(wa·ḥă·ṣî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2677.htm">Strong's 2677: </a> </span><span class="str2">The half, middle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he sprinkled</span><br /><span class="heb">זָרַ֖ק</span> <span class="translit">(zā·raq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2236.htm">Strong's 2236: </a> </span><span class="str2">Be here and there, scatter, sprinkle, strew </span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the altar.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miz·bê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> </span><span class="str2">An altar</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/24-6.htm">Exodus 24:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/24-6.htm">Exodus 24:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/24-6.htm">Exodus 24:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/24-6.htm">Exodus 24:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/24-6.htm">Exodus 24:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/24-6.htm">Exodus 24:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/24-6.htm">Exodus 24:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/24-6.htm">Exodus 24:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/24-6.htm">Exodus 24:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/24-6.htm">Exodus 24:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/24-6.htm">OT Law: Exodus 24:6 Moses took half of the blood (Exo. 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