Exodus 24:6
in Exodus 24Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and the other half he sprinkled on the altar.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basins; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.
KJV
And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basons; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.
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This verse in Exodus 24
Commentary
5 notes on this verseAnd Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basins,.... Half of the blood of the above sacrifices, this he put into basins, and set by, in order to sprinkle on the people: and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar; the Targum of Onkelos adds, to atone for the people. But the altar here seems to represent the Lord, who was one of the parties covenanting, and therefore is sprinkled with blood as a ratification of the covenant on his part, and the promises of it.
This site's exposition
Then he sent out some young men of Israel
on Exodus 24:5-6
Young men sacrifice because Israel has no priesthood yet, since the order for Aaron and his sons comes at chapter 29. Moses puts “half of the blood” in bowls and sprinkles the rest on the altar, so both parties are marked with one blood.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
), which signifies the people's dedicating themselves, their lives, and beings, to God, and to his honour. In the blood (which is the life) of the dead sacrifices all the Israelites were presented unto God as living sacrifices, Rom. xii. 1 . [2.] The blood of the sacrifice which God had owned and accepted was (the remainder of it) sprinkled either upon the people themselves (
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The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Moses took half of the blood . . . sprinkled--Preliminary to this was the public reading of the law and the renewed acceptance of the terms by the people; then the sprinkling of the blood was the sign of solemn ratification--half on each party in the transaction.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
He sprinkled - Rather, he cast. See Lev 1:5.
The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּקַּ֤ח | vaiyikach | and he took | H3947 → | 966 times |
| מֹשֶׁה֙ | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| חֲצִ֣י | chatzi | <the> half of | H2677 → | 125 times |
| הַדָּ֔ם | hadam | the blood | H1818 → | 360 times |
| וַיָּ֖שֶׂם | vaiyasem | and he put [it] | H7760 → | 584 times |
| בָּאַגָּנֹ֑ת | baaganot | in <the> bowls | H101 → | |
| וַחֲצִ֣י | vachatzi | and [the] half of | H2677 → | 125 times |
| הַדָּ֔ם | hadam | the blood | H1818 → | 360 times |
| זָרַ֖ק | zarak | he sprinkled | H2236 → | 35 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ | hamizbeach | the altar | H4196 → | 401 times |
וַיִּקַּ֤חand he took
vaiyikachH3947 →966 times
מֹשֶׁה֙Moses
moshehH4872 →765 times
חֲצִ֣י<the> half of
chatziH2677 →125 times
הַדָּ֔םthe blood
hadamH1818 →360 times
וַיָּ֖שֶׂםand he put [it]
vaiyasemH7760 →584 times
בָּאַגָּנֹ֑תin <the> bowls
baaganotH101 →
וַחֲצִ֣יand [the] half of
vachatziH2677 →125 times
הַדָּ֔םthe blood
hadamH1818 →360 times
זָרַ֖קhe sprinkled
zarakH2236 →35 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃the altar
hamizbeachH4196 →401 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Peter 1:19but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.
it leads to
- 1 John 1:7
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.
- 1 Peter 2:22–24
“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”
- John 1:29
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
- Hebrews 9:12–14
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.
- Revelation 5:9
And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and…
- 1 John 1:7
Through
Exodus 24:8So Moses took the blood, sprinkled 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.”
it leads to
- Hebrews 10:4–5
because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
- Ezekiel 36:25
I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.
- Matthew 26:28
This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
- Hebrews 10:4–5
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.