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Exodus 29:20

Slaughter the ram, take some of its blood, and put it on the right earlobes of Aaron and his sons, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Sprinkle the remaining blood on all sides of the altar.

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ASV

Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of its blood, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.

KJV

Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of his blood, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְשָׁחַטְתָּ֣ve.sha.cha.Taand you will slaughterH7819 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הָאַ֗יִלha.'A.yilthe ramH352 →
וְלָקַחְתָּ֤ve.la.kach.Taand you will takeH3947 →
מִדָּמוֹ֙mi.da.Mosome of blood itsH1818 →
וְנָֽתַתָּ֡הve.na.ta.Tahand you will put [it]H5414 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
תְּנוּךְ֩te.nuKh[the] lobe ofH8571 →
אֹ֨זֶן'O.zen[the] ear ofH241 →
אַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonAaronH175 →
וְעַל־ve.'al-and onH5921 →
תְּנ֨וּךְte.Nukh[the] lobe ofH8571 →
אֹ֤זֶן'O.zen[the] ear ofH241 →
בָּנָיו֙ba.Navsons hisH1121 →
הַיְמָנִ֔יתhay.ma.Nit<the> rightH3233 →
וְעַל־ve.'al-and onH5921 →
בֹּ֤הֶןBo.hen[the] thumb ofH931 →
יָדָם֙ya.Damhand theirH3027 →
הַיְמָנִ֔יתhay.ma.Nit<the> rightH3233 →
וְעַל־ve.'al-and onH5921 →
בֹּ֥הֶןBo.hen[the] big toe ofH931 →
רַגְלָ֖םrag.Lamfoot theirH7272 →
הַיְמָנִ֑יתhay.ma.Nit<the> rightH3233 →
וְזָרַקְתָּ֧ve.za.rak.Taand you will sprinkleH2236 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַדָּ֛םha.Damthe bloodH1818 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achthe altarH4196 →
סָבִֽיב׃sa.Vivall aroundH5439 →

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Leviticus 8:23Moses slaughtered the ram and took some of its blood and put it on Aaron’s right earlobe, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.Isaiah 50:5The Lord GOD has opened My ears, and I have not been rebellious, nor have I turned back.Leviticus 16:19He is to sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times to cleanse it and consecrate it from the uncleanness of the Israelites.Hebrews 10:22let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.Hebrews 12:24to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.Leviticus 14:7Seven times he shall sprinkle the one to be cleansed of the skin disease. Then he shall pronounce him clean and release the live bird into the open field.Isaiah 52:15so 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.Leviticus 14:16dip his right forefinger into the oil in his left palm, and sprinkle some of the oil with his finger seven times before the LORD.1 Peter 1:2according 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.Leviticus 16:14–15And 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.Mark 7:33So Jesus took him aside privately, away from the crowd, and put His fingers into the man’s ears. Then He spit and touched the man’s tongue.Leviticus 8:24Moses also presented Aaron’s sons and put some of the blood on their right earlobes, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Then he sprinkled the blood on all sides of the altar.Leviticus 14:14The priest is to take some of the blood from the guilt offering and put it on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.Hebrews 9:19–23For 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,Exodus 24:6Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and the other half he sprinkled on the altar.Hebrews 9:21In the same way, he sprinkled with blood the tabernacle and all the vessels used in worship.

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