Leviticus 5:9
in Leviticus 5then he is to sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar, while the rest of the blood is drained out at the base of the altar. It is a sin offering.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin-offering upon the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be drained out at the base of the altar: it is a sin-offering.
KJV
And he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin offering upon the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be wrung out at the bottom of the altar: it is a sin offering.
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This verse in Leviticus 5
Commentary
4 notes on this verseAnd he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin offering upon the side of the altar,.... Or "wall" (c) it is asked (d),"what is the wall at which the rest of the blood is wrung out? this is the lower wall, namely, the half of the height of the altar below, under the thread (of scarlet that goes round the middle of the altar) that the rest of the blood may be squeezed at the bottom of the altar, and because of this the sin offering of the fowl is below,''that is, the sprinkling of its blood.
This site's exposition
he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin offering
on Leviticus 5:9-10
The blood goes on the side of the altar and the rest is wrung out at the bottom, lower than the horns where chapter 4 put the blood of a bullock. John Gill quotes the Mishnah, the rabbinic law code compiled around AD 200, which places this blood beneath the scarlet thread that marked the middle of the altar's height. The sin offering is handled before the burnt offering in verse 10, and the verse ends with it shall be forgiven him, a sentence the chapter says four times, at verses 10, 13, 16 and 18.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
It is a sin-offering - This is added as the reason why its blood was so sprinkled and spilt.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
he shall bring his trespass offering unto the Lord for his sins which he hath sinned--A trespass offering differed from a sin offering in the following respects: that it was appointed for persons who had either done evil unwittingly, or were in doubt as to their own criminality; or felt themselves in such a special situation as required sacrifices of that kind [BROWN].
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How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
כמשפט [AND THE SECOND HE SHALL OFFER FOR A BURNT-OFFERING] ACCORDING TO THE REGULATION — according to the law that is mentioned with regard to a free-will burnt-offering of fowls at the beginning of the section (Leviticus:14) (cf. Sifra, Vayikra Dibbura d'Chovah, Chapter 18; Chullin 21a).
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 5 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהִזָּ֞ה | vehizah | and he will spatter | H5137 → | 24 times |
| מִדַּ֤ם | midam | some of [the] blood of | H1818 → | 360 times |
| הַחַטָּאת֙ | hachatat | the sin offering | H2403 → | 295 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| קִ֣יר | kir | [the] side of | H7023 → | 75 times |
| הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ | hamizbeach | the altar | H4196 → | 401 times |
| וְהַנִּשְׁאָ֣ר | vehanishar | and the remainder | H7604 → | 133 times |
| בַּדָּ֔ם | badam | in the blood | H1818 → | 360 times |
| יִמָּצֵ֖ה | yimatzeh | it will be drained out | H4680 → | |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| יְס֣וֹד | yesod | [the] base of | H3247 → | 19 times |
| הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ | hamizbeach | the altar | H4196 → | 401 times |
| חַטָּ֖את | chatat | [is] a sin offering | H2403 → | 295 times |
| הֽוּא׃ | hu' | it | H1931 → | 1879 times |
וְהִזָּ֞הand he will spatter
vehizahH5137 →24 times
מִדַּ֤םsome of [the] blood of
midamH1818 →360 times
הַחַטָּאת֙the sin offering
hachatatH2403 →295 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
קִ֣יר[the] side of
kirH7023 →75 times
הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַthe altar
hamizbeachH4196 →401 times
וְהַנִּשְׁאָ֣רand the remainder
vehanisharH7604 →133 times
בַּדָּ֔םin the blood
badamH1818 →360 times
יִמָּצֵ֖הit will be drained out
yimatzehH4680 →
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
יְס֣וֹד[the] base of
yesodH3247 →19 times
הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַthe altar
hamizbeachH4196 →401 times
חַטָּ֖את[is] a sin offering
chatatH2403 →295 times
הֽוּא׃it
hu'H1931 →1879 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
Leviticus 4:25Then 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…
it leads to
- Leviticus 4:7
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…
Reached by 4 separate paths from here.
- Leviticus 4:34
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…
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Leviticus 4:18
He is also to put some of the blood on the horns of the altar that is before the LORD in the Tent of Meeting, and he must pour out the rest of the…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Leviticus 4:30
Then the priest is to take some of its blood with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour out the rest of the blood at the…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Leviticus 4:7
Through
Leviticus 4:7The 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…
it leads to
- Leviticus 9:9
The sons of Aaron brought the blood to him, and he dipped his finger in the blood and applied it to the horns of the altar. And he poured out the rest of the…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Leviticus 8:15
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…
- Leviticus 16:18
Then he shall go out to the altar that is before the LORD and make atonement for it. He is to take some of the bull’s blood and some of the goat’s blood and…
- Leviticus 9:9
Through
Leviticus 4:34Then 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…
it leads to
- Leviticus 4:25
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…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Leviticus 4:25
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About Leviticus
This page draws on Alfred Edersheim, The Temple: Its Ministry and Services; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament.