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Leviticus 1:11

He shall slaughter it on the north side of the altar before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to sprinkle its blood against the altar on all sides.

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ASV

And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before Jehovah: and Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall sprinkle its blood upon the altar round about.

KJV

And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the Lord: and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about upon the altar.

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17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְשָׁחַ֨טve.sha.Chatand he will cut [the] throat ofH7819 →
אֹת֜וֹ'o.To<obj.> itH853 →
עַ֣ל'alatH5921 →
יֶ֧רֶךְYe.rekh[the] side ofH3409 →
הַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַha.miz.Be.achthe altarH4196 →
צָפֹ֖נָהtza.Fo.nahnorth -wardH6828 →
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440 →
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וְזָרְק֡וּve.za.re.Kuand they will sprinkleH2236 →
בְּנֵי֩be.Nei[the] sons ofH1121 →
אַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonAaronH175 →
הַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.Nimthe priestsH3548 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
דָּמ֛וֹda.Moblood itsH1818 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achthe altarH4196 →
סָבִֽיב׃sa.Vivall aroundH5439 →

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Leviticus 1:5And he shall slaughter the young bull before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to present the blood and sprinkle it on all sides of the altar at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.Leviticus 14:13Then he is to slaughter the lamb in the sanctuary area where the sin offering and burnt offering are slaughtered. Like the sin offering, the guilt offering belongs to the priest; it is most holy.Leviticus 2:4Now if you bring an offering of grain baked in an oven, it must consist of fine flour, either unleavened cakes mixed with oil or unleavened wafers coated with oil.Exodus 40:22Moses placed the table in the Tent of Meeting on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil.Ezekiel 8:5“Son of man,” He said to me, “now lift up your eyes to the north.” So I lifted up my eyes to the north, and in the entrance north of the Altar Gate I saw this idol of jealousy.Leviticus 6:25“Tell Aaron and his sons that this is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered, the sin offering shall be slaughtered before the LORD; it is most holy.Leviticus 9:12–14Then Aaron slaughtered the burnt offering. His sons brought him the blood, and he sprinkled it on all sides of the altar.Leviticus 1:7–9The sons of Aaron the priest shall put a fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.Leviticus 7:2The guilt offering must be slaughtered in the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered, and the priest shall sprinkle its blood on all sides of the altar.Leviticus 8:15Moses 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.Leviticus 3:2He is to lay his hand on the head of the offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood on all sides of the altar.Leviticus 3:8He is to lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it in front of the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle its blood on all sides of the altar.Leviticus 4:24He 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.Exodus 24:6Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and the other half he sprinkled on the altar.

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About Leviticus

Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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