Leviticus 16:14
And 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.
BSB
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ASV
and he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy-seat on the east; and before the mercy-seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times.
KJV
And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times.
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Commentary
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The day Israel still fasts
This chapter founds the Day of Atonement, in Hebrew Yom Kippur, the most solemn day of the Jewish year: the one day the high priest entered the innermost room of the sanctuary with blood for the nation's sins. With no Temple standing since AD 70, the day is kept now as a full fast: roughly 25 hours with no food or drink, most of it spent in synagogue prayer, many wearing white.
The Mishnah (the first code of Jewish oral law, about AD 200) defines the day's five abstentions: eating and drinking, washing, anointing, leather shoes, and marital relations (Yoma 8:1). It also carries a saying worth any reader's time: the day atones for sins between a person and God, “but for sins between a person and his fellow, the Day of Atonement does not atone until he has appeased his fellow” (Yoma 8:9). Reconciliation with people is homework done before the day.
Sources: Mishnah Yoma 8:1 (the five abstentions) · Mishnah Yoma 8:9 (appease your fellow first) · The Day of Atonement (this site's study)
Original language & word study
17 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְלָקַח֙ | ve.la.Kach | and he will take | H3947 → |
| מִדַּ֣ם | mi.Dam | some of [the] blood of | H1818 → |
| הַפָּ֔ר | ha.Par | the bull | H6499 → |
| וְהִזָּ֧ה | ve.hi.Zah | and he will spatter [it] | H5137 → |
| בְאֶצְבָּע֛וֹ | ve.'etz.ba.'O | with finger his | H676 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | on | H5921 → |
| פְּנֵ֥י | pe.Nei | [the] face of | H6440 → |
| הַכַּפֹּ֖רֶת | ha.ka.Po.ret | the atonement cover | H3727 → |
| קֵ֑דְמָה | Ke.de.mah | east -ward | H6924 → |
| וְלִפְנֵ֣י | ve.lif.Nei | and <to> before | H6440 → |
| הַכַּפֹּ֗רֶת | ha.ka.Po.ret | the atonement cover | H3727 → |
| יַזֶּ֧ה | ya.Zeh | he will spatter | H5137 → |
| שֶֽׁבַע־ | she.va'- | seven | H7651 → |
| פְּעָמִ֛ים | pe.'a.Mim | times | H6471 → |
| מִן־ | min- | some of | H4480 → |
| הַדָּ֖ם | ha.Dam | the blood | H1818 → |
| בְּאֶצְבָּעֽוֹ׃ | be.'etz.ba.'O | with finger his | H676 → |
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