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Leviticus 4:18

in Leviticus 4

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 blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And he shall put of the blood upon the horns of the altar which is before Jehovah, that is in the tent of meeting; and all the blood shall he pour out at the base of the altar of burnt-offering, which is at the door of the tent of meeting.

KJV

And he shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar which is before the Lord, that is in the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall pour out all the blood at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

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This verse in Leviticus 4

Commentary

4 notes on this verse

This site's exposition

the anointed priest is to bring some of the bull’s blood

on Leviticus 4:16-18

The congregation's bull is handled exactly as the priest's was, and the text writes the whole procedure out a second time. A whole nation and the anointed priest pay the same animal and the same rite.

This site's exposition

put some of the blood on the horns of the altar

The blood goes on the horns of the altar inside the Tent of Meeting, as verse 7 directed for the priest's bull. The rest is poured out at the base of the altar of burnt offering.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

The fat was the only part of the animal which was offered on the altar; for the carcass, with its appurtenances and offals, was carried without the camp, into the place where the ashes were deposited, and there consumed with fire.
The altar ... in the tabernacle - i. e. the altar of incense (compare Lev 4:5-7).

The words behind it

24 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וּמִן־and some of

    umin-H4480 →1188 times

  • הַדָּ֞םthe blood

    hadamH1818 →360 times

  • יִתֵּ֣ן׀he will put

    yitenH5414 →2011 times

  • עַל־on

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • קַרְנֹ֣ת[the] horns of

    karnotH7161 →76 times

  • הַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַthe altar

    hamizbeachH4196 →401 times

  • אֲשֶׁר֙which

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • לִפְנֵ֣י[is] <to> before

    lifneiH6440 →2123 times

  • יְהוָ֔הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֖רwhich

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • בְּאֹ֣הֶל[is] in [the] tent of

    beohelH168 →345 times

  • מוֹעֵ֑דmeeting

    moedH4150 →223 times

  • וְאֵ֣תand <obj.>

    veetH853 →10935 times

  • כָּל־all

    kol-H3605 →5413 times

  • הַדָּ֗םthe blood

    hadamH1818 →360 times

  • יִשְׁפֹּךְ֙he will pour out

    yishpokhH8210 →114 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • יְסוֹד֙[the] base of

    yesodH3247 →19 times

  • מִזְבַּ֣ח[the] altar of

    mizbachH4196 →401 times

  • הָעֹלָ֔ה<the> burnt offering

    haolahH5930 →287 times

  • אֲשֶׁר־which

    ʾasher-H834 →5497 times

  • פֶּ֖תַח[is] [the] entrance of

    petachH6607 →164 times

  • אֹ֥הֶל[the] tent of

    ʾohelH168 →345 times

  • מוֹעֵֽד׃meeting

    moedH4150 →223 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

9 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

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 the blood at the base of the altar.5 worksLeviticus 5:9then 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.5 worksLeviticus 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 the rest of the bull’s blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.5 works2 Chronicles 29:22So they slaughtered the bulls, and the priests took the blood and sprinkled it on the altar. They slaughtered the rams and sprinkled the blood on the altar. And they slaughtered the lambs and sprinkled the blood on the altar.4 worksZechariah 9:15The LORD of Hosts will shield them. They will destroy and conquer with slingstones; they will drink and roar as with wine. And they will be filled like sprinkling bowls, drenched like the corners of the altar.3 worksLeviticus 16:18Then 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 put it on all the horns of the altar.3 works
The other 3 cross-references, with their words ▾
Exodus 30:1“You are also to make an altar of acacia wood for the burning of incense.2 worksExodus 29:12Take some of the blood of the bull and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger; then pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.2 worksExodus 27:2Make a horn on each of its four corners, so that the horns are of one piece, and overlay it with bronze.2 works

The walk

5 stops

Each 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 4:7

    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…

    it leads to

    • 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 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…

    • Leviticus 5:9

      then 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.…

    • 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…

    • 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…

Where this verse is studied

About Leviticus

The Scapegoat, William Holman Hunt, 1854. Public domain.
The Scapegoat, William Holman Hunt, 1854. Public domain.
Leviticus: the study guide →Read Leviticus 4 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; 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 and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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