Leviticus 4:30
in Leviticus 4Then 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 base of the altar.
BSB
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ASV
And the priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt-offering; and all the blood thereof shall he pour out at the base of the altar.
KJV
And the priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar.
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This verse in Leviticus 4
Commentary
6 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
He is to lay his hand on the head of the sin offering
on Leviticus 4:29-31
Verse 31 calls this offering a pleasing aroma to the LORD, and it is the only sin offering in Leviticus that carries the phrase. It carries it over the smallest animal brought by the least of the four offerers named here.
This site's exposition
take some of its blood with his finger
From this verse the priest takes over, putting the blood on the horns of the altar of burnt offering. John Gill notes that everything before it, the bringing, the hand on the head and the killing, was done by the man who had sinned.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And the priest shall take of the blood,.... So that all the preceding actions, the bringing the offering, the putting the hand upon the head of it, and slaying it, were done by the man that sinned; of this and what follows here and in the next verse Lev 4:31; see Gill on Lev 4:25, Lev 4:26.
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
In these two latter instances, the blood of the sin offering was applied to the altar of burnt offering--the place where bloody sacrifices were appointed to be immolated.
VERY much of interesting truth clusters around the sin-offering. The type is well worthy of the most careful consideration and I regret that we shall not have time, this morning, to enter into all its details. The reader of the chapter will perceive that it gives us four forms of the same sacrifice. These may be regarded as four views of the same thing, probably views taken by four classes of Believers according to their standing in the Divine life. Although all men who are saved have the same Savior, they have not the same apprehensions of Him. We are all cleansed, if cleansed at all, by the same blood, but we have not all the same knowledge of the manner in which it is effectual for cleansing. The devout Hebrew had but one sin-offering, but that was set forth to him under varying symbols. The following remarks may aid you in understanding the type before us. The chapter begins with the sin-offering for the anointed priest, and describes it with the fullest detail. It then proceeds, in the 13th verse and onwards, to give the sin-offering for the whole congregation, and it is most notable that the sin-offering for the anointed priest is almost in every circumstance identical with the sin-offering for the whole congregation. Is not this designed to show to us that when Christ, our anointed Priest, took upon Himself the sin of all the congregation of God's chosen as His own there was demanded of Him the same expiation and atonement as would have been demanded of His people had they been reckoned with in their own persons? His Atonement for sins which were not His own, but which were laid upon Him by the Lord on our behalf, is equivalent to the penalty which would have been required of all the congregation of Believers for whom His blood was especially shed. This is a memorable lesson which ought not to be forgotten.
VERY much of interesting truth clusters around the sin-offering. The type is well worthy of the most careful consideration and I regret that we shall not have time, this morning, to enter into all its details. The reader of the chapter will perceive that it gives us four forms of the same sacrifice. These may be regarded as four views of the same thing, probably views taken by four classes of Believers according to their standing in the Divine life. Although all men who are saved have the same Savior, they have not the same apprehensions of Him.
The words behind it
16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְלָקַ֨ח | velakach | and he will take | H3947 → | 966 times |
| הַכֹּהֵ֤ן | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| מִדָּמָהּ֙ | midamah | some of blood its | H1818 → | 360 times |
| בְּאֶצְבָּע֔וֹ | beetzbao | on finger his | H676 → | 31 times |
| וְנָתַ֕ן | venatan | and he will put [it] | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| קַרְנֹ֖ת | karnot | [the] horns of | H7161 → | 76 times |
| מִזְבַּ֣ח | mizbach | [the] altar of | H4196 → | 401 times |
| הָעֹלָ֑ה | haolah | <the> burnt offering | H5930 → | 287 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| דָּמָ֣הּ | damah | blood its | H1818 → | 360 times |
| יִשְׁפֹּ֔ךְ | yishpokh | he will pour out | H8210 → | 114 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| יְס֖וֹד | yesod | [the] base of | H3247 → | 19 times |
| הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ | hamizbeach | the altar | H4196 → | 401 times |
וְלָקַ֨חand he will take
velakachH3947 →966 times
הַכֹּהֵ֤ןthe priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
מִדָּמָהּ֙some of blood its
midamahH1818 →360 times
בְּאֶצְבָּע֔וֹon finger his
beetzbaoH676 →31 times
וְנָתַ֕ןand he will put [it]
venatanH5414 →2011 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
קַרְנֹ֖ת[the] horns of
karnotH7161 →76 times
מִזְבַּ֣ח[the] altar of
mizbachH4196 →401 times
הָעֹלָ֑ה<the> burnt offering
haolahH5930 →287 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
דָּמָ֣הּblood its
damahH1818 →360 times
יִשְׁפֹּ֔ךְhe will pour out
yishpokhH8210 →114 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
יְס֖וֹד[the] base of
yesodH3247 →19 times
הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃the altar
hamizbeachH4196 →401 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 4:7The 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 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 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
Through
Hebrews 2:10In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting for God, for whom and through whom all things exist, to make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering.
it leads to
- Romans 11:36
For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.
- Hebrews 5:8–9
Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from what He suffered.
- Colossians 1:16–17
For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.
- Romans 11:36
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 4:34
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 2 separate paths from here.
- 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 2 separate paths from here.
- Leviticus 4:34
Where this verse is studied
About Leviticus
This page draws on Andrew Bonar, A Commentary on Leviticus; Charles Spurgeon, The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 1048: “The Sin-Offering for the Common People” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.