Leviticus 4:34
in Leviticus 4Then 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 its blood at the base of the altar.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin-offering 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 of the sin offering 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
5 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
If, however, he brings a lamb as a sin offering
on Leviticus 4:32-35
The chapter closes by giving the common man a choice nobody above him is given. He may bring a lamb in place of the goat.
This site's exposition
put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering
The lamb's blood goes where the goat's went at verse 30, onto the horns of the altar of burnt offering by the priest's finger. Whichever animal the common man chose, it receives the same rite.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
That is certainly a very bad thing to make atonement for which so many innocent and useful creatures must be slain and mangled thus. To value Christ, the great and true sin-offering, whose blood cleanses from all sin, which it was not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away. Now, if any man sin, Christ is the propitiation ( 1 John ii.
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And the priest shall take of the blood,.... See Gill on Lev 4:25, Lev 4:26.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
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.
The words behind it
17 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 |
| הַכֹּהֵ֜ן | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| מִדַּ֤ם | midam | some of [the] blood of | H1818 → | 360 times |
| הַֽחַטָּאת֙ | hachatat | the sin offering | H2403 → | 295 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
הַכֹּהֵ֜ןthe priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
מִדַּ֤םsome of [the] blood of
midamH1818 →360 times
הַֽחַטָּאת֙the sin offering
hachatatH2403 →295 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
Romans 10:4For Christ is the end of the law, to bring righteousness to everyone who believes.
it leads to
- Romans 8:3–4
For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin.…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Galatians 3:24
So the law became our guardian to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
- Matthew 5:17–18
Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them.
- Acts 13:38–39
Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.
- John 1:17
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
- Romans 8:3–4
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 9:9
Through
Hebrews 10:29How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of…
it leads to
- Ephesians 4:30
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
- Hebrews 6:6
and then have fallen away—to be restored to repentance, because they themselves are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting Him to open shame.
- Ephesians 4:30
Where this verse is studied
About Leviticus

This page draws on 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); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
