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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 the base of the altar and consecrated it so that atonement could be made on it.

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ASV

And he slew it; and Moses took the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the altar, and poured out the blood at the base of the altar, and sanctified it, to make atonement for it.

KJV

And he slew it; and Moses took the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the altar, and poured the blood at the bottom of the altar, and sanctified it, to make reconciliation upon it.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּשְׁחָ֗טvai.yish.Chatand he cut [the] throat of [it]H7819 →
וַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.Kachand he tookH3947 →
מֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehMosesH4872 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַדָּם֙ha.Damthe bloodH1818 →
וַ֠יִּתֵּןVai.yi.tenand he put [it]H5414 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
קַרְנ֨וֹתkar.Not[the] horns ofH7161 →
הַמִּזְבֵּ֤חַha.miz.Be.achthe altarH4196 →
סָבִיב֙sa.Vivall aroundH5439 →
בְּאֶצְבָּע֔וֹbe.'etz.ba.'Owith finger hisH676 →
וַיְחַטֵּ֖אvay.cha.Te'and he cleansed from sinH2398 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achthe altarH4196 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
הַדָּ֗םha.Damthe bloodH1818 →
יָצַק֙ya.Tzakhe pouredH3332 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
יְס֣וֹדye.Sod[the] base ofH3247 →
הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achthe altarH4196 →
וַֽיְקַדְּשֵׁ֖הוּvay.ka.de.She.huand he set apart as holy itH6942 →
לְכַפֵּ֥רle.kha.Perto make atonementH3722 →
עָלָֽיו׃'a.Lavon itH5921 →

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Leviticus 17:11For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for your souls upon the altar; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.Hebrews 9:21In the same way, he sprinkled with blood the tabernacle and all the vessels used in worship.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 the rest of the bull’s blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.Ezekiel 43:20You are to take some of its blood and put it on the four horns of the altar, on the four corners of the ledge, and all around the rim; thus you will cleanse the altar and make atonement for it.Exodus 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.Leviticus 9:9The 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 blood at the base of the altar.Ephesians 2:16and reconciling both of them to God in one body through the cross, by which He extinguished their hostility.Leviticus 4:30Then 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.Leviticus 1:11He 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.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 16:20When Aaron has finished purifying the Most Holy Place, the Tent of Meeting, and the altar, he is to bring forward the live goat.Daniel 9:24Seventy weeks are decreed for your people and your holy city to stop their transgression, to put an end to sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.Leviticus 4:17–18and he is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the veil.Exodus 29:36–37Sacrifice a bull as a sin offering each day for atonement. Purify the altar by making atonement for it, and anoint it to consecrate it.Ezekiel 43:19–27You are to give a young bull from the herd as a sin offering to the Levitical priests who are of the family of Zadok, who approach Me to minister before Me, declares the Lord GOD.2 Chronicles 29:24And the priests slaughtered the goats and put their blood on the altar for a sin offering, to make atonement for all Israel, because the king had ordered the burnt offering and the sin offering for all Israel.Hebrews 9:18–23That is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood.Colossians 1:21–22Once you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds, engaging in evil deeds.

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