Exodus 24:6

6 And Moses took half of the blood and put it in basins, and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.

Exodus 24:6 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 24:6

And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basins
Half of the blood of the above sacrifices, this he put into basins, and set by, in order to sprinkle on the people:

and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar;
the Targum of Onkelos adds, to atone for the people. But the altar here seems to represent the Lord, who was one of the parties covenanting, and therefore is sprinkled with blood as a ratification of the covenant on his part, and the promises of it.

Exodus 24:6 In-Context

4 And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD and rose up early in the morning and built an altar at the foot of the mount and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.

5 And he sent the young men of the sons of Israel, who had offered burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of bullocks unto the LORD.

6 And Moses took half of the blood and put it in basins, and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.

7 And he took the book of the covenant and read in the audience of the people, and they said, All that the LORD has said we will do, and we will hear.

8 Then Moses took the blood and sprinkled it on the people and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD has made with you concerning all these words.