Leviticus 4:17

17 and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and shall spatter it seven times before Yahweh in front of the curtain.

Leviticus 4:17 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 4:17

(See Gill on Leviticus 4:16).

Leviticus 4:17 In-Context

15 And the elders of the community shall place their hands on the bull's head before Yahweh, and he shall slaughter the bull before Yahweh.

16 Then the anointed priest shall bring {some of} the bull's blood to [the] tent of assembly,

17 and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and shall spatter it seven times before Yahweh in front of the curtain.

18 He must put {some of} the blood on the altar's horns before Yahweh {in the tent of assembly}, and all [the rest] of the blood he must pour out on the base of the altar of the burnt offering, which [is at the] tent of assembly's entrance.

19 He must remove all its fat from it, and he shall turn [it] into smoke on the altar.

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "from"