Exodus 24:6

6 Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and the other half he splashed against the altar.

Exodus 24:6 in Other Translations

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

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

6 Moses drained half the blood from these animals into basins. The other half he splattered against the altar.

6 Moses took half the blood and put it in bowls; the other half he threw against the Altar.

6 Moses took half the blood and set it in basins; the [other] 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 Moses then wrote down everything the LORD had said. He got up early the next morning and built an altar at the foot of the mountain and set up twelve stone pillars representing the twelve tribes of Israel.

5 Then he sent young Israelite men, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls as fellowship offerings to the LORD.

6 Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and the other half he splashed against the altar.

7 Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people. They responded, “We will do everything the LORD has said; we will obey.”

8 Moses then took the blood, sprinkled it on the people and said, “This is the blood of the covenant that the LORD has made with you in accordance with all these words.”

Cross References

• 1. Exodus 14:15; Exodus 32:31; Psalms 99:6
• 2. Hebrews 9:18
• 3. Leviticus 1:11; Leviticus 3:2,8,13; Leviticus 5:9; Matthew 26:28