Levitico 4:6

6 E intinga il Sacerdote il dito in quel sangue sette volte nel cospetto del Signore, davanti alla Cortina del Santuario.

Levitico 4:6 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 4:6

And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood
The finger of his right hand, as Gersom observes, and so Maimonides ^F18; for blood was always taken and sprinkled with the right hand, if done with the left it was wrong, according to the Jewish canons ^F19 and though it is only said the priest, and not that is anointed, as before, yet it seems to mean him and not another; though if a private priest did this, Gersom says, it would be right, and so Maimonides ^F20:

and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the Lord;
a figure of the blood of Christ, called, in allusion to this rite, the blood of sprinkling; which being presented before the Lord, calls for pardon from him, and sprinkled on the conscience, speaks peace there, and perfectly cleanses from all sin, which the seven times sprinkling is a symbol of:

before the vail of the sanctuary:
the words may be literally rendered, "the face of the vail of the sanctuary": as if the blood was sprinkled on the outside of the vail. Jarchi's note is,

``over against the place of its holiness, he directed (it) over against between the staves; the blood shall not touch the vail, but if it touches, it touches it;''

that is, it is no matter. And according to Maimonides ^F21 the blood of bullocks and goats burnt was sprinkled seven times upon the vail, which divided between the and the holy of holies. This typified the vail of flesh, whose blood gives boldness to enter into the holiest of all, ( Hebrews 10:19 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F18 Maaseh Hakorbanot, c. 5. sect. 7. Bartenora in Misn. Menachot, c. 3. sect. 4.
F19 Misn. Zebachim, c. 2. sect. 1. & Bartenora in ib.
F20 Maaseh Hakorbanot, c. 5. sect. 15.
F21 Ib. sect. 13.

Levitico 4:6 In-Context

4 E adduca quel giovenco all’entrata del Tabernacolo della convenenza, davanti al Signore; e posi la mano in sul capo di esso, e scannisi nel cospetto del Signore.

5 Poi prenda il Sacerdote unto, del sangue del giovenco, e portilo dentro al Tabernacolo della convenenza.

6 E intinga il Sacerdote il dito in quel sangue sette volte nel cospetto del Signore, davanti alla Cortina del Santuario.

7 E metta il Sacerdote di quel sangue in su le corna dell’Altar de’ profumi degli aromati, che è nel Tabernacolo della convenenza, nel cospetto del Signore; e spanda tutto il rimanente del sangue del giovenco appiè dell’Altar degli olocausti, che è all’entrata del Tabernacolo della convenenza.

8 E levi dal giovenco del sacrificio per lo peccato tutto il grasso di esso; il grasso che copre l’interiora, e tutto il grasso che è sopra l’interiora;