Leviticus 4:16

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

Leviticus 4:16 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 16-21. And the priest that is anointed shall bring of the
bullock's blood
That is, the chief priest, as the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan explain it:

to the tabernacle of the congregation;
as he brought the blood of his own bullock, ( Leviticus 4:5 ) from hence to the ( Leviticus 4:16-22 ) an account is given of the same rites to be observed in the sin offering, for the congregation, as for the anointed priest; (See Gill on Leviticus 4:6) (See Gill on Leviticus 4:7) (See Gill on Leviticus 4:12).

Leviticus 4:16 In-Context

14 when the sin that they have {committed} against [that command] becomes known, the assembly shall present {a young bull} as a sin offering, and they shall bring it before [the] tent of assembly.

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.

Footnotes

• [a] Literally "from"