Leviticus 4:17

17 dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle some of it seven times before God 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 The elders of the congregation will lay their hands on the bull's head in the presence of God and one of them will slaughter it before God.

16 The anointed priest will then bring some of the blood into the Tent of Meeting,

17 dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle some of it seven times before God in front of the curtain.

18 He will smear some of the blood on the horns of the Altar which is before God in the Tent of Meeting and pour the rest of it at the base of the Altar of Whole-Burnt-Offering at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting.

19 He will remove all the fat and burn it on the Altar.