Leviticus 4:17

17 dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the inner 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 community must then lay their hands on the bull’s head and slaughter it before the LORD .
16 The high priest will then take some of the bull’s blood into the Tabernacle,
17 dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the inner curtain.
18 He will then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar for fragrant incense that stands in the LORD ’s presence inside the Tabernacle. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar for burnt offerings at the entrance of the Tabernacle.
19 Then the priest must remove all the animal’s fat and burn it on the altar,
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