Leviticus 4:16

16 the priest that is anointed shall bear in of his blood into the tabernacle of witnessing; (the anointed priest shall bring some of its blood into the Tabernacle of the Witnessing;)

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 and afterward understandeth his sin, he shall offer a calf for that sin, and he shall bring the calf to the door of the tabernacle. (and afterward understand their sin, they shall offer a calf for a sin offering, and they shall bring the calf to the entrance, or to the front, of the Tabernacle.)
15 And the elder men of the people shall set hands on the head thereof before the Lord; and when the calf is offered in the sight of the Lord, (And the elders of the people shall put their hands on its head before the Lord; and when the calf is killed before the Lord,)
16 the priest that is anointed shall bear in of his blood into the tabernacle of witnessing; (the anointed priest shall bring some of its blood into the Tabernacle of the Witnessing;)
17 and when he hath dipped his finger, he shall sprinkle the blood seven times against the veil. (and when he hath dipped his finger in it, he shall sprinkle the blood in front of the Veil seven times before the Lord.)
18 And he shall put of the same blood in the horns of the altar, which is before the Lord in the tabernacle of witnessing; soothly he shall pour the blood that leaveth, (or the residue blood,) beside the foundament of the altar of burnt sacrifice, which is in the door of the tabernacle of witnessing. (And he shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar, which is before the Lord in the Tabernacle of the Witnessing; and he shall pour out the blood that is left at the foundation, or at the base, of the altar of burnt sacrifice, which is at the entrance to the Tabernacle of the Witnessing.)
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