Leviticus 4:25

And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out his blood at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
priest	הַכֹּהֵ֜ן ha.ko.Hen	H3548	literally one officiating · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
take	וְלָקַ֨ח ve.la.Kach	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
blood	מִדַּ֤ם mi.Dam	H1818	blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or… · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
offering	הַֽחַטָּאת֙ ha.cha.taT	H2403	an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness) · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
finger	בְּאֶצְבָּע֔וֹ be.'etz.ba.'O	H676	something to sieze with · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
put	וְנָתַ֕ן ve.na.Tan	H5414	to give · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
horns	קַרְנֹ֖ת kar.Not	H7161	a horn (as projecting) · noun, common feminine plural construct
altar	מִזְבַּ֣ח miz.Bach	H4196	an altar · noun, common masculine singular construct
offering	הָעֹלָ֑ה ha.'o.Lah	H5930	a step or (collectively · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
out	יִשְׁפֹּ֔ךְ yish.Pokh	H8210	to spill forth (blood · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
blood	דָּמ֣וֹ da.Mo	H1818	blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or… · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
bottom	יְס֖וֹד ye.Sod	H3247	a foundation (literally or figuratively) · noun, common masculine singular construct
altar	מִזְבַּ֥ח miz.Bach	H4196	an altar · noun, common masculine singular construct
offering	הָעֹלָֽה ha.'o.Lah	H5930	a step or (collectively · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Leviticus 4:7 And the priest shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the LORD, which is in the tabernacle of the c…
Leviticus 4:18 And he shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar which is before the LORD, that is in the tabernacle of the congregation, and…
Leviticus 4:30 And the priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out…
Leviticus 4:34 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and sh…
Leviticus 9:9 And the sons of Aaron brought the blood unto him: and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar, and poured…
Leviticus 8:10 And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was therein, and sanctified them.
Leviticus 8:15 And he slew it; and Moses took the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the altar, and po…
Leviticus 16:18 And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the LORD, and make an atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 4:22-26

Observe here, 1. That God takes notice of and is displeased with the sins of rulers. Those who have power to call others to account are themselves accountable to the ruler of rulers; for, as high as they are, there is a higher than they. This is intimated in that the commandment transgressed is here said to be the commandment of the Lord his God, Lev 4:22. He is a prince to others, but let him know the Lord is a God to him. 2. The sin of the ruler which he committed through ignorance is supposed afterwards to come to his knowledge (Lev 4:23), which must be either by the check of his own conscience or by the reproof of his friends, both which we should all, even the best and greatest, not onl…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 4:22

When a ruler hath sinned, and done somewhat through ignorance against any of the commandments--Whatever was the form of government, the king, judge, or subordinate, was the party concerned in this law. The trespass of such a civil functionary being less serious in its character and consequences than that either of the high priest or the congregation, a sin offering of inferior value was required--"a kid of the goats"; and neither was the blood carried into the sanctuary, but applied only to the altar of burnt offering; nor was the carcass taken without the camp; it was eaten by the priests-in-waiting.

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 4:22

When a ruler hath sinned - Under the term נשיא nasi, it is probable that any person is meant who held any kind of political dignity among the people, though the rabbins generally understand it of the king. A kid of the goats was the sacrifice in this case, the rites nearly the same as in the preceding cases, only the fat was burnt as that of the peace-offering. See Lev 4:26 and Lev 3:5.

John Gill on Leviticus 4:25

And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger,.... With the finger of his right hand, as the Talmudists (n) observe, and Gersom on the place; the priest first received the blood into a basin or ministering vessel, and then dipped the finger of his right hand into it, that next the thumb: and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering; the four horns of it; in this there was a difference between the sacrifice of the anointed priest and of the congregation, and this of the ruler; the blood of the former was put upon the horns of the altar of incense, this upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering: and shall pour out his blood at the bottom of the al…

Dictionary and topics

Law of Moses — Is the whole body of the Mosaic legislation (1 Kings 2:3; 2 Kings 23:25; Ezra 3:2). It is called by way of eminence simply “the Law” (Heb. Torah, Deut. 1:5; 4:8, 44; 17:18, 19; 27:3, 8). As a written…
Sin-offering — (Heb. hattath), the law of, is given in detail in Lev. 4-6:13; 9:7-11, 22-24; 12:6-8; 15:2, 14, 25-30; 14:19, 31; Num. 6:10-14. On the day of Atonement it was made with special solemnity (Lev. 16:5,…
Altar Of Burnt Offering, The · The blood of sacrifices put on the horns and poured at the foot of — The blood of sacrifices put on the horns and poured at the foot of
Atonement · MA — MA
Atonement, Under The Law · Offered for: Persons sinning ignorantly — Offered for: Persons sinning ignorantly
Blood · of the altar of burnt offering — of the altar of burnt offering
Ignorance · SINS OF — SINS OF
Offerings · Different kinds of: Sin — Different kinds of: Sin
Sacrifices · Different kinds of: Sin offering for sins of ignorance — Different kinds of: Sin offering for sins of ignorance
Sin Offering · The blood of: For a priest of for the congregation, put upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering by the priest with his finger — The blood of: For a priest of for the congregation, put upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering by the priest with his finger

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Leviticus 4:25

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 4:22-26

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 4:22

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 4:22

John Gill on Leviticus 4:25

Dictionary and topics

Leviticus 4:25

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 4:22-26

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 4:22

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 4:22

John Gill on Leviticus 4:25

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Leviticus 4:22–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Leviticus 4:22-26

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Leviticus 4:25

Rashi on Leviticus 4:25