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 poured the blood at the bottom of the altar, and sanctified it, to make reconciliation upon it.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
slew	וַיִּשְׁחָ֗ט vai.yish.Chat	H7819	to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֤ה mo.Sheh	H4872	Mosheh · proper noun, a man's name
took	וַיִּקַּ֨ח vai.yi.Kach	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
blood	הַדָּם֙ ha.Dam	H1818	blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or… · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
put	וַ֠יִּתֵּן Vai.yi.ten	H5414	to give · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
horns	קַרְנ֨וֹת kar.Not	H7161	a horn (as projecting) · noun, common feminine plural construct
altar	הַמִּזְבֵּ֤חַ ha.miz.Be.ach	H4196	an altar · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
about	סָבִיב֙ sa.Viv	H5439	(as noun) a circle · noun, common both genders 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
purified	וַיְחַטֵּ֖א vay.cha.Te'	H2398	properly · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
altar	הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ ha.miz.Be.ach	H4196	an altar · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
poured	יָצַק֙ ya.Tzak	H3332	properly · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
blood	הַדָּ֗ם ha.Dam	H1818	blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or… · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
bottom	יְס֣וֹד ye.Sod	H3247	a foundation (literally or figuratively) · noun, common masculine singular construct
altar	הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ ha.miz.Be.ach	H4196	an altar · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
sanctified	וַֽיְקַדְּשֵׁ֖הוּ vay.ka.de.She.hu	H6942	to be (causatively · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
reconciliation	לְכַפֵּ֥ר le.kha.Per	H3722	to cover (specifically with bitumen) · preposition + verb, piel infinitive construct

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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…
Exodus 29:10-12 And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon th…
Exodus 29:36-37 And thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin offering for atonement: and thou shalt cleanse the altar, when thou hast made an atonemen…
Leviticus 1:5 And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon…
Leviticus 1:11 And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about…
Leviticus 3:2 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron’s sons the…
Leviticus 3:8 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron’s sons shall sprin…
Leviticus 4:17-18 And the priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD, even before the vail.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 8:14-30

The covenant of priesthood must be made by sacrifice, as well as other covenants, Psa 50:5. And thus Christ was consecrated by the sacrifice of himself, once for all. Sacrifices of each kind must be offered for the priests, that they might with the more tenderness and concern offer the gifts and sacrifices of the people, with compassion on the ignorant, and on those that were out of the way, not insulting over those for whom sacrifices were offered, remembering that they themselves had had sacrifices offered for them, being compassed with infirmity. 1. A bullock, the largest sacrifice, was offered for a sin-offering (Lev 8:14), that hereby atonement might be made, and they might not bring an…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 8:14

brought the bullock for the sin offering, &c.--a timely expression of their sense of unworthiness--a public and solemn confession of their personal sins and a transference of their guilt to the typical victim.

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 8:14

The bullock for the sin-offering - This was offered each day during the seven days of consecration. See Exo 29:36.

John Gill on Leviticus 8:15

And he slew it,.... Not Aaron, nor any of his sons, who as yet were not fully consecrated and installed into their office, but Moses, as follows: and Moses took the blood; which was received into a basin when the bullock was slain: and put it upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger; upon the four horns of the altar, which were at the four corners of it, and dipping his finger into the blood, he besmeared the horns with it, and drew it about with his finger here and there; and so is said to be done round about the altar, as these horns were: and purified the altar; or cleansed it; not from moral guilt and pollution, which it was incapable of, but from all ceremonial polluti…

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Dictionary and topics

Aaron — The eldest son of Amram and Jochebed, a daughter of Levi (Ex. 6:20). Some explain the name as meaning mountaineer, others mountain of strength, illuminator. He was born in Egypt three years before…
Knife — (1.) Heb. hereb, “the waster,” a sharp instrument for circumcision (Josh. 5:2, 3, lit. “knives of flint;” comp. Ex. 4:25); a razor (Ezek. 5:1); a graving tool (Ex. 20:25); an axe (Ezek. 26:9). (2.)…
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
Blood · .Of the bullock of sin offering, put on the horns of the altar — .Of the bullock of sin offering, put on the horns of the altar
Priest · .Consecration of — .Consecration of
Priests · Ceremonies at consecration of: Offering sacrifices — Ceremonies at consecration of: Offering sacrifices
Reconciliation · BETWEEN GOD AND MAN — BETWEEN GOD AND MAN
Reconciliation With God · Typified — Typified

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 8:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 8:14-30

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 8:14

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 8:14

John Gill on Leviticus 8:15

Dictionary and topics

Leviticus 8:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 8:14-30

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 8:14

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 8:14

John Gill on Leviticus 8:15

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Leviticus 8:4–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Leviticus 8:14-32

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Leviticus 8:15

Rashi on Leviticus 8:15