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Thursday, September 11th, 2025
the Week of Proper 18 / Ordinary 23
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The Darby Translation

Leviticus 1:11

And he shall slaughter it on the side of the altar northward before Jehovah; and Aaron's sons, the priests, shall sprinkle its blood on the altar round about.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Blood;   Priest;   Scofield Reference Index - Law of Moses;   Sacrifice;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Burnt Offering, the;   Offerings;   Sacrifices;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Sacrifice;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Expiation, Propitiation;   Leviticus;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Priests and Levites;   Propitiation;   Sacrifice and Offering;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Offerings;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Tabernacle, the;   Priesthood, the;   Worship, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Sacrifice;   Sprinkle;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Burnt-offerings;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Daniel ben Moses Al-ḳumisi;   Sacrifice;   Sheḥiá¹­ah;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
He shall kill it on the north side of the altar before the LORD. Aharon's sons, the Kohanim, shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar.
King James Version
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 upon the altar.
Lexham English Bible
He must slaughter it on the north side of the altar before Yahweh; then Aaron's sons, the priests, will sprinkle its blood all around the altar.
New Century Version
The person must kill the animal on the north side of the altar before the Lord , and Aaron's sons, the priests, must sprinkle its blood on all sides of the altar.
New English Translation
and must slaughter it on the north side of the altar before the Lord , and the sons of Aaron, the priests, will splash its blood against the altar's sides.
Amplified Bible
'He shall kill it on the north side of the altar before the LORD, and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar.
New American Standard Bible
'And he shall slaughter it on the side of the altar northward before the LORD, and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he shall kill it on the Northside of the altar before the Lorde, and the Priestes Aarons sonnes shall sprinckle the blood thereof rounde about vpon the altar.
Legacy Standard Bible
And he shall slaughter it on the side of the altar northward before Yahweh, and Aaron's sons the priests shall splash its blood around on the altar.
Contemporary English Version
Lead the animal to the north side of the altar, where it is to be killed in my presence. Then some of the priests will splatter its blood against the four sides of the altar.
Complete Jewish Bible
He is to slaughter it on the north side of the altar before Adonai ; and the sons of Aharon, the cohanim, are to splash its blood against all sides of the altar.
Easy-to-Read Version
You must kill the animal on the north side of the altar in front of the Lord . Then Aaron's sons, the priests, will splash the animal's blood on all four sides of the altar.
English Standard Version
and he shall kill it on the north side of the altar before the Lord , and Aaron's sons the priests shall throw its blood against the sides of the altar.
George Lamsa Translation
And he shall kill it on the north side of the altar before the LORD; and the priests, Aarons sons, shall sprinkle its blood round about upon the altar.
Good News Translation
You shall kill it on the north side of the altar, and the priests shall throw its blood on all four sides of the altar.
Christian Standard Bible®
He will slaughter it on the north side of the altar before the Lord. Aaron’s sons the priests will splatter its blood against the altar on all sides.
Literal Translation
And he shall slaughter it by the side of the altar northward, before the face of Jehovah. And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall sprinkle its blood all around on the altar.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he shall kyll it before the LORDE, euen at the corner of the altare on the north syde before ye LORDE. And (the prestes) Aarons sonnes shal sprenkle his bloude rounde aboute vpon ye altare,
American Standard Version
And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before Jehovah: and Aaron's sons, the priests, shall sprinkle its blood upon the altar round about.
Bible in Basic English
And he is to put it to death on the north side of the altar before the Lord: and Aaron's sons, the priests, are to put some of the blood on and round the altar.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And let hym kyll it on the north syde of the aulter, before the Lorde: And the priestes Aarons sonnes, shall sprinckle the blood round about vpon the aulter.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the LORD; and Aaron's sons, the priests, shall dash its blood against the altar round about.
King James Version (1611)
And hee shall kill it on the side of the Altar Northward, before the Lord: and the Priestes Aarons sonnes shall sprinkle his blood round about vpon the altar.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he shall lay his hand on its head; and they shall kill it by the side of the altar, toward the north before the Lord, and the sons of Aaron the priests shall pour its blood on the altar round about.
English Revised Version
And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the LORD: and Aaron's sons, the priests, shall sprinkle its blood upon the altar round about.
Berean Standard Bible
He shall slaughter it on the north side of the altar before the LORD, and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle its blood against the altar on all sides.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and he schal offre at the side of the auter that biholdith to the north, bifore the Lord. Sotheli the sones of Aaron schulen schede the blood therof on the auter `bi cumpas,
Young's Literal Translation
and he hath slaughtered it by the side of the altar northward, before Jehovah; and sons of Aaron, the priests, have sprinkled its blood on the altar round about;
Update Bible Version
And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before Yahweh: and Aaron's sons, the priests, shall sprinkle its blood on the altar round about.
Webster's Bible Translation
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 around upon the altar:
World English Bible
He shall kill it on the north side of the altar before Yahweh. Aaron's sons, the priests, shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar.
New King James Version
He shall kill it on the north side of the altar before the LORD; and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall sprinkle its blood all around on the altar.
New Living Translation
Slaughter the animal on the north side of the altar in the Lord 's presence, and Aaron's sons, the priests, will splatter its blood against all sides of the altar.
New Life Bible
He should kill it on the north side of the altar before the Lord. Aaron's sons, the religious leaders, will put its blood around on the altar.
New Revised Standard
It shall be slaughtered on the north side of the altar before the Lord , and Aaron's sons the priests shall dash its blood against all sides of the altar.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he shall slay it on the side of the altar northward, before Yahweh, - and the sons of Aaron the priests shall dash its blood against the altar round about.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he shall immolate it at the side of the altar that looketh to the north, before the Lord: but the sons of Aaron shall pour the blood thereof upon the altar round about.
Revised Standard Version
and he shall kill it on the north side of the altar before the LORD, and Aaron's sons the priests shall throw its blood against the altar round about.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'He shall slay it on the side of the altar northward before the LORD, and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar.

Contextual Overview

10 And if his offering be of the flock, of the sheep or of the goats, for a burnt-offering, he shall present it a male without blemish. 11 And he shall slaughter it on the side of the altar northward before Jehovah; and Aaron's sons, the priests, shall sprinkle its blood on the altar round about. 12 And he shall cut it into its pieces, and its head, and its fat; and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is on the altar; 13 but the inwards and the legs shall he wash with water; and the priest shall present [it] all, and burn [it] on the altar: it is a burnt-offering, an offering by fire to Jehovah of a sweet odour. 14 And if his offering to Jehovah be a burnt-offering of fowls, then he shall present his offering of turtle-doves, or of young pigeons. 15 And the priest shall bring it near to the altar and pinch off its head and burn it on the altar; and its blood shall be pressed out at the side of the altar. 16 And he shall remove its crop with its feathers, and cast it beside the altar on the east, into the place of the ashes; 17 and he shall split it open at its wings, [but] shall not divide [it] asunder; and the priest shall burn it on the altar on the wood that is on the fire: it is a burnt-offering, an offering by fire to Jehovah of a sweet odour.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he shall: Leviticus 1:5, Exodus 40:22, Ezekiel 8:5

northward: Leviticus 6:25, Leviticus 7:2

and the: Leviticus 1:7-9, Leviticus 9:12-14

Reciprocal: Exodus 24:6 - on the altar Leviticus 2:4 - the oven Leviticus 3:2 - kill it Leviticus 3:8 - sprinkle Leviticus 4:24 - in the place Leviticus 8:15 - he slew it Leviticus 14:13 - in the place

Cross-References

Genesis 1:9
And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together to one place, and let the dry [land] appear. And it was so.
Genesis 1:13
And there was evening, and there was morning—a third day.
Genesis 1:14
And God said, Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens, to divide between the day and the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years;
Genesis 1:16
And God made the two great lights, the great light to rule the day, and the small light to rule the night,—and the stars.
Genesis 1:17
And God set them in the expanse of the heavens, to give light on the earth,
Genesis 1:20
And God said, Let the waters swarm with swarms of living souls, and let fowl fly above the earth in the expanse of the heavens.
Genesis 1:29
And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb producing seed that is on the whole earth, and every tree in which is the fruit of a tree producing seed: it shall be food for you;
Genesis 2:5
and every shrub of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew; for Jehovah Elohim had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to till the ground.
Genesis 2:9
And out of the ground Jehovah Elohim made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; and the tree of life, in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Genesis 2:16
And Jehovah Elohim commanded Man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou shalt freely eat;

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the Lord,.... This is a circumstance not mentioned in the killing of the bullock: Maimonides g says, there was a square place from the wall of the altar northward, to the wall of the court, and it was sixty cubits, and all that was over against the breadth of this, from the wall of the porch to the eastern wall, and it is seventy six cubits; and this foursquare place is called the "north", for the slaying of the most holy things; so that it seems this being a large place, was fittest for this purpose. Aben Ezra intimates, as if some respect was had to the situation of Mount Zion; his note is, "on the side of the altar northward", i.e. without, and so "the sides of the north", Psalms 48:2 for so many mistake who say that the tower of Zion was in the midst of Jerusalem; and with this agrees Mr. Ainsworth's note on Leviticus 6:25 hereby was figured, that Christ our sin offering should be killed by the priests in Jerusalem, and Mount Sion, which was on "the sides of the north", Psalms 48:2 crucified on Mount Calvary, which was on the northwest side of Jerusalem; as by the Jews' tradition, the morning sacrifice was killed at the northwest horn of the altar h:

and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar; Psalms 48:2- :.

g In Misn. Zebachim, c. 5. sect. 1. h Misn. Tamid, c. 4. sect. 1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Northward before the Lord - That is, on the north side of the altar. See also Leviticus 4:24, Leviticus 4:29, Leviticus 4:33; Leviticus 7:2. This was probably an arrangement of some practical convenience. On the west side of the altar stood the laver; on the east side was the place of ashes (see Leviticus 1:16 note); and the south side, where appears to have been the slope by which the priests went up to the altar, must have been left clear for a path.


 
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