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New Living Translation

Exodus 29:16

Then slaughter the ram, and splatter its blood against all sides of the altar.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Blood;   Offerings;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Priests;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Kill, Killing;   Priest, Christ as;   Worship;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Fat;   Food;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Priest;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Bull;   Dedicate, Dedication;   High Priest;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Bason;   Leviticus;   Priests and Levites;   Sacrifice and Offering;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - High priest;   Priest;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Priesthood, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Basin;   Sacrifice;   Sprinkle;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Priestly Code;   Sidra;   Urim and Thummim;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
You shall kill the ram, and you shall take its blood, and sprinkle it around on the altar.
King James Version
And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take his blood, and sprinkle it round about upon the altar.
Lexham English Bible
And you will slaughter the ram and take its blood and sprinkle it on the altar all around.
New Century Version
Kill it, and take its blood and sprinkle it on all four sides of the altar.
New English Translation
and you are to kill the ram and take its blood and splash it all around on the altar.
Amplified Bible
then you shall kill the ram and you shall take its blood and sprinkle it around the altar [of burnt offering].
New American Standard Bible
and you shall slaughter the ram and take its blood and sprinkle it around on the altar.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then thou shalt kil the ramme, & take his blood, & sprinkle it round about vpon the altar,
Legacy Standard Bible
and you shall slaughter the ram, and you shall take its blood and splash it around on the altar.
Contemporary English Version
Kill the ram and splatter its blood against all four sides of the altar.
Complete Jewish Bible
and you are to slaughter the ram, take its blood, and splash it on all sides of the altar.
Darby Translation
and thou shalt slaughter the ram, and shalt take its blood, and sprinkle [it] on the altar round about.
Easy-to-Read Version
Kill that ram and save the blood. Throw the blood against the altar on all four sides.
English Standard Version
and you shall kill the ram and shall take its blood and throw it against the sides of the altar.
George Lamsa Translation
And you shall slaughter the ram; and you must take some of its blood and sprinkle it round about upon the altar.
Good News Translation
Kill it, and take its blood and throw it against all four sides of the altar.
Christian Standard Bible®
You are to slaughter the ram, take its blood, and splatter it on all sides of the altar.
Literal Translation
And you shall slaughter the ram, and you shall take its blood and shall sprinkle it on the altar all around.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then shalt thou sleye him, and take of his bloude, and sprenkle it vpon the altare rounde aboute.
American Standard Version
And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take its blood, and sprinkle it round about upon the altar.
Bible in Basic English
Then let it be put to death, so that the sides of the altar are marked with its blood.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when thou hast slaine the Rame, thou shalt take his blood, and sprinckle it rounde about vpon the aulter:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take its blood, and dash it round about against the altar.
King James Version (1611)
And thou shalt slay the ramme, and thou shalt take his blood, and sprinkle it round about vpon the altar.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And thou shalt kill it, and take the blood and pour it on the altar round about.
English Revised Version
And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take its blood, and sprinkle it round about upon the altar.
Berean Standard Bible
You are to slaughter the ram, take its blood, and sprinkle it on all sides of the altar.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and whanne thou hast slayn that ram, thou schalt take of `his blood, and schalt schede aboute the auter.
Young's Literal Translation
and thou hast slaughtered the ram, and hast taken its blood, and hast sprinkled [it] on the altar round about,
Update Bible Version
And you shall slay the ram, and you shall take its blood, and sprinkle it round about on the altar.
Webster's Bible Translation
And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take his blood, and sprinkle [it] around upon the altar.
World English Bible
You shall kill the ram, and you shall take its blood, and sprinkle it around on the altar.
New King James Version
and you shall kill the ram, and you shall take its blood and sprinkle it all around on the altar.
New Life Bible
Kill the ram and take its blood and put it around the altar.
New Revised Standard
and you shall slaughter the ram, and shall take its blood and dash it against all sides of the altar.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
then shalt thou slay the ram, - and take its blood, and dash upon the altar round about;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when thou hast killed him, thou shalt take of the blood thereof, and pour round about the altar.
Revised Standard Version
and you shall slaughter the ram, and shall take its blood and throw it against the altar round about.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and you shall slaughter the ram and shall take its blood and sprinkle it around on the altar.

Contextual Overview

1 "This is the ceremony you must follow when you consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve me as priests: Take a young bull and two rams with no defects. 2 Then, using choice wheat flour and no yeast, make loaves of bread, thin cakes mixed with olive oil, and wafers spread with oil. 3 Place them all in a single basket, and present them at the entrance of the Tabernacle, along with the young bull and the two rams. 4 "Present Aaron and his sons at the entrance of the Tabernacle, and wash them with water. 5 Dress Aaron in his priestly garments—the tunic, the robe worn with the ephod, the ephod itself, and the chestpiece. Then wrap the decorative sash of the ephod around him. 6 Place the turban on his head, and fasten the sacred medallion to the turban. 7 Then anoint him by pouring the anointing oil over his head. 8 Next present his sons, and dress them in their tunics. 9 Wrap the sashes around the waists of Aaron and his sons, and put their special head coverings on them. Then the right to the priesthood will be theirs by law forever. In this way, you will ordain Aaron and his sons. 10 "Bring the young bull to the entrance of the Tabernacle, where Aaron and his sons will lay their hands on its head.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Exodus 29:11, Exodus 29:12

Reciprocal: Exodus 24:6 - on the altar Leviticus 1:5 - sprinkle Numbers 18:17 - thou shalt

Cross-References

Genesis 29:17
There was no sparkle in Leah's eyes, but Rachel had a beautiful figure and a lovely face.
Genesis 29:25
But when Jacob woke up in the morning—it was Leah! "What have you done to me?" Jacob raged at Laban. "I worked seven years for Rachel! Why have you tricked me?"
Genesis 29:32
So Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben, for she said, "The Lord has noticed my misery, and now my husband will love me."
Genesis 30:19
Then Leah became pregnant again and gave birth to a sixth son for Jacob.
Genesis 31:4
So Jacob called Rachel and Leah out to the field where he was watching his flock.
Genesis 33:2
He put the servant wives and their children at the front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph last.
Genesis 35:23
The sons of Leah were Reuben (Jacob's oldest son), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
Genesis 46:15
These were the sons of Leah and Jacob who were born in Paddan-aram, in addition to their daughter, Dinah. The number of Jacob's descendants (male and female) through Leah was thirty-three.
Genesis 49:31
There Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried. There Isaac and his wife, Rebekah, are buried. And there I buried Leah.
Ruth 4:11
Then the elders and all the people standing in the gate replied, "We are witnesses! May the Lord make this woman who is coming into your home like Rachel and Leah, from whom all the nation of Israel descended! May you prosper in Ephrathah and be famous in Bethlehem.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And thou shalt slay the ram,.... As he was ordered to slay the bullock, acting in this as a priest, as in that:

and thou shall take his blood, and sprinkle it round about upon the altar; the blood being received into a basin, it was not to be put upon the altar with the finger, as the blood of the bullock, but was to be sprinkled probably with a bunch of hyssop, round about upon the altar, on the top and sides: as the deity of Christ is the altar which sanctifies every gift, this may signify that his blood has its virtue and efficacy from that, to make atonement for the sins of men, and to cleanse them from them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The consecration of the priests. See the notes to Lev. 8–9.

Exodus 29:4

Door of the tabernacle - Entrance of the tent. See Leviticus 8:3.

Exodus 29:27

The “waving” was the more solemn process of the two: it was a movement several times repeated, while “heaving” was simply a “lifting up” once.

Exodus 29:33

A stranger - One of another family, i. e. in this case, one not of the family of Aaron.


 
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