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Leviticus 4:6

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4:6The priest must dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle10 some of it11 seven times before the Lord toward12 the front of the veil-canopy13 of the sanctuary.

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  1. 10 The Hebrew verb וְהִזָּה (véhizzah, Hiphil of נָזָה, nazah) does indeed mean “sprinkle” or “splatter.” Contrast the different Hebrew verb meaning “splash” in Lev 1:5 (זָרָק, zaraq).
  2. 11 Heb “of the blood.” The relative pronoun (“it”) has been used in the translation here for stylistic reasons.
  3. 12 The particle here translated “toward” usually serves as a direct object indicator or a preposition meaning “with.” With the verb of motion it probably means “toward,” “in the direction of” (J. Milgrom, Leviticus [], 1:; J. E. Hartley, Leviticus [], ); cf. , .
  4. 13 The Hebrew term פָּרֹכֶת (parokhet) is usually translated “veil” (e.g., , , ) or “curtain” (e.g., , ), but it seems to have stretched not only in front of but also over the top of the ark of the covenant which stood behind and under it inside the most holy place (see R. E. Averbeck, 3:).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle part of the blood seven times before the Lord in front of the veil of the sanctuary.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He is to dip his finger into the blood and sprinkle some of it seven times before the Lord, in front of the curtain of the sanctuary.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The priest is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of it seven times before the Lord in front of the curtain of the sanctuary.

NLTNew Living Translation

dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the Lord in front of the inner curtain of the sanctuary.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and shall spatter some of the blood seven times before Yahweh in front of the sanctuary’s curtain.

KJV 1900King James Version

And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the Lord, before the vail of the sanctuary.