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Leviticus 4:18

He shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar which is before Yahweh, that is in the Tent of Meeting; and the rest of the blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering, which is at the door of the Tent of Meeting.

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  • WEB World English Bible

    He shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar which is before Yahweh, that is in the Tent of Meeting; and the rest of the blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering, which is at the door of the Tent of Meeting.

  • KJV King James Version

    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 shall pour out all the blood at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    And he shall put of the blood upon the horns of the altar which is before the LORD, that is in the tent of meeting, and all the remaining blood shall he pour out at the base of the altar of burnt-offering, which is at the door of the tent of meeting.

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Passages linked to Leviticus 4:18 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.

  • Leviticus 4:7 The priest shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of sweet incense before Yahweh, which is in the Tent of Meeting; and he shall pour out the rest of the blood of the bull at the base of the altar of burnt offering, which is at the door of the Tent of Meeting.

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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Lev 4:18 And he shall put [some] of the…

Lev 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 shall pour out all the blood at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which [is at] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

Ver. 18. Upon the horns.] {See Trapp on "Lev 4:7"}

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At the bottom of the altar.] To set forth the plenty and sufficiency of grace and merit in Christ’s death, for many more than are actually saved by it.

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Before the Lord; that is, before the holy of…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain The altar - Of incense: Which is before the…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The altar ... in the tabernacle - i. e.…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 18. the altar which is before the Lord] The…
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 He will put

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