◄ Leviticus 16:19 ►
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Good News Translation
With his finger he must sprinkle some of the blood on the altar seven times. In this way he is to purify it from the sins of the people of Israel and make it holy.

New Revised Standard Version
He shall sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it and hallow it from the uncleannesses of the people of Israel.

Contemporary English Version
Use a finger to sprinkle the altar seven times with the blood, and it will be completely clean from the sins of the people.

New American Bible
and with his finger sprinkle some of the blood on it seven times. Thus he shall purify it and sanctify it from the impurities of the Israelites.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And sprinkling with his finger seven times, let him expiate, and sanctify it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And sprinkling with his finger seven times, let him expiate, and sanctify it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel.

Ezekiel 43:18-22 And he said to me: Son of man, thus saith the Lord God: These are the ceremonies of the altar, in what day soever it shall be made: that holocausts may be offered upon it, and blood poured out. . . .

Zechariah 13:1 In that day there shall be a fountain open to the house of David, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem: for the washing of the sinner, and of the unclean woman.

Context
The Sin Offering for the People
…18And when he is come out to the altar that is before the Lord, let him pray for himself: and taking the blood of the calf, and of the buck goat, let him pour it upon the horns thereof round about. 19And sprinkling with his finger seven times, let him expiate, and sanctify it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel.
Cross References
Leviticus 16:14
He shall take also of the blood of the calf, and sprinkle with his finger seven times towards the propitiatory to the east.

Leviticus 16:20
After he hath cleaned the sanctuary, and the tabernacle, and the altar, then let him offer the living goat.

Ezekiel 43:20
And thou shalt take of his blood, and shalt put it upon the four horns thereof, and upon the four corners of the brim, and upon the crown round about: and thou shalt cleanse, and expiate it.

Leviticus 16:18
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