Exodus 29:16

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

You are to slaughter the ram, take its blood, and sprinkle it on all sides of the altar.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And when thou hast killed him, thou shalt take of the blood thereof, and pour round about the altar:

Free Bible Version

Slaughter the ram, take its blood, and splash it all around the altar.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then thou shalt kill the ramme, and take his blood, and sprinkle it round about vpon the altar,

King James (Authorized) Version

And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take his blood, and sprinkle it round about upon the altar.

One Unity Resource Bible

You shall kill the ram, and you shall take its blood, and sprinkle it around on the altar.

Translation for Translators

Then kill the ram by slitting its throat. Catch/Drain some of the blood and splash it against all four sides of the altar.

Unlocked Literal Bible

You must kill the ram, then take its blood and sprinkle it on all sides of the altar.

Noah Webster Bible

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.

Young's Literal Translation

and thou hast slaughtered the ram, and hast taken its blood, and hast sprinkled [it] on the altar round about,

Context

The Order of the Sacrifices

¹⁵Take one of the rams, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on its head.¹⁶You are to slaughter the ram, take its blood, and sprinkle it on all sides of the altar.¹⁷Cut the ram into pieces, wash the entrails and legs, and place them with its head and other pieces.

Summary

In Exodus 29:16, the consecration of the priests is described, where Aaron and his sons are instructed to offer a sacrifice of a ram and its various parts on the altar. This ritual symbolizes the priests' dedication to serving God and the people, as well as their atonement for sin. The blood of the ram is to be sprinkled on the altar, signifying purification and sanctification. This verse underscores the importance of holiness and the need for a sacrificial system to approach God in the Old Testament.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

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.

Exodus 29:16

The Order of the Sacrifices

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Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

You are to slaughter the ram, take its blood, and sprinkle it on all sides of the altar.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And when thou hast killed him, thou shalt take of the blood thereof, and pour round about the altar:

Free Bible Version

Slaughter the ram, take its blood, and splash it all around the altar.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then thou shalt kill the ramme, and take his blood, and sprinkle it round about vpon the altar,

King James (Authorized) Version

And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take his blood, and sprinkle it round about upon the altar.

One Unity Resource Bible

You shall kill the ram, and you shall take its blood, and sprinkle it around on the altar.

Translation for Translators

Then kill the ram by slitting its throat. Catch/Drain some of the blood and splash it against all four sides of the altar.

Unlocked Literal Bible

You must kill the ram, then take its blood and sprinkle it on all sides of the altar.

Noah Webster Bible

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.

Young's Literal Translation

and thou hast slaughtered the ram, and hast taken its blood, and hast sprinkled [it] on the altar round about,