Leviticus 4:5

5 Then the anointed priest shall take some of the bull’s blood and carry it into the tent of meeting.

Leviticus 4:5 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
5 And the priest that is anointed shall take of the bullock's blood, and bring it to the tabernacle of the congregation:
English Standard Version (ESV)
5 And the anointed priest shall take some of the blood of the bull and bring it into the tent of meeting,
New Living Translation (NLT)
5 The high priest will then take some of the bull’s blood into the Tabernacle,
The Message Bible (MSG)
5 He is then to take some of the bull's blood, bring it into the Tent of Meeting,
American Standard Version (ASV)
5 And the anointed priest shall take of the blood of the bullock, and bring it to the tent of meeting:
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
5 Then the anointed priest will take some of the bull's blood and bring it into the tent of meeting.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
5 The anointed priest must then take some of the bull's blood and bring it into the tent of meeting.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
5 " 'Then the priest must take some of the bull's blood. He must carry it into the Tent of Meeting.

Leviticus 4:5 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 4:5

And the priest that is anointed shall take of the bullock's
blood
Let out and received into a basin; this he did himself, and not another, for he offered for himself, and the blood was to make atonement for him:

and bring it to the tabernacle of the congregation;
out of the court where the bullock was slain, into the holy place, where were the vail that divided between the holy of holies, and the altar of sweet incense, after mentioned.

Leviticus 4:5 In-Context

3 “ ‘If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he must bring to the LORD a young bull without defect as a sin offering for the sin he has committed.
4 He is to present the bull at the entrance to the tent of meeting before the LORD. He is to lay his hand on its head and slaughter it there before the LORD.
5 Then the anointed priest shall take some of the bull’s blood and carry it into the tent of meeting.
6 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.
7 The priest shall then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense that is before the LORD in the tent of meeting. The rest of the bull’s blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

Cross References 1

  • 1. ver 16; Leviticus 16:14
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