Leviticus 4:6

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4 He shall bring the bull ^ato the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the Lord, lay his hand on the bull’s head, and kill the bull before the Lord.

5 Then the anointed priest shall ^atake some of the bull’s blood and bring it to the tabernacle of meeting.

6 The priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of the blood seven times before the Lord, in front of the ^aveil of the sanctuary.

7 And the priest shall ^aput some of the blood on the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the Lord, which is in the tabernacle of meeting; and he shall pour ^bthe remaining blood of the bull at the base of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.

8 He shall take from it all the fat of the bull as the sin offering. The fat that covers the entrails and all the fat which is on the entrails,

9 the two kidneys and the fat that is on them by the flanks, and the fatty lobe attached to the liver above the kidneys, he shall remove,

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Adam Clarke

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Leviticus 4:6

Seven times - See Clarke' s note on Exodus 29:30. The blood of this sacrifice was applied in three different ways:

1.The priest put his finger in it, and sprinkled it seven times before the veil, Leviticus 4:6.

2.He put some of it on the horns of the altar of incense.

3.He poured the remaining part at the bottom of the altar of burnt-offerings, Leviticus 4:7.

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