Leviticus 1:11

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“He shall slaughter it on the north side of the altar before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to sprinkle its blood against the altar on all sides.”

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BSBPD

“He shall slaughter it on the north side of the altar before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to sprinkle its blood against the altar on all sides.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the Lord: and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about upon the altar.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before Jehovah: and Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall sprinkle its blood upon the altar round about.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and he hath slaughtered it by the side of the altar northward, before Jehovah; and sons of Aaron, the priests, have sprinkled its blood on the altar round about;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Leviticus 1:11 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 40:22Moses placed the table in the Tent of Meeting on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil.
  2. Leviticus 1:5And he shall slaughter the young bull before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to present the blood and sprinkle it on all sides of the altar at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
  3. Leviticus 1:7The sons of Aaron the priest shall put a fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.
  4. Leviticus 6:25“Tell Aaron and his sons that this is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered, the sin offering shall be slaughtered before the LORD; it is most holy.
  5. Leviticus 7:2The guilt offering must be slaughtered in the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered, and the priest shall sprinkle its blood on all sides of the altar.
  6. Leviticus 9:12Then Aaron slaughtered the burnt offering. His sons brought him the blood, and he sprinkled it on all sides of the altar.
  7. Ezekiel 8:5“Son of man,” He said to me, “now lift up your eyes to the north.” So I lifted up my eyes to the north, and in the entrance north of the Altar Gate I saw this idol of jealousy.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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