Leviticus 16:14
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And he is to take some of the bull’s blood and sprinkle it with his finger on the east side of the mercy seat; then he shall sprinkle some of it with his finger seven times before the mercy seat.”
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“And he is to take some of the bull’s blood and sprinkle it with his finger on the east side of the mercy seat; then he shall sprinkle some of it with his finger seven times before the mercy seat.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times.”
King James Version · Public Domain“and he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy-seat on the east; and before the mercy-seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`And he hath taken of the blood of the bullock, and hath sprinkled with his finger on the front of the mercy-seat eastward; even at the front of the mercy-seat he doth sprinkle seven times of the blood with his finger.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Leviticus 16:14 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 4:5Then the anointed priest shall take some of the bull’s blood and bring it into the Tent of Meeting.
- Leviticus 4:6The priest is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of it seven times before the LORD, in front of the veil of the sanctuary.
- Leviticus 4:17and he is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the veil.
- Leviticus 8:11He sprinkled some of the oil on the altar seven times, anointing the altar and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand, to consecrate them.
- Romans 3:24and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
- Hebrews 9:7But only the high priest entered the second room, and then only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.
- Hebrews 9:13For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean,
- Hebrews 9:25Nor did He enter heaven to offer Himself again and again, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own.
- Hebrews 10:4because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
- Hebrews 10:10And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
- Hebrews 10:19Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,
- Hebrews 12:24to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
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