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Exodus 29:16

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

KJV

Quem cum mactaveris, tolles de sanguine ejus, et fundes circa altare.

Vulgate

καὶ σφάξεις αὐτόν, καὶ λαβὼν τὸ αἷμα προσχεεῖς πρὸς τὸ θυσιαστήριον κύκλῳ.

LXX

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

ASV

וְ/שָׁחַטְתָּ֖ אֶת הָ/אָ֑יִל וְ/לָֽקַחְתָּ֙ אֶת דָּמ֔/וֹ וְ/זָרַקְתָּ֥ עַל הַ/מִּזְבֵּ֖חַ סָבִֽיב

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
ו
v
noun · 195×
וֹ
v
noun · 356×
יִּזְרְק֤וּ
yzrqv
verb · 35×
יִּקַּ֣ח
yqch
verb · 963×
ם
m
verb · 82×
מִּזְבֵּ֖חַ
mzbch
noun · 402×
סָבִֽיב
sbyb
noun · 334×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§1539The chosen people was constituted by God as "a kingdom of priests and a holy nation."6 But within the people of Israel, God chose one of the twelve tribes, that of Levi, and set it apart for liturgical service; God himself is its inheritance.7 A special rite consecrated the beginnings of the priesthood of the Old Covenant. the priests are "appointed to act on behalf of men in r…

Cross-references

  • Lev 1:5 — And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the cong