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Leviticus 16:14

“And he shall take some of the blood of the bull and sprinkle it with his finger on the front of the cover of expiation on the east side, and in front of the cover of expiation he shall sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times.”

Leviticus 16:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Explicit type · Hebrews 9:12

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Hebrews contrasts the blood of the bull and the goat that, in Leviticus 16:14-15, the high priest brought behind the veil with the Messiah’s own blood.

The biblical author himself makes the connection, in these words:

οὐδὲ δι’ αἵματος τράγων καὶ μόσχων διὰ δὲ τοῦ ἰδίου αἵματος εἰσῆλθεν ἐφάπαξ εἰς τὰ ἅγια “not through the blood of goats and calves, but through his own blood, he entered once for all into the Holy Place” (Hebrews 9:12)

  • דַּםdamH1818αἵματοςhaimatosG129“blood”

Theme · Romans 3:25

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Romans 3:25 uses hilastērion, the same word that Hebrews 9:5 uses for the cover of expiation (kapporet), on which the blood was sprinkled in Leviticus 16:14.

The same term appears in both passages.

  • כַּפֹּרֶתkaporetH3727ἱλαστήριονhilastērionG2435“cover of expiation”

Cover of expiationכַּפֹּרֶת / ἱλαστήριονכפרת hilastērion

The gold lid of the ark, with two cherubim on top (Exodus 25:17-22). From there YHWH spoke with Moses, and on it the high priest sprinkled the blood on the Day of Expiation (Leviticus 16:14-15).

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כַּפֹּרֶת / ἱλαστήριον

On the Day of Expiation, the high priest sprinkles the blood with his finger on the cover and in front of it.

Leviticus 16:2Hebrews 9:5

Leviticus 16:14, word by word

And he shall takeלָקַחlakach

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

Where else “lakach” appears
some of the bloodדַּםdam

blood

The red fluid that runs through the body and carries the life of people and animals.

Where else “dam” appears
of the bullפָּרpar

bull

Young bull, bullock.

Where else “par” appears
and sprinkle itהִזָּהhiza

sprinkle

Sprinkle, spatter (of blood, oil or water).

Where else “hiza” appears
with his fingerאֶצְבָּעetsba

finger

Finger; also toe.

Where else “etsba” appears
the frontפְּנֵיpene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

Where else “pene” appears
of the cover of expiationכַּפֹּרֶתkaporet

cover of expiation

The gold lid of the ark, with the two cherubim. Its name comes from the verb "make expiation" (cover sin), because there the blood was sprinkled on the day of expiation (Leviticus 16:14-15).

Where else “kaporet” appears
on the east sideקֵדְמָkedma

east

The side in front, where the sun rises; the east.

Where else “kedma” appears
sevenשֶׁבַעsheva

seven

Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".

Where else “sheva” appears
timesפְּעָמִיםpeamim

time

Each of the occasions on which something happens or is repeated.

Where else “peamim” appears

The context

13And he shall put the incense on the fire before YHWH, and the cloud of the incense shall cover the cover of expiation that is over the testimony, so that he does not die.

14 · This verse (above)

15Then he shall slaughter the goat of the sin offering that is for the people and bring its blood inside the veil, and do with its blood as he did with the blood of the bull, and sprinkle it on the cover of expiation and in front of the cover of expiation.

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