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Exodus 29:12

Exodus 29:12
And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger, and pour all the blood beside the bottom of the altar.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And thou shalt take the blood of the bullock,.... Being slain, and its blood received into a basin:

and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger; not sprinkle it with hyssop, as was done…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Exodus 29:1-37

The consecration of the priests. See the notes to Lev. 8–9. Exo 29:4 Door of the tabernacle - Entrance of the tent. See Lev 8:3. Exo 29:27 The “waving” was the more solemn process of the two: it was a…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Exodus 29:1-37

Here is, I. The law concerning the consecration of Aaron and his sons to the priest's office, which was to be done with a great deal of ceremony and solemnity, that they themselves might be duly…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

The Hebrew regarded the blood as the seat of the -soul," or principle of life; and it was in virtue of the -soul" that was in it, that it made atonement (see Lev 17:11). By its application to the…