Leviticus 5:9
New International Version
and is to splash some of the blood of the sin offering against the side of the altar; the rest of the blood must be drained out at the base of the altar. It is a sin offering.

New Living Translation
Then he will sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering against the sides of the altar, and the rest of the blood will be drained out at the base of the altar. This is an offering for sin.

English Standard Version
and he shall sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar, while the rest of the blood shall be drained out at the base of the altar; it is a sin offering.

Berean Standard Bible
then he is to sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar, while the rest of the blood is drained out at the base of the altar. It is a sin offering.

King James Bible
And he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin offering upon the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be wrung out at the bottom of the altar: it is a sin offering.

New King James Version
Then he shall sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar, and the rest of the blood shall be drained out at the base of the altar. It is a sin offering.

New American Standard Bible
He shall also sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar, while the rest of the blood shall be drained out at the base of the altar: it is a sin offering.

NASB 1995
‘He shall also sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar, while the rest of the blood shall be drained out at the base of the altar: it is a sin offering.

NASB 1977
‘He shall also sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar, while the rest of the blood shall be drained out at the base of the altar: it is a sin offering.

Legacy Standard Bible
He shall also sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar, while the rest of the blood shall be drained out at the base of the altar: it is a sin offering.

Amplified Bible
He shall also sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar, and the rest of the blood shall be drained out at the base of the altar; it is a sin offering.

Christian Standard Bible
Then he will sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar, while the rest of the blood is to be drained out at the base of the altar; it is a sin offering.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then he will sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar, while the rest of the blood is to be drained out at the base of the altar; it is a sin offering.

American Standard Version
and he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin-offering upon the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be drained out at the base of the altar: it is a sin-offering.

Contemporary English Version
splatter some of its blood on one side of the bronze altar, and drain out the rest at the foot of the altar.

English Revised Version
and he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin offering upon the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be drained out at the base of the altar: it is a sin offering.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He will sprinkle some of the blood from the offering for sin on the side of the altar, and the rest of the blood will be drained at the bottom of the altar. It is an offering for sin.

Good News Translation
and sprinkle some of its blood against the side of the altar. The rest of the blood will be drained out at the base of the altar. This is an offering to take away sin.

International Standard Version
Then he is to sprinkle some of the blood from the sin offering on the sidewall of the altar. Now as to the remainder of the blood, he is to pour it out at the base of the altar for a sin offering.

Majority Standard Bible
then he is to sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar, while the rest of the blood is drained out at the base of the altar. It is a sin offering.

NET Bible
Then he must sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the wall of the altar, and the remainder of the blood must be squeezed out at the base of the altar--it is a sin offering.

New Heart English Bible
He shall sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be drained out at the base of the altar. It is a sin offering.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin-offering upon the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be wrung out at the bottom of the altar: it is a sin-offering.

World English Bible
He shall sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be drained out at the base of the altar. It is a sin offering.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and he has sprinkled of the blood of the sin-offering on the side of the altar, and that which is left of the blood is wrung out at the foundation of the altar; it [is] a sin-offering.

Young's Literal Translation
and he hath sprinkled of the blood of the sin-offering on the side of the altar, and that which is left of the blood is wrung out at the foundation of the altar; it is a sin-offering.

Smith's Literal Translation
And he sprinkled from the blood of the sin upon the wall of the altar; and that remaining of the blood he shall press out at the foundation of the altar: it is sin.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And of its blood he shall sprinkle the side of the altar, and whatsoever is left, he shall let it drop at the bottom thereof, because it is for sin.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And he shall sprinkle some of its blood at the side of the altar. But whatever will remain, he shall cause it to drip down to the base, because it is for sin.

New American Bible
he shall sprinkle some of the blood of the purification offering against the side of the altar. The rest of the blood shall be drained out against the base of the altar. It is a purification offering.

New Revised Standard Version
He shall sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar, while the rest of the blood shall be drained out at the base of the altar; it is a sin offering.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And he shall sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering upon the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be wrung out at the bottom of the altar; it is a sin offering.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And he shall sprinkle some blood of the sin offering on the wall of the altar, and the rest of the blood he shall drain on the base of the altar; it is sin.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin-offering upon the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be drained out at the base of the altar; it is a sin-offering.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin-offering on the side of the altar, but the rest of the blood he shall drop at the foot of the altar, for it is a sin-offering.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Sins Requiring a Sin Offering
8He is to bring them to the priest, who shall first present the one for the sin offering. He is to twist its head at the front of its neck without severing it; 9then he is to sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar, while the rest of the blood is drained out at the base of the altar. It is a sin offering. 10And the priest must prepare the second bird as a burnt offering according to the ordinance. In this way the priest will make atonement for him for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven.…

Cross References
Hebrews 9:22
According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

1 John 1:7
But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

Hebrews 10:4
because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.

Romans 3:25
God presented Him as an atoning sacrifice in His blood through faith, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand.

1 Peter 1:18-19
For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers, / but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.

Hebrews 9:12-14
He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption. / For 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, / how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!

Ephesians 1:7
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace

Colossians 1:20
and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.

Matthew 26:28
This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

Revelation 1:5
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,

Isaiah 53:10-12
Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand. / After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities. / Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.

Psalm 51:7
Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

Numbers 19:9
Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to gather up the ashes of the heifer and store them in a ceremonially clean place outside the camp. They must be kept by the congregation of Israel for preparing the water of purification; this is for purification from sin.

Exodus 29:12
Take some of the blood of the bull and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger; then pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.

Leviticus 4:7
The priest must then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense that is before the LORD in the Tent of Meeting. And he is to pour out the rest of the bull’s blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.


Treasury of Scripture

And he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be wrung out at the bottom of the altar: it is a sin offering.

sprinkle

Leviticus 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 congregation.

Leviticus 4:25,30,34
And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out his blood at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering…

Leviticus 7:2
In the place where they kill the burnt offering shall they kill the trespass offering: and the blood thereof shall he sprinkle round about upon the altar.

the rest

Leviticus 4:7,18,25,30,34
And the priest shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the LORD, which is in the tabernacle of the congregation; and shall pour all the blood of the bullock at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation…

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Leviticus 5
1. He who sins in concealing his knowledge
2. in touching an unclean thing
4. or in making an oath
6. His trespass offering, of the flock
7. of fowls
11. or of flour
14. The trespass offering in sacrilege
17. and in sins of ignorance














then he is to sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar
In the Levitical sacrificial system, the act of sprinkling blood was a crucial part of atonement rituals. The priest's role in this process highlights the mediatory function between God and the people. Sprinkling blood on the altar's side signifies purification and consecration, setting apart the altar for holy purposes. This act foreshadows the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, whose blood was shed for the remission of sins, fulfilling the requirements of the law (Hebrews 9:22). The altar, located in the Tabernacle's outer court, was central to Israelite worship, symbolizing God's presence and the need for atonement.

while the rest of the blood is drained out at the base of the altar
The draining of the remaining blood at the altar's base signifies the complete offering of life, as blood represents life itself (Leviticus 17:11). This act underscores the seriousness of sin and the necessity of a life given to atone for it. The base of the altar, where the blood was poured, can be seen as a place of cleansing and renewal, pointing to the foundational role of sacrifice in maintaining the covenant relationship with God. This practice prefigures the totality of Christ's sacrifice, where His blood was poured out for the forgiveness of sins (Matthew 26:28).

It is a sin offering.
The sin offering, or "ḥaṭṭā't" in Hebrew, was instituted to atone for unintentional sins and restore the sinner to fellowship with God. This offering emphasizes the holiness of God and the gravity of sin, which separates humanity from Him. The sin offering is distinct from other offerings, such as the burnt offering or peace offering, as it specifically addresses the need for purification from sin. In the New Testament, Jesus is identified as the ultimate sin offering, who bore the sins of the world (2 Corinthians 5:21), fulfilling the typology of the Old Testament sacrifices and providing a once-for-all atonement (Hebrews 10:10).

Persons / Places / Events
1. Priest
The individual responsible for performing the sacrificial rituals, acting as a mediator between the people and God.

2. Altar
A sacred place where sacrifices are offered to God, symbolizing His presence and the place of atonement.

3. Sin Offering
A specific type of sacrifice made to atone for unintentional sins, emphasizing the need for purification and reconciliation with God.
Teaching Points
The Seriousness of Sin
Sin requires atonement, and the detailed instructions for the sin offering underscore the gravity of sin in God's eyes.

The Role of the Priest
The priest's actions in the sin offering prefigure Christ's mediatory role, reminding us of our need for a mediator.

The Symbolism of Blood
Blood represents life and purification, pointing to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus, whose blood cleanses us from all sin.

The Necessity of Repentance
The sin offering was not just a ritual but required genuine repentance, teaching us the importance of a contrite heart.

God's Provision for Forgiveness
The sin offering illustrates God's provision for forgiveness, encouraging us to trust in His grace and mercy.(9) And he shall sprinkle.--Here again there is a striking difference between the ritual in the sacrifice before us and that in the case of the regular sin offering described in the previous chapters. The blood is simply to be thrown on the walls of the altar, whilst in the ordinary sin offering, the priest had not only to dip his finger seven times in the blood of the victim, but had to put it on the horns of the altar (Leviticus 4:6-7; Leviticus 4:17-18; Leviticus 4:25; Leviticus 4:30; Leviticus 4:34).



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
then he is to sprinkle
וְהִזָּ֞ה (wə·hiz·zāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5137: To spurt, spatter, sprinkle

some of the blood
מִדַּ֤ם (mid·dam)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed

of the sin offering
הַחַטָּאת֙ (ha·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2403: An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the side
קִ֣יר (qîr)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7023: A wall

of the altar,
הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ (ham·miz·bê·aḥ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4196: An altar

while the rest
וְהַנִּשְׁאָ֣ר (wə·han·niš·’ār)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 7604: To swell up, be, redundant

of the blood
בַּדָּ֔ם (bad·dām)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed

is drained out
יִמָּצֵ֖ה (yim·mā·ṣêh)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4680: To suck out, to drain, to squeeze out

at
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

the base
יְס֣וֹד (yə·sō·wḏ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3247: Foundation, base

of the altar.
הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ (ham·miz·bê·aḥ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4196: An altar

It [is]
הֽוּא׃ (hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

a sin offering.
חַטָּ֖את (ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2403: An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender


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