The Church Fathers on this verse

Exodus 29:12Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

And taking some of the blood of the calf, thou shalt put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger, and the rest of the blood thou shalt pour at the bottom thereof.

Douay-Rheims

וְלָֽקַחְתָּ֙ מִדַּ֣ם הַפָּ֔ר וְנָתַתָּ֛ה עַל־קַרְנֹ֥ת הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ בְּאֶצְבָּעֶ֑ךָ וְאֶת־כָּל־הַדָּ֣ם תִּשְׁפֹּ֔ךְ אֶל־יְס֖וֹד הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃

Hebrew (Masoretic text)

The Church Fathers on this verse

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Wlastow G.K.

19th centuryCommentator

The incineration of the offering beyond the camp is an integral aspect of the sin offering ceremony for both the priest and the community (Lev. 4:12 and 21). In contrast, the sin offerings presented by the Israelites were not burned outside the camp but were consumed by the priests.

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