Dip

Priests when offering a sin offering were required to dip a finger into the blood of the sacrificed bullock and “to sprinkle of the blood seven times before Yahweh” (compare Leviticus 4:6, et al.). See also the law referring to the cleansing of infected houses (Leviticus 14:51) and the cleansing of a leper (Leviticus 14:16). In all such cases “to dip” is “to moisten,” “to besprinkle,” “to dip in,” the Hebrew טבל, ṭābhal, or the Greek βάπτω, báptō. See also ASHER. In Psalms 68:23 “dipping” is not translated from the Hebrew, but merely employed for a better understanding of the passage: “Thou mayest crush them, dipping thy foot in blood” (the King James Version “that thy foot may be dipped in the blood”). Revelation 19:13 is a very doubtful passage. The KJV reads: “a vesture dipped in blood” (from baptō, “to dip”); the Revised Version following another reading (either rhaínō, or rhantízō, both “to sprinkle”), translates “a garment sprinkled with blood.” The RV, margin gives “dipped in.” See also SOP.

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Author: International Std. Bible Encyclopedia

Keywords: Dip

Source: James Orr (editor), The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, 5 volume set.

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