Numbers 19:4

19:4 Eleazar the priest is to take ¹  some of its blood with his finger, and sprinkle some of the blood seven times ²  directly in front of the tent of meeting.

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¹ tn The verb is the perfect tense with vav (ו) consecutive; it functions here as the equivalent of the imperfect of instruction.

² sn Seven is a number with religious significance; it is often required in sacrificial ritual for atonement or for purification.