(springing). The blood of the sin-offering was sprinkled with the finger of the priest upon the mercy-seat of the inner sanctuary as an atonement for the holy place because of national uncleanness (Lev. 16:14-16). The “blood of sprinkling” or mediatorial blood of the new covenant (Heb. 12:24), is made antithetical with the blood of vengeance (Gen. 4:10).