²³ Moses slaughtered the ram and took some of its blood and put it on the lobe of Aaron’s right ear, on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot.^{(A) 24} Moses also brought Aaron’s sons forward and put some of the blood on the lobes of their right ears, on the thumbs of their right hands and on the big toes of their right feet. Then he splashed blood against the sides of the altar.^(B)

² But Nahash the Ammonite replied, “I will make a treaty with you only on the condition^(A) that I gouge^(B) out the right eye of every one of you and so bring disgrace^(C) on all Israel.”