Leviticus 16:6

Leviticus 16:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house.
• New International Version (NIV)“Aaron is to offer the bull for his own sin offering to make atonement for himself and his household.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Aaron shall offer the bull as a sin offering for himself and shall make atonement for himself and for his house.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Aaron shall offer the bull as a sin offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house.

Context of Leviticus 16:6

4He shall put on the holy linen tunic, and the linen undergarments shall be next to his body, and he shall be belted with the linen sash, and dressed with the linen turban (these are the holy garments). He shall bathe his body in water and put them on. 5He shall take from the congregation of the Israelites [at their expense] two male goats as a sin offering and one ram as a burnt offering. Then Aaron shall present the bull as the sin offering for himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house. 7He shall take the two goats and present them before the Lord at the doorway of the Tent of Meeting. 8Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats—one lot for the Lord, the other lot for the scapegoat.

Leviticus 16:6 word by word

וְהִקְרִ֧יב אַהֲרֹ֛ן אֶת־פַּ֥ר הַחַטָּ֖את אֲשֶׁר־ל֑וֹ וְכִפֶּ֥ר בַּעֲד֖וֹ וּבְעַ֥ד בֵּיתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• shall offerקָרַבqârab · to present: bringH7126
• his bullockפַּרpar pâr · bullockH6499
• of the sin offeringחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sin: sin offeringH2403
• for himselfבַּ֫עַדbe‛ad · about/through/forH1157
• and make an atonementכִּפֶּרkâphar · to atoneH3722
• for himself, and for his houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004

Cross-references for Leviticus 16:6

• Leviticus 8:14Then he brought the bull for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull.
• Hebrews 9:7but into the second [inner tabernacle, the Holy of Holies], only the high priest enters [and then only] once a year, and never without [bringing a sacrifice of] blood, which he offers [as a substitutionary atonement] for himself and for the sins of the people committed in ignorance.
• Leviticus 9:7Moses said to Aaron, “Approach the altar and present your sin offering and your burnt offering and make atonement for yourself and for the people; and present the offering of the people and make atonement for them, just as the Lord has commanded.”
• Ezra 10:18Now among the sons of the priests who had married foreign women were found: of the sons of Jeshua [the high priest] the son of Jozadak, and his brothers—Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.
• Job 1:5When the days of their feasting were over, Job would send [for them] and consecrate them, rising early in the morning and offering burnt offerings according to the number of them all; for Job said, “It may be that my sons have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” Job did this at all [such] times.
• Ezekiel 43:19You shall give to the priests, the Levites who are from the descendants of Zadok, who are close to Me to minister to Me,’ says the Lord God, ‘a young bull for a sin offering [as a memorial to Christ’s sacrifice].
• Hebrews 5:2He is able to deal gently with the spiritually ignorant and misguided, since he is also subject to human weakness;

Commentaries on Leviticus 16:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Shall offer - Rather, shall present, as in Leviticus 16:7, Leviticus 16:10, etc. The word expresses the formal act of placing the victims in front of the entrance of the tabernacle. For himself, and for his house - i. e. for himself as the high priest and all the common priests. Compare Leviticus 9:7-14 note.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6The New Testament writer of the Letter to the Hebrews compares Aaron's work for Israel to Christ's work for believers. Both provided atonement for their people. Aaron had to offer a sacrifice for himself before he could offer a sin offering for the people to ensure God forgave his own sins (Hebrews 5:1–3). But Christ did not sin, though tempted (Hebrews 4:15). So, as the high priest for all Christians, he did not need to make a similar sacrifice (Hebrews…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-105-10. shall take of the congregation ... two kids of the goats ... and one ram--The sacrifices were to be offered by the high priest, respectively for himself and the other priests, as well as for the people. The bullock (Le 16:3) and the goats were for sin offerings and the rams for burnt offerings. The goats, though used in different ways, constituted only one offering. They were both presented before the Lord, and the disposal of them determined by…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 16:6

• Atonement
• Church
• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Aaron
• Sin Offering
• Atonement, Day of
• Attire
• Burnt offering
• Coat
• High priest
• Atonement, Day of
• Azazel
• Clean

Commentaries on Leviticus 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings