Leviticus 9:12

Leviticus 9:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he slew the burnt offering; and Aaron’s sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled round about upon the altar.
• New International Version (NIV)Then he slaughtered the burnt offering. His sons handed him the blood, and he splashed it against the sides of the altar.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then he killed the burnt offering, and Aaron's sons handed him the blood, and he threw it against the sides of the altar.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he killed the burnt offering; and Aaron’s sons presented to him the blood, which he sprinkled all around on the altar.

Context of Leviticus 9:12

10but the fat, the kidneys, and the lobe of the liver from the sin offering he offered up in smoke on the altar, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 11And Aaron burned the meat and the hide in the fire outside the camp. Then he killed the burnt offering; and Aaron’s sons handed the blood to him and he sprinkled it around on the altar. 13They brought the burnt offering to him piece by piece, with the head, and Aaron offered them up in smoke on the altar. 14He also washed the entrails and the legs, and offered them up in smoke with the burnt offering on the altar.

Leviticus 9:12 word by word

וַיִּשְׁחַ֖ט אֶת־הָעֹלָ֑ה וַ֠יַּמְצִאוּ בְּנֵ֨י אַהֲרֹ֤ן אֵלָיו֙ אֶת־הַדָּ֔ם וַיִּזְרְקֵ֥הוּ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ סָבִֽיב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he slewשָׁחַטshâchaţ · to slaughterH7819
• the burnt offeringעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930
• and Aaron’sאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• presentedמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• unto him the bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
• which he sprinkledזָרַקzâraq · to scatterH2236
• round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · around: sideH5439
• upon the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196

Cross-references for Leviticus 9:12

• Leviticus 1:1The Lord called to Moses and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, saying,
• Leviticus 8:18He brought the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.
• Ephesians 5:2and walk continually in love [that is, value one another—practice empathy and compassion, unselfishly seeking the best for others], just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and sacrifice to God [slain for you, so that it became] a sweet fragrance.

Commentaries on Leviticus 9:12

• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-241-7. Moses called ... Take thee a young calf for a sin offering--The directions in these sacred things were still given by Moses, the circumstances being extraordinary. But he was only the medium of communicating the divine will to the newly made priests. The first of their official acts was the sacrifice of another sin offering to atone for the defects of the inauguration services; and yet that sacrifice did not consist of a bullock--the sacrifice…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 9:12

• Blood
• Israel
• Offerings

In the dictionaries

• Burnt offering
• Aaron
• Atonement
• Law in the Old Testament
• Leviticus
• Law of Moses

Commentaries on Leviticus 9

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings