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

10On the altar he burned the fat, the kidneys, and the lobe of the liver from the sin offering, as the LORD had commanded Moses. 11But he burned up the flesh and the hide outside the camp. Then Aaron slaughtered the burnt offering. His sons brought him the blood, and he splattered it on all sides of the altar. 13They brought him the burnt offering piece by piece, including the head, and he burned them on the altar. 14He washed the entrails and the legs and burned them atop 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

• Then Aaron slaughteredשָׁחַטshâchaţ · to slaughterH7819
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• the burnt offeringעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930
• ·אַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• ·אֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• brought himמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• the bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
• and he splatteredזָרַקzâraq · to scatterH2236
• it onעַל‛al · uponH5921
• all sidesסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · around: sideH5439
• of the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196

Cross-references for Leviticus 9:12

• Leviticus 1:1Then the LORD called to Moses and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, saying,
• Leviticus 8:18Then Moses presented the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.
• Ephesians 5:2and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.

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