Leviticus 16:5

Leviticus 16:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering.
• New International Version (NIV)From the Israelite community he is to take two male goats for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he shall take from the congregation of the people of Israel two male goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he shall take from the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats as a sin offering, and one ram as a burnt offering.

Context of Leviticus 16:5

3This is how Aaron must go into the Most Holy Place. He must bring a young bull for a sin offering. He must also bring a male sheep for a burnt offering. 4He must wash his body before he puts on his special clothes. He must wear his linen robe and linen clothes next to his body. They are holy. He must tie a linen belt round his body. He must put the linen hat on his head. These clothes are holy. He must take two male goats for a sin offering. And he must take a male sheep for a burnt offering. They are a gift from Israel's people. 6Aaron must offer the bull as an atonement to the Lord for himself, his family and his servants. 7He must take the two goats to the door of the Tent of Meeting. They are a gift to the Lord.

Leviticus 16:5 word by word

וּמֵאֵ֗ת עֲדַת֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל יִקַּ֛ח שְׁנֵֽי־שְׂעִירֵ֥י עִזִּ֖ים לְחַטָּ֑את וְאַ֥יִל אֶחָ֖ד לְעֹלָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he shall takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• of the congregationעֵדָה‛êdâh · congregationH5712
• of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• kidsשָׂעִירώâ‛îyr ώâ‛ir · he-goatH8163
• of the goatsעֵז‛êz · goatH5795
• for a sin offeringחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sin: sin offeringH2403
• and oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• ramאַ֫יִל'ayil · ramH352
• for a burnt offeringעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930

Cross-references for Leviticus 16:5

• Leviticus 4:14When they do know about it they must bring a young bull to the Tent of Meeting. The animal is a sin offering.
• Leviticus 8:2‘Fetch Aaron and his sons. Bring their special clothes. Bring the oil. Bring the basket of bread that they made without yeast. Also bring the bull for the sin offering and the two male sheep.
• Leviticus 9:8Aaron brought the young bull to the altar. He killed it. This was his offering to the Lord to atone for his sin.
• Numbers 29:11Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. Give these gifts as well as the burnt offering, the grain offerings and the drink offerings that you give each day and each month.
• 2 Chronicles 29:21They took with them seven bulls, seven male sheep, seven lambs and seven male goats. They offered these animals as a sin offering for the kingdom, for the holy place and for the people of Judah. The king told the priests, Aaron's descendants, to offer sacrifices on the Lord's altar.
• Ezra 6:17They offered 100 bulls, 200 male sheep and 400 lambs. Then they sacrificed 12 male goats as a sin offering for all Israel. There was one goat for each of the 12 tribes of Israel.
• Ezekiel 45:22On the first day of the festival, the ruler must provide a bull as a sin offering. It is an offering for himself and for all the people of Israel.
• Romans 8:3The Law that God gave to Moses could not make us free like that. We were too weak to obey his Law because we are human. But God has done what his Law could not do. He sent his own Son to become a person like us. His human body was like the body of people who do wrong things. God's Son died as a sacrifice to take away the punishment for our sins. In that way, God destroyed the power of sin over people who are weak and human.
• Hebrews 7:27Jesus is not like the Levite priests. They need to offer sacrifices to God every day. First, they offer sacrifices so that God will forgive their own sins. Then they offer sacrifices on behalf of the other people, so that God will forgive their sins too. But Jesus offered one sacrifice for all time. That sacrifice was himself.
• Hebrews 10:5So, when Christ came into the world, he said to his Father, ‘You have not wanted people to offer sacrifices and other gifts to you. Instead, you have prepared a body for me to offer to you.

Commentaries on Leviticus 16:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Take of the congregation - i. e. they were to be supplied at the public cost. Two kids of the goats - This should be, two shaggy he-goats (Leviticus 4:23 note), of the same color, size, and value.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-34The day of atonement, on the tenth day of the seventh month, was the most serious and holy day of the year for Israelites (see Leviticus 16:29; 23:27; Numbers 29:7). It was the only required fast and a Sabbath of rest for all the people (Leviticus 23:32). The Feast of Trumpets came before it and announced its arrival (Numbers 29:1, 7–11). On this day, God forgave the sins of the community. Only the high priest, Aaron, could lead the ceremony because he…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 16:5

• Atonement
• Church

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• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Burnt offering
• Children of Israel
• Sin Offering
• Atonement, Day of
• Attire
• Coat
• High priest

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