Leviticus 9:15

Leviticus 9:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he brought the people’s offering, and took the goat, which was the sin offering for the people, and slew it, and offered it for sin, as the first.
• New International Version (NIV)Aaron then brought the offering that was for the people. He took the goat for the people’s sin offering and slaughtered it and offered it for a sin offering as he did with the first one.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then he presented the people's offering and took the goat of the sin offering that was for the people and killed it and offered it as a sin offering, like the first one.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then he brought the people’s offering, and took the goat, which was the sin offering for the people, and killed it and offered it for sin, like the first one.

Context of Leviticus 9:15

13The priests gave the pieces of the animal, including the head, to Aaron. Aaron burnt them on the altar. 14He washed the inside parts and the legs. He burnt them on the altar on top of the burnt offering. Aaron brought the goat. This was the people's sacrifice to God. Aaron killed it and he burnt it on the altar. It was an offering to atone for the people's sin. He offered this sacrifice in the same way as the first sacrifice for sin. 16Aaron brought the other young cow. He killed it and he burnt it on the altar. He did it as Moses had told him. 17He also brought the grain offering. He took some of it and he burnt it on the altar. He burnt it with the morning sacrifice.

Leviticus 9:15 word by word

וַיַּקְרֵ֕ב אֵ֖ת קָרְבַּ֣ן הָעָ֑ם וַיִּקַּ֞ח אֶת־שְׂעִ֤יר הַֽחַטָּאת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לָעָ֔ם וַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֥הוּ וַֽיְחַטְּאֵ֖הוּ כָּרִאשֽׁוֹן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he broughtקָרַבqârab · to present: bringH7126
• the people’sעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• offeringקׇרְבָּןqorbân qûrbân · offeringH7133
• and tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• the goatשָׂעִירώâ‛îyr ώâ‛ir · he-goatH8163
• the sin offeringחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sin: sin offeringH2403
• and slewשָׁחַטshâchaţ · to slaughterH7819
• it, and offered it for sinחָטָאchâţâ' · to sinH2398
• as the firstרִאשׁוֹןri'shôn ri'shôn · firstH7223

Cross-references for Leviticus 9:15

• Leviticus 9:3Moses said to Aaron, ‘Tell Israel's people that they must bring a male goat for a sin offering. And they must bring a young cow and a young sheep. The young cow and the young sheep must be one year old. They must be perfect to burn as an offering.
• Leviticus 4:27One of the people might do bad things when he did not really want to do them. He did not obey one of the Lord's rules. That person has sinned.
• Numbers 28:1The Lord said to Moses,
• Isaiah 53:10But it was the Lord who chose to hurt his servant. He caused his servant to receive much pain. His servant died to remove people's guilt. As a result, God will bless him with many descendants, and he will have a long life. What the Lord wants will happen, because of what his servant does.
• 2 Corinthians 5:21Christ never did any wrong thing, but God punished him as if he had. He died as punishment for our sins. As a result, we become right with God when we belong to Christ. We become right, because he is right.
• Hebrews 2:17Because of that, it was necessary for Jesus to become completely like us, his brothers and sisters. He had to become God's servant on our behalf, like God's most important priest. In that way, he could serve God well and be kind to us. He died as a sacrifice so that God could forgive us for our sins.
• Hebrews 5:3But, because he himself does wrong things, he must offer sacrifices to God on behalf of himself, as well as on behalf of the people.

Commentaries on Leviticus 9:15

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15-21Verses 15-21 In this first complete series of offerings made by the high priest, the sacrifices take their appointed order; first, the sin-offering to make atonement; then the burnt-offering, to signify the surrender of the body, soul and spirit to Yahweh in heaven; and lastly the peace-offering, to show forth the communion vouchsafed to those who are justified and sanctified. See Leviticus 8:14 note.Read the comment
• 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 9:15

• Israel
• Offerings

In the dictionaries

• Sin Offering
• Aaron
• Atonement
• Goat
• 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