Leviticus 9:8

Leviticus 9:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Aaron therefore went unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.
• New International Version (NIV)So Aaron came to the altar and slaughtered the calf as a sin offering for himself.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Aaron drew near to the altar and killed the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Aaron therefore went to the altar and killed the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.

Context of Leviticus 9:8

6Moses said to the people, ‘The Lord has told you that you must do this. Do it. And then the Lord will show you how great he is.’ 7Moses said to Aaron, ‘Go to the altar. Sacrifice your sin offering and your burnt offering to the Lord. You must do that to pay for your sins and those of the people. Then sacrifice the people's gift. Their offerings are an atonement for the bad things that they have done. The Lord said that you should do this.’ Aaron brought the young bull to the altar. He killed it. This was his offering to the Lord to atone for his sin. 9His sons brought the blood to Aaron. He put his finger in the blood and he put it on the horns of the altar. He poured the blood that he did not use onto the floor in front of the altar. 10Aaron burnt the fat, the kidneys and the best piece of the liver on the altar as a sin offering. He did it as the Lord had told Moses.

Leviticus 9:8 word by word

וַיִּקְרַ֥ב אַהֲרֹ֖ן אֶל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ וַיִּשְׁחַ֛ט אֶת־עֵ֥גֶל הַחַטָּ֖את אֲשֶׁר־לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• therefore wentקָרַבqârab · to present: comeH7126
• unto the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• and slewשָׁחַטshâchaţ · to slaughterH7819
• the calfעֵ֫גֶל‛êgel · calfH5695
• of the sin offeringחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sin: sin offeringH2403

Cross-references for Leviticus 9:8

• Leviticus 1:4The person must put his hand on the animal's head. Then he must kill it. The animal's death will pay for the person's sins.
• Leviticus 4:4The priest must bring the young bull to the door of the Lord's Tent of Meeting. He must put his hand on the animal's head. And then he must kill it in front of the Lord.

Commentaries on Leviticus 9:8

• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Aaron ... went unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering--Whether it had been enjoined the first time, or was unavoidable from the divisions of the priestly labor not being as yet completely arranged, Aaron, assisted by his sons, appears to have slain the victims with his own hands, as well as gone through all the prescribed ritual at the altar.Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 9:8

• Israel
• Offerings

In the dictionaries

• Aaron
• Sin Offering
• Atonement
• Sinoffering
• Law in the Old Testament
• Leviticus
• Priest, High
• 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