English Standard Version
Leviticus 16:6
6"Aaron shall offer the bull as a sin offering for himself and shall make atonement for himself and for his house.
Leviticus 16:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house.
- New International Version (NIV)“Aaron is to offer the bull for his own sin offering to make atonement for himself and his household.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Aaron shall offer the bull as a sin offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“Aaron will present his own bull as a sin offering to purify himself and his family, making them right with the Lord.
Context of Leviticus 16:6
4He shall put on the holy linen coat and shall have the linen undergarment on his body, and he shall tie the linen sash around his waist, and wear the linen turban; these are the holy garments. He shall bathe his body in water and then put them on. 5And 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. "Aaron shall offer the bull as a sin offering for himself and shall make atonement for himself and for his house. 7Then he shall take the two goats and set them before the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting. 8And Aaron shall cast lots over the two goats, one lot for the Lord and the other lot for Azazel.
Read all of Leviticus 16Leviticus 16:6 word by word
וְהִקְרִ֧יב אַהֲרֹ֛ן אֶת־פַּ֥ר הַחַטָּ֖את אֲשֶׁר־ל֑וֹ וְכִפֶּ֥ר בַּעֲד֖וֹ וּבְעַ֥ד בֵּיתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
- shall offerקָרַבqârab · to present: bringH7126
- his bullockפַּרpar pâr · bullockH6499
- of the sin offeringחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sin: sin offeringH2403
- for himselfבַּ֫עַדbe‛ad · about/through/forH1157
- and make an atonementכִּפֶּרkâphar · to atoneH3722
- for himself, and for his houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
Cross-references for Leviticus 16:6
- Leviticus 8:14Then he brought the bull of the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull of the sin offering.
- Hebrews 9:7but into the second only the high priest goes, and he but once a year, and not without taking blood, which he offers for himself and for the unintentional sins of the people.
- Leviticus 9:7Then Moses said to Aaron, "Draw near to the altar and offer your sin offering and your burnt offering and make atonement for yourself and for the people, and bring the offering of the people and make atonement for them, as the Lord has commanded."
- Ezra 10:18Now there were found some of the sons of the priests who had married foreign women: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah, some of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak and his brothers.
- Job 1:5And when the days of the feast had run their course, Job would send and consecrate them, and he would rise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, "It may be that my children have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts." Thus Job did continually.
- Ezekiel 43:19you shall give to the Levitical priests of the family of Zadok, who draw near to me to minister to me, declares the Lord God, a bull from the herd for a sin offering.
- Hebrews 5:2He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is beset with weakness.
Commentaries on Leviticus 16:6
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Shall offer - Rather, shall present, as in Leviticus 16:7, Leviticus 16:10, etc. The word expresses the formal act of placing the victims in front of the entrance of the tabernacle. For himself, and for his house - i. e. for himself as the high priest and all the common priests. Compare Leviticus 9:7-14 note.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6The New Testament writer of the Letter to the Hebrews compares Aaron's work for Israel to Christ's work for believers. Both provided atonement for their people. Aaron had to offer a sacrifice for himself before he could offer a sin offering for the people to ensure God forgave his own sins (Hebrews 5:1–3). But Christ did not sin, though tempted (Hebrews 4:15). So, as the high priest for all Christians, he did not need to make a similar sacrifice (Hebrews…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 16:6
In the dictionaries
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
English Standard Version — © 2001 Crossway Bibles
Commentaries