New American Standard Bible 1995

Leviticus 9

Aaron Offers Sacrifices

1Now it cameוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961abouton the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֔יha.she.mi.NiH8066dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117that Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872calledקָרָ֣אka.Ra'H7121Aaronלְאַהֲרֹ֖ןle.'a.ha.RonH175and his sonsוּלְבָנָ֑יוu.le.va.NavH1121and the eldersוּלְזִקְנֵ֖יu.le.zik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

2and he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175, “Takeקַח־kach-H3947for yourself a calfעֵ֣גֶל'E.gelH5695,a bullבֶּן־ בָּקָ֧רben- ba.KarH1121 H1241,for a sinלְחַטָּ֛אתle.cha.TatH2403offeringH2403and a ramוְאַ֥יִלve.'A.yilH352for a burntלְעֹלָ֖הle.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930, bothwithoutH8549defectH8549,and offerוְהַקְרֵ֖בve.hak.RevH7126thembeforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3Then to the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478you shall speakתְּדַבֵּ֣רte.da.BerH1696,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘Takeקְח֤וּke.ChuH3947a maleשְׂעִיר־se.'ir-H8163goatעִזִּים֙'i.ZimH5795for a sinלְחַטָּ֔אתle.cha.TatH2403offeringH2403,and a calfוְעֵ֨גֶלve.'E.gelH5695and a lambוָכֶ֧בֶשׂva.Khe.vesH3532,both one yearשָׁנָ֛הsha.NahH8141oldבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121,withoutH8549defectH8549,for a burntלְעֹלָֽה׃le.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930,

4and an oxוְשׁ֨וֹרve.ShorH7794and a ramוָאַ֜יִלva.'A.yilH352for peaceלִשְׁלָמִ֗יםlish.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002,to sacrificeלִזְבֹּ֙חַ֙liz.Bo.achH2076beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and a grain offeringוּמִנְחָ֖הu.min.ChahH4503mixedבְּלוּלָ֣הbe.lu.LahH1101with oilבַשָּׁ֑מֶןva.Sha.menH8081;for todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will appearנִרְאָ֥הnir.'AhH7200to you.’”

5So they tookוַיִּקְח֗וּvai.yik.ChuH3947whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872had commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680to the frontפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440of the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150,and the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605congregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712cameH7126nearH7126and stoodוַיַּֽעַמְד֖וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Thisזֶ֧הzehH2088is the thingהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680you to doתַּעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213, thatthe gloryכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068may appearוְיֵרָ֥אve.ye.Ra'H7200to you.”

7Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872then saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175, “ComeH7126nearH7126to the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196andofferוַעֲשֵׂ֞הva.'a.SehH6213your sinחַטָּֽאתְךָ֙cha.ta.te.KhaH2403offeringH2403and your burntעֹ֣לָתֶ֔ךָ'o.la.Te.khaH5930offeringH5930,that you may makeוְכַפֵּ֥רve.kha.PerH3722atonementוְכַפֵּ֣רve.kha.PerH3722for yourself and for the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971;then makeוַעֲשֵׂ֞הva.'a.SehH6213the offeringקָרְבַּ֤ןka.re.BanH7133for the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,that you may makeH3722atonementH3722for them, justH3512as the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680.”

8So Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175cameH7126nearH7126to the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196and slaughteredוַיִּשְׁחַ֛טvai.yish.ChatH7819the calfעֵ֥גֶל'E.gelH5695of the sinהַחַטָּ֖אתha.cha.TatH2403offeringH2403whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834was for himself.

9Aaron’sאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175sonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121presentedוַ֠יַּקְרִבוּVai.yak.ri.vuH7126the bloodהַדָּם֮ha.DamH1818to him; and he dippedוַיִּטְבֹּ֤לvai.yit.BolH2881his fingerאֶצְבָּעוֹ֙'etz.ba.'OH676in the bloodבַּדָּ֔םba.DamH1818andputוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414someon the hornsקַרְנ֣וֹתkar.NotH7161of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,and pouredיָצַ֔קya.TzakH3332out the rest ofthe bloodהַדָּ֣םha.DamH1818at the baseיְס֖וֹדye.SodH3247of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.

10The fatהַחֵ֨לֶבha.Che.levH2459and the kidneysהַכְּלָיֹ֜תha.ke.la.YotH3629and thelobeהַיֹּתֶ֤רֶתhai.yo.Te.retH3508of the liverהַכָּבֵד֙ha.ka.VedH3516of the sinהַ֣חַטָּ֔אתha.cha.TatH2403offeringH2403,he then offeredH6999up in smokeהִקְטִ֖ירhik.TirH6999on the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָהha.miz.Be.chahH4196justH3512as the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

11The fleshהַבָּשָׂ֖רha.ba.SarH1320and the skinהָע֑וֹרha.'OrH5785,however, he burnedשָׂרַ֣ףsa.RafH8313with fireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784outsideמִח֖וּץmi.ChutzH4480 H2351the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃La.ma.cha.NehH4264.

12Then he slaughteredוַיִּשְׁחַ֖טvai.yish.ChatH7819the burntהָעֹלָ֑הha.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930;and Aaron’sאַהֲרֹ֤ן'a.ha.RonH175sonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121handedוַ֠יַּמְצִאוּVai.yam.tzi.'uH4672the bloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818to him and he sprinkledוַיִּזְרְקֵ֥הוּvai.yiz.re.Ke.huH2236it aroundסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439on the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196.

13They handedהִמְצִ֧יאוּhim.Tzi.'uH4672the burntהָעֹלָ֗הha.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930to him inpiecesלִנְתָחֶ֖יהָlin.ta.Chei.haH5409,with the headהָרֹ֑אשׁha.RoshH7218,and he offeredH6999themup in smokeוַיַּקְטֵ֖רvai.yak.TerH6999on the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.

14He also washedוַיִּרְחַ֥ץvai.yir.ChatzH7364the entrailsהַקֶּ֖רֶבha.Ke.revH7130and the legsהַכְּרָעָ֑יִםha.ke.ra.'A.yimH3767,and offeredH6999themup in smokeוַיַּקְטֵ֥רvai.yak.TerH6999with the burntהָעֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930on the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחָה׃ha.miz.Be.chahH4196.

15Then he presentedוַיַּקְרֵ֕בvai.yak.RevH7126the people’sהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971offeringקָרְבַּ֣ןka.re.BanH7133,and tookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947thegoatH5795of the sinהַֽחַטָּאת֙ha.cha.taTH2403offeringH2403whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was for the peopleלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971,and slaughteredוַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֥הוּvai.yish.cha.Te.huH7819it and offeredH2398it for sinוַֽיְחַטְּאֵ֖הוּvay.cha.te.'E.huH2398,like the firstכָּרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ka.ri.ShonH7223.

16He also presentedוַיַּקְרֵ֖בvai.yak.RevH7126the burntהָעֹלָ֑הha.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930, andofferedוַֽיַּעֲשֶׂ֖הָvai.ya.'a.Se.haH6213it according tothe ordinanceכַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ka.mish.PatH4941.

17Next he presentedוַיַּקְרֵב֮vai.yak.RevH7126the grain offeringהַמִּנְחָה֒ha.min.ChahH4503,and filledוַיְמַלֵּ֤אvay.ma.Le'H4390hishandכַפּוֹ֙kha.PoH3709with someH4480of it and offeredH6999itup in smokeוַיַּקְטֵ֖רvai.yak.TerH6999on the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,besidesמִלְּבַ֖דmi.le.VadH4480 H905the burntעֹלַ֥ת'o.LatH5930offeringH5930of the morningהַבֹּֽקֶר׃ha.Bo.kerH1242.

18Thenhe slaughteredוַיִּשְׁחַ֤טvai.yish.ChatH7819the oxהַשּׁוֹר֙ha.shOrH7794and the ramהָאַ֔יִלha.'A.yilH352,the sacrificeזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2077of peaceהַשְּׁלָמִ֖יםha.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was for the peopleלָעָ֑םla.'AmH5971;and Aaron’sאַהֲרֹ֤ן'a.ha.RonH175sonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121handedוַ֠יַּמְצִאוּVai.yam.tzi.'uH4672the bloodהַדָּם֙ha.DamH1818to him and he sprinkledוַיִּזְרְקֵ֥הוּvai.yiz.re.Ke.huH2236it aroundסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439on the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196.

19As for the portionsH2459of fatהַחֲלָבִ֖יםha.cha.la.VimH2459from the oxהַשּׁ֑וֹרha.ShorH7794and from the ramהָאַ֔יִלha.'A.yilH352,the fatהָֽאַלְיָ֤הha.'al.YahH451tailH451, and the fatcoveringוְהַֽמְכַסֶּה֙ve.ham.kha.SehH4374,and the kidneysוְהַכְּלָיֹ֔תve.ha.ke.la.YotH3629and thelobeוְיֹתֶ֖רֶתve.yo.Te.retH3508of the liverהַכָּבֵֽד׃ha.ka.VedH3516,

20they now placedוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760the portionsהַחֲלָבִ֖יםha.cha.la.VimH2459of fatהַחֲלָבִ֖יםha.cha.la.VimH2459on the breastsהֶחָז֑וֹתhe.cha.ZotH2373;and he offeredH6999them up in smokeוַיַּקְטֵ֥רvai.yak.TerH6999on the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחָה׃ha.miz.Be.chahH4196.

21Butthe breastsהֶחָז֗וֹתhe.cha.ZotH2373and the rightהַיָּמִ֔יןhai.ya.MinH3225thighשׁ֣וֹקShokH7785Aaronאַהֲרֹ֛ן'a.ha.RonH175presentedהֵנִ֧יףhe.NifH5130as a waveH8573offeringH8573beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,justH3512as Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680.

22Then Aaronאַהֲרֹ֧ן'a.ha.RonH175liftedוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375up his handsיָדָ֛יוya.dovH3027towardאֶל־'el-H413the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971andblessedוַֽיְבָרְכֵ֑םvay.va.re.KhemH1288them, and he steppedH3381downוַיֵּ֗רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381after makingמֵעֲשֹׂ֧תme.'a.SotH6213the sinהַֽחַטָּ֛אתha.cha.TatH2403offeringH2403and the burntוְהָעֹלָ֖הve.ha.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930and the peaceוְהַשְּׁלָמִֽים׃ve.ha.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002.

23Mosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹן֙ve.'a.ha.RonH175wentוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150.When they cameוַיֵּ֣צְא֔וּvai.Ye.tze.'UH3318out and blessedוַֽיְבָרֲכ֖וּvay.va.ra.KhuH1288the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,the gloryכְבוֹד־khe.Vod-H3519of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֥אvai.ye.Ra'H7200to allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

24Then fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784cameוַתֵּ֤צֵאva.Te.tze'H3318out from beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH4480 H6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and consumedוַתֹּ֙אכַל֙va.To.khalH398the burntהָעֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930and the portionsH2459of fatהַחֲלָבִ֑יםha.cha.la.VimH2459on the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196;and when allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200it,they shoutedוַיָּרֹ֔נּוּvai.ya.Ro.nuH7442and fellוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307on their facesפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃pe.nei.HemH6440.

Aaron Offers Sacrifices

Commentaries on Leviticus 9