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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)So Aaron went to the altar and slaughtered the calf as a sin offering for himself.

Context of Leviticus 9:8

6Then Moses said, “This is what the Lord has commanded you to do, so that the glory of the Lord may appear to you.” 7Moses said to Aaron, “Come to the altar and sacrifice your sin offering and your burnt offering and make atonement for yourself and the people; sacrifice the offering that is for the people and make atonement for them, as the Lord has commanded.” So Aaron came to the altar and slaughtered the calf as a sin offering for himself. 9His sons brought the blood to him, and he dipped his finger into the blood and put it on the horns of the altar; the rest of the blood he poured out at the base of the altar. 10On the altar he burned the fat, the kidneys and the long lobe of the liver from the sin offering, as the Lord commanded 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 1:4You are to lay your hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted on your behalf to make atonement for you.
• Leviticus 4:4He is to present the bull at the entrance to the tent of meeting before the Lord. He is to lay his hand on its head and slaughter it there before 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