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 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 the thing which the Lord commanded you to do, and the glory of the Lord will appear to you.” 7And Moses said to Aaron, “Go to the altar, offer your sin offering and your burnt offering, and make atonement for yourself and for the people. Offer the offering of the people, and make atonement for them, as the Lord commanded.” Aaron therefore went to the altar and killed the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself. 9Then the sons of Aaron brought the blood to him. And he dipped his finger in the blood, put it on the horns of the altar, and poured the blood at the base of the altar. 10But the fat, the kidneys, and the fatty lobe from the liver of the sin offering he burned on the altar, as the Lord had 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 1:4Then he shall put his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.
• Leviticus 4:4He shall bring the bull to the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the Lord, lay his hand on the bull’s head, and kill the bull 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