Leviticus 16:6

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Aaron shall offer the bull as a sin offering for himself and shall make atonement for himself and for his house.
• 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.

Context of Leviticus 16:6

4He must put on his linen tunic and the linen undergarments worn next to his body. He must tie the linen sash around his waist and put the linen turban on his head. These are sacred garments, so he must bathe himself in water before he puts them on. 5Aaron must take from the community of Israel two male goats for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering. “Aaron will present his own bull as a sin offering to purify himself and his family, making them right with the Lord. 7Then he must take the two male goats and present them to the Lord at the entrance of the Tabernacle. 8He is to cast sacred lots to determine which goat will be reserved as an offering to the Lord and which will carry the sins of the people to the wilderness of Azazel.

Leviticus 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 Moses presented the bull for the sin offering. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the bull’s head,
• Hebrews 9:7But only the high priest ever entered the Most Holy Place, and only once a year. And he always offered blood for his own sins and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.
• Leviticus 9:7Then Moses said to Aaron, “Come to the altar and sacrifice your sin offering and your burnt offering to purify yourself and the people. Then present the offerings of the people to purify them, making them right with the Lord, just as he has commanded.”
• Ezra 10:18These are the priests who had married pagan wives: From the family of Jeshua son of Jehozadak and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.
• Job 1:5When these celebrations ended—sometimes after several days—Job would purify his children. He would get up early in the morning and offer a burnt offering for each of them. For Job said to himself, “Perhaps my children have sinned and have cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular practice.
• Ezekiel 43:19At that time, the Levitical priests of the family of Zadok, who minister before me, are to be given a young bull for a sin offering, says the Sovereign Lord.
• Hebrews 5:2And he is able to deal gently with ignorant and wayward people because he himself is subject to the same weaknesses.

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

• Atonement
• Church
• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Aaron
• Sin Offering
• Atonement, Day of
• Attire
• Burnt offering
• Coat
• High priest
• Atonement, Day of
• Azazel
• Clean

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