Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 9

1And it came to pass on the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֔יha.she.mi.NiH8066dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, thatMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872calledקָרָ֣אka.Ra'H7121Aaronלְאַהֲרֹ֖ןle.'a.ha.RonH175and his sonsוּלְבָנָ֑יוu.le.va.NavH1121,and the eldersוּלְזִקְנֵ֖יu.le.zik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

2And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175,Takeקַח־kach-H3947thee a youngבֶּן־ בָּקָ֧רben- ba.KarH1121 H1241calfעֵ֣גֶל'E.gelH5695for a sin offeringלְחַטָּ֛אתle.cha.TatH2403,and a ramוְאַ֥יִלve.'A.yilH352for a burnt offeringלְעֹלָ֖הle.'o.LahH5930,without blemishתְּמִימִ֑םte.mi.MimH8549,and offerוְהַקְרֵ֖בve.hak.RevH7126thembeforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3And unto the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478thou shalt speakתְּדַבֵּ֣רte.da.BerH1696,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Takeקְח֤וּke.ChuH3947ye a kidשְׂעִיר־se.'ir-H8163of the goatsעִזִּים֙'i.ZimH5795for a sin offeringלְחַטָּ֔אתle.cha.TatH2403;and a calfוְעֵ֨גֶלve.'E.gelH5695and a lambוָכֶ֧בֶשׂva.Khe.vesH3532, bothof the firstבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121yearשָׁנָ֛הsha.NahH8141,without blemishתְּמִימִ֖םte.mi.MimH8549,for a burnt offeringלְעֹלָֽה׃le.'o.LahH5930;

4Also a bullockוְשׁ֨וֹרve.ShorH7794and a ramוָאַ֜יִלva.'A.yilH352for peace offeringsלִשְׁלָמִ֗יםlish.la.MimH8002,to sacrificeלִזְבֹּ֙חַ֙liz.Bo.achH2076beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;and a grain offeringוּמִנְחָ֖הu.min.ChahH4503mingledבְּלוּלָ֣הbe.lu.LahH1101with oilבַשָּׁ֑מֶןva.Sha.menH8081:for to dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will appearנִרְאָ֥הnir.'AhH7200unto you.

5And they broughtוַיִּקְח֗וּvai.yik.ChuH3947thatwhich Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680beforeפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440the tabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150:and all the congregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712drew nearוַֽיִּקְרְבוּ֙vai.yik.re.VuH7126and stoodוַיַּֽעַמְד֖וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, This isthe thingהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697which Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680that ye should doתַּעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213:and the gloryכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068shall appearוְיֵרָ֥אve.ye.Ra'H7200unto you.

7And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175,Goקְרַ֤בke.RavH7126unto the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196,and offerוַעֲשֵׂ֞הva.'a.SehH6213thy sin offeringחַטָּֽאתְךָ֙cha.ta.te.KhaH2403,and thy burnt offeringעֹ֣לָתֶ֔ךָ'o.la.Te.khaH5930,and make an atonementוְכַפֵּ֥רve.kha.PerH3722for thyself, and for the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971:and offerוַעֲשֵׂ֞הva.'a.SehH6213the offeringקָרְבַּ֤ןka.re.BanH7133of the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,and make an atonementוְכַפֵּ֣רve.kha.PerH3722for them; as Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680.

8Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175therefore wentוַיִּקְרַ֥בvai.yik.RavH7126unto the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,and slewוַיִּשְׁחַ֛טvai.yish.ChatH7819the calfעֵ֥גֶל'E.gelH5695of the sin offeringהַחַטָּ֖אתha.cha.TatH2403, which was for himself.

9And the sonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175broughtוַ֠יַּקְרִבוּVai.yak.ri.vuH7126the bloodהַדָּם֮ha.DamH1818unto him: and he dippedוַיִּטְבֹּ֤לvai.yit.BolH2881his fingerאֶצְבָּעוֹ֙'etz.ba.'OH676in the bloodבַּדָּ֔םba.DamH1818,and putוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414itupon the hornsקַרְנ֣וֹתkar.NotH7161of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,and pouredיָצַ֔קya.TzakH3332out the bloodהַדָּ֣םha.DamH1818at the bottomיְס֖וֹדye.SodH3247of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196:

10But the fatהַחֵ֨לֶבha.Che.levH2459,and the kidneysהַכְּלָיֹ֜תha.ke.la.YotH3629,and the caulהַיֹּתֶ֤רֶתhai.yo.Te.retH3508aboveH4480the liverהַכָּבֵד֙ha.ka.VedH3516of the sin offeringהַ֣חַטָּ֔אתha.cha.TatH2403,he burntהִקְטִ֖ירhik.TirH6999upon the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָהha.miz.Be.chahH4196;as Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

11And the fleshהַבָּשָׂ֖רha.ba.SarH1320and the hideהָע֑וֹרha.'OrH5785he burntשָׂרַ֣ףsa.RafH8313with fireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784withoutמִח֖וּץmi.ChutzH2351the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃La.ma.cha.NehH4264.

12And he slewוַיִּשְׁחַ֖טvai.yish.ChatH7819the burnt offeringהָעֹלָ֑הha.'o.LahH5930;and Aaron’sאַהֲרֹ֤ן'a.ha.RonH175sonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121presentedוַ֠יַּמְצִאוּVai.yam.tzi.'uH4672unto him the bloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818,which he sprinkledוַיִּזְרְקֵ֥הוּvai.yiz.re.Ke.huH2236round aboutסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439upon the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196.

13And they presentedהִמְצִ֧יאוּhim.Tzi.'uH4672the burnt offeringהָעֹלָ֗הha.'o.LahH5930unto him, with the piecesלִנְתָחֶ֖יהָlin.ta.Chei.haH5409thereof, and the headהָרֹ֑אשׁha.RoshH7218:and he burntוַיַּקְטֵ֖רvai.yak.TerH6999themupon the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.

14And he did washוַיִּרְחַ֥ץvai.yir.ChatzH7364the inwardsהַקֶּ֖רֶבha.Ke.revH7130and the legsהַכְּרָעָ֑יִםha.ke.ra.'A.yimH3767,and burntוַיַּקְטֵ֥רvai.yak.TerH6999themupon the burnt offeringהָעֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930on the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחָה׃ha.miz.Be.chahH4196.

15And he broughtוַיַּקְרֵ֕בvai.yak.RevH7126the people’sהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971offeringקָרְבַּ֣ןka.re.BanH7133,and tookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947the goatשְׂעִ֤ירse.'IrH8163, which wasthe sin offeringהַֽחַטָּאת֙ha.cha.taTH2403for the peopleלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971,and slewוַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֥הוּvai.yish.cha.Te.huH7819it, and offered it for sinוַֽיְחַטְּאֵ֖הוּvay.cha.te.'E.huH2398,as the firstכָּרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ka.ri.ShonH7223.

16And he broughtוַיַּקְרֵ֖בvai.yak.RevH7126the burnt offeringהָעֹלָ֑הha.'o.LahH5930,and offeredוַֽיַּעֲשֶׂ֖הָvai.ya.'a.Se.haH6213it according to the mannerכַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ka.mish.PatH4941.

17And he broughtוַיַּקְרֵב֮vai.yak.RevH7126the grain offeringהַמִּנְחָה֒ha.min.ChahH4503,and tookוַיְמַלֵּ֤אvay.ma.Le'H4390an handfulכַפּוֹ֙kha.PoH3709thereof, and burntוַיַּקְטֵ֖רvai.yak.TerH6999itupon the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,besideמִלְּבַ֖דmi.le.VadH905the burnt sacrificeעֹלַ֥ת'o.LatH5930of the morningהַבֹּֽקֶר׃ha.Bo.kerH1242.

18He slewוַיִּשְׁחַ֤טvai.yish.ChatH7819also the bullockהַשּׁוֹר֙ha.shOrH7794and the ramהָאַ֔יִלha.'A.yilH352fora sacrificeזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2077of peace offeringsהַשְּׁלָמִ֖יםha.she.la.MimH8002, which wasfor the peopleלָעָ֑םla.'AmH5971:and Aaron’sאַהֲרֹ֤ן'a.ha.RonH175sonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121presentedוַ֠יַּמְצִאוּVai.yam.tzi.'uH4672unto him the bloodהַדָּם֙ha.DamH1818,which he sprinkledוַיִּזְרְקֵ֥הוּvai.yiz.re.Ke.huH2236upon the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196round aboutסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439,

19And the fatהַחֲלָבִ֖יםha.cha.la.VimH2459of the bullockהַשּׁ֑וֹרha.ShorH7794and of the ramהָאַ֔יִלha.'A.yilH352,the rumpהָֽאַלְיָ֤הha.'al.YahH451,and that which coverethוְהַֽמְכַסֶּה֙ve.ham.kha.SehH4374the inwards,and the kidneysוְהַכְּלָיֹ֔תve.ha.ke.la.YotH3629,and the caulוְיֹתֶ֖רֶתve.yo.Te.retH3508abovethe liverהַכָּבֵֽד׃ha.ka.VedH3516:

20And they putוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760the fatהַחֲלָבִ֖יםha.cha.la.VimH2459upon the breastsהֶחָז֑וֹתhe.cha.ZotH2373,and he burntוַיַּקְטֵ֥רvai.yak.TerH6999the fatהַחֲלָבִ֖יםha.cha.la.VimH2459upon the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחָה׃ha.miz.Be.chahH4196:

21And the breastsהֶחָז֗וֹתhe.cha.ZotH2373and the rightהַיָּמִ֔יןhai.ya.MinH3225shoulderשׁ֣וֹקShokH7785Aaronאַהֲרֹ֛ן'a.ha.RonH175wavedהֵנִ֧יףhe.NifH5130fora wave offeringתְּנוּפָ֖הte.nu.FahH8573beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;as Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680.

22And Aaronאַהֲרֹ֧ן'a.ha.RonH175lifted upוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his handיָדָ֛יוya.dovH3027toward the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,and blessedוַֽיְבָרְכֵ֑םvay.va.re.KhemH1288them, and came downוַיֵּ֗רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381from offeringמֵעֲשֹׂ֧תme.'a.SotH6213of the sin offeringהַֽחַטָּ֛אתha.cha.TatH2403,and the burnt offeringוְהָעֹלָ֖הve.ha.'o.LahH5930,and peace offeringsוְהַשְּׁלָמִֽים׃ve.ha.she.la.MimH8002.

23And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹן֙ve.'a.ha.RonH175wentוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the tabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,and came outוַיֵּ֣צְא֔וּvai.Ye.tze.'UH3318,and blessedוַֽיְבָרֲכ֖וּvay.va.ra.KhuH1288the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971:and the gloryכְבוֹד־khe.Vod-H3519of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֥אvai.ye.Ra'H7200unto all the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

24And there cameוַתֵּ֤צֵאva.Te.tze'H3318a fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784out from beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and consumedוַתֹּ֙אכַל֙va.To.khalH398upon the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196the burnt offeringהָעֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930and the fatהַחֲלָבִ֑יםha.cha.la.VimH2459: whichwhen all the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200,they shoutedוַיָּרֹ֔נּוּvai.ya.Ro.nuH7442,and fellוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307on their facesפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃pe.nei.HemH6440.

Commentaries on Leviticus 9