Leviticus 9:12

Leviticus 9:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he slew the burnt offering; and Aaron’s sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled round about upon the altar.
• New International Version (NIV)Then he slaughtered the burnt offering. His sons handed him the blood, and he splashed it against the sides of the altar.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then he killed the burnt offering, and Aaron's sons handed him the blood, and he threw it against the sides of the altar.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he killed the burnt offering; and Aaron’s sons presented to him the blood, which he sprinkled all around on the altar.

Context of Leviticus 9:12

10But the fat, and the kidneys, and the fat above the liver of the sin offering, he burnt upon the altar; as the LORD commanded Moses. 11And the flesh and the hide he burnt with fire outside the camp. And he slew the burnt offering; and Aaron’s sons presented to him the blood, which he sprinkled around upon the altar. 13And they presented the burnt offering to him, with the pieces of it, and the head: and he burnt them upon the altar. 14And he washed the inwards and the legs, and burnt them upon the burnt offering on the altar.

Leviticus 9:12 word by word

וַיִּשְׁחַ֖ט אֶת־הָעֹלָ֑ה וַ֠יַּמְצִאוּ בְּנֵ֨י אַהֲרֹ֤ן אֵלָיו֙ אֶת־הַדָּ֔ם וַיִּזְרְקֵ֥הוּ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ סָבִֽיב׃Read the interlinear

• slewשָׁחַטshâchaţ · to slaughterH7819
• offeringעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930
• Aaron’sאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• presentedמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
• sprinkledזָרַקzâraq · to scatterH2236
• aroundסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · around: sideH5439
• altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196

Cross-references for Leviticus 9:12

• Leviticus 1:1And the LORD called to Moses, and spoke to him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,
• Leviticus 8:18And he brought the ram for the burnt offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.
• Ephesians 5:2And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

Commentaries on Leviticus 9:12

• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-241-7. Moses called ... Take thee a young calf for a sin offering--The directions in these sacred things were still given by Moses, the circumstances being extraordinary. But he was only the medium of communicating the divine will to the newly made priests. The first of their official acts was the sacrifice of another sin offering to atone for the defects of the inauguration services; and yet that sacrifice did not consist of a bullock--the sacrifice…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 9:12

• Blood
• Israel
• Offerings

In the dictionaries

• Burnt offering
• Aaron
• Atonement
• Law in the Old Testament
• Leviticus
• 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