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and a calf and a lamb, <i>both</i> of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And to the children of Israel you shall speak, saying, ‘Take a kid of the goats as a sin offering, and a calf and a lamb, <i>both</i> of the first year, without blemish, as a burnt offering,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then you shall speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘Take a male goat as a sin offering, and a calf and a lamb, both one year old, without defect, as a burnt offering,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Then to the sons of Israel you shall speak, saying, &#8216Take a male goat for a sin offering, and a calf and a lamb, both one year old, without defect, for a burnt offering,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Then to the sons of Israel you shall speak, saying, ‘Take a male goat for a sin offering, and a calf and a lamb, both one year old, without defect, for a burnt offering,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then to the sons of Israel you shall speak, saying, ‘Take a male goat for a sin offering, and a calf and a lamb, both one year old, without blemish, for a burnt offering,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then say to the Israelites, ‘Take a male goat as a sin offering, and a calf and a lamb, both one year old, without blemish, as a burnt offering,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And tell the Israelites: Take a male goat for a sin offering; a calf and a lamb, male yearlings without blemish, for a burnt offering;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And tell the Israelites: Take a male goat for a sin offering; a calf and a lamb, male yearlings without blemish, for a burnt offering; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a he-goat for a sin-offering; and a calf and a lamb, both a year old, without blemish, for a burnt-offering;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Tell the people of Israel that they must offer sacrifices as well. They must offer a goat as a sacrifice for sin, and a bull and a ram as a sacrifice to please the LORD. The bull and the ram must be a year old and have nothing wrong with them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a he-goat for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Also tell the Israelites: 'Take a male goat as an offering for sin, a calf and a lamb (each one year old and without defects) as a burnt offering,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then tell the people of Israel to take a male goat for a sin offering, a one-year-old calf, and a one-year-old lamb without any defects for a burnt offering, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He also told the Israelis, "Bring a male goat for a sin offering, a calf, a year old lamb without defect for a whole burnt offering, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then tell the Israelites: 'Take a male goat for a sin offering and a calf and lamb, both a year old and flawless, for a burnt offering,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, 'Take a male goat for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, both a year old, without blemish, for a burnt offering;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And to the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a kid of the goats for a sin-offering; and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt-offering;<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then speak to the Israelites and say, ‘Take a male goat for a sin offering, a calf and a lamb—both a year old and without blemish—for a burnt offering,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘Take a male goat for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, both a year old, without defect, for a burnt offering; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And you speak to the sons of Israel, saying, Take a kid of the goats for a sin-offering, and a calf, and a lamb, sons of a year, perfect ones, for a burnt-offering,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And unto the sons of Israel thou dost speak, saying, Take ye a kid of the goats for a sin-offering, and a calf, and a lamb, sons of a year, perfect ones, for a burnt-offering,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And to the sons of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a he goat of the goats for sin; and a calf and a lamb, sons of a year, blameless, for a burnt-offering;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And to the children of Israel thou shalt say: Take ye a he goat for sin, and a calf, and a lamb, both of a year old, and without blemish for a holocaust, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And to the sons of Israel, you shall say: ‘Take a he-goat for sin, and a calf as well as a lamb, both one-year-old and without blemish, as a holocaust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Tell the Israelites, too: Take a he-goat for a purification offering, a calf and a lamb, both unblemished yearlings, for a burnt offering,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And say to the people of Israel, ‘Take a male goat for a sin offering; a calf and a lamb, yearlings without blemish, for a burnt offering;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he said to the children of Israel, Take for yourselves a kid of the goats for a sin offering, and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And say to the children of Israel, ‘Take to you a kid of goats for a sin offering and a calf and a lamb, year old offspring that have no flaw in them, for a burning burnt offering;<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying: Take ye a he-goat for a sin-offering; and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt-offering;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And speak to the elders of Israel, saying, Take one kid of the goats for a sin-offering, and a young calf, and a lamb of a year old for a whole-burnt-offering, spotless,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/9-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=1976" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/9.htm">The First Offerings of Aaron</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>He said to Aaron, “Take for yourself a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without blemish, and present them before the LORD. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: tə·ḏab·bêr (V-Piel-Imperf-2ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">Then speak</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: wə·’el- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and say,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: qə·ḥū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">‘Take</a> <a href="/hebrew/8163.htm" title="8163: śə·‘îr- (N-msc) -- Shaggy, a he-goat, a faun. Or sabir; from sa'ar; shaggy; as noun, a he-goat; by analogy, a faun.">a male goat</a> <a href="/hebrew/5795.htm" title="5795: ‘iz·zîm (N-fp) -- Female goat. From azaz; a she-goat, but masculine in plural."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2403.htm" title="2403: lə·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Or chattacth; from chata'; an offence, and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also an offender.">for a sin offering,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5695.htm" title="5695: wə·‘ê·ḡel (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- A calf. From the same as agol; a calf, especially one nearly grown.">a calf</a> <a href="/hebrew/3532.htm" title="3532: wā·ḵe·ḇeś (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- A lamb. From an unused root meaning to dominate; a ram.">and a lamb—</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">both a year old</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8549.htm" title="8549: tə·mî·mim (Adj-mp) -- Complete, sound. From tamam; entire; also integrity, truth.">and without blemish—</a> <a href="/hebrew/5930.htm" title="5930: lə·‘ō·lāh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Whole burnt offering. Or mowlah; feminine active participle of alah; a step or; usually a holocaust.">for a burnt offering,</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>an ox and a ram for a peace offering to sacrifice before the LORD, and a grain offering mixed with oil. For today the LORD will appear to you.’ ”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/29-1.htm">Exodus 29:1-3</a></span><br />“Now this is what you are to do to consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests: Take a young bull and two rams without blemish, / along with unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil. Make them out of fine wheat flour, / put them in a basket, and present them in the basket, along with the bull and the two rams.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/4-3.htm">Leviticus 4:3</a></span><br />If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he must bring to the LORD a young bull without blemish as a sin offering for the sin he has committed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/8-14.htm">Leviticus 8:14-15</a></span><br />Moses then brought the bull near for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head. / Moses slaughtered the bull, took some of the blood, and applied it with his finger to all four horns of the altar, purifying the altar. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar and consecrated it so that atonement could be made on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/7-16.htm">Numbers 7:16-17</a></span><br />one male goat for a sin offering; / and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/7-27.htm">Hebrews 7:27</a></span><br />Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-12.htm">Hebrews 9:12-14</a></span><br />He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption. / For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean, / how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-5.htm">Exodus 12:5</a></span><br />Your lamb must be an unblemished year-old male, and you may take it from the sheep or the goats.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/1-10.htm">Leviticus 1:10</a></span><br />If, however, one’s offering is a burnt offering from the flock—from the sheep or goats—he is to present an unblemished male.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/28-19.htm">Numbers 28:19</a></span><br />Present to the LORD a food offering, a burnt offering of two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-19.htm">1 Peter 1:19</a></span><br />but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/16-3.htm">Leviticus 16:3</a></span><br />This is how Aaron is to enter the Holy Place: with a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/6-14.htm">Numbers 6:14</a></span><br />and he is to present an offering to the LORD of an unblemished year-old male lamb as a burnt offering, an unblemished year-old female lamb as a sin offering, and an unblemished ram as a peace offering—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-21.htm">2 Chronicles 29:21</a></span><br />They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And the king commanded the priests, the descendants of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">Hebrews 10:10-12</a></span><br />And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. / Day after day every priest stands to minister and to offer again and again the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. / But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/23-12.htm">Leviticus 23:12</a></span><br />On the day you wave the sheaf, you shall offer a year-old lamb without blemish as a burnt offering to the LORD,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And to the children of Israel you shall speak, saying, Take you a kid of the goats for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering;</p><p class="hdg">Take ye</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/4-23.htm">Leviticus 4:23</a></b></br> Or if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, come to his knowledge; he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a male without blemish:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/16-5.htm">Leviticus 16:5,15</a></b></br> And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/6-17.htm">Ezra 6:17</a></b></br> And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.</p><p class="hdg">a calf</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/9-2.htm">Leviticus 9:2</a></b></br> And he said unto Aaron, Take thee a young calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer <i>them</i> before the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">both</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/12-6.htm">Leviticus 12:6</a></b></br> And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/14-10.htm">Leviticus 14:10</a></b></br> And on the eighth day he shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish, and three tenth deals of fine flour <i>for</i> a meat offering, mingled with oil, and one log of oil.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/23-12.htm">Leviticus 23:12</a></b></br> And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf an he lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the LORD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/9-2.htm">Blemish</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-2.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-2.htm">Calf</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-38.htm">Children</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-2.htm">Defect</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-8.htm">First</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-23.htm">Goat</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-23.htm">Goats</a> <a href="/genesis/37-31.htm">He-Goat</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-1.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-6.htm">Kid</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-7.htm">Lamb</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-2.htm">Male</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-2.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-2.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-2.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-2.htm">Sin-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-29.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-2.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/14-10.htm">Blemish</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-7.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-8.htm">Calf</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-11.htm">Children</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-10.htm">Defect</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-15.htm">First</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-15.htm">Goat</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-5.htm">Goats</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-19.htm">He-Goat</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-6.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-19.htm">Kid</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-6.htm">Lamb</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-4.htm">Male</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-2.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-4.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-7.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-7.htm">Sin-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-2.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-6.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/9-1.htm">The first offerings of Aaron, for himself and the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/9-8.htm">The sin offering</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/9-12.htm">and the burn offering for himself</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/9-15.htm">the offerings for the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/9-23.htm">Moses and Aaron bless the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/9-24.htm">Fire comes from the Lord, upon the altar</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Israelites are the descendants of Jacob, also known as Israel, and are God's chosen people. This communication underscores the importance of divine instruction and the need for obedience to God's commands.<p><b>‘Take a male goat for a sin offering,</b><br>The male goat is specified for a sin offering, which is a sacrifice made to atone for unintentional sins and to purify the people. The use of a goat is significant in the sacrificial system, as it symbolizes the removal of sin. This offering foreshadows the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who takes away the sins of the world.<p><b>a calf and a lamb—both a year old and without blemish—</b><br>The requirement for a calf and a lamb to be a year old and without blemish highlights the need for purity and perfection in offerings to God. This reflects the holiness of God and the need for the Israelites to present their best. The unblemished nature of these animals points to Christ, who is described as the Lamb of God without spot or blemish, fulfilling the sacrificial system.<p><b>for a burnt offering,</b><br>The burnt offering is a voluntary act of worship, symbolizing the complete surrender and dedication to God. It is entirely consumed by fire, representing the offerer's total commitment. This offering is a type of Christ's complete and willing sacrifice, as He offered Himself wholly to God for the redemption of humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, who is conveying God's instructions to the people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>The high priest, who is responsible for performing the sacrifices as instructed by God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who are receiving these instructions for worship and atonement.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/sin_offering.htm">Sin Offering</a></b><br>A sacrificial offering made to atone for sin, symbolizing purification and forgiveness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/burnt_offering.htm">Burnt Offering</a></b><br>A sacrificial offering that is completely consumed by fire, symbolizing total dedication to God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>God’s instructions to the Israelites were specific and required obedience. This teaches us the importance of following God’s commands in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_sacrifice.htm">Symbolism of Sacrifice</a></b><br>The sin and burnt offerings symbolize atonement and dedication. In our lives, we are called to live sacrificially, dedicating ourselves wholly to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_priesthood.htm">The Role of the Priesthood</a></b><br>Aaron’s role as a mediator between God and the people points to the ultimate High Priest, Jesus Christ, who intercedes on our behalf.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/purity_and_holiness.htm">Purity and Holiness</a></b><br>The requirement for offerings to be without blemish underscores the call to holiness and purity in our walk with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/foreshadowing_of_christ.htm">Foreshadowing of Christ</a></b><br>The sacrificial system points forward to Jesus, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world, emphasizing the continuity of God’s redemptive plan.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_foods_are_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What foods are mentioned in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_offer_animal_sacrifices_in_leviticus.htm">If a loving God exists, what is the moral rationale for repeatedly offering animal blood and fat as stated in Leviticus 3?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_require_animal_sacrifices.htm">In Leviticus 9:1–4, why would an omniscient God require detailed and repeated animal sacrifices, which clash with modern ethical concerns about animal cruelty?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_are_sacrifices_in_leviticus_so_specific.htm">Why does God require such specific and seemingly arbitrary animal sacrifices in Leviticus 3, yet later biblical texts (e.g., Hosea 6:6) emphasize mercy over rituals?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak.</span>--That is, Aaron, who was now constituted high priest, was to give the orders about the sacrifices It will be seen that the elders of the people whom Moses summoned in <a href="/leviticus/9-1.htm" title="And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel;">Leviticus 9:1</a> to witness in behalf of the people the first ministrations of the priests, are here called "the children of Israel," thus showing that the representatives acted for the people. Hence the two terms are interchanged (see <a href="/leviticus/8-2.htm" title="Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and a bullock for the sin offering, and two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread;">Leviticus 8:2</a>), which accounts for the fact that the Greek Version (LXX.) renders it here by "elders."<p><span class= "bld">A kid of the goats . . . and a calf.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">a shaggy-haired he-goat. </span>(See <a href="/leviticus/4-23.htm" title="Or if his sin, wherein he has sinned, come to his knowledge; he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a male without blemish:">Leviticus 4:23</a>, &c.)<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/9-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then speak</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּדַבֵּ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(tə·ḏab·bêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Israelites</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] say,</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵאמֹ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(lê·mōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘Take</span><br /><span class="heb">קְח֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(qə·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a male goat</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׂעִיר־</span> <span class="translit">(śə·‘îr-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8163.htm">Strong's 8163: </a> </span><span class="str2">Shaggy, a he-goat, a faun</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for a sin offering,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְחַטָּ֔את</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2403.htm">Strong's 2403: </a> </span><span class="str2">An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a calf</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעֵ֨גֶל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ê·ḡel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5695.htm">Strong's 5695: </a> </span><span class="str2">A, calf, one nearly grown</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and a lamb,</span><br /><span class="heb">וָכֶ֧בֶשׂ</span> <span class="translit">(wā·ḵe·ḇeś)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3532.htm">Strong's 3532: </a> </span><span class="str2">A lamb</span><br /><br /><span class="word">both a year old</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] without blemish,</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּמִימִ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(tə·mî·mim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8549.htm">Strong's 8549: </a> </span><span class="str2">Entire, integrity, truth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for a burnt offering,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעֹלָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘ō·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5930.htm">Strong's 5930: </a> </span><span class="str2">Whole burnt offering</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/9-3.htm">Leviticus 9:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/9-3.htm">Leviticus 9:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/9-3.htm">Leviticus 9:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/9-3.htm">Leviticus 9:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/9-3.htm">Leviticus 9:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/9-3.htm">Leviticus 9:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/9-3.htm">Leviticus 9:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/9-3.htm">Leviticus 9:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/9-3.htm">Leviticus 9:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/9-3.htm">Leviticus 9:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/9-3.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 9:3 You shall speak to the children (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/9-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 9:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 9:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/9-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 9:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 9:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>