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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/leviticus/9.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/leviticus/9.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />So Aaron came to the altar and slaughtered the calf as a sin offering for himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So Aaron went to the altar and slaughtered the calf as a sin offering for himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So Aaron drew near to the altar and killed the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Aaron approached the altar and slaughtered the calf as a sin offering for himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Aaron therefore went unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering, which <i>was</i> for himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Aaron therefore went to the altar and killed the calf of the sin offering, which <i>was</i> for himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Aaron came near to the altar and slaughtered the calf of the sin offering which was for himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So Aaron came near to the altar and slaughtered the calf of the sin offering which was for himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So Aaron came near to the altar and slaughtered the calf of the sin offering which was for himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So Aaron came near to the altar and slaughtered the calf of the sin offering which was for himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So Aaron approached the altar and killed the calf as the sin offering, which was <i>designated</i> for himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Aaron approached the altar and slaughtered the calf as a sin offering for himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Aaron approached the altar and slaughtered the calf as a sin offering for himself. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />So Aaron drew near unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin-offering, which was for himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Aaron stepped up to the altar and killed the bull that was to be the sacrifice for his sins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />So Aaron drew near unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Aaron came to the altar and slaughtered the calf as his own offering for sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Aaron went to the altar and killed the young bull which was for his own sin offering. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So Aaron drew near to the altar and slaughtered the calf for a sin offering on behalf of himself. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Aaron approached the altar and slaughtered the calf as a sin offering for himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So Aaron approached the altar and slaughtered the sin offering calf which was for himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />So Aaron drew near to the altar, and killed the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Aaron therefore went to the altar, and slew the calf of the sin-offering, which was for himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />So Aaron came near to the altar, and killed the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Aaron draws near to the altar, and slaughters the calf of the sin-offering, which [is] for himself;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Aaron draweth near unto the altar, and slaughtereth the calf of the sin-offering, which is for himself;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Aaron shall draw near to the altar and slaughter the calf for sin, which is to him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And forthwith Aaron, approaching to the altar, immolated the calf for his sin: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And immediately Aaron, approaching toward the altar, immolated the calf for his sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Approaching the altar, Aaron first slaughtered the calf of the purification offering that was his own offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Aaron drew near to the altar, and slaughtered the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Aaron therefore drew near to the altar, and killed the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Ahron came to the altar and slaughtered a calf of a sin offering.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />So Aaron drew near unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin-offering, which was for himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Aaron drew nigh to the altar, and slew the calf of his sin-offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/9-8.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=2031" 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 Sin Offering</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/175.htm" title="175: ’a·hă·rōn (N-proper-ms) -- An elder brother of Moses. Of uncertain derivation; Aharon, the brother of Moses.">So Aaron</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7126.htm" title="7126: way·yiq·raḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come near, approach. A primitive root; to approach for whatever purpose.">approached</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: ham·miz·bê·aḥ (Art:: N-ms) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">the altar</a> <a href="/hebrew/7819.htm" title="7819: way·yiš·ḥaṭ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To slaughter, beat. A primitive root; to slaughter.">and slaughtered</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5695.htm" title="5695: ‘ê·ḡel (N-msc) -- A calf. From the same as agol; a calf, especially one nearly grown.">the calf</a> <a href="/hebrew/2403.htm" title="2403: ha·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ (Art:: N-fs) -- Or chattacth; from chata'; an offence, and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also an offender.">as a sin offering</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">for himself.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>The sons of Aaron brought the blood to him, and he dipped his finger in the blood and applied it to the horns of the altar. And he poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.…<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="/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/9-7.htm">Hebrews 9:7</a></span><br />But only the high priest entered the second room, and then only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/5-1.htm">Hebrews 5:1</a></span><br />Every high priest is appointed from among men to represent them in matters relating to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-12.htm">Hebrews 9:12</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-11.htm">Hebrews 10:11-12</a></span><br />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="/hebrews/9-24.htm">Hebrews 9:24-26</a></span><br />For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God. / Nor did He enter heaven to offer Himself again and again, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own. / Otherwise, Christ would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-19.htm">Hebrews 10:19-22</a></span><br />Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, / by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body, / and since we have a great priest over the house of God, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-5.htm">1 Peter 2:5</a></span><br />you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-3.htm">Romans 8:3</a></span><br />For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-2.htm">1 John 2:2</a></span><br />He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/29-10.htm">Exodus 29:10-14</a></span><br />You are to present the bull at the front of the Tent of Meeting, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on its head. / And you shall slaughter the bull before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. / Take some of the blood of the bull and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger; then pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/4-3.htm">Leviticus 4:3-12</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. / He must bring the bull to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the LORD, lay his hand on the bull’s head, and slaughter it before the LORD. / Then the anointed priest shall take some of the bull’s blood and bring it into the Tent of Meeting. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/8-14.htm">Leviticus 8:14-17</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. / Moses also took all the fat that was on the entrails, the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys and their fat, and burned it all on the altar. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/8-12.htm">Numbers 8:12</a></span><br />And the Levites are to lay their hands on the heads of the bulls, and offer to the LORD one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, to make atonement for the Levites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/18-9.htm">Numbers 18:9</a></span><br />A portion of the most holy offerings reserved from the fire will be yours. From all the offerings they render to Me as most holy offerings, whether grain offerings or sin offerings or guilt offerings, that part belongs to you and your sons.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Aaron therefore went to the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/1-4.htm">Leviticus 1:4,5</a></b></br> And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/4-4.htm">Leviticus 4:4,29</a></b></br> And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD; and shall lay his hand upon the bullock's head, and kill the bullock before the LORD… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/9-7.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-7.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-3.htm">Calf</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-4.htm">Death</a> <a href="/genesis/38-29.htm">Draweth</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-5.htm">Drew</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-23.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-7.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-4.htm">Ox</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-7.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-7.htm">Sin-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-19.htm">Slaughtered</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-23.htm">Slaughtereth</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-23.htm">Slew</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/9-9.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-9.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-27.htm">Calf</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-12.htm">Death</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-16.htm">Draweth</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-5.htm">Drew</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-12.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-10.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-18.htm">Ox</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-10.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-10.htm">Sin-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-12.htm">Slaughtered</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-12.htm">Slaughtereth</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-12.htm">Slew</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So Aaron approached the altar</b><br>Aaron, the brother of Moses and the first high priest of Israel, is fulfilling his priestly duties as outlined in the Mosaic Law. The altar, located in the Tabernacle's courtyard, is where sacrifices are made to God. This act signifies Aaron's role as a mediator between God and the Israelites. The altar represents a place of divine encounter and atonement, a precursor to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who is both the high priest and the offering.<p><b>and slaughtered the calf</b><br>The calf is chosen as a sin offering, a specific type of sacrifice meant to atone for sin and restore the relationship between the sinner and God. The act of slaughtering the animal is a vivid reminder of the cost of sin, requiring the shedding of blood for atonement. This foreshadows the sacrificial death of Jesus, the Lamb of God, whose blood was shed for the sins of humanity.<p><b>as a sin offering for himself</b><br>Aaron, despite his high priestly status, is not exempt from sin and must first make atonement for himself before he can intercede for the people. This highlights the imperfection of the Levitical priesthood and the need for a perfect high priest, fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who is sinless and offers Himself as the ultimate sin offering. This act underscores the holiness required to approach God and the necessity of purification, a theme echoed throughout the New Testament in the call for believers to be holy as God is holy.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>The brother of Moses and the first high priest of Israel. In this passage, Aaron is performing his priestly duties by offering a sin offering for himself.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_altar.htm">The Altar</a></b><br>A sacred place where sacrifices are made to God. It symbolizes the place of atonement and reconciliation with God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_calf.htm">The Calf</a></b><br>The animal used for the sin offering. In the context of Leviticus, the calf represents the need for atonement and purification from sin.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/sin_offering.htm">Sin Offering</a></b><br>A specific type of sacrifice in the Levitical system designed to atone for sin and cleanse the individual from impurity.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The dwelling place of God among His people, where the altar was located. It represents God's presence and the center of worship for the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_necessity_of_atonement.htm">The Necessity of Atonement</a></b><br>The sin offering underscores the seriousness of sin and the necessity of atonement. Just as Aaron needed to atone for his sins, we too must recognize our need for forgiveness through Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_priest.htm">The Role of the Priest</a></b><br>Aaron's role as a mediator between God and the people points to the ultimate High Priest, Jesus Christ, who mediates a new covenant and offers Himself as the perfect sacrifice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_reflection_on_sin.htm">Personal Reflection on Sin</a></b><br>Aaron's need to offer a sin offering for himself reminds us to examine our own lives and seek God's forgiveness regularly, acknowledging our shortcomings and dependence on His grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_holiness_of_god.htm">The Holiness of God</a></b><br>The sacrificial system highlights God's holiness and the separation sin creates between God and humanity. It calls us to pursue holiness in our own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fulfillment_in_christ.htm">The Fulfillment in Christ</a></b><br>The Old Testament sacrifices find their fulfillment in Jesus, who offered Himself once for all. This should lead us to gratitude and a deeper understanding of His sacrifice.<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/how_reconcile_lev._8's_7-day_ordination.htm">How can Leviticus 8's insistence on a seven-day ordination period be reconciled with other references in the Old Testament that imply different consecration timelines?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_lev._9_7-8_and_heb._10_4_align.htm">In Leviticus 9:7–8, how can the idea that priests make atonement for the people be squared with Hebrews 10:4, which says animal sacrifices can’t truly remove sin?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/leviticus_8_15-17__blood_source_and_safety.htm">In Leviticus 8:15-17, where does the blood used for the purification truly come from, and how did they handle potential health risks?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_aaron_offer_for_his_sons.htm">Why did Aaron offer a sin offering for his sons?</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>(8) <span class= "bld">And slew the calf.</span>--As the sacrificer Aaron, like every ordinary offerer, slaughtered the victim himself (see <a href="/leviticus/1-5.htm" title="And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about on the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.">Leviticus 1:5</a>) on the north side of the altar. (See <a href="/leviticus/1-11.htm" title="And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about on the altar.">Leviticus 1:11</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 8-14.</span> - The high priest's sin offering and burnt offering for himself. The meat offering does not appear to have accompanied the burnt offering - the law having not yet been promulgated which ordered that the two sacrifices should always be presented together (<a href="/numbers/15-4.htm">Numbers 15:4</a>). <span class="cmt_word">The burnt offering, with the pieces thereof,</span> in verse 13, should rather be <span class="accented">the burnt offering in its several pieces.</span> The sinfulness of the Aaronic priesthood and the need of a perfect priest is indicated by this sacrifice (see <a href="/hebrews/7-24.htm">Hebrews 7:24-27</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/9-8.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">So Aaron</span><br /><span class="heb">אַהֲרֹ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(’a·hă·rōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_175.htm">Strong's 175: </a> </span><span class="str2">Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses</span><br /><br /><span class="word">approached</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקְרַ֥ב</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·raḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7126.htm">Strong's 7126: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come near, approach</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the altar</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miz·bê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> </span><span class="str2">An altar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and slaughtered</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּשְׁחַ֛ט</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiš·ḥaṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7819.htm">Strong's 7819: </a> </span><span class="str2">To slaughter, beat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the calf</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵ֥גֶל</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·ḡel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<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">as a sin offering</span><br /><span class="heb">הַחַטָּ֖את</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | 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">for himself.</span><br /><span class="heb">לֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/9-8.htm">Leviticus 9:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/9-8.htm">Leviticus 9:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/9-8.htm">Leviticus 9:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/9-8.htm">Leviticus 9:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/9-8.htm">Leviticus 9:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/9-8.htm">Leviticus 9:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/9-8.htm">Leviticus 9:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/9-8.htm">Leviticus 9:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/9-8.htm">Leviticus 9:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/9-8.htm">Leviticus 9:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/9-8.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 9:8 So Aaron drew near to the altar (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/9-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 9:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 9:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/9-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 9:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 9:9" /></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>