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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/leviticus/16.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/16.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220Aaron is to offer the bull for his own sin offering to make atonement for himself and his household.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/16.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Aaron will present his own bull as a sin offering to purify himself and his family, making them right with the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Aaron shall offer the bull as a sin offering for himself and shall make atonement for himself and for his house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Aaron is to present the bull for his sin offering and make atonement for himself and his household.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which <i>is</i> for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Aaron shall offer the bull as a sin offering, which <i>is</i> for himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Aaron shall offer the bull as the sin offering, which is for himself, so that he may make atonement for himself and for his household.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Then Aaron shall offer the bull for the sin offering which is for himself, that he may make atonement for himself and for his household.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Then Aaron shall offer the bull for the sin offering which is for himself, that he may make atonement for himself and for his household.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Aaron shall bring near the bull for the sin offering which is for himself, that he may make atonement for himself and for his household.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Aaron shall present the bull as the sin offering for himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Aaron will present the bull for his sin offering and make atonement for himself and his household.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Aaron will present the bull for his sin offering and make atonement for himself and his household. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Aaron shall present the bullock of the sin-offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself, and for his house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Aaron, you must offer the bull as a sacrifice of forgiveness for your own sins and for the sins of your family. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Aaron shall present the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself, and for his house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Aaron must sacrifice the bull as his own offering for sin. By doing this, he will make peace with the LORD for himself and his family.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He shall offer a bull as a sacrifice to take away his own sins and those of his family. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Aaron is to bring the bull as a sin offering for himself and make atonement for himself and his household. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Aaron is to present the bull for his sin offering and make atonement for himself and his household.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then Aaron is to present the sin offering bull which is for himself and is to make atonement on behalf of himself and his household.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Aaron shall offer the bull of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin-offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Aaron shall offer the bull of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and Aaron has brought the bullock of the sin-offering near, which is his own, and has made atonement for himself and for his house;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and Aaron hath brought near the bullock of the sin-offering which is his own, and hath made atonement for himself, and for his house;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Aaron brought near the bullock of sin, which was to him, and he expiated for himself and for his house.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when he hath offered the calf and prayed for himself, and for his own house, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when he has presented the calf, and has prayed for himself and for his own house,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Aaron shall offer the bull, his purification offering, to make atonement for himself and for his household.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Aaron shall offer the bull as a sin offering for himself, and shall make atonement for himself and for his house.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Aaron shall offer the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself and for his house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Ahron shall bring for himself a bullock of his sin and he shall atone for his soul and for his household.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Aaron shall present the bullock of the sin-offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself, and for his house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Aaron shall bring the calf for his own sin-offering, and shall make atonement for himself and for his house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/16-6.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=4269" 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/16.htm">The Law of Atonement</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>And he shall take from the congregation of Israel two male goats for a sin offering and one ram for a burnt offering. <span class="reftext">6</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.">Aaron</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/7126.htm" title="7126: wə·hiq·rîḇ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To come near, approach. A primitive root; to approach for whatever purpose.">is to present</a> <a href="/hebrew/6499.htm" title="6499: par (N-msc) -- Young bull, steer. Or par; from parar; a bullock.">the bull</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.">for his 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) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3722.htm" title="3722: wə·ḵip·per (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to cover; figuratively, to expiate or condone, to placate or cancel.">and make atonement</a> <a href="/hebrew/1157.htm" title="1157: ba·‘ă·ḏōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- From ad with prepositional prefix; in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc.">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/1157.htm" title="1157: ū·ḇə·‘aḏ (Conj-w:: Prep) -- From ad with prepositional prefix; in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc.">himself</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bê·ṯōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">and his household.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>Then he shall take the two goats and present them before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.…<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/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 5:1-3</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. / He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and misguided, since he himself is subject to weakness. / That is why he is obligated to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people.<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/9-11.htm">Hebrews 9:11-12</a></span><br />But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation. / 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/9-24.htm">Hebrews 9:24-25</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.<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_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="/romans/3-25.htm">Romans 3:25</a></span><br />God presented Him as an atoning sacrifice in His blood through faith, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-24.htm">1 Peter 2:24</a></span><br />He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/2-5.htm">1 Timothy 2:5-6</a></span><br />For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, / who gave Himself as a ransom for all—the testimony that was given at just the right time.<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/29-11.htm">Numbers 29:11</a></span><br />Include one male goat for a sin offering, in addition to the sin offering of atonement and the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/28-38.htm">Exodus 28:38</a></span><br />And it will be worn on Aaron’s forehead, so that he may bear the iniquity of the holy things that the sons of Israel consecrate with regard to all their holy gifts. It shall always be on his forehead, so that they may be acceptable before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/30-10.htm">Exodus 30:10</a></span><br />Once a year Aaron shall make atonement on the horns of the altar. Throughout your generations he shall make atonement on it annually with the blood of the sin offering of atonement. The altar is most holy to the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/15-25.htm">Numbers 15:25</a></span><br />The priest is to make atonement for the whole congregation of Israel, so that they may be forgiven; for the sin was unintentional and they have brought to the LORD a food offering and a sin offering, presented before the LORD for their unintentional sin.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house.</p><p class="hdg">which</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/8-14.htm">Leviticus 8:14-17</a></b></br> And he brought the bullock for the sin offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock for the sin offering… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/9-7.htm">Hebrews 9:7</a></b></br> But into the second <i>went</i> the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and <i>for</i> the errors of the people:</p><p class="hdg">an atonement for himself</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/9-7.htm">Leviticus 9:7</a></b></br> And Moses said unto Aaron, Go unto the altar, and offer thy sin offering, and thy burnt offering, and make an atonement for thyself, and for the people: and offer the offering of the people, and make an atonement for them; as the LORD commanded.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/10-18.htm">Ezra 10:18,19</a></b></br> And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken strange wives: <i>namely</i>, of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren; Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/1-5.htm">Job 1:5</a></b></br> And it was so, when the days of <i>their</i> feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings <i>according</i> to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/15-30.htm">Atonement</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-3.htm">Bull</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-3.htm">Bullock</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-31.htm">Free</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-55.htm">House</a> <a href="/exodus/23-12.htm">Household</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-30.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-5.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-3.htm">Ox</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-31.htm">Present</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-5.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-5.htm">Sin-Offering</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/16-10.htm">Atonement</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-11.htm">Bull</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-11.htm">Bullock</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-16.htm">Free</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-11.htm">House</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-11.htm">Household</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-9.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-9.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-11.htm">Ox</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-7.htm">Present</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-9.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-9.htm">Sin-Offering</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/16-1.htm">how the high priest must enter into the holy place</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/16-11.htm">The sin offering for himself</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/16-15.htm">The sin offering for the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/16-20.htm">The scapegoat</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/16-29.htm">The yearly feast of the expiations</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/16.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/16.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Aaron is to present the bull for his sin offering</b><br>This phrase highlights the role of Aaron, the high priest, in the Day of Atonement rituals. The bull as a sin offering signifies the need for purification and atonement for sin. In the ancient Near Eastern context, bulls were often used in sacrificial systems due to their value and significance. The sin offering underscores the gravity of sin and the necessity of a blood sacrifice for atonement, as seen in <a href="/hebrews/9-22.htm">Hebrews 9:22</a>, which states that without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness. This act prefigures Christ's ultimate sacrifice, as He is both the High Priest and the sacrificial offering (<a href="/hebrews/9-11.htm">Hebrews 9:11-14</a>).<p><b>and make atonement for himself</b><br>Before Aaron could intercede for the people, he had to be cleansed of his own sins. This requirement emphasizes the holiness required to approach God and the imperfection of the Levitical priesthood, which contrasts with the sinless nature of Christ, our eternal High Priest (<a href="/hebrews/7-26.htm">Hebrews 7:26-27</a>). The need for Aaron to atone for himself highlights the temporary and repetitive nature of the Old Covenant sacrifices, pointing to the necessity of a perfect and final atonement through Jesus.<p><b>and his household</b><br>The inclusion of Aaron's household in the atonement process reflects the communal aspect of sin and the need for collective purification. It also underscores the responsibility of the priestly family to maintain holiness, as they were set apart for service to God. This mirrors the New Testament teaching that believers, as a royal priesthood (<a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a>), are called to live lives of holiness and intercession for others. The concept of household atonement can also be seen as a type of the broader atonement Christ provides for His spiritual household, the Church (<a href="/ephesians/5-25.htm">Ephesians 5:25-27</a>).<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. He is responsible for performing the rituals of atonement for himself and the people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_bull.htm">The Bull</a></b><br>A sacrificial animal used for the sin offering. It symbolizes the need for atonement and purification from sin.<br><br>3. <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 sins and cleanse the individual or community.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/atonement.htm">Atonement</a></b><br>The process of reconciling with God, often through sacrifice, to cleanse from sin and restore a right relationship with Him.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/h/household.htm">Household</a></b><br>Refers to Aaron's family, indicating that the high priest's personal purification is necessary before he can intercede for the people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_necessity_of_personal_purity.htm">The Necessity of Personal Purity</a></b><br>Before Aaron could intercede for the people, he had to be cleansed himself. This underscores the importance of personal holiness for those in spiritual leadership.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_high_priest.htm">The Role of the High Priest</a></b><br>Aaron's role as a mediator foreshadows Christ's ultimate role as our High Priest, who offers Himself as the perfect sacrifice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a></b><br>The need for a sin offering highlights the gravity of sin and the necessity of atonement to maintain a relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/family_and_spiritual_leadership.htm">Family and Spiritual Leadership</a></b><br>Aaron's responsibility to make atonement for his household emphasizes the importance of spiritual leadership within the family.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_continuity_of_god's_plan.htm">The Continuity of God's Plan</a></b><br>The sacrificial system in Leviticus points forward to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus, showing the continuity and fulfillment of God's redemptive plan.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 16</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_leviticus_rules_conflict_with_christianity.htm">(Leviticus 6) In light of New Testament teachings on sacrifice and atonement, do these sacrificial rules conflict with or undermine later Christian doctrines?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_are_paul_and_timothy_in_the_bible.htm">Is Jesus superior to Levitical sacrifices?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_jesus_above_levitical_sacrifices.htm">Is Jesus superior to Levitical sacrifices?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_would_god_threaten_aaron's_life.htm">In Leviticus 16:2, why would God specify a deadly outcome for Aaron if he approached incorrectly, given a supposedly all-knowing and all-merciful nature?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">And Aaron shall offer.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">And Aaron shall present, </span>or <span class= "ital">bring near, </span>as the word literally denotes (comp, <a href="/leviticus/16-9.htm" title="And Aaron shall bring the goat on which the LORD's lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering.">Leviticus 16:9</a>; <a href="/leviticus/16-11.htm" title="And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself:">Leviticus 16:11</a>, &c.), since the actual offering or killing took place afterwards, when the lots for the goats had been cast, as described in <a href="/leviticus/16-11.htm" title="And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself:">Leviticus 16:11</a>.<p><span class= "bld">For himself, and for his house.</span>--By this is meant that the atonement was for his own sins, for those of his family and for all the priests, the sons of Aaron. The ritual at this pontifical sacrifice during the second Temple was most solemn and impressive.<p>By the side of the victim, which was placed between the porch and the altar towards the east, stood the high priest, arrayed in his white robes, with his face towards the west. In this attitude of a penitent sinner, the pontiff laid both his hands upon the sacrifice and confessed his sins in an audible voice in the sight of God and the assembled congregation as follows: "O Lord, I have sinned, I have committed iniquity, I have transgressed before thee, I and my house. O Lord, I beseech thee cover over my sins, iniquities, and transgressions which I have committed before thee, I and my house, even as it is written in the Law of Moses thy servant--For on that day He will cover over for you and cleanse you from all your sins," &c. To this the congregation replied: "Blessed be the name of His glorious kingdom for ever and ever." Whereupon the high priest repeated this confession a second time, including in it the children of Aaron, God's holy people. (See <a href="/leviticus/16-11.htm" title="And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself:">Leviticus 16:11</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Aaron shall offer his bullock... and make an atonement for himself, and for his house.</span> The first step is an expiatory offering to reconcile the officiating priest and the remainder of the priestly house to God. This was necessary before his offerings for the people could be accepted. It indicates the defects inherent in a priest whose nature was only that of man, which is compassed about with infirmities. The <span class="accented">offering</span> here commanded is not the slaying, but the solemn presentation, of the bullock to the Lord. In after times the following form of confession was used by the high priest when he laid his hand upon the bullock: - "O Lord, I have committed iniquity; I have transgressed; I have sinned, I and my house. O Lord, I entreat thee, cover over the iniquities, the transgressions, and the sins which I have committed, transgressed, and sinned before thee, I and my house; even as it is written in the Law of Moses thy servant, 'For on that day will he cover over for you, to make you clean; from all your transgressions before the Lord ye shall be cleansed" (Edersheim, 'Temple Service'). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/16-6.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">Aaron</span><br /><span class="heb">אַהֲרֹ֛ן</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">is to present</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִקְרִ֧יב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiq·rîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - 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 bull</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(par)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6499.htm">Strong's 6499: </a> </span><span class="str2">Young bull, steer</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for his 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">and make atonement</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכִפֶּ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵip·per)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3722.htm">Strong's 3722: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cover, to expiate, condone, to placate, cancel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּעֲד֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ba·‘ă·ḏōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1157.htm">Strong's 1157: </a> </span><span class="str2">In up to, over against, at, beside, among, behind, for</span><br /><br /><span class="word">himself</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְעַ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·‘aḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1157.htm">Strong's 1157: </a> </span><span class="str2">In up to, over against, at, beside, among, behind, for</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and his household.</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּיתֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(bê·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/16-6.htm">Leviticus 16:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/16-6.htm">Leviticus 16:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/16-6.htm">Leviticus 16:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/16-6.htm">Leviticus 16:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/16-6.htm">Leviticus 16:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/16-6.htm">Leviticus 16:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/16-6.htm">Leviticus 16:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/16-6.htm">Leviticus 16:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/16-6.htm">Leviticus 16:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/16-6.htm">Leviticus 16:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/16-6.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 16:6 Aaron shall offer the bull (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/16-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 16:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 16:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/16-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 16:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 16:7" /></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>