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for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without blemish, and offer them before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And he said to Aaron, “Take for yourself a young bull as a sin offering and a ram as a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer <i>them</i> before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and he said to Aaron, “Take for yourself a calf, a bull, as a sin offering and a ram as a burnt offering, <i>both</i> without defect, and offer <i>them</i> before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and he said to Aaron, &#8220Take for yourself a calf, a bull, for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without defect, and offer them before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and he said to Aaron, “Take for yourself a calf, a bull, for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, <i>both</i> without defect, and offer <i>them</i> before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and he said to Aaron, “Take for yourself a calf, a bull, for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, <i>both</i> without blemish, and bring <i>them</i> near before Yahweh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and he said to Aaron, “Take a bull calf as a sin offering and a ram as a burnt offering, [each] without blemish, and offer <i>both</i> before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He said to Aaron, “Take 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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He said to Aaron, &#8220Take 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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and he said unto Aaron, Take thee a calf of the herd for a sin-offering, and a ram for a burnt-offering, without blemish, and offer them before Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then he said to Aaron: Find a young bull and a ram that have nothing wrong with them. Offer the bull to the LORD as a sacrifice for sin and the ram as a sacrifice to please him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and he said unto Aaron, Take thee a bull calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He told Aaron, "Take a calf that has no defects for yourself as an offering for sin and a ram that has no defects as a burnt offering. Sacrifice them in the LORD's presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He said to Aaron, "Take a young bull and a ram without any defects and offer them to the LORD, the bull for a sin offering and the ram 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 told Aaron, "Take a young calf for a sin offering and a ram without defect for a whole burnt offering and bring them into the LORD's presence."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />and said to Aaron, "Take for yourself a bull calf for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both flawless, and present them before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and he said to Aaron, "Take a calf from the herd for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he said to Aaron, Take thee a young calf for a sin-offering, and a ram for a burnt-offering, without blemish, and offer them before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and he said to Aaron, “Take a calf from the herd for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without defect, and offer them before Yahweh. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and he says to Aaron, “Take a calf for yourself, a son of the herd, for a sin-offering, and a ram for a burnt-offering, perfect ones, and bring [them] near before YHWH.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he saith unto Aaron, 'Take to thyself a calf, a son of the herd, for a sin-offering, and a ram for a burnt-offering, perfect ones, and bring near before Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will say to Aaron, Take to thee a calf, the son of a cow, for sin, and a blameless ram for a burnt offering, and bring before Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Take of the herd a calf for sin, and a ram for a holocaust, both without blemish, and offer them before the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />“Take a calf for sin from the herd, and a ram as a holocaust, both immaculate, and offer them in the sight of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />and said to Aaron, “Take a calf of the herd for a purification offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without blemish, and offer them before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He said to Aaron, “Take a bull calf for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the LORD.<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 Aaron, Take for yourself a young calf for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without blemish, and offer them before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he said to Ahron: “Take to you one calf, a son of an ox, for sin, and a ram that is pure of defect for a burning peace offering, and offer them before LORD JEHOVAH.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and he said unto Aaron: 'Take thee a bull-calf for a sin-offering, and a ram for a burnt-offering, without blemish, and offer them before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and Moses said to Aaron, Take to thyself a young calf of the herd for a sin-offering, and a ram for a whole-burnt-offering, unblemished, and offer them before the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/9-2.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=1965" 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">1</span>On the eighth day Moses summoned Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">He said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <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/3947.htm" title="3947: qaḥ- (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">“Take</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">for yourself</a> <a href="/hebrew/5695.htm" title="5695: ‘ê·ḡel (N-ms) -- A calf. From the same as agol; a calf, especially one nearly grown.">a young bull</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1241.htm" title="1241: bā·qār (N-ms) -- Cattle, herd, an ox. From baqar; beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender; collectively, a herd."></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/352.htm" title="352: wə·’a·yil (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- From the same as 'uwl; properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief; also a ram; a pilaster; an oak or other strong tree.">and a ram</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> <a href="/hebrew/8549.htm" title="8549: tə·mî·mim (Adj-mp) -- Complete, sound. From tamam; entire; also integrity, truth.">both without blemish,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7126.htm" title="7126: wə·haq·rêḇ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-Imp-ms) -- To come near, approach. A primitive root; to approach for whatever purpose.">and present them</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>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,…<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/9-12.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="/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="/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="/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/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="/2_corinthians/5-21.htm">2 Corinthians 5:21</a></span><br />God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-2.htm">Ephesians 5:2</a></span><br />and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29</a></span><br />The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-28.htm">Matthew 26:28</a></span><br />This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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="/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="/exodus/29-36.htm">Exodus 29:36</a></span><br />Sacrifice a bull as a sin offering each day for atonement. Purify the altar by making atonement for it, and anoint it to consecrate it.<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 8:14-15</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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he said to Aaron, Take you a young calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">a young</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/9-7.htm">Leviticus 9:7,8</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="/leviticus/4-3.htm">Leviticus 4:3</a></b></br> If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto the LORD for a sin offering.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/8-14.htm">Leviticus 8:14</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="hdg">and a ram</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/8-18.htm">Leviticus 8:18</a></b></br> And he brought the ram for the burnt offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/9-1.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-6.htm">Blemish</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-28.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/exodus/32-35.htm">Calf</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-6.htm">Defect</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-14.htm">Herd</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-18.htm">Male</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-6.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-38.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-31.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/37-9.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-17.htm">Ox</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-6.htm">Perfect</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-38.htm">Present</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-29.htm">Ram</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-29.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-34.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-14.htm">Sin-Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/34-27.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-11.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/9-7.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-3.htm">Blemish</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-3.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-3.htm">Calf</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-3.htm">Defect</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-3.htm">Herd</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-3.htm">Male</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-3.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-7.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-3.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-2.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-4.htm">Ox</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-19.htm">Perfect</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-4.htm">Present</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-4.htm">Ram</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-4.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-3.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-3.htm">Sin-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-7.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-3.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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This highlights Aaron's role in the priesthood and the importance of obedience to divine commands. Aaron's leadership is crucial as he represents the people before God.<p><b>Take for yourself a young bull for a sin offering</b><br>The young bull signifies a significant sacrifice, often associated with atonement for sin. In the ancient Near Eastern context, bulls were valuable, symbolizing the costliness of sin. The sin offering is a key element in the sacrificial system, pointing to the need for purification and forgiveness.<p><b>and a ram for a burnt offering</b><br>The ram, used for a burnt offering, signifies complete dedication to God. Unlike the sin offering, the burnt offering is entirely consumed by fire, symbolizing total surrender and devotion. This offering foreshadows Christ's complete sacrifice and dedication to God's will.<p><b>both without blemish</b><br>The requirement for offerings to be without blemish underscores the need for purity and perfection in sacrifices. This prefigures Christ, the sinless Lamb of God, who offered Himself without spot or blemish for the sins of humanity.<p><b>and present them before the LORD</b><br>The act of presenting offerings before the LORD emphasizes the direct relationship between the worshiper and God. It signifies acknowledgment of God's holiness and the need for reconciliation. This presentation is a precursor to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus, who presented Himself before God on behalf of humanity.<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 instructed to perform specific sacrificial duties as part of the consecration process.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/y/young_bull.htm">Young Bull</a></b><br>Used as a sin offering, symbolizing atonement for sin. The bull represents strength and is a significant sacrifice.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/r/ram.htm">Ram</a></b><br>Used as a burnt offering, symbolizing complete dedication to God. The ram is a common sacrificial animal in the Old Testament.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, Yahweh, to whom the offerings are presented. This signifies the relationship between God and His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a></b><br>The place where these offerings are presented, serving as the dwelling place of God among His people during their wilderness journey.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_atonement.htm">The Importance of Atonement</a></b><br>The sin offering highlights the necessity of atonement for sin. Just as Aaron needed to offer a bull for his sins, we need Christ's sacrifice for our atonement.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_sacrifice.htm">Symbolism of Sacrifice</a></b><br>The unblemished animals symbolize purity and perfection, pointing to Jesus as the spotless Lamb of God. Our offerings to God should be our best, reflecting our dedication and reverence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_the_priesthood.htm">Role of the Priesthood</a></b><br>Aaron's role as a mediator between God and the people foreshadows Christ's role as our high priest. We are called to be a royal priesthood, interceding for others and living lives of holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/complete_dedication.htm">Complete Dedication</a></b><br>The burnt offering signifies total surrender to God. We are called to live lives fully dedicated to Him, holding nothing back.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_and_holiness.htm">God's Presence and Holiness</a></b><br>The offerings are presented before the LORD, emphasizing His holiness and the need for purity in His presence. We must approach God with reverence and awe.<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/why_did_aaron_offer_for_his_sons.htm">Why did Aaron offer a sin offering for his sons?</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/how_does_'lamb_of_god'_fit_ot_laws.htm">How does calling Jesus 'the Lamb of God' who removes sin (John 1:29) fit with conflicting Old Testament sacrificial laws?</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>(2) <span class= "bld">A young calf for a sin offering.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">a calf, the son of a bull, </span>which, according to the canonical law, was a calf of the second year, whilst a steer, the son of a bull, rendered in the Authorised Version by "young bullock," was defined to be three years old, or in its third year. (See <a href="/leviticus/4-3.htm" title="If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he has sinned, a young bullock without blemish to the LORD for a sin offering.">Leviticus 4:3</a>.) Before they could mediate for the forgiveness of the people, Aaron and his sons had first to bring a sin offering for themselves, in expiation probably for the feeling of pride which they might have fostered at having been so highly distinguished and chosen to be the mediators of the people. This sin offering, however, showed him that, though a high priest, he was beset with the same infirmities, and stood in need of the same atonement, as the people whom he represented. As this is the only instance in which a calf is appointed for a sin offering, and as the offerer who is ordered to bring this exceptional sacrifice is Aaron, Jewish tradition will have it that it was designed to refer to the sin of the golden calf which he made for the people. (<a href="/context/exodus/32-4.htm" title="And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a engraving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be your gods, O Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt.">Exodus 32:4-6</a>.) So old and universal is this interpretation, that it is expressed in the ancient Chaldee Version of the Pentateuch. This sense seems to derive support from <a href="/leviticus/9-7.htm" title="And Moses said to Aaron, Go to the altar, and offer your sin offering, and your burnt offering, and make an atonement for yourself, and for the people: and offer the offering of the people, and make an atonement for them; as the LORD commanded.">Leviticus 9:7</a>.<p><span class= "bld">Before the Lord.</span>--That is, before the door of the tent of meeting (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>; <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>), on the altar of burnt offering. . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/9-2.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">He said</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֣אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<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">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶֽל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">Aaron,</span><br /><span class="heb">אַהֲרֹ֗ן</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">“Take</span><br /><span class="heb">קַח־</span> <span class="translit">(qaḥ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<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">for yourself</span><br /><span class="heb">לְ֠ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">a bull calf</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵ֣גֶל</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·ḡel)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">for a sin offering</span><br /><span class="heb">לְחַטָּ֛את</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">and a ram</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַ֥יִל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’a·yil)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_352.htm">Strong's 352: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength, strong, a chief, a ram, a pilaster, an oak, strong tree</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for a burnt offering,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעֹלָ֖ה</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 /><br /><span class="word">both without blemish,</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּמִימִ֑ם</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">and present</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַקְרֵ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·haq·rêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - 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">them before</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/9-2.htm">Leviticus 9:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/9-2.htm">Leviticus 9:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/9-2.htm">Leviticus 9:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/9-2.htm">Leviticus 9:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/9-2.htm">Leviticus 9:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/9-2.htm">Leviticus 9:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/9-2.htm">Leviticus 9:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/9-2.htm">Leviticus 9:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/9-2.htm">Leviticus 9:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/9-2.htm">Leviticus 9:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/9-2.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 9:2 And he said to Aaron Take (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/9-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 9:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 9:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/9-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 9:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 9:3" /></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>