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Leviticus 9
Lexham English Bible

Worship at the Tent of Assembly

9 Then[a] on the eighth day Moses summoned Aaron and his sons and Israel’s elders, 2 and he said to Aaron, “Take for yourself a bull calf[b] as a sin offering and a ram as a burnt offering, without defect,[c] and present them before[d] Yahweh. 3 Then[e] you[f] must speak to the Israelites,[g] saying, ‘Take a he-goat[h] as a sin offering and a bull calf and a male sheep, yearlings[i] without defect,[j] as a burnt offering, 4 and an ox and a ram as fellowship offerings to sacrifice before[k] Yahweh, and a grain offering mixed with oil, because today Yahweh will appear to you.”[l] 5 So[m] they took what Moses had commanded to the front of[n] the tent of assembly, and the whole community presented themselves, and they stood before[o] Yahweh.

6 Then[p] Moses said, “This is the word that Yahweh commanded you[q] to do so that[r] the glory of Yahweh might appear to you.”[s] 7 Then[t] Moses said to Aaron, “Approach[u] the altar and sacrifice[v] your sin offering and your burnt offering, and make atonement for yourself and for the people. And sacrifice[w] the people’s offering and make atonement for them, just as Yahweh has commanded.”

8 Then[x] Aaron approached[y] the altar, and he slaughtered the bull calf of the sin offering, which was for himself. 9 Then[z] Aaron’s sons presented the blood to him, and he dipped his finger in the blood, and he put it on the altar’s horns, and he poured out the blood on the altar’s base. 10 And the fat and the kidneys and the lobe from the sin offering’s liver[aa] he turned into smoke on the altar, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses, 11 but[ab] the meat and the skin he burned with fire[ac] outside the camp.[ad]

12 Then[ae] he slaughtered the burnt offering, and Aaron’s sons brought the blood to him, and he sprinkled it on the altar all around; 13 and they brought the burnt offering to him by its pieces, as well as[af] the head, and he turned them into smoke on the altar; 14 and he washed the inner parts[ag] and the lower leg bones, then[ah] he turned them into smoke upon the burnt offering on the altar.

15 Then[ai] he presented the people’s offering, and he took the goat of the sin offering, which was for the people, and he slaughtered it and offered[aj] it as a sin offering like the first one. 16 Then[ak] he presented the burnt offering, and he sacrificed[al] it according to the regulation. 17 Then[am] he presented the grain offering, and he filled his palm with some of[an] it, and he turned it into smoke on the altar besides the morning’s burnt offering. 18 Then[ao] he slaughtered the ox and the ram, the fellowship offerings that are for the people, and Aaron’s sons brought the blood to him, and he sprinkled it on the altar all around. 19 And as for the fat portions from the ox and from the ram (the fat tail and the layer of fat and the kidneys and the lobe of the liver), 20 they placed the fat portions on the breast sections, and he turned the fat portions into smoke on the altar. 21 Then[ap] Aaron waved the breast sections and the right upper thigh as a wave offering before[aq] Yahweh, just as Moses had commanded.

22 Then[ar] Aaron lifted his hand toward[as] the people, and he blessed them, and he came down after[at] sacrificing[au] the sin offering and the burnt offering and the fellowship offerings. 23 Then[av] Moses and Aaron entered the tent of assembly. When[aw] they came out, they blessed[ax] the people, and Yahweh’s glory appeared to all the people. 24 Then[ay] a fire went out from before[az] Yahweh, and it consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And all the people saw it, so[ba] they shouted for joy, and they fell on their faces.

Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 9:1 Or “And it happened”
  2. Leviticus 9:2 Literally “a bull-calf a son of cattle” or “a bull-calf a son of the herd”
  3. Leviticus 9:2 An adjective in masculine plural to modify both animals; see NET
  4. Leviticus 9:2 Literally “to the faces of”
  5. Leviticus 9:3 Or “And”
  6. Leviticus 9:3 Singular
  7. Leviticus 9:3 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  8. Leviticus 9:3 Literally “a he-goat of goats”
  9. Leviticus 9:3 Literally “sons of a year”
  10. Leviticus 9:3 An adjective in masculine plural to modify both animals; see NET
  11. Leviticus 9:4 Literally “to the faces of”
  12. Leviticus 9:4 Plural
  13. Leviticus 9:5 Or “And”
  14. Leviticus 9:5 Literally “to the faces of”
  15. Leviticus 9:5 Literally “to the faces of”
  16. Leviticus 9:6 Or “And”
  17. Leviticus 9:6 Plural
  18. Leviticus 9:6 Or “and”
  19. Leviticus 9:6 Plural
  20. Leviticus 9:7 Or “And”
  21. Leviticus 9:7 Or “Draw near unto”
  22. Leviticus 9:7 Literally “do” or “make”
  23. Leviticus 9:7 Literally “do” or “make”
  24. Leviticus 9:8 Or “And”
  25. Leviticus 9:8 Or “drew near unto”
  26. Leviticus 9:9 Or “And”
  27. Leviticus 9:10 Literally “from the liver from the sin offering”
  28. Leviticus 9:11 Or “and”
  29. Leviticus 9:11 Literally “in the fire”
  30. Leviticus 9:11 Literally “from an outside place to/of the camp”
  31. Leviticus 9:12 Or “And”
  32. Leviticus 9:13 Or “and”
  33. Leviticus 9:14 Or “entrails”
  34. Leviticus 9:14 Or “and”
  35. Leviticus 9:15 Or “And”
  36. Leviticus 9:15 Or “he offered”
  37. Leviticus 9:16 Or “And”
  38. Leviticus 9:16 Literally “did” or “made”
  39. Leviticus 9:17 Or “And”
  40. Leviticus 9:17 Literally “from”
  41. Leviticus 9:18 Or “And”
  42. Leviticus 9:21 Or “And”
  43. Leviticus 9:21 Literally “to the faces of”
  44. Leviticus 9:22 Or “And”
  45. Leviticus 9:22 Or “to”
  46. Leviticus 9:22 Literally “from”
  47. Leviticus 9:22 Literally “doing” or “making”
  48. Leviticus 9:23 Or “And”
  49. Leviticus 9:23 Or “And”
  50. Leviticus 9:23 Or “and they blessed”
  51. Leviticus 9:24 Or “And”
  52. Leviticus 9:24 Literally “from to the faces of”
  53. Leviticus 9:24 Or “and”
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Leviticus 9
Common English Bible

The priests’ initiation

9 On the eighth day, Moses called for Aaron, Aaron’s sons, and Israel’s elders. 2 He said to Aaron, “Take a young bull from the herd as a purification offering and a ram as an entirely burned offering, both flawless animals, and bring them before the Lord. 3 Then tell the Israelites, ‘Take a male goat as a purification offering; a young bull and a sheep—both one-year-old flawless animals—as an entirely burned offering; 4 an ox and a ram as a well-being sacrifice before the Lord; and a grain offering mixed with oil, because today the Lord will appear to you.’”

5 They brought what Moses had commanded to the front of the meeting tent. Then the whole community came forward and stood before the Lord. 6 Moses said, “The Lord has ordered you to do this so that the Lord’s glorious presence will appear to you.” 7 Moses said to Aaron, “Come up to the altar and perform your purification offering and your entirely burned offering, making reconciliation for yourself and the people. Then perform the people’s offering in order to make reconciliation for them, just as the Lord commanded.”

8 Aaron went to the altar and slaughtered the young bull for his purification offering. 9 Then Aaron’s sons presented the blood to him, and he dipped his finger into the blood and put it on the altar’s horns. He poured the rest of the blood out at the altar’s base. 10 He completely burned on the altar the fat, kidneys, and lobe of the liver from the purification offering, just as the Lord commanded Moses. 11 But he burned the flesh and hide with fire outside the camp.

12 Then Aaron slaughtered the entirely burned offering. Aaron’s sons handed him the blood, and he tossed it against all sides of the altar. 13 They handed him the entirely burned offering in pieces, including the head, and he completely burned them on the altar. 14 Then he washed the insides and lower legs and completely burned them on the altar along with the rest of the entirely burned offering.

15 Next, Aaron presented the people’s offering. He took the male goat for the people’s purification offering, slaughtered it, and offered it as a purification offering like the first purification offering. 16 He presented the entirely burned offering and did with it according to the regulation. 17 Then he presented the grain offering, took a handful from it, and completely burned it on the altar, in addition to the morning’s entirely burned offering.

18 Aaron then slaughtered the ox and the ram—the people’s communal sacrifice of well-being. Aaron’s sons handed him the blood, which he tossed against all sides of the altar, 19 and the fat pieces of the ox and ram—the fat tail, the covering fat, the kidneys, and the lobe of the liver. 20 They placed these fat pieces on the animals’ breasts, and Aaron completely burned them on the altar. 21 But Aaron lifted up the breasts and the right thigh as an uplifted offering before the Lord, just as Moses had commanded.

22 Aaron then raised his hands toward the people and blessed them. After performing the purification offering, the entirely burned offering, and the well-being sacrifice, he came down. 23 Moses and Aaron then entered the meeting tent. When they came out, they blessed the people, and the Lord’s glorious presence appeared to all the people. 24 Fire flew out from before the Lord and devoured the entirely burned offering and the fat pieces on the altar. All the people saw it. They shouted for joy and fell facedown.

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