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Aaron’s Ministry Commences

Eight days later, Moses called Aaron, his sons, and the elders of Israel. 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.”

He also told the Israelis, “Bring a male goat for a sin offering, a calf, a year old lamb without defect for a whole burnt offering, an ox, a ram for a peace offering to sacrifice in the Lord’s presence, and a grain offering with olive oil, because on that day the Lord will appear to you.” So they brought what Moses had commanded to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. The entire congregation drew near and stood in the Lord’s presence.

Then Moses said, “This is what the Lord commanded you to do so that the glory of the Lord may be revealed to you.”

Moses then told Aaron, “Approach the altar and bring your sin and whole burnt offerings. Make atonement for yourself and the people. Then bring the people’s offering and make atonement for them, as the Lord commanded.”

So Aaron drew near to the altar and slaughtered the calf for a sin offering on behalf of himself. Next, Aaron’s sons brought the blood to him and he dipped his fingers in the blood and placed it on the horns of the altar. As to the rest of the[a] blood, he poured it at the base of the altar. 10 He incinerated the fat, the kidneys, and the appendage from the liver of the sin offering, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 11 He also incinerated the meat and skin outside the camp. 12 And so the burnt offering was slaughtered, and Aaron’s sons secured for him the blood, which he poured on the altar and around it.

Aaron’s Burnt Offering

13 As for the burnt offering, they delivered it to Aaron[b] piece by piece, and he burned the head on the altar, 14 washed the internal organs and thighs, and incinerated them on the altar, along with the whole burnt offering. 15 He brought the people’s offering, presenting a goat for a sin offering on behalf of the people. He slaughtered it and offered it as the first sin offering. 16 Then he brought the whole burnt offering and offered it according to procedure.

17 Next, he brought the grain offering, filled his hand with it, and burned it on the altar next to the burnt offering for that morning. 18 He slaughtered the ox and ram for the peace offering sacrifice on behalf of the people. Aaron’s sons delivered the blood to him, which he poured on the altar and around it. 19 As to the fat from the ox and the ram—the tail, the fat covering the kidneys, and the appendage of the liver— 20 they placed the fat on the breast and burned the fat on the altar. 21 Aaron waved the breast and the right thigh as a raised offering in the Lord’s presence, just as Moses had commanded. 22 Aaron raised his hand toward the people and blessed them. Then he came down from the altar after[c] offering the sin, whole burnt, and peace offerings.

23 Moses and Aaron entered the Tent of Meeting. When they came out, they blessed the people and the glory of the Lord appeared to all the people. 24 A fire came down from the Lord’s presence and consumed the burnt offering on the altar as well as the fat. When the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces.

Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 9:9 The Heb. lacks rest of the
  2. Leviticus 9:13 Lit. him
  3. Leviticus 9:22 The Heb. lacks the altar after

Worship at the Tent of Assembly

Then[a] on the eighth day Moses summoned Aaron and his sons and Israel’s elders, 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. 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, 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] 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.

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] 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.”

Then[x] Aaron approached[y] the altar, and he slaughtered the bull calf of the sin offering, which was for himself. 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”