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Leviticus 9
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

Aaron’s Priesthood Inaugurated

9 On the eighth day Moses summoned Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel. 2 He said to Aaron, “Take a bull calf for a purification offering and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the Lord.(A) 3 And say to the Israelites, ‘Take a male goat for a purification offering; a calf and a lamb, yearlings without blemish, for a burnt offering;(B) 4 and an ox and a ram for an offering of well-being to sacrifice before the Lord; and a grain offering mixed with oil. For today the Lord will appear to you.’ ” 5 They brought what Moses commanded to the front of the tent of meeting, and the whole congregation drew near and stood before the Lord. 6 And Moses said, “This is the thing that the Lord commanded you to do, so that the glory of the Lord may appear to you.”(C) 7 Then Moses said to Aaron, “Draw near to the altar and sacrifice your purification offering and your burnt offering and make atonement for yourself and for the people, and sacrifice the offering of the people and make atonement for them, as the Lord has commanded.”(D)

8 Aaron drew near to the altar and slaughtered the calf of the purification offering, which was for himself.(E) 9 The sons of Aaron presented the blood to him, and he dipped his finger in the blood and put it on the horns of the altar, and the rest of the blood he poured out at the base of the altar.(F) 10 But the fat, the kidneys, and the appendage of the liver from the purification offering he turned into smoke on the altar, as the Lord had commanded Moses, 11 and the flesh and the skin he burned with fire outside the camp.(G)

12 Then he slaughtered the burnt offering. Aaron’s sons brought him the blood, and he dashed it against all sides of the altar. 13 And they brought him the burnt offering piece by piece and the head, which he turned into smoke on the altar. 14 He washed the entrails and the legs and, with the burnt offering, turned them into smoke on the altar.

15 Next he presented the people’s offering. He took the goat of the purification offering that was for the people and slaughtered it and presented it as a purification offering like the first one.(H) 16 He presented the burnt offering and sacrificed it according to regulation.(I) 17 He presented the grain offering, and, taking a handful of it, he turned it into smoke on the altar, in addition to the burnt offering of the morning.(J)

18 He slaughtered the ox and the ram as a sacrifice of well-being for the people. Aaron’s sons brought him the blood, which he dashed against all sides of the altar,(K) 19 and the fat of the ox and of the ram: the fatty tail, the fat that covers the entrails, the two kidneys and the fat on them,[a] and the appendage of the liver. 20 They first laid the fat on the breasts, and the fat was turned into smoke on the altar, 21 and the breasts and the right thigh Aaron raised as an elevation offering before the Lord, as Moses had commanded.(L)

22 Aaron lifted his hands toward the people and blessed them, and he came down after sacrificing the purification offering, the burnt offering, and the offering of well-being. 23 Moses and Aaron entered the tent of meeting and then came out and blessed the people, and the glory of the Lord appeared to all the people.(M) 24 Fire came out from the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the fat on the altar, and when all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces.(N)

Footnotes

  1. 9.19 Gk: Heb the fatty tail, and that which covers, and the kidneys
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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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