Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So Aaron came to the altar and slaughtered the calf as a sin offering for himself. New Living Translation So Aaron went to the altar and slaughtered the calf as a sin offering for himself. English Standard Version So Aaron drew near to the altar and killed the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself. Berean Standard Bible So Aaron approached the altar and slaughtered the calf as a sin offering for himself. King James Bible Aaron therefore went unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself. New King James Version Aaron therefore went to the altar and killed the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself. New American Standard Bible So Aaron came near to the altar and slaughtered the calf of the sin offering which was for himself. NASB 1995 So Aaron came near to the altar and slaughtered the calf of the sin offering which was for himself. NASB 1977 So Aaron came near to the altar and slaughtered the calf of the sin offering which was for himself. Legacy Standard Bible So Aaron came near to the altar and slaughtered the calf of the sin offering which was for himself. Amplified Bible So Aaron approached the altar and killed the calf as the sin offering, which was designated for himself. Christian Standard Bible So Aaron approached the altar and slaughtered the calf as a sin offering for himself. Holman Christian Standard Bible So Aaron approached the altar and slaughtered the calf as a sin offering for himself. American Standard Version So Aaron drew near unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin-offering, which was for himself. Contemporary English Version Aaron stepped up to the altar and killed the bull that was to be the sacrifice for his sins. English Revised Version So Aaron drew near unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself. GOD'S WORD® Translation Aaron came to the altar and slaughtered the calf as his own offering for sin. Good News Translation Aaron went to the altar and killed the young bull which was for his own sin offering. International Standard Version So Aaron drew near to the altar and slaughtered the calf for a sin offering on behalf of himself. Majority Standard Bible So Aaron approached the altar and slaughtered the calf as a sin offering for himself. NET Bible So Aaron approached the altar and slaughtered the sin offering calf which was for himself. New Heart English Bible So Aaron drew near to the altar, and killed the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself. Webster's Bible Translation Aaron therefore went to the altar, and slew the calf of the sin-offering, which was for himself. World English Bible So Aaron came near to the altar, and killed the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Aaron draws near to the altar, and slaughters the calf of the sin-offering, which [is] for himself; Young's Literal Translation And Aaron draweth near unto the altar, and slaughtereth the calf of the sin-offering, which is for himself; Smith's Literal Translation And Aaron shall draw near to the altar and slaughter the calf for sin, which is to him. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd forthwith Aaron, approaching to the altar, immolated the calf for his sin: Catholic Public Domain Version And immediately Aaron, approaching toward the altar, immolated the calf for his sin. New American Bible Approaching the altar, Aaron first slaughtered the calf of the purification offering that was his own offering. New Revised Standard Version Aaron drew near to the altar, and slaughtered the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAaron therefore drew near to the altar, and killed the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Ahron came to the altar and slaughtered a calf of a sin offering. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917So Aaron drew near unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin-offering, which was for himself. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Aaron drew nigh to the altar, and slew the calf of his sin-offering. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Sin Offering8So Aaron approached the altar and slaughtered the calf as a sin offering for himself. 9The sons of Aaron brought the blood to him, and he dipped his finger in the blood and applied it to the horns of the altar. And he poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.… Cross References Hebrews 7:27 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. Hebrews 9:7 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. Hebrews 5:1 Every high priest is appointed from among men to represent them in matters relating to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. Hebrews 9:12 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. Hebrews 10:11-12 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. Hebrews 9:24-26 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. / Otherwise, Christ would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself. Hebrews 10:19-22 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, ... 1 Peter 2:5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. Romans 8:3 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, 1 John 2:2 He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. Exodus 29:10-14 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. ... Leviticus 4:3-12 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. ... Leviticus 8:14-17 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. / Moses also took all the fat that was on the entrails, the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys and their fat, and burned it all on the altar. ... Numbers 8:12 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. Numbers 18:9 A portion of the most holy offerings reserved from the fire will be yours. From all the offerings they render to Me as most holy offerings, whether grain offerings or sin offerings or guilt offerings, that part belongs to you and your sons. Treasury of Scripture Aaron therefore went to the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself. Leviticus 1:4,5 And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him… Leviticus 4:4,29 And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD; and shall lay his hand upon the bullock's head, and kill the bullock before the LORD… Jump to Previous Aaron Altar Calf Death Draweth Drew Killed Offering Ox Sin Sin-Offering Slaughtered Slaughtereth SlewJump to Next Aaron Altar Calf Death Draweth Drew Killed Offering Ox Sin Sin-Offering Slaughtered Slaughtereth SlewLeviticus 9 1. The first offerings of Aaron, for himself and the people8. The sin offering 12. and the burn offering for himself 15. the offerings for the people 23. Moses and Aaron bless the people 24. Fire comes from the Lord, upon the altar So Aaron drew near to the altar This phrase marks a significant moment in the priestly ministry of Aaron, the first high priest of Israel. The Hebrew root for "drew near" is "qarab," which conveys the idea of approaching with purpose and reverence. In the context of Leviticus, this act of drawing near to the altar is not merely a physical movement but a spiritual one, symbolizing Aaron's role as a mediator between God and the people. Historically, the altar was central to Israelite worship, representing God's presence and the place where atonement for sin was made. Aaron's approach signifies obedience to God's commands and the beginning of his intercessory role. and slaughtered the calf as a sin offering for himself Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן (’a·hă·rōn) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 175: Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses approached וַיִּקְרַ֥ב (way·yiq·raḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7126: To come near, approach the altar הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ (ham·miz·bê·aḥ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4196: An altar and slaughtered וַיִּשְׁחַ֛ט (way·yiš·ḥaṭ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7819: To slaughter, beat the calf עֵ֥גֶל (‘ê·ḡel) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5695: A, calf, one nearly grown as a sin offering הַחַטָּ֖את (ha·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2403: An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender for himself. לֽוֹ׃ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew Links Leviticus 9:8 NIVLeviticus 9:8 NLT Leviticus 9:8 ESV Leviticus 9:8 NASB Leviticus 9:8 KJV Leviticus 9:8 BibleApps.com Leviticus 9:8 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 9:8 Chinese Bible Leviticus 9:8 French Bible Leviticus 9:8 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 9:8 So Aaron drew near to the altar (Le Lv Lev.) |