Leviticus 9:2

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 them before the LORD.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Aaron	אַהֲרֹ֗ן 'a.ha.Ron	H175	Aharon · proper noun, a man's name
Take	קַח kach-	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
young	בָּקָ֧ר ba.Kar	H1241	beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gen… · noun, common both genders singular absolute
calf	עֵ֣גֶל 'E.gel	H5695	a (male) calf (as frisking round) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
offering	לְחַטָּ֛את le.cha.Tat	H2403	an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness) · preposition + noun, common feminine singular absolute
ram	וְאַ֥יִל ve.'A.yil	H352	properly · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
offering	לְעֹלָ֖ה le.'o.Lah	H5930	a step or (collectively · preposition + noun, common feminine singular absolute
blemish	תְּמִימִ֑ם te.mi.Mim	H8549	entire (literally · adjective, masculine plural absolute
offer	וְהַקְרֵ֖ב ve.hak.Rev	H7126	to approach (causatively · conjunction + verb, hiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
before	לִפְנֵ֥י lif.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
LORD	יְהוָֽה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title

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Cross-references

Leviticus 4:3 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 bull…
Exodus 29:1 And this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them to hallow them, to minister unto me in the priest’s office: Take one young bullock, and t…
Leviticus 8:14 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.
Leviticus 8:18 And he brought the ram for the burnt offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.
2 Corinthians 5:21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
Hebrews 7:27 Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people’s: for this he did once…
Hebrews 10:10-14 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
Leviticus 9:7-8 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…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 9:1-7

Orders are here given for another solemnity upon the eighth day; for the newly-ordained priests were set to work immediately after the days of their consecration were finished, to let them know that they were not ordained to be idle: He that desires the office of a bishop desires a good work, which must be looked at with desire, more than the honour and benefit. The priests had not so much as one day's respite from service allowed them, that they might divert themselves, and receive the compliments of their friends upon their elevation, but were busily employed the very next day; for their consecration was the filling of their hands. God's spiritual priests have constant work cut out for the…

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Adam Clarke on Leviticus 9:2

Take thee a young calf, etc. - As these sacrifices were for Aaron himself, they are furnished by himself and not by the people, for they were designed to make atonement for his own sin. See Lev 4:3. And this is supposed by the Jews to have been intended to make an atonement for his sin in the matter of the golden calf. This is very probable, as no formal atonement for that transgression had yet been made.

John Gill on Leviticus 9:2

And he said unto Aaron,.... In the presence of the people of Israel: take thee a young calf for a sin offering; one not exceeding a year old, as in Leviticus 9:3 but this was not for the sin of making the calf only, to which the Jewish writers restrain it, but for all other sins of his, which it was necessary should be expiated before he offered sacrifices for the sins of others: and a ram for a burnt offering; being a strong and innocent creature, was a proper emblem of Christ, the Lamb of God, that takes away by his sacrifice the sins of men: without blemish; this character belongs, as Aben Ezra observes, both to the calf and ram, which were both to be without spot, and so proper types…

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John Calvin on Leviticus 9:1-5

Dictionary and topics

Aaron — The eldest son of Amram and Jochebed, a daughter of Levi (Ex. 6:20). Some explain the name as meaning mountaineer, others mountain of strength, illuminator. He was born in Egypt three years before…
Burnt Offering, The · Was offered: At consecration priests — Was offered: At consecration priests
Calf, The · Offered in sacrifice — Offered in sacrifice
Offerings · BURNT — BURNT
Sin Offering · Consisted of: A young bullock for priests — Consisted of: A young bullock for priests

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Leviticus 9:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 9:1-7

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 9:2

John Gill on Leviticus 9:2

John Calvin on Leviticus 9:1-5

Dictionary and topics

Leviticus 9:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 9:1-7

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 9:2

John Gill on Leviticus 9:2

John Calvin on Leviticus 9:1-5

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Leviticus 9:2-4

Rashi on Leviticus 9:2