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Leviticus 9:2

and said to Aaron, "Take for yourself a bull calf for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both flawless, and present them before the Lord .

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Thompson Chain Reference - Burnt-Offerings;   Dedication;   Offerings;   Sin;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Burnt Offering, the;   Calf, the;   Sin-Offering;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Offerings and Sacrifices;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Calf;   Cattle;   Leviticus;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Calf;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Ram;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Animal;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Events of the Encampment;   Priesthood, the;   Worship, the;   On to Canaan;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Atonement, Day of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Sacrifice;   Saul;   Sin-Offering;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
and he said to Aharon, "Take a calf from the herd for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the LORD.
King James Version
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 .
Lexham English Bible
and he said to Aaron, "Take for yourself a bull calf as a sin offering and a ram as a burnt offering, without defect, and present them before Yahweh.
New Century Version
He said to Aaron, "Take a bull calf and a male sheep that have nothing wrong with them, and offer them to the Lord . The calf will be a sin offering, and the male sheep will be a whole burnt offering.
Amplified Bible
and he said to Aaron, "Take a bull calf as a sin offering and a ram as a burnt offering, [each] without blemish, and offer both before the LORD.
New American Standard Bible
and he said to Aaron, "Take for yourself a calf, a bull, as a sin offering and a ram as a burnt offering, both without defect, and offer them before the LORD.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then hee sayde vnto Aaron, Take thee a yong calfe for a sinne offring, and a ram for a burnt offring, both without blemish, and bring them before the Lord.
Legacy Standard Bible
and he said to Aaron, "Take for yourself a calf, a bull, for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, both without blemish, and bring them near before Yahweh.
Contemporary English Version
Then he said to Aaron: Find a young bull and a ram that have nothing wrong with them. Offer the bull to the Lord as a sacrifice for sin and the ram as a sacrifice to please him.
Complete Jewish Bible
and said to Aharon, "Take a male calf for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without defect, and offer them before Adonai .
Darby Translation
and said to Aaron, Take thee a young calf for a sin-offering, and a ram for a burnt-offering, without blemish, and present [them] before Jehovah;
Easy-to-Read Version
He said to Aaron, "Take a bull and a ram. There must be nothing wrong with them. The bull will be a sin offering, and the ram will be a burnt offering. Offer these animals to the Lord .
English Standard Version
and he said to Aaron, "Take for yourself a bull calf for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without blemish, and offer them before the Lord .
George Lamsa Translation
And he said to Aaron, Take for yourself a young calf for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without blemish, and offer them before the LORD.
Good News Translation
He said to Aaron, "Take a young bull and a ram without any defects and offer them to the Lord , the bull for a sin offering and the ram for a burnt offering.
Christian Standard Bible®
He said to Aaron, “Take a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without blemish, and present them before the Lord.
Literal Translation
And he said to Aaron, Take a calf to yourself, a son of the herd, for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, ones without blemish, and bring them near before Jehovah.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and sayde vnto Aaron: Take vnto the a yonge calfe for a synofferinge, and a ramme for a burntofferynge, both without blemysh, and brynge them before the LORDE,
American Standard Version
and he said unto Aaron, Take thee a calf of the herd for a sin-offering, and a ram for a burnt-offering, without blemish, and offer them before Jehovah.
Bible in Basic English
And he said to Aaron, Take a young ox for a sin-offering and a male sheep for a burned offering, without a mark, and make an offering of them before the Lord.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he sayd vnto Aaro: Take thee a young Calfe for a sin offering, and a Ramme for a burnt offering, both without blemishe, and bryng them before the Lorde.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and he said unto Aaron: 'Take thee a bull-calf for a sin-offering, and a ram for a burnt-offering, without blemish, and offer them before the LORD.
King James Version (1611)
And hee saide vnto Aaron, Take thee a yong calfe for a sinne offering, and a ramme for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the Lord.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and Moses said to Aaron, Take to thyself a young calf of the herd for a sin-offering, and a ram for a whole-burnt-offering, unblemished, and offer them before the Lord.
English Revised Version
and he said unto Aaron, Take thee a bull calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
He said to Aaron, "Take for yourself a bull calf for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without blemish, and present them before the LORD.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and he seide to Aaron, Take thou of the droue a calf for synne, and a ram `in to brent sacrifice, euer either with oute wem, and offre tho bifor the Lord.
Young's Literal Translation
and he saith unto Aaron, `Take to thyself a calf, a son of the herd, for a sin-offering, and a ram for a burnt-offering, perfect ones, and bring near before Jehovah.
Update Bible Version
and he said to Aaron, Take yourself a calf of the herd for a sin-offering, and a ram for a burnt-offering, without blemish, and offer them before Yahweh.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he said to 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.
World English Bible
and he said to Aaron, "Take a calf from the herd for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before Yahweh.
New King James Version
And he said to Aaron, "Take for yourself a young bull as a sin offering and a ram as a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the LORD.
New Living Translation
He said to Aaron, "Take a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without defects, and present them to the Lord .
New Life Bible
He said to Aaron, "Take a bull calf for a sin gift and a ram for a burnt gift, both of them perfect. And give them to the Lord.
New Revised Standard
He said to Aaron, "Take a bull calf for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the Lord .
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and said unto Aaron - Take for thyself a choice calf, as a sin-bearer, and a ram for an ascending-sacrifice, each without defect, - and bring them near before Yahweh;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Take of the herd a calf for sin, and a ram for a holocaust, both without blemish, and offer them before the Lord.
Revised Standard Version
and he said to Aaron, "Take a bull calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, both without blemish, and offer them before the LORD.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and he said to Aaron, "Take for yourself a calf, a bull, for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without defect, and offer them before the LORD.

Contextual Overview

1 On the eighth day Moses summoned Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel, 2 and said to Aaron, "Take for yourself a bull calf for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both flawless, and present them before the Lord . 3 Then tell the Israelites: ‘Take a male goat for a sin offering and a calf and lamb, both a year old and flawless, for a burnt offering, 4 and an ox and a ram for peace offerings to sacrifice before the Lord , and a grain offering mixed with olive oil, for today the Lord is going to appear to you.'" 5 So they took what Moses had commanded to the front of the Meeting Tent and the whole congregation presented them and stood before the Lord . 6 Then Moses said, "This is what the Lord has commanded you to do so that the glory of the Lord may appear to you." 7 Moses then said to Aaron, "Approach the altar and make your sin offering and your burnt offering, and make atonement on behalf of yourself and on behalf of the people; and also make the people's offering and make atonement on behalf of them just as the Lord has commanded."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

a young: Leviticus 9:7, Leviticus 9:8, Leviticus 4:3, Leviticus 8:14, Exodus 29:1, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Hebrews 5:3, Hebrews 7:27, Hebrews 10:10-14

and a ram: Leviticus 8:18

Reciprocal: Genesis 15:9 - General Exodus 29:14 - it is a Leviticus 9:3 - a calf Ezra 6:9 - young bullocks

Cross-References

Genesis 1:28
God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply! Fill the earth and subdue it! Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that moves on the ground."
Genesis 2:19
The Lord God formed out of the ground every living animal of the field and every bird of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them, and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.
Genesis 9:4
But you must not eat meat with its life (that is, its blood) in it.
Genesis 9:8
God said to Noah and his sons,
Genesis 9:20
Noah, a man of the soil, began to plant a vineyard.
Genesis 9:22
Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father's nakedness and told his two brothers who were outside.
Genesis 9:23
Shem and Japheth took the garment and placed it on their shoulders. Then they walked in backwards and covered up their father's nakedness. Their faces were turned the other way so they did not see their father's nakedness.
Genesis 35:5
and they started on their journey. The surrounding cities were afraid of God, and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.
Leviticus 26:6
I will grant peace in the land so that you will lie down to sleep without anyone terrifying you. I will remove harmful animals from the land, and no sword of war will pass through your land.
Leviticus 26:22
I will send the wild animals against you and they will bereave you of your children, annihilate your cattle, and diminish your population so that your roads will become deserted.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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 of Christ the Lamb without spot and blemish, free both from original and actual sin:

and offer [them] before the Lord; on the altar of burnt offering, which stood in the court of the tabernacle near where Jehovah was, to whom every sacrifice for sin was to be offered, being committed against him, and whose justice must be satisfied for it.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Leviticus 9:1

On the eighth day - i. e., on the first day after the week of consecration.

Leviticus 9:2

A young calf - A bull calf, which might have been what we should call a yearling ox.

Leviticus 9:3

A kid of the goats - A shaggy he-goat. See Leviticus 4:23 note.

Leviticus 9:6

The glory of the Lord - Compare Exodus 16:7.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Leviticus 9:2. Take thee a young calf, &c. — 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 Leviticus 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.


 
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