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Chapter 9

Octave of the Ordination. On the eighth day[a](A) Moses summoned Aaron and his sons, together with the elders of Israel, and said to Aaron, “Take a calf of the herd for a purification offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without blemish, and offer them before the Lord. [b]Tell the Israelites, too: Take a he-goat for a purification offering, a calf and a lamb, both unblemished yearlings, for a burnt offering,

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Footnotes

  1. 9:1 Eighth day: this is the conclusion of the priestly initiation ceremony.
  2. 9:3–4 The seven-day consecration of the priests in chap. 8 did not require sacrifices from the community. Now communal sacrifices as well as priestly sacrifices are required.