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Worship at the Tent of Assembly

Then[a] on the eighth day Moses summoned Aaron and his sons and Israel’s elders, 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. 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,

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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

The Priests Begin Their Ministry

On the eighth day(A) Moses summoned Aaron and his sons and the elders(B) of Israel. He said to Aaron, “Take a bull calf for your sin offering[a] and a ram for your burnt offering, both without defect, and present them before the Lord. Then say to the Israelites: ‘Take a male goat(C) for a sin offering,(D) a calf(E) and a lamb(F)—both a year old and without defect—for a burnt offering,

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 9:2 Or purification offering; here and throughout this chapter