Leviticus 9 · Verse 2

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.
Leviticus 9:2, King James Version

Leviticus 9:2 in other translations

BSBHe said to Aaron, “Take for yourself a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without blemish, and present them before the LORD.
WEBand he said to Aaron, “Take a calf from the herd for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without defect, and offer them before the LORD.
ASVand 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.
YLTand 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.
DARBYand 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;
BBEAnd 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.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Leviticus 9:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 9:1-7

Le 9:1-24. The Priests' Entry into Office. 1-7. Moses called ... Take thee a young calf for a sin offering--The directions in these sacred things were still given by Moses, the circumstances being extraordinary. But he was only the medium of communicating the divine will to the newly made priests. The first of their official acts was the sacrifice of another sin offering to atone for the defects of the inauguration…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 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.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 9:1-21

These many sacrifices, which were all done away by the death of Christ, teach us that our best services need washing in his blood, and that the guilt of our best sacrifices needs to be done away by one more pure and more noble than they. Let us be thankful that we have such a High Priest. The priests had not a day's respite from service allowed. God's spiritual priests have constant work, which the duty of every day…

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Leviticus 9:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֶֽל\־'el-toH413
אַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonAaronH175
קַח\־kach-takeH3947
לְ֠ךָLe.khafor <the> yourself
עֵ֣גֶל'E.gela male calfH5695
בֶּן\־ben-a young one ofH1121
בָּקָ֧רba.Kar[the] herdH1241
לְחַטָּ֛אתle.cha.Tatto a sin offeringH2403
וְאַ֥יִלve.'A.yiland a ramH352
לְעֹלָ֖הle.'o.Lahto a burnt offeringH5930
תְּמִימִ֑םte.mi.MimunblemishedH8549
וְהַקְרֵ֖בve.hak.Revand present [them]H7126
לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Leviticus 9:2

  • 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 bullock without blemish unto the Lord for a sin offering.

  • 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 two rams without blemish,

  • 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.

  • 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, when he offered up himself.

  • 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 10:10-14

    By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool. …

  • 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 the people: and offer the offering of the people, and make an atonement for them; as the Lord commanded. Aaron therefore went unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.

  • Hebrews 5:3

    And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
a young.
7,8; 4:3; 8:14; Ex 29:1; 2Co 5:21; Heb 5:3; 7:27; 10:10-14
and a ram.
8:18

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Context

  • Leviticus 9:1

    And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel;

  • 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.

  • Leviticus 9:3

    And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a kid of the goats for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering;

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Leviticus 9:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y dijo á Aarón: Toma de la vacada un becerro para expiación, y un carnero para holocausto, sin defecto, y ofrécelos delante de Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et il dit à Aaron: Prends un jeune veau pour le sacrifice pour le péché, et un bélier pour l’holocauste, sans défaut, et présente-les devant l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und er sprach zu Aaron: Nimm dir ein junges Kalb zum Sündopfer und einen Widder zum Brandopfer, ohne Fehl, und bringe sie dar vor Jehova.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Tolle de armento vitulum pro peccato, et arietem in holocaustum, utrumque immaculatum, et offer illos coram Domino.