Leviticus 9 · Verse 8

Leviticus 9:8

Aaron therefore went unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.
Leviticus 9:8, King James Version

Leviticus 9:8 in other translations

BSBSo Aaron approached the altar and slaughtered the calf as a sin offering for himself.
WEBSo Aaron came near to the altar, and killed the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.
ASVSo Aaron drew near unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin-offering, which was for himself.
YLTAnd Aaron draweth near unto the altar, and slaughtereth the calf of the sin-offering, which is for himself;
DARBYAnd Aaron went to the altar and slaughtered the calf of the sin-offering which was for himself;
BBESo Aaron came near to the altar and put to death the ox for the sin-offering for himself;
WebsterAaron therefore went to the altar, and slew the calf of the sin-offering, which was for himself.

What does Leviticus 9:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
8. Aaron ... went unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering--Whether it had been enjoined the first time, or was unavoidable from the divisions of the priestly labor not being as yet completely arranged, Aaron, assisted by his sons, appears to have slain the victims with his own hands, as well as gone through all the prescribed ritual at the altar.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

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 9:8 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.

וַיִּקְרַ֥בvai.yik.Ravand he drew nearH7126
אַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonAaronH175
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achthe altarH4196
וַיִּשְׁחַ֛טvai.yish.Chatand he cut [the] throat ofH7819
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
עֵ֥גֶל'E.gel[the] male calf ofH5695
הַחַטָּ֖אתha.cha.Tatthe sin offeringH2403
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
לֽוֹ\׃lo[was] for <the> himself

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

Cross references for Leviticus 9:8

  • Leviticus 4:29

    And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay the sin offering in the place of the burnt offering.

  • Leviticus 1:4-5

    And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him. And he shall kill the bullock before the Lord: and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

  • Leviticus 4:1-12

    And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them: 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. And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord; and shall lay his hand upon the bullock’s head, and kill the bullock before the Lord. …

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1:4,5; 4:4,29

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Context

  • Leviticus 9:7

    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.

  • Leviticus 9:8

    Aaron therefore went unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.

  • Leviticus 9:9

    And the sons of Aaron brought the blood unto him: and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar, and poured out the blood at the bottom of the altar:

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Leviticus 9:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces llegóse Aarón al altar; y degolló su becerro de la expiación que era por él.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Aaron s’approcha de l’autel, et égorgea le veau du sacrifice pour le péché, qui était pour lui;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Aaron nahte zum Altar und schlachtete das Kalb des Sündopfers, das für ihn war.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Statimque Aaron accedens ad altare, immolavit vitulum pro peccato suo: