Leviticus 9:8

And anon Aaron nighed to the altar, and offered a calf for his sin; (And at once Aaron approached the altar, and offered a calf for his own sin offering;)

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

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

In Context

7And Moses said to Aaron, Nigh thou to the altar, and offer thou for thy sin; offer thou burnt sacrifice, and pray for thee, and for the people; and when thou hast slain the sacrifice of the people, pray thou for them, as the Lord commanded. (And Moses said to Aaron, Approach thou to the altar, and offer thy sin offering, and thy burnt sacrifice, and pray for thyself, and for the people; and when thou hast killed the offering for the people, pray thou for them, as the Lord commanded.)

9whose blood his sons offered, or brought, to him, in which blood Aaron dipped his finger, and he touched the horns of the altar, and he poured the blood that was left at the foundament of the altar, (or and he poured out the blood that was left at the foundation, or at the base, of the altar);

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Cross References

Leviticus 1:4And he shall set his hands on the head of the sacrifice, and it shall be acceptable, and profiting into the cleansing of him. (And he shall put his hands upon the head of the sacrifice, and it shall be acceptable, and profiting into his cleansing.)

Leviticus 4:29and he shall set his hand upon the head of the sacrifice which is for [the] sin (or and he shall put his hand on the head of the sin offering), and he shall offer it in the place of [the] burnt sacrifice.

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 9:2-8

Aaron and His Sons Enter on Their Office. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel; 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 . 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; 4 Also a… Read the whole commentary →

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