Leviticus 16:6
4 He is to wear the sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments. He must tie a linen sash around him and put on the linen turban. These are holy garments, and he must bathe himself with water before he wears them.
5 And he shall take from the congregation of Israel two male goats for a sin offering and one ram for a burnt offering.
Aaron is to present the bull for his sin offering and make atonement for himself and his household.
7 Then he shall take the two goats and present them before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
8 After Aaron casts lots for the two goats, one for the LORD and the other for the scapegoat,
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Aaron is to present the bull for his sin offering and make atonement for himself and his household.
- KJV
- And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house.
- WEB
- “Aaron shall offer the bull of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house.
- ASV
- And Aaron shall present the bullock of the sin-offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself, and for his house.
- DARBY
- And Aaron shall present the bullock of the sin-offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself, and for his house.
- BLB
- And Aaron shall bring near the bull of the sin offering, which [is] for himself, and he shall make atonement on behalf of himself, and on behalf of his house.
- ÅB
- Så skal Aron føre fram sin egen syndoffer-okse og gjøre soning for seg og sitt hus.
- OTB
- Aron skal ofre oksen som er hans eget syndoffer for å gjøre soning for seg selv og sitt hus.
- B1930
- Så skal Aron føre frem sin egen syndoffer-okse og gjøre soning for sig og sitt hus.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 9:7
Then Moses said to Aaron, “Approach the altar and sacrifice your sin offering and your burnt offering to make atonement for yourself and for the people. And sacrifice the people’s offering to make atonement for them, as the LORD has commanded.”
Read in contextHebrews 9:7
But only the high priest entered the second room, and then only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.
Read in contextHebrews 5:2–3
He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and misguided, since he himself is beset by weakness.
Read in contextEzra 10:18–19
Among the descendants of the priests who had married foreign women were found these descendants of Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.
Read in contextLeviticus 8:14–17
Moses then brought the bull near for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.
Read in contextEzekiel 43:27
At the end of these days, from the eighth day on, the priests are to present your burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar. Then I will accept you, declares the Lord GOD.’”
Read in contextEzekiel 43:19
You are to give a young bull from the herd as a sin offering to the Levitical priests who are of the family of Zadok, who approach Me to minister before Me, declares the Lord GOD.
Read in contextJob 1:5
And when the days of feasting were over, Job would send for his children to purify them, rising early in the morning to offer burnt offerings for all of them. For Job thought, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular practice.
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