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Leviticus 9
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- 1KJVAnd it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel;WEBOn the eighth day, Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel;
- 2KJVAnd 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.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 Yahweh.
- 3KJVAnd 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;WEBYou shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘Take a male goat for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, both a year old, without defect, for a burnt offering;
- 4KJVAlso a bullock and a ram for peace offerings, to sacrifice before the LORD; and a meat offering mingled with oil: for to day the LORD will appear unto you.WEBand a bull and a ram for peace offerings, to sacrifice before Yahweh; and a meal offering mixed with oil: for today Yahweh appears to you.’”
- 5KJVAnd they brought that which Moses commanded before the tabernacle of the congregation: and all the congregation drew near and stood before the LORD.WEBThey brought what Moses commanded before the Tent of Meeting. All the congregation came near and stood before Yahweh.
- 6KJVAnd Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commanded that ye should do: and the glory of the LORD shall appear unto you.WEBMoses said, “This is the thing which Yahweh commanded that you should do; and Yahweh’s glory shall appear to you.”
- 7KJVAnd 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.WEBMoses said to Aaron, “Draw near to the altar, and offer your sin offering, and your burnt offering, and make atonement for yourself, and for the people; and offer the offering of the people, and make atonement for them, as Yahweh commanded.”
- 8KJVAaron therefore went unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.WEBSo Aaron came near to the altar, and killed the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.
- 9KJVAnd 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:WEBThe sons of Aaron presented the blood to him; and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put it on the horns of the altar, and poured out the blood at the base of the altar;
- 10KJVBut the fat, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver of the sin offering, he burnt upon the altar; as the LORD commanded Moses.WEBbut the fat, and the kidneys, and the cover from the liver of the sin offering, he burned upon the altar, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
- 11KJVAnd the flesh and the hide he burnt with fire without the camp.WEBThe meat and the skin he burned with fire outside the camp.
- 12KJVAnd he slew the burnt offering; and Aaron’s sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled round about upon the altar.WEBHe killed the burnt offering; and Aaron’s sons delivered the blood to him, and he sprinkled it around on the altar.
- 13KJVAnd they presented the burnt offering unto him, with the pieces thereof, and the head: and he burnt them upon the altar.WEBThey delivered the burnt offering to him, piece by piece, and the head. He burned them upon the altar.
- 14KJVAnd he did wash the inwards and the legs, and burnt them upon the burnt offering on the altar.WEBHe washed the innards and the legs, and burned them on the burnt offering on the altar.
- 15KJVAnd he brought the people’s offering, and took the goat, which was the sin offering for the people, and slew it, and offered it for sin, as the first.WEBHe presented the people’s offering, and took the goat of the sin offering which was for the people, and killed it, and offered it for sin, like the first.
- 16KJVAnd he brought the burnt offering, and offered it according to the manner.WEBHe presented the burnt offering, and offered it according to the ordinance.
- 17KJVAnd he brought the meat offering, and took an handful thereof, and burnt it upon the altar, beside the burnt sacrifice of the morning.WEBHe presented the meal offering, and filled his hand from there, and burned it upon the altar, in addition to the burnt offering of the morning.
- 18KJVHe slew also the bullock and the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings, which was for the people: and Aaron’s sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled upon the altar round about,WEBHe also killed the bull and the ram, the sacrifice of peace offerings, which was for the people. Aaron’s sons delivered to him the blood, which he sprinkled around on the altar;
- 19KJVAnd the fat of the bullock and of the ram, the rump, and that which covereth the inwards, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver:WEBand the fat of the bull and of the ram, the fat tail, and that which covers the innards, and the kidneys, and the cover of the liver;
- 20KJVAnd they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burnt the fat upon the altar:WEBand they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burned the fat on the altar.
- 21KJVAnd the breasts and the right shoulder Aaron waved for a wave offering before the LORD; as Moses commanded.WEBAaron waved the breasts and the right thigh for a wave offering before Yahweh, as Moses commanded.
- 22KJVAnd Aaron lifted up his hand toward the people, and blessed them, and came down from offering of the sin offering, and the burnt offering, and peace offerings.WEBAaron lifted up his hands toward the people, and blessed them; and he came down from offering the sin offering, and the burnt offering, and the peace offerings.
- 23KJVAnd Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the people.WEBMoses and Aaron went into the Tent of Meeting, and came out, and blessed the people; and Yahweh’s glory appeared to all the people.
- 24KJVAnd there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.WEBFire came out from before Yahweh, and consumed the burnt offering and the fat upon the altar. When all the people saw it, they shouted, and fell on their faces.
- King James Version (1769 text), public domain outside the United Kingdom, where Crown letters patent apply.
- World English Bible (WEB), public domain. “World English Bible” is a trademark of eBible.org.