Leviticus 16:11
in Leviticus 16When Aaron presents the bull for his sin offering and makes atonement for himself and his household, he is to slaughter the bull for his own sin offering.
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ASV
And Aaron shall present the bullock of the sin-offering, which is for himself, and shall make atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin-offering which is for himself.
KJV
And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself:
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This verse in Leviticus 16
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself
on Leviticus 16:11-13
Coals from the altar and incense beaten small go in before any blood does. The cloud of the incense is to cover the mercy seat, and the stated purpose is again that he die not, which is the second time in thirteen verses. The place the high priest is walking into is described as lethal, and the chapter says so twice before he arrives.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
), then go within the veil with some of the blood of his sin-offering, burn incense, and sprinkle the blood before the mercy-seat,
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The bullock - Mentioned in general, ver. 6. The ceremonies whereof are here particularly described. This was a different bullock or heifer from that Num. xix, 2, 5, 9, 10, 17, as appears by comparing the places.
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And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself,....
He then fetched the blood of the bullock from the priest whom he had left stirring it, and took that in with him the second time into the holy of holies, which was now filled with the smoke of the incense, and sprinkled with his finger of that blood upon, or rather towards, the mercy-seat, once over against the top of it and then seven times towards the lower part of it,
How the passage was read
On Leviticus 16:1-34On Leviticus 16:1-34
The day Israel still fasts
This chapter founds the Day of Atonement, in Hebrew Yom Kippur, the most solemn day of the Jewish year: the one day the high priest entered the innermost room of the sanctuary with blood for the nation's sins. With no Temple standing since AD 70, the day is kept now as a full fast: roughly 25 hours with no food or drink, most of it spent in synagogue prayer, many wearing white.
The Mishnah (the first code of Jewish oral law, about AD 200) defines the day's five abstentions: eating and drinking, washing, anointing, leather shoes, and marital relations (Yoma 8:1). It also carries a saying worth any reader's time: the day atones for sins between a person and God, “but for sins between a person and his fellow, the Day of Atonement does not atone until he has appeased his fellow” (Yoma 8:9). Reconciliation with people is homework done before the day.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Sources: Mishnah Yoma 8:1 (the five abstentions) · Mishnah Yoma 8:9 (appease your fellow first) · The Day of Atonement (this site's study)
The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהִקְרִ֨יב | vehikriv | and he will present | H7126 → | 280 times |
| אַהֲרֹ֜ן | ʾaharon | Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| פַּ֤ר | par | [the] bull of | H6499 → | 132 times |
| הַֽחַטָּאת֙ | hachatat | the sin offering | H2403 → | 295 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| ל֔וֹ | lo | [is] for <the> himself | ||
| וְכִפֶּ֥ר | vekhiper | and he will make atonement | H3722 → | 102 times |
| בַּֽעֲד֖וֹ | baado | for himself | H1157 → | 105 times |
| וּבְעַ֣ד | uvead | and for | H1157 → | 105 times |
| בֵּית֑וֹ | beito | household his | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| וְשָׁחַ֛ט | veshachat | and he will cut [the] throat of | H7819 → | 81 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| פַּ֥ר | par | [the] bull of | H6499 → | 132 times |
| הַֽחַטָּ֖את | hachatat | the sin offering | H2403 → | 295 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| לֽוֹ׃ | lo | [is] for <the> himself |
וְהִקְרִ֨יבand he will present
vehikrivH7126 →280 times
אַהֲרֹ֜ןAaron
ʾaharonH175 →347 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
פַּ֤ר[the] bull of
parH6499 →132 times
הַֽחַטָּאת֙the sin offering
hachatatH2403 →295 times
אֲשֶׁר־which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
ל֔וֹ[is] for <the> himself
lo
וְכִפֶּ֥רand he will make atonement
vekhiperH3722 →102 times
בַּֽעֲד֖וֹfor himself
baadoH1157 →105 times
וּבְעַ֣דand for
uveadH1157 →105 times
בֵּית֑וֹhousehold his
beitoH1004 →2046 times
וְשָׁחַ֛טand he will cut [the] throat of
veshachatH7819 →81 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
פַּ֥ר[the] bull of
parH6499 →132 times
הַֽחַטָּ֖אתthe sin offering
hachatatH2403 →295 times
אֲשֶׁר־which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
לֽוֹ׃[is] for <the> himself
lo
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Hebrews 7:27Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when…
it leads to
- Hebrews 9:28
so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.
- Hebrews 9:12
He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.
- Hebrews 9:14
how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!
- Hebrews 10:6–12
In burnt offerings and sin offerings You took no delight.
- Ephesians 5:2
and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
- Hebrews 9:28
Through
Hebrews 9:7But 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.
it leads to
- Leviticus 16:34
This is to be a permanent statute for you, to make atonement once a year for the Israelites because of all their sins.” And all this was done as the LORD had commanded Moses.
- Hebrews 7:27
Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Leviticus 16:34
Through
Leviticus 16:6Aaron is to present the bull for his sin offering and make atonement for himself and his household.
it leads to
- Hebrews 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.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Hebrews 9:7
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This page draws on Alfred Edersheim, The Temple: Its Ministry and Services; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.