Leviticus 8:14
in Leviticus 8Moses then brought the bull near for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he brought the bullock of the sin-offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock of the sin-offering.
KJV
And he brought the bullock for the sin offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock for the sin offering.
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This verse in Leviticus 8
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Moses as the mediator of the covenant of the Law Gal 3:19; Heb 8:6 was called to perform the priestly functions, in consecrating those on whom henceforth those functions were to devolve, and in inaugurating the legal order of sacrifices. See Exo 40:23 note. The sin-offering was now offered for the first time. The succession in which the sacrifices followed each other on this occasion, first the sin-offering, then the burnt-offering, and lastly the peace-offering, has its ground in the meaning of each sacrifice, and became the established custom in later ages. The worshipper passed through a spiritual process.
This site's exposition
he brought the bullock for the sin offering
on Leviticus 8:14-15
The first sacrifice offered at the new tabernacle is a sin offering, and it is offered for the men about to become priests. Aaron and his sons lay their hands on the head of the animal and Moses kills it, because the office is not theirs yet. The blood goes on the horns of the altar and the verse says the altar was purified and sanctified by it, so the instrument of atonement is atoned for before it is used, which Leviticus 16:18-19 does again on the day of atonement.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
), that hereby atonement might be made, and they might not bring any of the guilt of the sins of their former state into the new character they were now to put on. When Isaiah was sent to be a prophet, he was told to his comfort, Thy iniquity is taken away, Isa. vi.
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The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
brought the bullock for the sin offering, &c.--a timely expression of their sense of unworthiness--a public and solemn confession of their personal sins and a transference of their guilt to the typical victim.
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The bullock for the sin-offering - This was offered each day during the seven days of consecration. See Exo 29:36.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
“He cleansed it and purified it from anything ‘strange’ [not holy], so that it might enter into a state of holiness. AND HE SANCTIFIED IT by this rite. TO MAKE ATONEMENT UPON IT — from that time onward for all atonements of sin.” This is the language of Rashi.
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.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּגֵּ֕שׁ | vaiyagesh | and he brought near | H5066 → | 125 times |
| אֵ֖ת | ʾet | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| פַּ֣ר | par | [the] bull of | H6499 → | 132 times |
| הַֽחַטָּ֑את | hachatat | the sin offering | H2403 → | 295 times |
| וַיִּסְמֹ֨ךְ | vaiyismokh | and he leaned | H5564 → | 48 times |
| אַהֲרֹ֤ן | ʾaharon | Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| וּבָנָיו֙ | uvanav | and sons his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יְדֵיהֶ֔ם | yedeihem | hands their | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| רֹ֖אשׁ | rosh | [the] head of | H7218 → | 599 times |
| פַּ֥ר | par | [the] bull of | H6499 → | 132 times |
| הַֽחַטָּֽאת׃ | hachatat | the sin offering | H2403 → | 295 times |
וַיַּגֵּ֕שׁand he brought near
vaiyageshH5066 →125 times
אֵ֖ת<obj.>
ʾetH853 →10935 times
פַּ֣ר[the] bull of
parH6499 →132 times
הַֽחַטָּ֑אתthe sin offering
hachatatH2403 →295 times
וַיִּסְמֹ֨ךְand he leaned
vaiyismokhH5564 →48 times
אַהֲרֹ֤ןAaron
ʾaharonH175 →347 times
וּבָנָיו֙and sons his
uvanavH1121 →4930 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
יְדֵיהֶ֔םhands their
yedeihemH3027 →1618 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
רֹ֖אשׁ[the] head of
roshH7218 →599 times
פַּ֥ר[the] bull of
parH6499 →132 times
הַֽחַטָּֽאת׃the sin offering
hachatatH2403 →295 times
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
Leviticus 16:21Then he is to lay both hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the iniquities and rebellious acts of the Israelites in regard to all their sins. He…
it leads to
- Isaiah 53:6
We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.
- 2 Corinthians 5:21
God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
- Ezra 10:1
While Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and falling facedown before the house of God, a very large assembly of Israelites—men, women, and children—gathered around him, and the people wept bitterly as well.
- Psalms 51:3
For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.
- Isaiah 53:6
Through
Ezekiel 43:19You 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…
it leads to
- Ezekiel 44:15
But the Levitical priests, who are descended from Zadok and who kept charge of My sanctuary when the Israelites went astray from Me, are to approach Me to minister before Me. They will stand…
- Ezekiel 40:46
and the chamber that faces north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, the only Levites who may approach the LORD to minister before Him.”
- Ezekiel 45:18–19
This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘On the first day of the first month you are to take a young bull without blemish and purify the sanctuary.
- Numbers 16:40
just as the LORD commanded him through Moses. This was to be a reminder to the Israelites that no outsider who is not a descendant of Aaron should approach to offer incense before the…
- Ezekiel 44:15
Where this verse is studied
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Andrew Bonar, A Commentary on Leviticus; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.