Leviticus 9:1
in Leviticus 9On the eighth day Moses summoned Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel;
KJV
And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel;
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This verse in Leviticus 9
Commentary
10 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Lev 9:1 On the eighth day - i. e., on the first day after the week of consecration. Lev 9:2 A young calf - A bull calf, which might have been what we should call a yearling ox. Lev 9:3 A kid of the goats - A shaggy he-goat. See Lev 4:23 note. Lev 9:6 The glory of the Lord - Compare Exo 16:7.
This site's exposition
on the eighth day, that Moses called
on Leviticus 9:1-2
Seven days of consecration ended at Leviticus 8:35, and this is the morning after. Aaron's first act in the office is a sin offering for himself, and the animal named for it is a calf. Adam Clarke and Matthew Henry both pass on the reading of the Jewish writers that the calf was chosen to set Exodus 32 in front of him, and the text gives no reason of its own for the choice.
The record, by era
The Reformation1 voice
But, first of all, He enumerates the ordinary kinds of sacrifice, viz., for sin, the burnt-offering; and for thanksgiving, the sacrifice with the meat-offering (minha) and the sprinkling: that in every respect Aaron might be accounted the lawful priest of God.
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
On the eighth day - Namely, from the day of his consecration, or when the seven days of his consecration were ended. The eighth day is famous in scripture for the perfecting and purifying both of men and beasts.
The meeting is held according to the appointment. Aaron attends on God by sacrifice, offering a sin-offering and burnt-offering for himself (
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Aaron offers for himself, ver. 8-14. Offers for, and blesses the people, ver. 15-22. God signifies his acceptance of their persons and of their sacrifices, ver. 23-24.
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3 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Note, God will manifest himself in the solemn assemblies of his people and ministers; and those that would have the benefit and comfort of God's appearances must in them give their attendance. (1.) Aaron is ordered to prepare his offerings: A young calf for a sin-offering,
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
The first of their official acts was the sacrifice of another sin offering to atone for the defects of the inauguration services; and yet that sacrifice did not consist of a bullock--the sacrifice appointed for some particular transgression, but of a calf, perhaps not without a significant reference to Aaron's sin in the golden calf [Ex 32:22-24].
On the eighth day - This was the first day after their consecration, before which they were deemed unfit to minister in holy things, being considered as in a state of imperfection. “All creatures,” says Ainsworth, “for the most part were in their uncleanness and imperfection seven days, and perfected on the eighth; as children by circumcision, Lev 12:2, Lev 12:3; young beasts for sacrifice, Lev 22:27; persons that were unclean by leprosies, issues, and the like, Lev 14:8-10; Lev 15:13, Lev 15:14; Num 6:9, Num 6:10. So here, the priests, until the eighth day, were not admitted to minister in their office.”
The words behind it
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִי֙ | vayhi | and it was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| בַּיּ֣וֹם | baiyom | on the day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| הַשְּׁמִינִ֔י | hashemini | <the> eighth | H8066 → | 28 times |
| קָרָ֣א | kara' | he summoned | H7121 → | 733 times |
| מֹשֶׁ֔ה | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| לְאַהֲרֹ֖ן | leaharon | <to> Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| וּלְבָנָ֑יו | ulevanav | and <to> sons his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| וּלְזִקְנֵ֖י | uleziknei | and <to> [the] elders of | H2205 → | 178 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
וַיְהִי֙and it was
vayhiH1961 →3559 times
בַּיּ֣וֹםon the day
baiyomH3117 →2304 times
הַשְּׁמִינִ֔י<the> eighth
hasheminiH8066 →28 times
קָרָ֣אhe summoned
kara'H7121 →733 times
מֹשֶׁ֔הMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
לְאַהֲרֹ֖ן<to> Aaron
leaharonH175 →347 times
וּלְבָנָ֑יוand <to> sons his
ulevanavH1121 →4930 times
וּלְזִקְנֵ֖יand <to> [the] elders of
ulezikneiH2205 →178 times
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
yisraelH3478 →2507 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
Matthew 28:1After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.
it leads to
- Mark 16:1–8
When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could go and anoint the body of Jesus.
- John 20:1–10
Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance.
- Matthew 27:56
Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.
- Luke 23:56
Then they returned to prepare spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath, according to the commandment.
- Matthew 27:61
Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb.
- Mark 16:1–8
Through
Leviticus 8:33You must not go outside the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for seven days, until the days of your ordination are complete; for it will take seven days to ordain you.
it leads to
- Exodus 29:35
This is what you are to do for Aaron and his sons based on all that I have commanded you, taking seven days to ordain them.
- Ezekiel 43:25–27
For seven days you are to provide a male goat daily for a sin offering; you are also to provide a young bull and a ram from the flock, both unblemished.
- Exodus 29:35
Through
Leviticus 14:23On the eighth day he is to bring them for his cleansing to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the LORD.
it leads to
- Leviticus 14:10–11
On the eighth day he is to bring two unblemished male lambs, an unblemished ewe lamb a year old, a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with olive oil,…
- Leviticus 14:10–11
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
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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); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Calvin, Commentaries; 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.