Leviticus 9:3
in Leviticus 9Then speak to the Israelites and say, ‘Take a male goat for a sin offering, a calf and a lamb—both a year old and without blemish—for a burnt offering,
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a he-goat for a sin-offering; and a calf and a lamb, both a year old, without blemish, for a burnt-offering;
KJV
And 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;
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This verse in Leviticus 9
Commentary
8 notes on this verseTake ye a kid - In Lev 4:14 a young bullock is commanded to be offered for the sin of the people; but here the offering is a kid, which was the sacrifice appointed for the sin of the ruler, Lev 4:22, Lev 4:23, and hence some think that the reading of the Samaritan and the Septuagint is to be preferred. Speak unto the Elders of Israel, these being the only princes or rulers of Israel at that time; and for them it is possible this sacrifice was designed.
This site's exposition
And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak
on Leviticus 9:3-4
The people bring a kid, a calf, a lamb, a bullock and a ram, with a meat offering, so four of the five kinds set out in chapters 1 to 7 are handled in one day and only the trespass offering is absent. Verse 4 states what the day is for, that to day the LORD will appear unto you. The promise is given before an animal is killed, so the offerings answer it rather than earn it.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening5 voices
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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A sin-offering - For the people, for whose sin a young bullock was required, chap. iv, 15, but that was for some particular sin; this was more general for all their sins.
And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak,....
Now that he was to speak from them to God in the sacrifices (the language of which he that appointed them very well understood) he must speak from God to them in the laws about the sacrifices. Thus Moses would engage the people's respect and obedience to him, as one that was set over them in the Lord, to admonish them.
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
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].
The words behind it
15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאֶל־ | veel- | and to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| בְּנֵ֥י | benei | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| תְּדַבֵּ֣ר | tedaber | you will speak | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| לֵאמֹ֑ר | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
| קְח֤וּ | kechu | take | H3947 → | 966 times |
| שְׂעִיר־ | seir- | a male goat of | H8163 → | 59 times |
| עִזִּים֙ | ʾizim | goats | H5795 → | 74 times |
| לְחַטָּ֔את | lechatat | to a sin offering | H2403 → | 295 times |
| וְעֵ֨גֶל | veegel | and a male calf | H5695 → | 35 times |
| וָכֶ֧בֶשׂ | vakheves | and a male lamb | H3532 → | 107 times |
| בְּנֵי־ | benei- | sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| שָׁנָ֛ה | shanah | a year | H8141 → | 877 times |
| תְּמִימִ֖ם | temimim | unblemished | H8549 → | 91 times |
| לְעֹלָֽה׃ | leolah | to a burnt offering | H5930 → | 287 times |
וְאֶל־and to
veel-H413 →5510 times
בְּנֵ֥י[the] people of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
תְּדַבֵּ֣רyou will speak
tedaberH1696 →1141 times
לֵאמֹ֑ר<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
קְח֤וּtake
kechuH3947 →966 times
שְׂעִיר־a male goat of
seir-H8163 →59 times
עִזִּים֙goats
ʾizimH5795 →74 times
לְחַטָּ֔אתto a sin offering
lechatatH2403 →295 times
וְעֵ֨גֶלand a male calf
veegelH5695 →35 times
וָכֶ֧בֶשׂand a male lamb
vakhevesH3532 →107 times
בְּנֵי־sons of
benei-H1121 →4930 times
שָׁנָ֛הa year
shanahH8141 →877 times
תְּמִימִ֖םunblemished
temimimH8549 →91 times
לְעֹלָֽה׃to a burnt offering
leolahH5930 →287 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
Revelation 5:9And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and…
it leads to
- 1 Peter 1:18–19
For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,
- 1 John 1:7
But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
- Matthew 26:28
This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
- Romans 3:24–26
and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
- Psalms 40:3
He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.
- 1 Peter 1:18–19
Through
Titus 2:14He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
it leads to
- 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!
- Ephesians 2:10
For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
- 1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
- Hebrews 9:14
Where this verse is studied
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About Leviticus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Calvin, Commentary on the Four Last Books of Moses Arranged in the Form of a Harmony; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.