Leviticus 9:8

So Aaron approached the altar and slaughtered the calf as a sin offering for himself.

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KJV

Aaron therefore went unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.

ASV

So Aaron drew near unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin-offering, which was for himself.

YLT

And Aaron draweth near unto the altar, and slaughtereth the calf of the sin-offering, which is for himself;

DBT

And Aaron went to the altar and slaughtered the calf of the sin-offering which was for himself;

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Aaron therefore went unto the altar,....

John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed

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Aaron . . . went unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering--Whether it had been enjoined the first time, or was unavoidable from the divisions of the priestly labor not being as yet completely arranged, Aaron, assisted by his sons, appears to have slain the victims with his own hands, as well as gone through all the prescribed ritual at the altar.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

Therefore as Moses before, so Aaron now offered some of each of the several sorts of sacrifices that were appointed, whose rites differed, that they might be thoroughly furnished for every good work. He offered these besides the burnt-sacrifice of the morning, which was every day offered first,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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Leviticus 10:19
But Aaron replied to Moses, “Behold, this very day they presented their sin offering and their burnt offering before the LORD. Since these things have happened to me, if I had eaten the sin offering today, would it have been acceptable in the sight of the LORD?”
Hebrews 9:21
In the same way, he sprinkled with blood the tabernacle and all the vessels used in worship.
Leviticus 4:1–12
Then the LORD said to Moses,
Leviticus 4:29
He is to lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place of the burnt offering.
Leviticus 1:4–5
He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so it can be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.
Exodus 29:11
And you shall slaughter the bull before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
Exodus 29:30
The son who succeeds him as priest and enters the Tent of Meeting to minister in the Holy Place must wear them for seven days.
Leviticus 4:11
But the hide of the bull and all its flesh, with its head and legs and its entrails and dung—
Leviticus 16:5
And he shall take from the congregation of Israel two male goats for a sin offering and one ram for a burnt offering.

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PersonExodus eraAaronBrother of Moses and Israel's first high priest; his rod budded, his garments were for glory and beauty, and his line carried the…

About this book

Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

Leviticus — A holy people before a holy God. Five offerings, a priesthood, a purity code — and at the centre, a single day that carries the sins of a year to a cleansed Most Holy Place.

Canon: Old Testament
Author: Moses — receives these laws at Sinai; the repeated formula is ‘the LORD spake unto Moses, saying’
Date: Composed during Israel's year at Sinai (15th–13th century BC)

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Leviticus 4:29
He is to lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place of the burnt offering.
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- Leviticus 4:24
  He is to lay his hand on the head of the goat and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the LORD. It is a sin offering.
- Leviticus 4:4
  He must bring the bull to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the LORD, lay his hand on the bull’s head, and slaughter it before the LORD.
- Leviticus 4:15
  The elders of the congregation are to lay their hands on the bull’s head before the LORD, and it shall be slaughtered before the LORD.
- Leviticus 1:4
  He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so it can be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.
- Hebrews 10:4–14
  because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.

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