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Leviticus 9:18

in Leviticus 9

Then he slaughtered the ox and the ram as the people’s peace offering. His sons brought him the blood, and he sprinkled it on all sides of the altar.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

He slew also the ox and the ram, the sacrifice of peace-offerings, which was for the people: and Aaron’s sons delivered unto him the blood, which he sprinkled upon the altar round about,

KJV

He slew also the bullock and the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings, which was for the people: and Aaron’s sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled upon the altar round about,

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This verse in Leviticus 9

Commentary

4 notes on this verse

This site's exposition

Then he slaughtered the ox and the ram

on Leviticus 9:18-21

The peace offerings come last, and their breasts and right thigh are waved and become the priests' portion. A day that opened with Aaron's own sin closes with food on his table.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

), the meaning is that he burnt them immediately with ordinary fire, as formerly, or that he laid them upon the altar ready to be burnt with the fire from heaven which they expected (

quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — leading-punctuation

He slew also the bullock and the ram, a sacrifice of peace offerings, which was for the people,.... That they might feast, rejoice, and be glad that atonement was made for their sins, and their gifts and sacrifices accepted of God, see Rom 5:11. and Aaron's sons presented unto him the blood; of the peace offerings, the bullock and the ram, which they had received into a vessel as they were killing: which he sprinkled upon the altar round about; as he did with the blood of his own burnt offering, Lev 9:12.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

They could not bear their own sins: and therefore, instead of eating any part of their own sin offering, as they were at liberty to do in the case of the people's offering, they had to carry the whole carcasses "without the camp and burn them with fire" [Ex 29:14;

quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — unbalanced-brackets

The words behind it

19 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וַיִּשְׁחַ֤טand he cut [the] throat of

    vaiyishchatH7819 →81 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • הַשּׁוֹר֙the ox

    hashorH7794 →79 times

  • וְאֶת־and <obj.>

    veetH853 →10935 times

  • הָאַ֔יִלthe ram

    haayilH352 →187 times

  • זֶ֥בַח[the] sacrifice of

    zevachH2077 →162 times

  • הַשְּׁלָמִ֖יםthe peace offerings

    hashelamimH8002 →87 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • לָעָ֑ם[was] for the people

    laamH5971 →1873 times

  • וַ֠יַּמְצִאוּand they brought forward

    vaiyamtziuH4672 →455 times

  • בְּנֵ֨י[the] sons of

    beneiH1121 →4930 times

  • אַהֲרֹ֤ןAaron

    ʾaharonH175 →347 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • הַדָּם֙the blood

    hadamH1818 →360 times

  • אֵלָ֔יוto him

    ʾelavH413 →5510 times

  • וַיִּזְרְקֵ֥הוּand he sprinkled it

    vaiyizrekehuH2236 →35 times

  • עַל־on

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַthe altar

    hamizbeachH4196 →401 times

  • סָבִֽיב׃all around

    savivH5439 →336 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

8 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Hebrews 9:21In the same way, he sprinkled with blood the tabernacle and all the vessels used in worship.4 worksEphesians 2:14–17For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility3 worksRomans 5:1Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,3 worksColossians 1:20and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.3 worksLeviticus 7:11–18Now this is the law of the peace offering that one may present to the LORD:2 worksLeviticus 3:1–17“If one’s offering is a peace offering and he offers an animal from the herd, whether male or female, he must present it without blemish before the LORD.2 works
The other 2 cross-references, with their words ▾
Romans 5:10For if, when we were enemies of God, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life!2 worksLeviticus 9:9The sons of Aaron brought the blood to him, and he dipped his finger in the blood and applied it to the horns of the altar. And he poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each 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

    Romans 5:1

    Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

    it leads to

    • Isaiah 32:17

      The work of righteousness will be peace; the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever.

    • John 16:33

      I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”

    • Romans 15:13

      Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

    • Colossians 1:20

      and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.

    • Acts 13:38–39

      Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.

  • Through

    Colossians 1:20

    and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.

    it leads to

    • 2 Corinthians 5:18–21

      All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:

    • Ephesians 1:10

      as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ.

    • 1 John 4:9–10

      This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.

Where this verse is studied

About Leviticus

The Scapegoat, William Holman Hunt, 1854. Public domain.
The Scapegoat, William Holman Hunt, 1854. Public domain.
Leviticus: the study guide →Read Leviticus 9 →

This page draws on 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.

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