Leviticus 9:1

“On the eighth day Moses called Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel.”

Leviticus 9:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 9:1, word by word

On the eighthשְּׁמִינִיshemini

eighth

Eighth.

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dayיּוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

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Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe

Moses

Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).

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calledקָרָאkara

call

To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.

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Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon

Aaron

Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.

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and his sonsבָנָיvanay

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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and the eldersזִקְנֵיzikne

elder

The senior men who led a city or the people.

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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Translation note

The eighth day: the day after the seven days of ordination (Leviticus 8:33-35).

The context

1 · This verse (above)

2He said to Aaron, “Take for yourself a calf of the herd for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, both without defect, and present them before YHWH.

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