He saidוַיֹּאמֶרto Aaron,אֶל אַהֲרֹן“Takeקַחfor yourselfלְךָa calfעֵגֶלof the herdבֶּן בָּקָרfor a sin offering,לְחַטָּאתand a ramוְאַיִלfor a burnt offering,לְעֹלָהboth without defect,תְּמִימִםand present themוְהַקְרֵבbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWH.יְהוָה
Leviticus 9:2
Study it in the app“He 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 9:2, word by word
- He saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- to Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- “Takeקַחkach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “kach” appears- a calfעֵגֶלegel
calf
Calf: a young bull.
Where else “egel” appears- of the herdבֶּןben
young
An animal's offspring, its little one.
Where else “ben” appears- of the herdבָּקָרbakar
cattle, herd
Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.
Where else “bakar” appears- for a sin offeringחַטָּאתchatat
sin
Failing God, not doing what he asks.
Where else “chatat” appears- and a ramאַיִלayil
ram
A full-grown male sheep, used as an offering.
Where else “ayil” appears- for a burnt offeringעֹלָהola
burnt offering
A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.
Where else “ola” appears- both without defectתְּמִימִםtemimim
without defect
Without defect, whole.
Where else “temimim” appears- and present themהַקְרֵבhakrev
bring near
To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.
Where else “hakrev” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears
The context
1On the eighth day Moses called Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel.
2 · This verse (above)
3And to the sons of Israel you shall speak, saying, ‘Take a male goat for a sin offering, and a calf and a lamb, a year old, without defect, for a burnt offering,