Mosesמֹשֶׁהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Aaron,אֶל אַהֲרֹן“Draw nearקְרַבtoאֶלthe altarהַמִּזְבֵּחַand offerוַעֲשֵׂהyour sin offeringחַטָּאתְךָand your burnt offering,וְ עֹלָתֶךָand make expiationוְכַפֵּרfor yourselfבַּעַדְךָand forוּבְעַדthe people;הָעָםand offerוַעֲשֵׂהthe offeringקָרְבַּןof the peopleהָעָםand make expiationוְכַפֵּרfor them,בַּעֲדָםasכַּאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhas commanded.”צִוָּה
Leviticus 9:7
Study it in the app“Moses said to Aaron, “Draw near to the altar and offer your sin offering and your burnt offering, and make expiation for yourself and for the people; and offer the offering of the people and make expiation for them, as YHWH has commanded.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 9:7, word by word
- 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).
Where else “moshe” appears- 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- “Draw nearקְרַבkerav
come near
To come near to someone or something.
Where else “kerav” appears- the altarמִּזְבֵּחַmizbeach
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbeach” appears- and offerעֲשֵׂהase
prepare
To prepare food; offer a sacrifice; keep a feast.
Where else “ase” appears- your sin offeringחַטָּאתְchatat
sin
Failing God, not doing what he asks.
Where else “chatat” appears- and your burnt offeringעֹלָתֶolate
burnt offering
A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.
Where else “olate” appears- and make expiationכַפֵּרchaper
atone
To cover guilt so there is forgiveness.
Where else “chaper” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- the offeringקָרְבַּןkarban
offering
Offering (qorban): what is "brought near" to God. It comes from the verb "bring near" and is the general word for any offering; Jesus mentions it in Mark 7:11.
Where else “karban” 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- has commandedצִוָּהtsiva
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appears
Translation note
Aaron offers first for himself and then for the people. Hebrews 7:27 compares this with Jesus, who did not need to offer for himself.
The context
6Moses said, “This is the thing that YHWH has commanded you to do, and the glory of YHWH will appear to you.”
7 · This verse (above)
8Aaron drew near to the altar and slaughtered the calf of the sin offering that was for himself.