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Aaronאַהֲרֹןdrew nearוַיִּקְרַבtoאֶלthe altarהַמִּזְבֵּחַand slaughteredוַיִּשְׁחַטthe calfעֵגֶלof the sin offeringהַחַטָּאתthat wasאֲשֶׁרfor himself.לוֹ
Leviticus 9:8
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Leviticus 9:8, word by word
- Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- drew nearיִּקְרַבyikrav
come near
To come near to someone or something.
Where else “yikrav” appears- the altarמִּזְבֵּחַmizbeach
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbeach” appears- and slaughteredיִּשְׁחַטyishchat
slaughter
To kill an animal by cutting its throat, to sacrifice it or to eat.
Where else “yishchat” appears- the calfעֵגֶלegel
calf
Calf: a young bull.
Where else “egel” appears- of the sin offeringחַטָּאתchatat
sin
Failing God, not doing what he asks.
Where else “chatat” appears
The context
7Moses 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.”
8 · This verse (above)
9The sons of Aaron presented the blood to him, and he dipped his finger in the blood and put it on the horns of the altar, and the rest of the blood he poured out at the base of the altar.