Focused Passage

Leviticus 9:8-24

Priestly Ministry Begins and the Glory of the LORD Appears

On the eighth day, Aaron begins priestly ministry by offering sacrifices for himself and the people; Moses and Aaron bless the people, the glory of the LORD appears, and fire from the LORD consumes the altar offering, causing the people to shout for joy and fall facedown.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

8 So Aaron approached the altar and slaughtered the calf as a sin offering for himself.

9 The 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.

10 On the altar he burned the fat, the kidneys, and the lobe of the liver from the sin offering, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

11 But he burned up the flesh and the hide outside the camp.

12 Then Aaron slaughtered the burnt offering. His sons brought him the blood, and he splattered it on all sides of the altar.

13 They brought him the burnt offering piece by piece, including the head, and he burned them on the altar.

14 He washed the entrails and the legs and burned them atop the burnt offering on the altar.

15 Aaron then presented the people’s offering. He took the male goat for the people’s sin offering, slaughtered it, and offered it for sin like the first one.

16 He presented the burnt offering and offered it according to the ordinance.

17 Next he presented the grain offering, took a handful of it, and burned it on the altar in addition to the morning’s burnt offering.

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

19 They also brought the fat portions from the ox and the ram—the fat tail, the fat covering the entrails, the kidneys, and the lobe of the liver—

20 and placed these on the breasts. Aaron burned the fat portions on the altar,

21 but he waved the breasts and the right thigh as a wave offering before the LORD, as Moses had commanded.

22 Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people and blessed them. And having made the sin offering, the burnt offering, and the peace offering, he stepped down.

23 Moses and Aaron then entered the Tent of Meeting. When they came out, they blessed the people, and the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people.

24 Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell facedown.

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References and Original Words

Verse 8

Original words

So Aaron אַהֲרֹ֖ן H175 Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . אֶל־ H413 Preposition approached וַיִּקְרַ֥ב H7126 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular the altar הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ H4196 Article | Noun - masculine singular and slaughtered וַיִּשְׁחַ֛ט H7819 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the calf עֵ֥גֶל H5695 Noun - masculine singular construct as a sin offering הַחַטָּ֖את H2403 Article | Noun - feminine singular - אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative for himself לֽוֹ׃ Preposition | third person masculine singular
Verse 9

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- אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker The sons בְּנֵ֨י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Aaron אַהֲרֹ֣ן H175 Noun - proper - masculine singular brought וַ֠יַּקְרִבוּ H7126 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural the blood הַדָּם֮ H1818 Article | Noun - masculine singular to him אֵלָיו֒ H413 Preposition | third person masculine singular and he dipped וַיִּטְבֹּ֤ל H2881 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular his finger אֶצְבָּעוֹ֙ H676 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular in the blood בַּדָּ֔ם H1818 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular and applied וַיִּתֵּ֖ן H5414 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular it to עַל־ H5921 Preposition the horns קַרְנ֣וֹת H7161 Noun - feminine plural construct of the altar הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ H4196 Article | Noun - masculine singular And וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker he poured out יָצַ֔ק H3332 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular the rest of the blood הַדָּ֣ם H1818 Article | Noun - masculine singular at אֶל־ H413 Preposition the base יְס֖וֹד H3247 Noun - masculine singular construct of the altar הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ H4196 Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 10

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- וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker On the altar הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָה H4196 Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular he burned הִקְטִ֖יר H6999 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular the fat הַחֵ֨לֶב H2459 Article | Noun - masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker the kidneys הַכְּלָיֹ֜ת H3629 Article | Noun - feminine plural and וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker the lobe הַיֹּתֶ֤רֶת H3508 Article | Noun - feminine singular of מִן־ H4480 Preposition the liver הַכָּבֵד֙ H3516 Article | Noun - feminine singular from מִן־ H4480 Preposition the sin offering הַ֣חַטָּ֔את H2403 Article | Noun - feminine singular as כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר H834 Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker had commanded צִוָּ֥ה H6680 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Moses מֹשֶֽׁה׃ H4872 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 11

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But וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker he burned up שָׂרַ֣ף H8313 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular . . . בָּאֵ֔שׁ H784 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular the flesh הַבָּשָׂ֖ר H1320 Article | Noun - masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and the hide הָע֑וֹר H5785 Article | Noun - masculine singular outside מִח֖וּץ H2351 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct the camp לַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ H4264 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singular
Verse 12

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Then [Aaron] slaughtered וַיִּשְׁחַ֖ט H7819 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the burnt offering הָעֹלָ֑ה H5930 Article | Noun - feminine singular [His] אַהֲרֹ֤ן H175 Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . אֵלָיו֙ H413 Preposition | third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker sons בְּנֵ֨י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct brought him וַ֠יַּמְצִאוּ H4672 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural the blood הַדָּ֔ם H1818 Article | Noun - masculine singular and he splattered וַיִּזְרְקֵ֥הוּ H2236 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular it on עַל־ H5921 Preposition all sides סָבִֽיב׃ H5439 Adverb of the altar הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ H4196 Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 13

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- וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker They brought הִמְצִ֧יאוּ H4672 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural him אֵלָ֛יו H413 Preposition | third person masculine singular the burnt offering הָעֹלָ֗ה H5930 Article | Noun - feminine singular piece by piece לִנְתָחֶ֖יהָ H5409 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular including וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker the head הָרֹ֑אשׁ H7218 Article | Noun - masculine singular and he burned them וַיַּקְטֵ֖ר H6999 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular on עַל־ H5921 Preposition the altar הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ H4196 Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 14

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He washed וַיִּרְחַ֥ץ H7364 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the entrails הַקֶּ֖רֶב H7130 Article | Noun - masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and the legs הַכְּרָעָ֑יִם H3767 Article | Noun - fd and burned [them] וַיַּקְטֵ֥ר H6999 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular atop עַל־ H5921 Preposition the burnt offering הָעֹלָ֖ה H5930 Article | Noun - feminine singular on the altar הַמִּזְבֵּֽחָה׃ H4196 Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Verse 15

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Aaron then presented וַיַּקְרֵ֕ב H7126 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular - אֵ֖ת H853 Direct object marker the people’s הָעָ֑ם H5971 Article | Noun - masculine singular offering קָרְבַּ֣ן H7133 Noun - masculine singular construct He took וַיִּקַּ֞ח H3947 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the male goat שְׂעִ֤יר H8163 Noun - masculine singular construct for the people’s לָעָ֔ם H5971 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular sin offering הַֽחַטָּאת֙ H2403 Article | Noun - feminine singular - אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative slaughtered it וַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֥הוּ H7819 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular and offered it for sin וַֽיְחַטְּאֵ֖הוּ H2398 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular like the first one כָּרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ H7223 Preposition-k, Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Verse 16

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He presented וַיַּקְרֵ֖ב H7126 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the burnt offering הָעֹלָ֑ה H5930 Article | Noun - feminine singular and offered it וַֽיַּעֲשֶׂ֖הָ H6213 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular according to the ordinance כַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ H4941 Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 17

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Next he presented וַיַּקְרֵב֮ H7126 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the grain offering הַמִּנְחָה֒ H4503 Article | Noun - feminine singular took וַיְמַלֵּ֤א H4390 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular a handful כַפּוֹ֙ H3709 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular of it מִמֶּ֔נָּה H4480 Preposition | third person feminine singular and burned וַיַּקְטֵ֖ר H6999 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular it on עַל־ H5921 Preposition the altar הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ H4196 Article | Noun - masculine singular in addition to מִלְּבַ֖ד H905 Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct the morning’s הַבֹּֽקֶר׃ H1242 Article | Noun - masculine singular burnt offering עֹלַ֥ת H5930 Noun - feminine singular construct
Verse 18

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Then he slaughtered וַיִּשְׁחַ֤ט H7819 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the ox הַשּׁוֹר֙ H7794 Article | Noun - masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and the ram הָאַ֔יִל H352 Article | Noun - masculine singular as the people’s לָעָ֑ם H5971 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular - אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative vvv זֶ֥בַח H2077 Noun - masculine singular construct peace offering הַשְּׁלָמִ֖ים H8002 Article | Noun - masculine plural [His] אַהֲרֹ֤ן H175 Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker sons בְּנֵ֨י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct brought him וַ֠יַּמְצִאוּ H4672 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural the blood הַדָּם֙ H1818 Article | Noun - masculine singular . . . אֵלָ֔יו H413 Preposition | third person masculine singular and he splattered וַיִּזְרְקֵ֥הוּ H2236 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular it on עַל־ H5921 Preposition all sides סָבִֽיב׃ H5439 Adverb of the altar הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ H4196 Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 19

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- וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker They also brought the fat portions הַחֲלָבִ֖ים H2459 Article | Noun - masculine plural from מִן־ H4480 Preposition the ox הַשּׁ֑וֹר H7794 Article | Noun - masculine singular . . . וּמִן־ H4480 Conjunctive waw | Preposition and the ram הָאַ֔יִל H352 Article | Noun - masculine singular the fat tail הָֽאַלְיָ֤ה H451 Article | Noun - feminine singular [the fat] covering וְהַֽמְכַסֶּה֙ H4374 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular the entrails, the kidneys וְהַכְּלָיֹ֔ת H3629 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural and the lobe וְיֹתֶ֖רֶת H3508 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct of the liver הַכָּבֵֽד׃ H3516 Article | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 20

Original words

and placed וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּ H7760 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker these הַחֲלָבִ֖ים H2459 Article | Noun - masculine plural on עַל־ H5921 Preposition the breasts הֶחָז֑וֹת H2373 Article | Noun - masculine plural Aaron burned וַיַּקְטֵ֥ר H6999 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular the fat portions הַחֲלָבִ֖ים H2459 Article | Noun - masculine plural on the altar הַמִּזְבֵּֽחָה׃ H4196 Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Verse 21

Original words

but וְאֵ֣ת H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker [he] אַהֲרֹ֛ן H175 Noun - proper - masculine singular waved הֵנִ֧יף H5130 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular the breasts הֶחָז֗וֹת H2373 Article | Noun - masculine plural - וְאֵת֙ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and the right הַיָּמִ֔ין H3225 Article | Noun - feminine singular thigh שׁ֣וֹק H7785 Noun - feminine singular construct as a wave offering תְּנוּפָ֖ה H8573 Noun - feminine singular before לִפְנֵ֣י H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct the LORD יְהוָ֑ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular as כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר H834 Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Moses מֹשֶֽׁה׃ H4872 Noun - proper - masculine singular had commanded צִוָּ֥ה H6680 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 22

Original words

Aaron אַהֲרֹ֧ן H175 Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker lifted up וַיִּשָּׂ֨א H5375 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular his hands יָדוֹ H3027 Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singular toward אֶל־ H413 Preposition the people הָעָ֖ם H5971 Article | Noun - masculine singular and blessed them וַֽיְבָרְכֵ֑ם H1288 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural And having made מֵעֲשֹׂ֧ת H6213 Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct the sin offering הַֽחַטָּ֛את H2403 Article | Noun - feminine singular the burnt offering וְהָעֹלָ֖ה H5930 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular and the peace offering וְהַשְּׁלָמִֽים׃ H8002 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural he stepped down וַיֵּ֗רֶד H3381 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 23

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Moses מֹשֶׁ֤ה H4872 Noun - proper - masculine singular and Aaron וְאַהֲרֹן֙ H175 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular then entered וַיָּבֹ֨א H935 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular . . . אֶל־ H413 Preposition the Tent אֹ֣הֶל H168 Noun - masculine singular construct of Meeting מוֹעֵ֔ד H4150 Noun - masculine singular When they came out וַיֵּ֣צְא֔וּ H3318 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural they blessed וַֽיְבָרֲכ֖וּ H1288 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the people הָעָ֑ם H5971 Article | Noun - masculine singular and the glory כְבוֹד־ H3519 Noun - masculine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular appeared וַיֵּרָ֥א H7200 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the people הָעָֽם׃ H5971 Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 24

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Fire אֵשׁ֙ H784 Noun - common singular came וַתֵּ֤צֵא H3318 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular out from the presence מִלִּפְנֵ֣י H6440 Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct of the LORD יְהוָ֔ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular and consumed וַתֹּ֙אכַל֙ H398 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular the burnt offering הָעֹלָ֖ה H5930 Article | Noun - feminine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and the fat portions הַחֲלָבִ֑ים H2459 Article | Noun - masculine plural on עַל־ H5921 Preposition the altar הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ H4196 Article | Noun - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker And when all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the people הָעָם֙ H5971 Article | Noun - masculine singular saw it וַיַּ֤רְא H7200 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular they shouted for joy וַיָּרֹ֔נּוּ H7442 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural and fell וַֽיִּפְּל֖וּ H5307 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural facedown עַל־ H5921 Preposition . . . פְּנֵיהֶֽם׃ H6440 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural

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