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.

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

9The 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.

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

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

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

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

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

15Aaron 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.

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

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

18Then 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.

19They 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—

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

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

22Aaron 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.

23Moses 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.

24Fire 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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Verse 8

Original words

So Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ןH175Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .אֶל־H413Prepositionapproachedוַיִּקְרַ֥בH7126Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthe altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַH4196Article | Noun - masculine singularand slaughteredוַיִּשְׁחַ֛טH7819Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe calfעֵ֥גֶלH5695Noun - masculine singular constructas a sin offeringהַחַטָּ֖אתH2403Article | Noun - feminine singular-אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativefor himselfלֽוֹ׃Preposition | third person masculine singular
Verse 9

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-אֶת־H853Direct object markerThe sonsבְּנֵ֨יH1121Noun - masculine plural constructof Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ןH175Noun - proper - masculine singularbroughtוַ֠יַּקְרִבוּH7126Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralthe bloodהַדָּם֮H1818Article | Noun - masculine singularto himאֵלָיו֒H413Preposition | third person masculine singularand he dippedוַיִּטְבֹּ֤לH2881Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularhis fingerאֶצְבָּעוֹ֙H676Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularin the bloodבַּדָּ֔םH1818Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularand appliedוַיִּתֵּ֖ןH5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularit toעַל־H5921Prepositionthe hornsקַרְנ֣וֹתH7161Noun - feminine plural constructof the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַH4196Article | Noun - masculine singularAndוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerhe poured outיָצַ֔קH3332Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularthe rest of the bloodהַדָּ֣םH1818Article | Noun - masculine singularatאֶל־H413Prepositionthe baseיְס֖וֹדH3247Noun - masculine singular constructof the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃H4196Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 10

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-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerOn the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָהH4196Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singularhe burnedהִקְטִ֖ירH6999Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularthe fatהַחֵ֨לֶבH2459Article | Noun - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerthe kidneysהַכְּלָיֹ֜תH3629Article | Noun - feminine pluralandוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerthe lobeהַיֹּתֶ֤רֶתH3508Article | Noun - feminine singularofמִן־H4480Prepositionthe liverהַכָּבֵד֙H3516Article | Noun - feminine singularfromמִן־H4480Prepositionthe sin offeringהַ֣חַטָּ֔אתH2403Article | Noun - feminine singularasכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רH834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativethe LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerhad commandedצִוָּ֥הH6680Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃H4872Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 11

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Butוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerhe burned upשָׂרַ֣ףH8313Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular. . .בָּאֵ֔שׁH784Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singularthe fleshהַבָּשָׂ֖רH1320Article | Noun - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand the hideהָע֑וֹרH5785Article | Noun - masculine singularoutsideמִח֖וּץH2351Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructthe campלַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃H4264Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singular
Verse 12

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Then [Aaron] slaughteredוַיִּשְׁחַ֖טH7819Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe burnt offeringהָעֹלָ֑הH5930Article | Noun - feminine singular[His]אַהֲרֹ֤ןH175Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .אֵלָיו֙H413Preposition | third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markersonsבְּנֵ֨יH1121Noun - masculine plural constructbrought himוַ֠יַּמְצִאוּH4672Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralthe bloodהַדָּ֔םH1818Article | Noun - masculine singularand he splatteredוַיִּזְרְקֵ֥הוּH2236Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularit onעַל־H5921Prepositionall sidesסָבִֽיב׃H5439Adverbof the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַH4196Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 13

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-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerThey broughtהִמְצִ֧יאוּH4672Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common pluralhimאֵלָ֛יוH413Preposition | third person masculine singularthe burnt offeringהָעֹלָ֗הH5930Article | Noun - feminine singularpiece by pieceלִנְתָחֶ֖יהָH5409Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singularincludingוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerthe headהָרֹ֑אשׁH7218Article | Noun - masculine singularand he burned themוַיַּקְטֵ֖רH6999Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularonעַל־H5921Prepositionthe altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃H4196Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 14

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He washedוַיִּרְחַ֥ץH7364Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe entrailsהַקֶּ֖רֶבH7130Article | Noun - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand the legsהַכְּרָעָ֑יִםH3767Article | Noun - fdand burned [them]וַיַּקְטֵ֥רH6999Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularatopעַל־H5921Prepositionthe burnt offeringהָעֹלָ֖הH5930Article | Noun - feminine singularon the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחָה׃H4196Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Verse 15

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Aaron then presentedוַיַּקְרֵ֕בH7126Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular-אֵ֖תH853Direct object markerthe people’sהָעָ֑םH5971Article | Noun - masculine singularofferingקָרְבַּ֣ןH7133Noun - masculine singular constructHe tookוַיִּקַּ֞חH3947Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe male goatשְׂעִ֤ירH8163Noun - masculine singular constructfor the people’sלָעָ֔םH5971Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularsin offeringהַֽחַטָּאת֙H2403Article | Noun - feminine singular-אֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativeslaughtered itוַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֥הוּH7819Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularand offered it for sinוַֽיְחַטְּאֵ֖הוּH2398Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularlike the first oneכָּרִאשֽׁוֹן׃H7223Preposition-k, Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Verse 16

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He presentedוַיַּקְרֵ֖בH7126Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe burnt offeringהָעֹלָ֑הH5930Article | Noun - feminine singularand offered itוַֽיַּעֲשֶׂ֖הָH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singularaccording to the ordinanceכַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃H4941Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 17

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Next he presentedוַיַּקְרֵב֮H7126Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe grain offeringהַמִּנְחָה֒H4503Article | Noun - feminine singulartookוַיְמַלֵּ֤אH4390Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulara handfulכַפּוֹ֙H3709Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularof itמִמֶּ֔נָּהH4480Preposition | third person feminine singularand burnedוַיַּקְטֵ֖רH6999Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularit onעַל־H5921Prepositionthe altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַH4196Article | Noun - masculine singularin addition toמִלְּבַ֖דH905Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructthe morning’sהַבֹּֽקֶר׃H1242Article | Noun - masculine singularburnt offeringעֹלַ֥תH5930Noun - feminine singular construct
Verse 18

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Then he slaughteredוַיִּשְׁחַ֤טH7819Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe oxהַשּׁוֹר֙H7794Article | Noun - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand the ramהָאַ֔יִלH352Article | Noun - masculine singularas the people’sלָעָ֑םH5971Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativevvvזֶ֥בַחH2077Noun - masculine singular constructpeace offeringהַשְּׁלָמִ֖יםH8002Article | Noun - masculine plural[His]אַהֲרֹ֤ןH175Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markersonsבְּנֵ֨יH1121Noun - masculine plural constructbrought himוַ֠יַּמְצִאוּH4672Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralthe bloodהַדָּם֙H1818Article | Noun - masculine singular. . .אֵלָ֔יוH413Preposition | third person masculine singularand he splatteredוַיִּזְרְקֵ֥הוּH2236Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularit onעַל־H5921Prepositionall sidesסָבִֽיב׃H5439Adverbof the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַH4196Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 19

Original words

-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerThey also brought the fat portionsהַחֲלָבִ֖יםH2459Article | Noun - masculine pluralfromמִן־H4480Prepositionthe oxהַשּׁ֑וֹרH7794Article | Noun - masculine singular. . .וּמִן־H4480Conjunctive waw | Prepositionand the ramהָאַ֔יִלH352Article | Noun - masculine singularthe fat tailהָֽאַלְיָ֤הH451Article | Noun - feminine singular[the fat] coveringוְהַֽמְכַסֶּה֙H4374Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singularthe entrails, the kidneysוְהַכְּלָיֹ֔תH3629Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine pluraland the lobeוְיֹתֶ֖רֶתH3508Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular constructof the liverהַכָּבֵֽד׃H3516Article | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 20

Original words

and placedוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּH7760Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markertheseהַחֲלָבִ֖יםH2459Article | Noun - masculine pluralonעַל־H5921Prepositionthe breastsהֶחָז֑וֹתH2373Article | Noun - masculine pluralAaron burnedוַיַּקְטֵ֥רH6999Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthe fat portionsהַחֲלָבִ֖יםH2459Article | Noun - masculine pluralon the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחָה׃H4196Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Verse 21

Original words

butוְאֵ֣תH853Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker[he]אַהֲרֹ֛ןH175Noun - proper - masculine singularwavedהֵנִ֧יףH5130Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularthe breastsהֶחָז֗וֹתH2373Article | Noun - masculine plural-וְאֵת֙H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand the rightהַיָּמִ֔יןH3225Article | Noun - feminine singularthighשׁ֣וֹקH7785Noun - feminine singular constructas a wave offeringתְּנוּפָ֖הH8573Noun - feminine singularbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יH6440Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructthe LORDיְהוָ֑הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularasכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רH834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativeMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃H4872Noun - proper - masculine singularhad commandedצִוָּ֥הH6680Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 22

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Aaronאַהֲרֹ֧ןH175Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerlifted upוַיִּשָּׂ֨אH5375Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularhis handsיָדוֹH3027Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singulartowardאֶל־H413Prepositionthe peopleהָעָ֖םH5971Article | Noun - masculine singularand blessed themוַֽיְבָרְכֵ֑םH1288Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine pluralAnd having madeמֵעֲשֹׂ֧תH6213Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructthe sin offeringהַֽחַטָּ֛אתH2403Article | Noun - feminine singularthe burnt offeringוְהָעֹלָ֖הH5930Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singularand the peace offeringוְהַשְּׁלָמִֽים׃H8002Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine pluralhe stepped downוַיֵּ֗רֶדH3381Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 23

Original words

Mosesמֹשֶׁ֤הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singularand Aaronוְאַהֲרֹן֙H175Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularthen enteredוַיָּבֹ֨אH935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular. . .אֶל־H413Prepositionthe Tentאֹ֣הֶלH168Noun - masculine singular constructof Meetingמוֹעֵ֔דH4150Noun - masculine singularWhen they came outוַיֵּ֣צְא֔וּH3318Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralthey blessedוַֽיְבָרֲכ֖וּH1288Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe peopleהָעָ֑םH5971Article | Noun - masculine singularand the gloryכְבוֹד־H3519Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularappearedוַיֵּרָ֥אH7200Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe peopleהָעָֽם׃H5971Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 24

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Fireאֵשׁ֙H784Noun - common singularcameוַתֵּ֤צֵאH3318Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularout from the presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֣יH6440Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructof the LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularand consumedוַתֹּ֙אכַל֙H398Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularthe burnt offeringהָעֹלָ֖הH5930Article | Noun - feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand the fat portionsהַחֲלָבִ֑יםH2459Article | Noun - masculine pluralonעַל־H5921Prepositionthe altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַH4196Article | Noun - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerAnd when allכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe peopleהָעָם֙H5971Article | Noun - masculine singularsaw itוַיַּ֤רְאH7200Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthey shouted for joyוַיָּרֹ֔נּוּH7442Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluraland fellוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּH5307Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralfacedownעַל־H5921Preposition. . .פְּנֵיהֶֽם׃H6440Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural

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