Preface: We might superficially describe this as Aaron’s first day on the job. He has been anointed as the High Priest of Israel, and this chapter begins his responsibilities before God and before Israel. At Moses’ direction, he offers up some sacrifices for himself and then for the people of Israel. Then God’s glory is observed by the people.

The Bible Summary of Leviticus 9 (in 140 characters or less): Aaron brought a sin offering and a burnt offering to make atonement. The glory of the LORD appeared and a fire consumed the offerings.

There are many chapter commentaries on the book of Leviticus. This will be the most extensive examination of Leviticus 9, where you will be able to examine in depth every word of the original text. Every attempt has been made to make this both a complete and self-contained study. Therefore, all references, vocabulary, and related concepts should be found within this extensive study. Easy access links to more in-depth studies of some vocabulary words, concepts and doctrines are also provided.

Outline of Chapter 9:

Introduction

         vv.     1–7           The Seven Offerings and the Promise that the Glory of the Lord Will Appear

         vv.     8–14         The Calf and the Ram, which Aaron Offers for Himself

         vv.    15–17         The Goat, the Lamb, the Calf and the Grain Offerings for the People

         vv.    18–21         The Ox and the Ram Offerings for the People

         vv.    22–24         The Glory of the Lord Appears

Chapter Summary

Addendum

Charts, Graphics and Short Doctrines:

         Preface               Quotations

         Introduction         Titles and/or Brief Descriptions of Leviticus 9 (by various commentators)

         Introduction         Brief, but insightful observations of Leviticus 9 (various commentators)

         Introduction         Fundamental Questions About Leviticus 9

         Introduction         The Prequel of Leviticus 9

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         Introduction         The Principals of Leviticus 9

         Introduction         The Places of Leviticus 9

         Introduction         By the Numbers

         Introduction         Timeline for Leviticus 9

         Introduction         A Synopsis of Leviticus 9

         Introduction         Outlines of Leviticus 9 (Various Commentators)

         Introduction         A Synopsis of Leviticus 9 from the Summarized Bible

         Introduction         The Big Picture (Leviticus 1–15)

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         Summary            A Set of Summary Doctrines and Commentary

         Summary            Why Leviticus 9 is in the Word of God

         Summary            What We Learn from Leviticus 9

         Summary            Jesus Christ in Leviticus 9

         Summary            Shmoop Summary of Leviticus 9

         Summary            Edersheim Summarizes Leviticus 9–10

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         Addendum          Perfect or unspotted? (From the 2001 Translation; the AEB)

         Addendum          Synagogue; Tent of Proofs (from the American English Bible)

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         Addendum          SIN=SIN-OFFERING=SIN-BEARER (Rotherham)

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         Addendum          Josephus’ History of this Time Period

         Addendum          A Complete Translation of Leviticus 9

         Addendum          Doctrinal Teachers Who Have Taught Leviticus 9

         Addendum          Word Cloud from a Reasonably Literal Paraphrase of Leviticus 9

         Addendum          Word Cloud from Exegesis of Leviticus 9

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An Introduction to Leviticus 9

I ntroduction: Leviticus 9 continues with the narrative begun in Leviticus 8. After a 7-day consecration ceremony (chapter 8), Aaron performs his first set of sacrifices as the High Priest of Israel. Moses guides Aaron in what must be done this first day—seven sacrifices were to be offered: two for Aaron himself and five for the people of Israel (along with a grain offering).

Both Aaron and his sons participate in these offerings; his sons primarily being relegated to collecting the blood from some of the animals which are offered up.

After all of these sacrifices have been offered up, what appears to be a lightning bolt from heaven comes down and strikes the sacrifice on the altar and reduces it to ash. The people shout out and then fall on their faces in worship.

Timeline for Leviticus

There is very little narrative in the book of Leviticus; so this information may have been given to Moses in a few days or, at most, a few weeks; and Moses both wrote these things down and informed the people. Because of information previously studied in the introduction, we are not 100% certain if all of this material was given to Moses while in the newly erected Tabernacle. I would lean towards that being the case.

As I have done previously, since this chapters is what God is saying to Moses, I will begin and end the chapter with quotation marks. I will not insert a new set of quotation marks for each new paragraph.

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The Seven Offerings and the Promise that the Glory of the Lord Will Appear

Here is how others have translated this verse:

Ancient texts:                       Note: I compare the Hebrew text to English translations of the Latin, Syriac (= Aramaic) and Greek texts, using the Douay-Rheims translation; George Lamsa’s translation, and Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton’s translation as revised and edited by Paul W. Esposito, respectively. I often update these texts with non-substantive changes (e.g., you for thou, etc.). I often use the text of the Complete Apostles’ Bible instead of Brenton’s translation, because it updates the English text.

The Septuagint was the earliest known translation of a book (circa 200 b.c.). Since this translation was made before the textual criticism had been developed into a science and because different books appear to be translated by different men, the Greek translation can sometimes be very uneven.

When there are serious disparities between my translation and Brenton’s (or the text of the Complete Apostles’ Bible), I look at the Greek text of the Septuagint (the LXX) to see if a substantive difference actually exists (and I reflect these changes in the English rendering of the Greek text). I use the Greek LXX with Strong’s numbers and morphology available for e-sword. The only problem with this resource (which is a problem for similar resources) is, there is no way to further explore Greek verbs which are not found in the New Testament. Although I usually quote the Complete Apostles’ Bible here, I have begun to make changes in the translation when their translation conflicts with the Greek and note what those changes are.

The Masoretic text is the Hebrew text with all of the vowels (vowel points) inserted (the original Hebrew text lacked vowels). We take the Masoretic text to be the text closest to the original. However, differences between the Masoretic text and the Greek, Latin and Syriac are worth noting and, once in a great while, represent a more accurate text possessed by those other ancient translators.

In general, the Latin text is an outstanding translation from the Hebrew text into Latin and very trustworthy (I say this as a non-Catholic). Unfortunately, I do not read Latin—apart from some very obvious words—so I am dependent upon the English translation of the Latin (principally, the Douay-Rheims translation).

The comparisons which I do are primarily between the English translations which are taken from the ancient tongues. For the most part, the variances are so minor that I rarely investigate them any further than that.

Underlined words indicate differences in the text.

Bracketed portions of the Dead Sea Scrolls are words, letters and phrases lost in the scroll due to various types of damage. Underlined words or phrases are those in the Dead Sea Scrolls but not in the Masoretic text.

I will only list the translation from the Dead Sea Scrolls if it exists and if it is different from the Masoretic text.

The Targum of Onkelos is actually the Pentateuchal Targumim, which are The Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan Ben Uzziel. On the Pentateuch With The Fragments of the Jerusalem Targum From the Chaldee by J. W. Etheridge, M.A. From http://www.becomingjewish.org/texts/targum/onkelos_Leviticus.html and first published in 1862.

Occasionally, there is an obvious error in the English translation, and I correct those without additional mention or footnoting. For instance, the online version of the Targum of Onkelos which I use has gorund in Ex. 4:9; I simply corrected the text. This may occur once or twice in a chapter.

I attempt to include translations which are different in their vocabulary and phrasing. On many occasions, I may include a translation which is not substantially different than another listed translation.

Most of the translations can be found here.

Ancient texts:

Masoretic Text (Hebrew)        And so he is in the day the eighth calls Moses to Aaron and to his sons and to elders of Israel. And so he says unto Aaron, “Take to yourself a calf, a son of a herd for a sin-offering and a ram for a burnt-offering, [both of them] complete. And bring [them] nears to faces of Y^ehowah.

Dead Sea Scrolls                   .

Targum (Onkelos)                  And it was on the eight day [that] Moshe called to Aharon and to his sons and to the elders of Israel.

He said to Aharon, Take, for yourself, a young calf, for a sin-offering and a ram—for a burnt-offering—unblemished ones, and bring them before Adonoy. Translation for Onkelos and Pseudo-Jonathan by J. W. Etheridge, M.A. (1862).

Targum (Pseudo-Jonathan)   On the eighth day of the anointing of Aharon and his sons, and the eighth day of that consecration, being the first day of the month of Nisan, when Mosheh had erected the tabernacle, he took it not down, neither ministered any longer at the altar; but Mosheh called Aharon and his sons, and the elders of the sanhedrin of Israel. And he said to Aharon, Take thou a calf, the young of a bullock, for a sin offering, that Satan may not accuse thee concerning the calf that thou madest at Horeb; and take a ram for the burnt sacrifice, that there may be a memorial for thee of the righteousness of Izhak whom his father bound as a ram on the mountain of worship, both of them shall be perfect, and bring them before the Lord.

Douay-Rheims 1899 (Amer.) And when the eighth day was come, Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the ancients of Israel, and said to Aaron:

Take of the herd a calf for sin, and a ram for a holocaust, both without blemish, and offer them before the Lord.

Aramaic ESV of Peshitta        It happened on the eighth day, that Mosha called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Yisrael; and he said to Aaron, "Take a calf from the herd for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before Mar-Yah.

Lamsa’s Peshitta (Syriac)     And it was in the eighth day, Moshe called Ahron and his children and the elders of the children of Israel; 2And he said to Ahron: “Take to you one calf, a son of an ox, for sin, and a ram that is pure of defect for a burning peace offering, and offer them before LORD JEHOVAH.

Samaritan Pentateuch           And it came to pass on the eighth day, [that] Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel; And he said unto Aaron, Take thee a young calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer [them] before the LORD.

Updated Brenton (Greek)       And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel, and Moses said to Aaron, Take to yourself a young calf of the herd for a sin-offering, and a ram for a whole burnt offering, unblemished, and offer them before the Lord.

Significant differences: 

Limited Vocabulary Translations:

Bible in Basic English             And on the eighth day Moses sent for Aaron and his sons and the responsible men of Israel; And he said to Aaron, Take a young ox for a sin-offering and a male sheep for a burned offering, without a mark, and make an offering of them before the Lord.

Easy English                          On the eighth day, Moses told Aaron and his sons and the leaders of Israel that they must come. He said to Aaron, ‘Bring a young bull for your sin offering. And bring a male sheep for your burnt offering. They must be perfect to give to the Lord.'

Easy-to-Read Version–2008  On the eighth day, Moses called for Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel. He said to Aaron, "Take a bull and a ram. There must be nothing wrong with them. The bull will be a sin offering, and the ram will be a burnt offering. Offer these animals to the LORD.

Good News Bible (TEV)         The day after the ordination rites were completed, Moses called Aaron and his sons and the leaders of Israel. He said to Aaron, "Take a young bull and a ram without any defects and offer them to the LORD, the bull for a sin offering and the ram for a burnt offering.

The Message                         The Priests Go to Work

On the eighth day, Moses called in Aaron and his sons and the leaders of Israel. He spoke to Aaron: “Take a bull-calf for your Absolution-Offering and a ram for your Whole-Burnt-Offering, both without defect, and offer them to God.

Names of God Bible               Aaron’s First Sacrifices

On the eighth day Moses summoned Aaron and his sons and the leaders of Israel. He told Aaron, “Take a calf that has no defects for yourself as an offering for sin and a ram that has no defects as a burnt offering. Sacrifice them in Yahweh’s presence.

NIRV                                      The Priests Offer Sacrifices

On the eighth day Moses sent for Aaron, his sons and the elders of Israel. He said to Aaron, “Bring a bull calf for your sin offering. Bring a ram for your burnt offering. They must not have any flaws. Offer them to the Lord.

Thought-for-thought translations; dynamic translations; paraphrases:

Casual English Bible             Leviticus 9

Aaron’s first sacrifices as priest

What to sacrifice: four offerings

Eight days [1] after Moses ordained Aaron and his sons for ministry as Israel’s priests, Moses called in a group of older men—leaders in the community.

Moses told Aaron, “Find a young bull, a calf, you can sacrifice for a sin offering [2] and a ram for a burnt offering. [3] Make sure there’s nothing wrong with either animal. Then kill them and offer them to the LORD.

¹9:1 The seven-day waiting period for Aaron and his sons was over (Leviticus 8:35). They had now become full-fledged priests.

²9:2 A sin offering can refer to something the people of Israel brought to God after they realized they had accidentally broken one of God’s laws earlier. Some scholars say a better translation is the opposite of “sin” because the sacrifice is intended to “un-sin” people, to purify them. So those scholars call it a “purification offering.”

³9:2 This was the most common sacrifice. Worshipers burned the entire animal. Burnt offering instructions: “Take the animal to the north side of the altar. Kill it there on this sacred site of the LORD. Aaron’s sons the priests will take some of the blood and splash it on all four sides of the altar. Cut the animal into pieces, including the head and the fat. A priest will set them onto the fire on the altar” (Leviticus 1:11-12). See also Leviticus 1:3-13; 6:1-6.

Contemporary English V.       Eight days later Moses called together Aaron, his sons, and Israel's leaders. Then he said to Aaron: Find a young bull and a ram that have nothing wrong with them. Offer the bull to the LORD as a sacrifice for sin and the ram as a sacrifice to please him.

The Living Bible                     On the eighth day of the consecration ceremonies, Moses summoned Aaron and Aaron’s sons and the elders of Israel, and told Aaron to take a bull calf from the herd for a sin offering, and a ram without bodily defect for a burnt offering, and to offer them before the Lord.

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New Life Version                    The Religious Leaders Begin Their Work

On the eighth day Moses called Aaron and his sons and the leaders of Israel. He said to Aaron, “Take a bull calf for a sin gift and a ram for a burnt gift, both of them perfect. And give them to the Lord.

New Living Translation           The Priests Begin Their Work

After the ordination ceremony, on the eighth day, Moses called together Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel. He said to Aaron, “Take a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without defects, and present them to the Lord.

Unfolding Bible (simplified)    Eight days later Moses summoned the elders of Israel.  Then he said to Aaron, "Take a young bull so you can offer it for your sins, and a ram so that you can burn it whole on the altar, both of them without any defects, and offer them to Yahweh.

Partially literal and partially paraphrased translations:

American English Bible          It was on the eighth day that Moses called Aaron and his sons out before IsraEl’s elders.

And Moses said to Aaron:

‘Now, select a perfect young calf from the herd as a sin offering and a ram as a whole-burnt offering, then offer them before Jehovah.

Perfect footnote included in the Addendum; Jehovah link to much longer footnote.

Beck’s American Translation .

Common English Bible           The priests’ initiation

On the eighth day, Moses called for Aaron, Aaron’s sons, and Israel’s elders. 2 He said to Aaron, “Take a young bull from the herd as a purification offering and a ram as an entirely burned offering, both flawless animals, and bring them before the Lord.

New Advent (Knox) Bible       And now, when the eighth day came, Moses summoned Aaron and his sons, with the elders of Israel, and said to Aaron, Choose out a young bullock to atone for your faults, and a ram for burnt-sacrifice, both without blemish, and offer them to the Lord.

Translation for Translators                        Aaron and his sons started to offer sacrifices

Eight days later, Moses/I summoned the elders of Israel. Then he/I said to Aaron, “Take a young bull for the offering to enable you leaders to be forgiven for the sins you have committed, and a ram to be completely burned on the altar, both of them without any defects, and offer them to Yahweh.

Mostly literal renderings (with some occasional paraphrasing):

Christian Standard Bible        The Priestly Ministry Inaugurated

On the eighth day Moses summoned Aaron, his sons, and the elders of Israel. He said to Aaron, “Take a young bull for a sin [Or purification] offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without blemish, and present them before the Lord.

Ferrar-Fenton Bible                But when the eighth day came Moses summoned Aaron and his sons, and the judges of Israel, and said to Aaron and his sons; "Select for yourselves a perfect heifer from the fold for a sin-offering, and approach to the presence of the EVER-LIVING."

International Standard V        Aaron’s Ministry Commences

Eight days later, Moses called Aaron, his sons, and the elders of Israel.

He told Aaron, “Take a young calf for a sin offering and a ram without defects for a whole burnt offering and bring them into the Lord’s presence.”

Urim-Thummim Version         On the 8th day Moses summoned Aaron and his sons, and the Elders of Israel.

Then he said to Aaron, Take to you a calf, a male of the herd, for a Sin- Offering and a ram for a whole Burnt-Offering, without blemish and bring near to YHWH in His presence.

Wikipedia Bible Project          And it was on the eighth day, Moses called Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel.

And he said to Aaron:
Take for you a male calf of the cattle for sin offer, and a ram for a raised offer, plain, and sacrifice before Yahweh.

Catholic Bibles (those having the imprimatur):

The Heritage Bible                          And it was on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron, and his sons, and the elders of Israel,

And he said to Aaron, Take to yourself a young calf, a son of the herd, for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the face of Jehovah.

New American Bible(2011)    Octave of the Ordination.

On the eighth day* ^a Moses summoned Aaron and his sons, together with the elders of Israel, and said to Aaron, “Take a calf of the herd for a purification offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without blemish, and offer them before the LORD.

* [9:1] Eighth day: this is the conclusion of the priestly initiation ceremony.

a. [9:1] Lv 8:33.

The Catholic Bible                  Chapter 9^[a]

The Priests’ Offering. The eighth day^[b] Moses summoned Aaron, his sons, and the elders of Israel and said to Aaron, “Take a young male calf for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering. Both are to be without defect. Offer them to the Lord.

[a] According to Leviticus, the essential role of priests was the conduct of worship; they offered sacrifices in order that the glory of God might be manifested, that is, in order that the Lord might make his presence known among his people, now purified of their sins. Only in passing is it said, a little further on (chs. 10–11), that the priests also had to teach the law.

[b] Eighth day: this completes the time for full consecration of the priests.

NRSV (Anglicized Cath. Ed.) Aaron’s Priesthood Inaugurated

On the eighth day Moses summoned Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel. He said to Aaron, ‘Take a bull calf for a sin-offering and a ram for a burnt-offering, without blemish, and offer them before the Lord.

Revised English Bible–1989   On the eighth day, when Moses had summoned Aaron and his sons and the Israelite elders, he said to Aaron, “Take for yourself a bull-calf for a purification-offering and a ram for a whole-offering, both without blemish, and present them before the LORD.

Jewish/Hebrew Names Bibles:

Complete Jewish Bible           Parashah 26: Sh’mini (Eighth) 9:1–11:47

On the eighth day, Moshe called Aharon, his sons and the leaders of Isra’el, and said to Aharon, “Take a male calf for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without defect, and offer them before Adonai.

Kaplan Translation                 On the eighth day, Moses summoned Aaron, his sons, and the elders of Israel. He said to Aaron, ‘Take yourself a calf for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, [both] unblemished, and sacrifice them before God. The Kaplan Translation, particularly in Leviticus through Deuteronomy, takes note of historic rabbinic opinions.

9:1 eighth day. After the seven days of installment (8:33-35).

— elders of Israel. See Exodus 3:16. This may be because only the Sanhedrin had the authority to appoint a High Priest ( Tosefta, Sanhedrin 3:2; Yad, Kley HaMikdash 4:15)^150 see 4:13.

9:2 calf Yearling {Yad, Maaseh HaKorbanoth 1:14; see below 9:3).

The Scriptures–2009              And on the eighth day it came to be that Mosheh called Aharon and his sons and the elders of Yisra’ěl. 

And he said to Aharon, “Take for yourself a young bull as a sin offering and a ram as an ascending offering, a perfect one, and bring them before יהוה.

Weird English, Olde English, Anachronistic English Translations:

Alpha & Omega Bible                      AND IT CAME TO PASS ON THE EIGHTH DAY, THAT MOSES CALLED AARON AND HIS SONS, AND THE ELDERS OF ISRAEL,

AND MOSES SAID TO AARON, “TAKE TO YOURSELF A YOUNG CALF OF THE HERD FOR A SIN-OFFERING, AND A RAM FOR A WHOLE BURNT OFFERING, UNBLEMISHED, AND OFFER THEM BEFORE JESUS.

Awful Scroll Bible                   On the eighth day, Moses is to have called out to Aaron, and his sons, and the elders of Isra-eternal life.

He was to say to Aaron: Be taking of the large cattle, a young calf for the misses of the mark, and a ram for the whole burnt offering, consummate, and be bringing them near turned before Sustains To Become.

Concordant Literal Version    It came to be on the eighth day that Moses called Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel.

He said to Aaron:Take for yourself a young bull calf of the herd as a sin offering, and a ram for an ascent offering, both of the flawless, and bring them near before Yahweh.

exeGeses companion Bible   PRIESTING THE PRIESTHOOD: SIN AND HOLOCAUST QORBANS

And so be it, on the eighth day,

Mosheh calls Aharon and his sons

and the elders of Yisra El;

and he says to Aharon,

Take a son of the oxen for the sin

and an integrious ram for a holocaust

and oblate them at the face of Yah Veh.

Orthodox Jewish Bible           SHEMINI

And it come to pass on yom hashemini, that Moshe called to Aharon and his Banim, and the Ziknei Yisrael;

And he said unto Aharon, Take thee a young calf for a chattat (sin offering), and a ram for an olah (burnt offering), temimim (without blemish), and offer them before Hashem.

Expanded/Embellished Bibles:

The Amplified Bible                Aaron Offers Sacrifices

And it happened on the eighth day that Moses called Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel; and he said to Aaron, “Take a bull calf as a sin offering and a ram as a burnt offering, [each] without blemish, and offer both before the Lord.

The Expanded Bible              Aaron and His Sons Offer Sacrifices

On the eighth day after the time of appointing, Moses called for Aaron and his sons and for the elders of Israel. He said to Aaron, “Take a bull calf and a ·male sheep [ram] ·that have nothing wrong with them [unblemished], and offer them to the Lord. The calf will be a ·sin [or purification; 4:3] offering, and the male sheep will be a whole burnt offering [1:1–17].

Kretzmann’s Commentary    Verses 1-7

The Preparations for the Sacrifices

And it came to pass on the eighth day, after the seven days of consecration, that Moses called Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel, for it was necessary that the priesthood be in active exercise of its duties at once.

And he said unto Aaron, take thee a young calf, a bull calf, or very young bullock, for a sin-offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the Lord. These first offerings of Aaron were made altogether under the directions of Moses as the mouthpiece of God, for he was just entering upon his office. The fact that Baron, in spite of the consecration with all its sacrifices, still began the work of his ministry with a sin-offering and a burnt offering, shows plainly that the sacrifices of the Old Testament cultus cannot make those perfect that offer them, Hebrews 10:1. The temporary, the typical and symbolical character of the ancient sacrifices appears throughout.

Lexham English Bible            Worship at the Tent of Assembly

Then [Or “And it happened”] on the eighth day Moses summoned Aaron and his sons and Israel’s elders, and he said to Aaron, “Take for yourself a bull calf [Literally “a bull-calf a son of cattle” or “a bull-calf a son of the herd”] as a sin offering and a ram as a burnt offering, without defect, [An adjective in masculine plural to modify both animals; see NET] and present them before [Literally “to the faces of”] Yahweh.

The Voice                               When the eighth day arrived, Moses called for Aaron, Aaron’s sons, and the elders of the Israelite community.

Moses (to Aaron): Take a young unblemished calf for a purification offering and an unblemished ram for a burnt offering and offer them to the Eternal One.

Bible Translations with Many Footnotes:

The Complete Tanach           And it was on the eighth day, that Moses summoned Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel.

And he said to Aaron, "Take for yourself a bull calf as a sin offering, and a ram as a burnt offering, [both] unblemished, and bring [them] near before the Lord.

NET Bible®                             Inauguration of Tabernacle Worship

On the eighth day¹ Moses summoned² Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel, and said to Aaron, “Take for yourself a bull calf for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both flawless, and present them before the Lord.

^1sn This eighth day is the one after the seven days of ordination referred to in Lev 8:33-35.

^2tn Heb “called to”; CEV, NLT “called together.”

Rotherham’s Emphasized B. § 5. Aaron begins to officiate in the Priesthood, and the Glory of Yahweh appears.

Chapter 9.

And it came to passˎ <on the eighth day> that Moses called for Aaronˎ and for his sons,—and for the elders of Israel; 2 and said unto Aaron—

Take for thyself a choice calfˎ as a sin-bearer^ˎk and a ram for an ascending-sacrificeˎ each without defect,—and bring them near before Yahweh;...

^k See O.T. Ap. art. “Sin=sin offering=sin-bearer.”

Literal, almost word-for-word, renderings:

Charles Thomson OT            On the eighth day Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the senate of Israel, and Moses said to Aaron, Take for thyself a calf from the herd for a sin offering, and a ram for a whole burnt offering, both without blemish (Now he had brought them before the Lord)...

Context Group Version          On the eighth day, Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel; and he said to Aaron, Take yourself a calf of the herd for a purification-offering, and a ram for an ascension [offering], without blemish, and offer them before YHWH.

Legacy Standard Bible           Aaron Brings Offerings

Now it happened on the eighth day that Moses called Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel; and he said to Aaron, “Take for yourself a calf, a bull, for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, both without blemish, and bring them near before Yahweh.

Literal Standard Version        And it comes to pass on the eighth day, Moses has called for Aaron and for his sons, and for [the] elderly of Israel, and he says to Aaron, “Take a calf for yourself, a son of the herd, for a sin-offering, and a ram for a burnt-offering, perfect ones, and bring [them] near before YHWH.

New European Version          The People are Sanctified

It happened on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel; and he said to Aaron, Take a calf from the herd for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before Yahweh.

Niobi Study Bible                   The Priestly Ministry Begins
And it came to pass on the eighth day that Moses called Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel,

The First Offerings of Aaron
and he said unto Aaron, "Take you a young calf for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the LORD.

Revised Mechanical Trans.    ...and it came to pass in the eighth day, Mosheh called out to Aharon and to his sons and to the bearded ones of Yisra'eyl, and he said to Aharon, take for you a bullock, a son of the cattle, for the failure, and a buck for the ascension offering, whole ones, and bring near to the face of YHWH,...

Young’s Updated LT             And it comes to pass on the eighth day, Moses has called for Aaron and for his sons, and for the elders of Israel, and he says unto Aaron, “Take to yourself a calf, a son of the herd, for a sin-offering, and a ram for a burnt-offering, perfect ones, and bring near before Jehovah.

The gist of this passage:     Moses calls for Aaron and his sons to make two more animal sacrifices.

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Translation: And it is on the eighth day [that]...

There has been a seven-day ceremony of ordination for Aaron and his sons. Interestingly enough, we are given a complete picture of what happens on the first day. Information about the remaining six days is given in Exodus 29:35–37, but that is not covered in Leviticus 8–9.

Translation: ...Moses summons Aaron and his sons...

I assume that Aaron and his sons were outside of the Tabernacle courtyard; and so, Moses appears to be calling them back. Perhaps they make some sort of ceremonial entrance.

Translation: ...and the elders of Israel.

This time, the elders of Israel are brought into the picture; they are to come along with Aaron and his sons.

The elders have been a matter of tradition for hundreds of years; the priests are brand new on the scene.

Leviticus 9:1 And it is on the eighth day [that] Moses summons Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel. (Kukis mostly literal translation)

Aaron and his sons have been in the Tent of Meeting all of this time. They have been set apart for their service to Y^ehowah.

Since this is the eighth day, they have probably gone home for the night, but are returning for their first day of actual spiritual service.

Translation: He says to Aaron,...

Moses speaks specifically to Aaron, his older brother.

Given the circumstances and Moses’ leadership, it appears that Aaron was able to take orders from his younger brother without difficulty. He reveals grace orientation in this.

Translation: ...“Take for yourself a calf, a young one from the herd [lit., a son of the herd] for [your] sin-offering;...

There are two animals that Aaron is supposed to get. He is to get a young calf, and he will be for the sin-offering.

A young calf would represent Jesus in His young age of about 30. The sin-offering is analogous to Jesus paying for our sins.

Translation: ...and a ram for a burnt-offering, [both of them] without blemish.

Aaron was also to get a ram, and that ram would be a burnt-offering.

The ram is a type of Christ; and it would be a burnt-offering, meaning that it would be placed on the brazen altar and put over a fire.

The ram represents the Lord and the burnt-offering represents the judgment of God coming down upon Him.

Blemish is a masculine plural adjective, meaning that it applies to both animals. Being unblemished is representative of the perfection of Jesus (the animal being unblemished is the type; Jesus being without sin is the antitype). He did not have a sin nature; and He had committed no personal sins.

Translation: Bring [them] near to Y^ehowah.

These animals were to be brought before Y^ehowah; which means, brought into the courtyard of the Tabernacle.

Leviticus 9:2 He says to Aaron, “Take for yourself a calf, a young one from the herd [lit., a son of the herd] for [your] sin-offering; and a ram for a burnt-offering, [both of them] without blemish. Bring [them] near to Y^ehowah. (Kukis mostly literal translation)

Here, the word sin means sin-offering because of its context and the parallelism between the animal and the purpose is so set up. However, it is not proceeded by a definite article here. Once these animals are gotten, they are to come before Y^ehowah.

Leviticus 9:1–2 And it is on the eighth day [that] Moses summons Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel. He says to Aaron, “Take for yourself a calf, a young one from the herd [lit., a son of the herd] for [your] sin-offering; and a ram for a burnt-offering, [both of them] without blemish. Bring [them] near to Y^ehowah. (Kukis mostly literal translation)

Leviticus 9:1–2 On the day after the ordination ceremony, Moses summoned Aaron, his sons, and the elders of Israel. He told Aaron to choose a young calf as a sin-offering and a ram to be a burnt-offering—both animals are to be without any defects. “Bring them near to Jehovah,” Moses said. (Kukis paraphrase)

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Here is how others have translated this verse:

Ancient texts:

Masoretic Text (Hebrew)        Unto sons of Israel, speak, to say, ‘[You all] take a male goat of female goats for a sin-offering; and a calf and a lamb, sons of a year, complete, for a burnt-offering; and an ox and a ram for peace-offerings—to slaughter to faces of Y^ehowah—and a mincah being mixed with the oil; for the day, Y^ehowah has appeared unto you [all].’ ”

Dead Sea Scrolls                   .

Targum (Onkelos)                  To Bnei Yisroel you shall speak, saying, take a he-goat, for a sin-offering and a calf and a lamb, both one year old—unblemished—for a burnt-offering,

an ox and a ram for a peace[sacred]-offering, to sacrifice before Adonoy and a meal-offering mixed with oil, for today, [the Glory of] Adonoy will appear [become revealed] to you.

Targum (Pseudo-Jonathan)   And to the children of Israel spoke he, saying: Take for yourselves a kid of the goats, because Satana resembles him, lest he recount against you the accusation concerning the kid of the goats, which the sons (tribes) of Jakob killed, (Gen. xxxvii. 31,) and offer him for a sin offering; and a calf, because ye worshipped the calf, (Exod. xxxii. 4,) and a lamb of the year, that there may be for you a memorial of the righteousness of Izhak, whom his father did bind as a lamb, both of them perfect, for a burnt offering; with a bullock and a lamb, for a hallowed oblation to sacrifice before the Lord, that He may be gracious to you; and a mincha mingled with oil of the olive. For this day will the glory of the Lord's Shekinah be revealed unto you.

Douay-Rheims 1899 (Amer.) And to the children of Israel thou shalt say: Take ye a he goat for sin, and a calf, and a lamb, both of a year old, and without blemish for a holocaust.

Also a bullock and a ram for peace offerings. And immolate them before the Lord, offering for the sacrifice of every one of them flour tempered with oil: for to day the Lord will appear to you.

Aramaic ESV of Peshitta        You shall speak to the B'nai Yisrael, saying, 'Take a male goat for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, both a year old, without blemish, for a burnt offering; and a bull and a ram for peace offerings, to sacrifice before Mar-Yah; and a meal offering mixed with oil: for today Mar-Yah appears to you.'"

Lamsa’s Peshitta (Syriac)     And say to the children of Israel, ‘Take to you a kid of goats for a sin offering and a calf and a lamb, year old offspring that have no flaw in them, for a burning burnt offering; And a bull and a ram for a peace offering before LORD JEHOVAH, and a meal offering that is sprinkled with oil, because today LORD JEHOVAH appears to you.’”.

Samaritan Pentateuch           And unto the elders of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a kid of the goats for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, [both] of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering; Also a bullock and a ram for peace offerings, to sacrifice before the LORD; and a meat offering mingled with oil: for to day the LORD will appear unto you.

Updated Brenton (Greek)       And speak to the elders of Israel, saying, Take one kid of the goats for a sin-offering, and a young calf, and a lamb of a year old for a whole burnt offering, spotless, and a calf and a ram for a peace offering before the Lord, and fine flour mingled with oil, for today the Lord will appear among you.

Significant differences: 

Limited Vocabulary Translations:

Bible in Basic English             And say to the children of Israel: Take a he-goat for a sin-offering, and a young ox and a lamb, in their first year, without any mark on them, for a burned offering; And an ox and a male sheep for peace-offerings, to be put to death before the Lord; and a meal offering mixed with oil: for this day you are to see the Lord.

Easy English                          Moses said to Aaron, ‘Tell Israel's people that they must bring a male goat for a sin offering. And they must bring a young cow and a young sheep. The young cow and the young sheep must be one year old. They must be perfect to burn as an offering. Tell Israel's people that they must bring a bull and a male sheep. They must bring them to sacrifice as a friendship offering to the Lord. They will sacrifice them. They must mix grain and oil to offer with them. They must do that because the Lord will appear to them today.’

Easy-to-Read Version–2008  Tell the Israelites, 'Take a male goat for a sin offering, and take a calf and a lamb for a burnt offering. The calf and the lamb must each be one year old. There must be nothing wrong with them. Take a bull and a ram for fellowship offerings. Take these animals and a grain offering mixed with oil for an offering to the LORD. Do this because the LORD will appear to you today.'"

God’s Word™                         Also tell the Israelites: 'Take a male goat as an offering for sin, a calf and a lamb (each one-year-old and without defects) as a burnt offering, a bull and a ram as a fellowship offering, and a grain offering mixed with olive oil to sacrifice in the LORD'S presence. The LORD will appear to you today.'"

Good News Bible (TEV)         Then tell the people of Israel to take a male goat for a sin offering, a one-year-old calf, and a one-year-old lamb without any defects for a burnt offering, and a bull and a ram for a fellowship offering. They are to sacrifice them to the LORD with the grain offering mixed with oil. They must do this because the LORD will appear to them today."

The Message                         “Then tell the People of Israel, Take a male goat for an Absolution-Offering and a calf and a lamb, both yearlings without defect, for a Whole-Burnt-Offering and a bull and a ram for a Peace-Offering, to be sacrificed before God with a Grain-Offering mixed with oil, because God will appear to you today.”

NIRV                                      Then speak to the Israelites. Tell them, ‘Bring a male goat for a sin offering. Bring a calf and a lamb for a burnt offering. Both of them must be a year old. They must not have any flaws. Bring an ox and a ram for a friendship offering. Sacrifice all of them to the Lord. Also bring a grain offering. Mix it with olive oil. Today the Lord will appear to you.’ ”

Thought-for-thought translations; dynamic translations; paraphrases:

Casual English Bible             Then you need to deliver this message to the people of Israel: ‘Find a ram, a male goat, for a sin offering. [4] Then find a couple of one-year-old animals you can sacrifice as burnt offerings: one calf and one lamb. Make sure there’s nothing wrong with either of them.

Also find a bull and a ram for peace offerings [5] you can bring to the LORD. And bring a grain offering, [6] too. It should be something made of grain or flour mixed with olive oil. Do all of this because today, the LORD is going to come to you.’”

⁴9:3 This is apparently one animal offered on behalf of all the people, not one animal from every family.

⁵9:4 A peace offering, also described in Leviticus 3, is one of several prescribed offerings in Jewish tradition. When Jewish people wanted to thank God for something, such as good health or safety, they would sacrifice a sheep, goat, cow, or bull. They would burn part of the animal, including the kidneys and fat covering the intestines. They would eat the rest in celebration, often with family and friends. It takes a fair number of hungry people to eat a cow. But people were eager to eat meat because it was rare in Bible times for common folks to eat meat, many Bible scholars say.

⁶9:4 Grain offerings were expressions of gratitude for a harvest and for the way God takes care of the Israelites. People offered the grain in several ways: ground to fine flour, presented as baked, fried, cooked in a pot, or roasted with olive oil.

Contemporary English V.       Tell the people of Israel that they must offer sacrifices as well. They must offer a goat as a sacrifice for sin, and a bull and a ram as a sacrifice to please the LORD. The bull and the ram must be a year old and have nothing wrong with them. Then the people must offer a bull and a ram as a sacrifice to ask the LORD's blessing and also a grain sacrifice mixed with oil. Do this, because the LORD will appear to you today.

The Living Bible                     “And tell the people of Israel,” Moses instructed, “to select a male goat for their sin offering, also a yearling calf and a yearling lamb, all without bodily defect, for their burnt offering. In addition, the people are to bring to the Lord a peace offering sacrifice—an ox and a ram, and a grain offering—flour mingled with olive oil. For today,” Moses said, “Jehovah will appear to them.”

New Berkeley Version           .

New Life Version                    Then say to the people of Israel, ‘Take a male goat for a sin gift, and a calf and a lamb, both a year old and perfect, for a burnt gift, and a bull and a ram for peace gifts. Give them to the Lord with a grain gift mixed with oil. For today the Lord will show Himself to you.’”

New Living Translation           Then tell the Israelites, ‘Take a male goat for a sin offering, and take a calf and a lamb, both a year old and without defects, for a burnt offering. Also take a bull [Or cow; also in 9:18, 19.] and a ram for a peace offering and flour moistened with olive oil for a grain offering. Present all these offerings to the Lord because the Lord will appear to you today.’”

Unfolding Bible Simplified      Then say to the Israelite people, 'Take a male goat to offer it for your sins. Also take a calf and a lamb that have no defects, so that you can burn them whole on the altar.  

Also take an ox and a ram to offer them, so you may promise friendship with Yahweh, along with an offering of flour mixed with olive oil. Do this because today Yahweh is going to appear to you.'"

Partially literal and partially paraphrased translations:

American English Bible          And tell the elders of Israel:

Take one goat kid to be a sin offering, and take a young calf and a perfect yearling lamb as whole-burnt offerings, as well as a calf and a ram as peace offerings to Jehovah, along with fine flour that is mixed with oil, because the Lord is going to appear among you today!’

Beck’s American Translation .

Common English Bible           Then tell the Israelites, ‘Take a male goat as a purification offering; a young bull and a sheep—both one-year-old flawless animals—as an entirely burned offering; an ox and a ram as a well-being sacrifice before the Lord; and a grain offering mixed with oil, because today the Lord will appear to you.’”

New Advent (Knox) Bible       And bid the sons of Israel choose out a goat to atone for their faults, with a bullock and a lamb, both one year old, both without blemish, for their burnt-sacrifice; an ox, too, and a ram, by way of welcome-offering. They must immolate them here before the Lord, and offer up flour kneaded with oil to accompany each sacrifice; this day, the Lord means to appear among you.

Translation for Translators     Then say to the Israeli people, ‘Take one male goat for the offering to enable you all to be forgiven for the sins you have committed. Also take a calf and a lamb that have no defects, to be an offering completely burned on the altar. Also take an ox and a ram to be an offering to maintain fellowship with Yahweh, along with an offering of flour mixed with olive oil. Do this because today Yahweh is going to appear to you.’ ”

Mostly literal renderings (with some occasional paraphrasing):

Berean Study Bible                Then speak to the Israelites and say, ‘Take a male goat for a sin offering, a calf and a lamb—both a year old and without blemish—for a burnt offering, an ox and a ram for a peace offering to sacrifice before the LORD, and a grain offering mixed with oil. For today the LORD will appear to you.’”

Christian Standard Bible        And tell the Israelites: [Sam, LXX read elders of Israel] Take a male goat for a sin offering; a calf and a lamb, male yearlings without blemish, for a burnt offering; an ox and a ram for a fellowship offering to sacrifice before the Lord; and a grain offering mixed with oil. For today the Lord is going to appear to you.”

Revised Ferrar-Fenton Bible  Then he addressed the children of Israel, saying;—

"You must take a ram from the goats for a sin-offering; and a lamb and bullock of a year old both perfect, for a burnt-offering, with a bull and a ram for a thank-offering, to sacrifice before the EVER-LIVING; and a food-offering mixed with oil, for to-day the EVER-LIVING will appear to you."

International Standard V        He also told the Israelis, “Bring a male goat for a sin offering, a calf, a year old lamb without defects for a whole burnt offering, an ox, a ram for a peace offering to sacrifice in the Lord’s presence, and a grain offering with olive oil, because on that day the Lord will appear to you.”

Urim-Thummim Version         And to the children of Israel you will speak saying, Take yourself a he- goat from the female goats for a Sin-Offering and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish for a Burnt- Offering. Also a bull and a ram for Peace- Offerings to sacrifice before YHWH, and a Gift-Offering mingled with oil, for today YHWH will inspect you.

Wikipedia Bible Project          And to the sons of Israel speak, saying: "Take a he-goat for a sin offer, and a calf and a sheep each one year old, plain, for a sacrifice And an ox and a ram for payment offer, to sacrifice before Yahweh, and a meal offer mixed with oil, because today, Yahweh will appear to you."

Catholic Bibles (those having the imprimatur):

Christian Community (1988)  Then say to the people of Israel, ‘Take a goat to be offered as a sacrifice for sin, and as burnt offering a calf and a lamb both one year old and without any defect, and for peace offering an ox and a ram to be slaughtered before Yahweh; and finally a grain offering mixed with oil. For Yahweh will appear to you today.”

The Heritage Bible                          And you shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, Take a he goat of the goats for a sin offering, and a calf and a lamb, sons of a year, without blemish, for a burnt offering,

And a bullock and a ram for peace offerings to sacrifice before the face of Jehovah, and a food offering mixed with oil, because Jehovah will appear to you today.

New American Bible (2011)   * Tell the Israelites, too: Take a he-goat for a purification offering, a calf and a lamb, both unblemished yearlings, for a burnt offering, and an ox and a ram for a communion sacrifice, to sacrifice before the LORD, along with a grain offering mixed with oil; for today the LORD will appear to you.”

* [9:3–4] The seven-day consecration of the priests in chap. 8 did not require sacrifices from the community. Now communal sacrifices as well as priestly sacrifices are required.

New Jerusalem Bible             Then say to the Israelites, "Take a goat to be offered as a sacrifice for sin, a calf and a lamb one year old (both without blemish) for a burnt offering, a bull and a ram for communion sacrifices to be slaughtered before Yahweh, and a cereal offering mixed with oil. For Yahweh will appear to you today." '

NRSV (Anglicized Cath. Ed.) And say to the people of Israel, “Take a male goat for a sin-offering; a calf and a lamb, yearlings without blemish, for a burnt-offering; and an ox and a ram for an offering of well-being to sacrifice before the Lord; and a grain-offering mixed with oil. For today the Lord will appear to you.”’

Revised English Bible–1989   Then bid the Israelites take a he-goat for a purification-offering, a calf and a lamb, both yearlings without blemish, for a whole-offering, and a bull and a ram for shared-offerings to be sacrificed before the LORD, together with a grain-offering mixed with oil. For today the LORD will appear to you.”

Jewish/Hebrew Names Bibles:

Complete Jewish Bible           Then tell the people of Isra’el, ‘Take a male goat for a sin offering and a calf and a lamb, both a year old and without defect, for a burnt offering, and an ox and a ram for peace offerings, to sacrifice before Adonai; also a grain offering mixed with olive oil — because today Adonai is going to appear to you.’”

Kaplan Translation                 Speak to the Israelites, and tell them to take unblemished [animals]: a goat for a sin offering, a yearling calf and a lamb for a burnt offering, and a bull and a ram for peace offerings. They shall sacrifice these before God along with a meal offering mixed with oil, because God will reveal Himself to you today.’

The Scriptures–2009              “And speak to the children of Yisra’ěl, saying, ‘Take a male goat as a sin offering, and a calf and a lamb, both a year old, perfect ones, as an ascending offering, and a bull and a ram as peace offerings, to slaughter before יהוה, and a grain offering mixed with oil. For today יהוה shall appear to you.’ ”

Tree of Life Version                You are to speak to Bnei-Yisrael, saying: Take a male goat for a sin offering, along with a calf and a lamb, both yearlings without blemish, for a burnt offering,

plus a bull and a ram for fellowship offerings, to sacrifice before Adonai, along with a grain offering mixed with oil. For today Adonai -appears to you.”

Weird English, Olde English, Anachronistic English Translations:

Alpha & Omega Bible            AND SPEAK TO THE ELDERS OF ISRAEL, SAYING, ‘TAKE ONE KID OF THE GOATS FOR A SIN-OFFERING, AND A YOUNG CALF, AND A LAMB OF A YEAR OLD FOR A WHOLE BURNT OFFERING, SPOTLESS,

AND A CALF AND A RAM FOR A PEACE OFFERING BEFORE JESUS, AND FINE FLOUR MINGLED WITH OIL, FOR TODAY JESUS WILL APPEAR AMONG YOU.’”

Awful Scroll Bible                   To the sons of Isra-el you was to speak, to the intent: Be taking a young goat for the misses of the mark, a calf and a lamb, males of a year, consummate, for the whole burnt offering,

and a plowing beast and a ram for the peace offering, to sacrifice turned before Sustains To Become and the tribute offering being mixed with oil, for today Sustains To Become is to have appeared.

Concordant Literal Version    And to the sons of Israel shall you speak, saying:Take a hairy one of the goats as a sin offering, also a calf and a sheep both of them a year old and flawless, as an ascent offering,

also a bull and a ram for peace offerings to sacrifice before Yahweh, and an approach present mingled with oil, for today Yahweh will appear to you. oblation

exeGeses companion Bible   And word to the sons of Yisra El, saying,

Take a buck of the goats for the sin;

and a calf and a lamb - integrious yearling sons

for a holocaust:

and an ox and a ram for shelamim,

to sacrifice at the face of Yah Veh;

and an offering mingled with oil:

for today Yah Veh is seen by you.

Orthodox Jewish Bible           And unto the Bnei Yisroel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a sa’ir izzim (male goat) for a chattat (sin offering); and a calf and a keves (lamb), both of the first year, temimim (without blemish), for an olah;

Also a bull and a ram for shelamim (peace offerings), to sacrifice before Hashem; and a minchah mixed with shemen; for today Hashem will appear unto you.

Rotherham’s Emphasized B. ...and <unto the sons of Israel> shalt thou speakˎ saying,—

Take ye a he-goatˎ as a sin-bearer, and a calf and a young sheepˎ each a year oldˎ without defectˎ for an ascending-sacrifice;

and an ox and a ram for peace-offeringsˎ to sacrifice before Yahweh, and a meal-offering overflowed with oil,—for <to-day> doth |Yahweh| appear unto you.

Expanded/Embellished Bibles:

The Expanded Bible              Tell the ·people [^L sons; children] of Israel, ‘Take a male goat for a ·sin [or purification; 4:3] offering and a calf and a lamb for a whole burnt offering [1:1–17]; each must be one year old, and it must ·have nothing wrong with it [be unblemished]. Also take a bull and a male sheep for ·fellowship [or peace; well-being] offerings [3:1], along with a ·grain [^L gift; tribute] offering [2:1] mixed with oil. Offer all these things to the Lord, because the Lord will appear to you today.’”

Kretzmann’s Commentary    And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, instructing them in the capacity of high priest, take ye a kid of the goats for a sin-offering, which was otherwise the offering for a prince. Leviticus 4:23; and a calf, a young bullock, Leviticus 1:5, and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering;

also a bullock and a ram for peace-offerings, to sacrifice before the Lord; and a meat-offering mingled with oil, representative sacrifices from every group; for today the Lord will appear unto you, that solemn manifestation was to be the climax of the day's events.

Lexham English Bible            Then [Or “And”] you [Singular] must speak to the Israelites, [Literally “sons/children of Israel”] saying, ‘Take a he-goat [Literally “a he-goat of goats”] as a sin offering and a bull calf and a male sheep, yearlings [Literally “sons of a year”] without defect, [An adjective in masculine plural to modify both animals; see NET] as a burnt offering, and an ox and a ram as fellowship offerings to sacrifice before [Literally “to the faces of”] Yahweh, and a grain offering mixed with oil, because today Yahweh will appear to you.” [Plural]

The Voice                               Moses (to Aaron): Then go instruct the Israelites, “Take a male goat for a purification offering and an unblemished calf and lamb, both a year old, for a burnt offering. Take also an ox and a ram for a peace offering and a grain offering mixed with oil, and offer them to the Eternal One for He will reveal Himself to you today.

Bible Translations with Many Footnotes:

The Complete Tanach           And to the children of Israel, you shall speak, saying, 'Take a he goat as a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, [both] in their first year and [both] unblemished, as a burnt offering, and an ox and a ram as peace offerings, to slaughter before the Lord, and a meal offering mixed with oil, for today the Lord is appearing to you.' "

NET Bible®                             Then tell the Israelites: ‘Take a male goat³ for a sin offering and a calf and lamb, both a year old and flawless,⁴ for a burnt offering, and an ox and a ram for peace offerings to sacrifice before the Lord, and a grain offering mixed with olive oil, for today the Lord is going to appear⁵ to you.’”

^3tn Heb “a he-goat of goats.”

^4tn Heb “and a calf and a lamb, sons of a year, flawless”; KJV, ASV, NRSV “without blemish”; NASB, NIV “without defect”; NLT “with no physical defects.”

^5tn The verb is either a prophetic perfect (“will appear to you”) as in the MT (cf. IBHS §30.5.1.e; so many English versions), or a futurum instans participle (“is going to appear to you”) as in the LXX and several other versions (see the BHS footnote; cf. IBHS 627 §37.6f). In either case, the point is that Moses was anticipating that the Lord would indeed appear to them on this day (cf. vv. 6, 22-24).

Literal, almost word-for-word, renderings:

C. Thompson (updated) OT   On the eighth day Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the senate of Israel, and Moses said to Aaron, Take for yourself a calf from the herd for a sin offering, and a ram for a whole burnt offering, both without blemish (Now he had brought them before the Lord) and speak to the senate of Israel saying, Take you [all] a kid of the goats for a sin offering, and a calf and a lamb of the first year for an homage offering, all without blemish, and a young bull and a ram for a sacrifice of thanksgiving before the Lord, and fine flour tempered with oil; for to-day the Lord will appear among you. Vv. 1–2 are included for context.

Context Group Version          And to the sons of Israel you shall speak, saying, Take (pl) a he-goat for a purification-offering; and a calf and a lamb, both a year old, without blemish, for an ascension [offering]; and an ox and a ram for peace-offerings, to sacrifice before YHWH; and a tribute [offerings] mingled with oil: for today YHWH appears to you (pl).

Literal Standard Version        And you speak to the sons of Israel, saying, Take a kid of the goats for a sin-offering, and a calf, and a lamb, sons of a year, perfect ones, for a burnt-offering, and a bullock and a ram for peace-offerings, to sacrifice before YHWH, and a present mixed with oil; for today YHWH has appeared to you.”

Revised Mechanical Trans.    ...and to the sons of Yisra'eyl you will speak saying, take a hairy goat of the she-goats for the failure, and a bullock and a sheep, sons of a year[734], whole ones, for the ascension offering, and an ox and a buck for the offering of restitution, for a sacrifice to the face of YHWH, and a deposit mixed in the oil, given that today YHWH appeared to you,...

A Voice in the Wilderness      And to the children of Israel you shall speak, saying, Take a kid of the goats as a sin offering, and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, that are whole, as a burnt offering, also a bull and a ram as peace offerings, to sacrifice before Jehovah, and a grain offering mixed with oil; for today Jehovah will appear unto you.

Young’s Updated LT             “And unto the sons of Israel you will speak, saying, Take you [all] a kid of the goats for a sin-offering, and a calf, and a lamb, sons of a year, perfect ones, for a burnt-offering, and a bullock and a ram for peace-offerings, to sacrifice before Jehovah, and a present mixed with oil; for to-day Jehovah has appeared unto you.”

The gist of this passage:     The people of Israel will participate in the offerings at this point.

3-4

Translation: Speak to the sons of Israel, saying,...

Moses is still speaking to Aaron, giving him direction.

Translation: ...‘Take [pl.] a [young] male goat from the females for a sin-offering;...

Aaron, his sons, and the elders of Israel are told to line up the following sacrifices. A young male goat would be a sin-offering.

The male goat is taken from the female goats, suggesting that it is not on its own yet. It may be nursing; or it may be still very young, but done with nursing.

This represents the Lord Jesus Christ, as the son of a woman (Mary); he is the goal taken from the females. He will be our sin-offering.

Translation: ...a year old calf and [a year old] lamb, unblemished, as burnt-offerings;...

An unblemished year-old calf and unblemished, year-old lamb are both sought; they will be burnt-offerings.

Both animals represent the Lord Jesus Christ; Who gave Himself for our sins at a very young age. He was our burnt-offering.