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Leviticus 9:7 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: King James Version
" And Moses said unto Aaron, Go unto the altar, and offer thy sin offering, and thy burnt offering, and make an atonement for thyself, and for the people: and offer the offering of the people, and make an atonement for them; as the LORD commanded. "
Leviticus 9:7
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5 And they brought that which Moses commanded before the tabernacle of the congregation: and all the congregation drew near and stood before the LORD.
6 And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commanded that ye should do: and the glory of the LORD shall appear unto you.
7 And Moses said unto Aaron, Go unto the altar, and offer thy sin offering, and thy burnt offering, and make an atonement for thyself, and for the people: and offer the offering of the people, and make an atonement for them; as the LORD commanded.
8 Aaron therefore went unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.
9 And the sons of Aaron brought the blood unto him: and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar, and poured out the blood at the bottom of the altar:
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Leviticus 9:1
"And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel;"
Leviticus 9:2
"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."
Leviticus 9:3
"And unto the children 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;"
Leviticus 9:4
"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."
Leviticus 9:5
"And they brought that which Moses commanded before the tabernacle of the congregation: and all the congregation drew near and stood before the LORD."
Leviticus 9:6
"And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commanded that ye should do: and the glory of the LORD shall appear unto you."
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