The Meaning of Leviticus 9:7 Explained

Leviticus 9:7

KJV: 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.

YLT: And Moses saith unto Aaron, 'Draw near unto the altar, and make thy sin-offering, and thy burnt-offering, and make atonement for thyself, and for the people, and make the offering of the people, and make atonement for them, as Jehovah hath commanded.'

Darby: And Moses said unto Aaron, Go to the altar, and offer thy sin-offering, and thy burnt-offering, and make atonement for thyself, and for the people; and offer the offering of the people, and make atonement for them, as Jehovah has commanded.

ASV: And Moses said unto Aaron, Draw near unto the altar, and offer thy sin-offering, and thy burnt-offering, and make atonement for thyself, and for the people; and offer the oblation of the people, and make atonement for them; as Jehovah commanded.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Leviticus 9:7 Mean?

Context Summary

Leviticus 9:1-21 - Aaron's Offerings For Himself And The People
In the concluding verses of Leviticus 8:1-36 we read of Aaron and his sons feeding together on the flesh of the consecration-offering; and that for seven days, during which time they were not permitted to leave the Tabernacle-a striking figure of the present position of our Lord and His own, during this dispensation, shut in with God, and awaiting the manifestation of His glory.
May not this eighth day, on which the glory of the Lord appeared, be an emblem of that bright millennial morning when the congregation of Israel shall behold the true Priest issuing from the sanctuary, where He is now hidden from the eyes of men; and with Him, when He is manifested, we shall be manifested also, "the companions of His retirement, and the happy participators of His glory?" Oh, that none of us may miss that share in His epiphany, and that now our life may be hidden with Christ in glory! See Colossians 3:1-4. [source]

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 9

1  The first offerings of Aaron, for himself and the people
8  The sin offering
12  and the burn offering for himself
15  the offerings for the people
23  Moses and Aaron bless the people
24  Fire comes from the Lord, upon the altar

What do the individual words in Leviticus 9:7 mean?

And said Moses to Aaron go to the altar and offer - your sin offering and your burnt offering and make atonement for yourself for the people the offering of the people for them as commanded Yahweh
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֜ה אֶֽל־ אַהֲרֹ֗ן קְרַ֤ב אֶל־ הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ וַעֲשֵׂ֞ה אֶת־ חַטָּֽאתְךָ֙ וְאֶת־ עֹ֣לָתֶ֔ךָ וְכַפֵּ֥ר בַּֽעַדְךָ֖ וּבְעַ֣ד הָעָ֑ם קָרְבַּ֤ן הָעָם֙ בַּֽעֲדָ֔ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָֽה

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר  And  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
מֹשֶׁ֜ה  Moses 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֹשֶׁה  
Sense: the prophet and lawgiver, leader of the exodus.
אַהֲרֹ֗ן  Aaron 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַהֲרֹון  
Sense: brother of Moses, a Levite and the first high priest.
קְרַ֤ב  go 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: קָרַב  
Sense: to come near, approach, enter into, draw near.
הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙  the  altar 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִזְבֵּחַ  
Sense: altar.
וַעֲשֵׂ֞ה  and  offer 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
חַטָּֽאתְךָ֙  your  sin  offering 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: חַטָּאָה 
Sense: sin, sinful.
עֹ֣לָתֶ֔ךָ  your  burnt  offering 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: עֹלָה  
Sense: whole burnt offering.
וְכַפֵּ֥ר  and  make  atonement 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: כָּפַר 
Sense: to cover, purge, make an atonement, make reconciliation, cover over with pitch.
בַּֽעַדְךָ֖  for  yourself 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
Root: בַּעַד 
Sense: behind, through, round about, on behalf of, away from, about.
הָעָ֑ם  the  people 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.
קָרְבַּ֤ן  the  offering 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: קָרְבָּן 
Sense: offering, oblation.
הָעָם֙  of  the  people 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.
בַּֽעֲדָ֔ם  for  them 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural
Root: בַּעַד 
Sense: behind, through, round about, on behalf of, away from, about.
צִוָּ֥ה  commanded 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: צָוָה  
Sense: to command, charge, give orders, lay charge, give charge to, order.
יְהוָֽה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.