The Meaning of Leviticus 9:9 Explained

Leviticus 9:9

KJV: 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:

YLT: and the sons of Aaron bring the blood near unto him, and he dippeth his finger in the blood, and putteth it on the horns of the altar, and the blood he hath poured out at the foundation of the altar;

Darby: and the sons of Aaron presented the blood to him, and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put it on the horns of the altar, and poured out the blood at the bottom of the altar.

ASV: And the sons of Aaron presented 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 base of the altar:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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: 

What does Leviticus 9:9 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 9:9 mean?

And brought the sons of Aaron - the blood to him and he dipped his finger in the blood and put [it] on the horns of the altar and the blood poured at the base of the altar
וַ֠יַּקְרִבוּ בְּנֵ֨י אַהֲרֹ֣ן אֶת־ הַדָּם֮ אֵלָיו֒ וַיִּטְבֹּ֤ל אֶצְבָּעוֹ֙ בַּדָּ֔ם וַיִּתֵּ֖ן עַל־ קַרְנ֣וֹת הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ וְאֶת־ הַדָּ֣ם יָצַ֔ק אֶל־ יְס֖וֹד הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ

וַ֠יַּקְרִבוּ  And  brought 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: קָרַב  
Sense: to come near, approach, enter into, draw near.
בְּנֵ֨י  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אַהֲרֹ֣ן  of  Aaron 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַהֲרֹון  
Sense: brother of Moses, a Levite and the first high priest.
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.
הַדָּם֮  the  blood 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּם  
Sense: blood.
אֵלָיו֒  to  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
וַיִּטְבֹּ֤ל  and  he  dipped 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: טָבַל  
Sense: to dip, dip into, plunge.
אֶצְבָּעוֹ֙  his  finger 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶצְבַּע  
Sense: finger, toe.
בַּדָּ֔ם  in  the  blood 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּם  
Sense: blood.
וַיִּתֵּ֖ן  and  put  [it] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
קַרְנ֣וֹת  the  horns 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: קֶרֶן 
Sense: horn.
הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ  of  the  altar 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִזְבֵּחַ  
Sense: altar.
הַדָּ֣ם  the  blood 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּם  
Sense: blood.
יָצַ֔ק  poured 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָצַק  
Sense: to pour, flow, cast, pour out.
אֶל־  at 
Parse: Preposition
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
יְס֖וֹד  the  base 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: יְסׄוד  
Sense: foundation, base.
הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ  of  the  altar 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִזְבֵּחַ  
Sense: altar.