Leviticus 16:6
New International Version
“Aaron is to offer the bull for his own sin offering to make atonement for himself and his household.

New Living Translation
“Aaron will present his own bull as a sin offering to purify himself and his family, making them right with the LORD.

English Standard Version
“Aaron shall offer the bull as a sin offering for himself and shall make atonement for himself and for his house.

Berean Standard Bible
Aaron is to present the bull for his sin offering and make atonement for himself and his household.

King James Bible
And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house.

New King James Version
“Aaron shall offer the bull as a sin offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house.

New American Standard Bible
Then Aaron shall offer the bull as the sin offering, which is for himself, so that he may make atonement for himself and for his household.

NASB 1995
“Then Aaron shall offer the bull for the sin offering which is for himself, that he may make atonement for himself and for his household.

NASB 1977
“Then Aaron shall offer the bull for the sin offering which is for himself, that he may make atonement for himself and for his household.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then Aaron shall bring near the bull for the sin offering which is for himself, that he may make atonement for himself and for his household.

Amplified Bible
Then Aaron shall present the bull as the sin offering for himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house.

Christian Standard Bible
“Aaron will present the bull for his sin offering and make atonement for himself and his household.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Aaron will present the bull for his sin offering and make atonement for himself and his household.

American Standard Version
And Aaron shall present the bullock of the sin-offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself, and for his house.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And Ahron shall bring for himself a bullock of his sin and he shall atone for his soul and for his household.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Aaron shall bring the calf for his own sin-offering, and shall make atonement for himself and for his house.

Contemporary English Version
Aaron, you must offer the bull as a sacrifice of forgiveness for your own sins and for the sins of your family.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when he hath offered the calf and prayed for himself, and for his own house,

English Revised Version
And Aaron shall present the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself, and for his house.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Aaron must sacrifice the bull as his own offering for sin. By doing this, he will make peace with the LORD for himself and his family.

Good News Translation
He shall offer a bull as a sacrifice to take away his own sins and those of his family.

International Standard Version
Then Aaron is to bring the bull as a sin offering for himself and make atonement for himself and his household.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And Aaron shall present the bullock of the sin-offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself, and for his house.

Literal Standard Version
and Aaron has brought the bullock of the sin-offering near, which is his own, and has made atonement for himself and for his house;

Majority Standard Bible
Aaron is to present the bull for his sin offering and make atonement for himself and his household.

New American Bible
Aaron shall offer the bull, his purification offering, to make atonement for himself and for his household.

NET Bible
Then Aaron is to present the sin offering bull which is for himself and is to make atonement on behalf of himself and his household.

New Revised Standard Version
Aaron shall offer the bull as a sin offering for himself, and shall make atonement for himself and for his house.

New Heart English Bible
"Aaron shall offer the bull of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin-offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house.

World English Bible
“Aaron shall offer the bull of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house.

Young's Literal Translation
and Aaron hath brought near the bullock of the sin-offering which is his own, and hath made atonement for himself, and for his house;

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Context
The Law of Atonement
5And he shall take from the congregation of Israel two male goats for a sin offering and one ram for a burnt offering. 6Aaron is to present the bull for his sin offering and make atonement for himself and his household. 7Then he shall take the two goats and present them before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.…

Cross References
Hebrews 5:3
That is why he is obligated to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people.

Hebrews 9:12
He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.

Leviticus 16:3
This is how Aaron is to enter the Holy Place: with a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.

Leviticus 16:7
Then he shall take the two goats and present them before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.


Treasury of Scripture

And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house.

which

Leviticus 8:14-17
And he brought the bullock for the sin offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock for the sin offering…

Hebrews 9:7
But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people:

an atonement for himself

Leviticus 9:7
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.

Ezra 10:18,19
And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken strange wives: namely, of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren; Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah…

Job 1:5
And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.

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Leviticus 16
1. how the high priest must enter into the holy place
11. The sin offering for himself
15. The sin offering for the people
20. The scapegoat
29. The yearly feast of the expiations














(6) And Aaron shall offer.--Better, And Aaron shall present, or bring near, as the word literally denotes (comp, Leviticus 16:9; Leviticus 16:11, &c.), since the actual offering or killing took place afterwards, when the lots for the goats had been cast, as described in Leviticus 16:11.

For himself, and for his house.--By this is meant that the atonement was for his own sins, for those of his family and for all the priests, the sons of Aaron. The ritual at this pontifical sacrifice during the second Temple was most solemn and impressive.

By the side of the victim, which was placed between the porch and the altar towards the east, stood the high priest, arrayed in his white robes, with his face towards the west. In this attitude of a penitent sinner, the pontiff laid both his hands upon the sacrifice and confessed his sins in an audible voice in the sight of God and the assembled congregation as follows: "O Lord, I have sinned, I have committed iniquity, I have transgressed before thee, I and my house. O Lord, I beseech thee cover over my sins, iniquities, and transgressions which I have committed before thee, I and my house, even as it is written in the Law of Moses thy servant--For on that day He will cover over for you and cleanse you from all your sins," &c. To this the congregation replied: "Blessed be the name of His glorious kingdom for ever and ever." Whereupon the high priest repeated this confession a second time, including in it the children of Aaron, God's holy people. (See Leviticus 16:11.)

Verse 6. - And Aaron shall offer his bullock... and make an atonement for himself, and for his house. The first step is an expiatory offering to reconcile the officiating priest and the remainder of the priestly house to God. This was necessary before his offerings for the people could be accepted. It indicates the defects inherent in a priest whose nature was only that of man, which is compassed about with infirmities. The offering here commanded is not the slaying, but the solemn presentation, of the bullock to the Lord. In after times the following form of confession was used by the high priest when he laid his hand upon the bullock: - "O Lord, I have committed iniquity; I have transgressed; I have sinned, I and my house. O Lord, I entreat thee, cover over the iniquities, the transgressions, and the sins which I have committed, transgressed, and sinned before thee, I and my house; even as it is written in the Law of Moses thy servant, 'For on that day will he cover over for you, to make you clean; from all your transgressions before the Lord ye shall be cleansed" (Edersheim, 'Temple Service').

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Hebrew
Aaron
אַהֲרֹ֛ן (’a·hă·rōn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 175: Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses

is to present
וְהִקְרִ֧יב (wə·hiq·rîḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7126: To come near, approach

the bull
פַּ֥ר (par)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6499: Young bull, steer

for his sin offering
הַחַטָּ֖את (ha·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2403: An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender

and make atonement
וְכִפֶּ֥ר (wə·ḵip·per)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3722: To cover, to expiate, condone, to placate, cancel

for
בַּעֲד֖וֹ (ba·‘ă·ḏōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1157: In up to, over against, at, beside, among, behind, for

himself
וּבְעַ֥ד (ū·ḇə·‘aḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's 1157: In up to, over against, at, beside, among, behind, for

and his household.
בֵּיתֽוֹ׃ (bê·ṯōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house


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