Leviticus 9:3

3 Then say to the Israelites: ‘Take a male goat for a sin offering, a calf and a lamb—both a year old and without defect—for a burnt offering,

Leviticus 9:3 in Other Translations

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;

3 And say to the people of Israel, 'Take a male goat for a sin offering, and a calf and a lamb, both a year old without blemish, for a burnt offering,

3 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.

3 "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

3 And tell the Israelites: 'Take a male goat for a sin offering; a calf and a lamb, male yearlings without blemish, for a burnt offering;

Leviticus 9:3 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 9:3

And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak
That is, Aaron should speak to them, for being now high priest, Moses had no more to do with the sacrifices of the people, but it was incumbent on Aaron to call upon them to bring them to him such as the Lord by this law required of them:

saying, take ye a kid of the goats for a sin [offering];
this creature fitly represented Christ as made sin, and an offering for sin, in the room of his people:

and a calf, and a lamb;
both of them, as before observed, were proper emblems of Christ in his strength and innocence, sometimes called the fatted calf, and frequently the Lamb of God, ( Luke 15:23 ) ( John 1:29 John 1:36 ) :

[both] of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering;
denoting the tenderness of Christ, his spotless purity, and painful sufferings.

Leviticus 9:3 In-Context

1 On the eighth day Moses summoned Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel.

2 He said to Aaron, “Take a bull calf for your sin offering and a ram for your burnt offering, both without defect, and present them before the LORD.

3 Then say to the Israelites: ‘Take a male goat for a sin offering, a calf and a lamb—both a year old and without defect—for a burnt offering,

4 and an ox and a ram for a fellowship offering to sacrifice before the LORD, together with a grain offering mixed with olive oil. For today the LORD will appear to you.’ ”

5 They took the things Moses commanded to the front of the tent of meeting, and the entire assembly came near and stood before the LORD.

Cross References

• 1. S Leviticus 4:3
• 2. ver 15; Leviticus 10:16
• 3. ver 8
• 4. S Leviticus 4:32