Imamat 9:1-3

Inauguration of Tabernacle Worship

9:1 On the eighth day ¹  Moses summoned ²  Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel, 9:2 and said to Aaron, “Take for yourself a bull calf for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both flawless, and present them before the Lord. 9:3 Then tell the Israelites: ‘Take a male goat ³  for a sin offering and a calf and lamb, both a year old and flawless, ⁴  for a burnt offering,

[9:1]  ¹ sn This eighth day is the one after the seven days of ordination referred to in Lev 8:33-35.

[9:1]  ² tn Heb “called to”; CEV, NLT “called together.”

[9:3]  ³ tn Heb “a he-goat of goats.”

[9:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “and a calf and a lamb, sons of a year, flawless”; KJV, ASV, NRSV “without blemish”; NASB, NIV “without defect”; NLT “with no physical defects.”