Aaron’s First Offerings 1 Brenton And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel, BSB BSB: On the eighth day Moses summoned Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel.
2 Brenton and Moses said to Aaron, Take to thyself a young calf of the herd for a sin-offering, and a ram for a whole-burnt-offering, unblemished, and offer them before the Lord. BSB BSB: He said to Aaron, “Take for yourself a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without blemish, and present them before the LORD.
3 Brenton And speak to the elders of Israel, saying, Take one kid of the goats for a sin-offering, and a young calf, and a lamb of a year old for a whole-burnt-offering, spotless, BSB BSB: Then speak to the Israelites and say, ‘Take a male goat for a sin offering, a calf and a lamb—both a year old and without blemish—for a burnt offering,
4 Brenton and a calf and a ram for a peace offering before the Lord, and fine flour mingled with oil, for to-day the Lord will appear among you. BSB BSB: an ox and a ram for a peace offering to sacrifice before the LORD, and a grain offering mixed with oil. For today the LORD will appear to you.’”
5 Brenton And they took as Moses commanded them before the tabernacle of witness, and all the congregation drew nigh, and they stood before the Lord. BSB BSB: So they took what Moses had commanded to the front of the Tent of Meeting, and the whole congregation drew near and stood before the LORD.
6 Brenton And Moses said, This is the thing which the Lord has spoken; do it , and the glory of the Lord shall appear among you. BSB BSB: And Moses said, “This is what the LORD has commanded you to do, so that the glory of the LORD may appear to you.”
7 Brenton And Moses said to Aaron, Draw nigh to the altar, and offer thy sin-offering, and thy whole-burnt-offering, and make atonement for thyself, and for thy house; and offer the gifts of the people, and make atonement for them, as the Lord commanded Moses. BSB BSB: Then Moses said to Aaron, “Approach the altar and sacrifice your sin offering and your burnt offering to make atonement for yourself and for the people. And sacrifice the people’s offering to make atonement for them, as the LORD has commanded.”
8 Brenton And Aaron drew nigh to the altar, and slew the calf of his sin-offering. BSB BSB: So Aaron approached the altar and slaughtered the calf as a sin offering for himself.
9 Brenton And the sons of Aaron brought the blood to him, and he dipped his finger into the blood, and put it on the horns of the altar, and he poured out the blood at the bottom of the altar. BSB BSB: The sons of Aaron brought the blood to him, and he dipped his finger in the blood and applied it to the horns of the altar. And he poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.
10 Brenton And he offered up on the altar the fat and the kidneys and the lobe of the liver of the sin-offering, according as the Lord commanded Moses. BSB BSB: On the altar he burned the fat, the kidneys, and the lobe of the liver from the sin offering, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
11 Brenton And the flesh and the hide he burnt with fire outside of the camp. BSB BSB: But he burned up the flesh and the hide outside the camp.
12 Brenton And he slew the whole-burnt-offering; and the sons of Aaron brought the blood to him, and he poured it on the altar round about. BSB BSB: Then Aaron slaughtered the burnt offering. His sons brought him the blood, and he splattered it on all sides of the altar.
13 Brenton And they brought the whole-burnt-offering, according to its pieces; them and the head he put upon the altar. BSB BSB: They brought him the burnt offering piece by piece, including the head, and he burned them on the altar.
14 Brenton And he washed the belly and the feet with water, and he put them on the whole-burnt-offering on the altar. BSB BSB: He washed the entrails and the legs and burned them atop the burnt offering on the altar.
15 Brenton And he brought the gift of the people, and took the goat of the sin-offering of the people, and slew it, and purified it as also the first. BSB BSB: Aaron then presented the people’s offering. He took the male goat for the people’s sin offering, slaughtered it, and offered it for sin like the first one.
16 Brenton And he brought the whole-burnt-offering, and offered it in due form. BSB BSB: He presented the burnt offering and offered it according to the ordinance.
17 Brenton And he brought the sacrifice and filled his hands with it, and laid it on the altar, besides the morning whole-burnt-offering. BSB BSB: Next he presented the grain offering, took a handful of it, and burned it on the altar in addition to the morning’s burnt offering.
18 Brenton And he slew the calf, and the ram of the sacrifice of peace-offering of the people; and the sons of Aaron brought the blood to him, and he poured it out on the altar round about. BSB BSB: Then he slaughtered the ox and the ram as the people’s peace offering. His sons brought him the blood, and he splattered it on all sides of the altar.
19 Brenton And he took the fat of the calf, and the hind quarters of the ram, and the fat covering the belly, and the two kidneys, and the fat upon them, and the caul on the liver. BSB BSB: They also brought the fat portions from the ox and the ram—the fat tail, the fat covering the entrails, the kidneys, and the lobe of the liver—
20 Brenton And he put the fat on the breasts, and offered the fat on the altar. BSB BSB: and placed these on the breasts. Aaron burned the fat portions on the altar,
21 Brenton And Aaron separated the breast and the right shoulder as a choice-offering before the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses. BSB BSB: but he waved the breasts and the right thigh as a wave offering before the LORD, as Moses had commanded.
22 Brenton And Aaron lifted up his hands on the people and blessed them; and after he had offered the sin-offering, and the whole-burnt-offerings, and the peace-offerings, he came down. BSB BSB: Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people and blessed them. And having made the sin offering, the burnt offering, and the peace offering, he stepped down.
23 Brenton And Moses and Aaron entered into the tabernacle of witness. And they came out and blessed all the people, and the glory of the Lord appeared to all the people. BSB BSB: Moses and Aaron then entered the Tent of Meeting. When they came out, they blessed the people, and the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people.
24 Brenton And fire came forth from the Lord, and devoured the offerings on the altar, both the whole-burnt-offerings and the fat; and all the people saw, and were amazed, and fell upon their faces. BSB BSB: Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell facedown.
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