Leviticus 16:6

Easy-to-Read Version

Then he will offer the bull for the sin offering. This sin offering is for himself. He will do this to purify himself and his family.

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
"Aharon shall offer the bull of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house.

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

Lexham English Bible
"And Aaron shall present the sin offering's bull, which is for himself, and so he shall make atonement for himself and for his family.

New Century Version
Then he will offer the bull for the sin offering for himself to remove sins from him and his family so they will belong to the Lord .

New English Translation
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.

Amplified Bible
"Then Aaron shall present the bull as the sin offering 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.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Aaron shal offer the bullocke for his sinne offring, and make an atonement for himselfe, and for his house.

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.

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.

Complete Jewish Bible
Aharon is to present the bull for the sin offering which is for himself and make atonement for himself and his household.

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

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

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

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

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

Literal Translation
And Aaron shall bring near the bull of the sin offering which is his own, and shall make atonement for himself, and for his house.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Aaron shal brynge the bullocke his owne synofferynge, and make an attonemet for himself and his house:

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.

Bible in Basic English
And Aaron is to give the ox of the sin-offering for himself, to make himself and his house free from sin.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Aaron shall offer his bullocke for his sinne offering, and make an attonement for hym and for his house.

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

King James Version (1611)
And Aaron shall offer his bullocke of the sinne offering, which is for himselfe, and make an atonement for himselfe, and for his house.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Aaron shall bring the calf for his own sin-offering, and shall make atonement for himself and for his 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.

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

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and whanne he offrith a calf, and preieth for hym,

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;

Update Bible Version
And Aaron shall present 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 present the bull of the sin-offering, which is for himself, and make 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 Living Translation
"Aaron will present his own bull as a sin offering to purify himself and his family, making them right with the Lord .

New Life Bible
Then Aaron will give the bull as a sin gift for himself, to pay for the sins of himself and those in his house.

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

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then shall Aaron bring near the sin-bearing bullock which is for himself, - and put a propitiatory-covering about himself, and about his household.

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

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

THE MESSAGE
"Aaron will offer the bull for his own Absolution-Offering in order to make atonement for himself and his household. Then he will set the two goats before God at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and cast lots over the two goats, one lot for God and the other lot for Azazel. He will offer the goat on which the lot to God falls as an Absolution-Offering. The goat on which the lot for Azazel falls will be sent out into the wilderness to Azazel to make atonement.

New American Standard Bible (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.

Contextual Overview

⁵ "From the whole community of Israel, Aaron will accept two male goats for a sin offering and one ram for a burnt offering. ⁶ Then he will offer the bull for the sin offering. This sin offering is for himself. He will do this to purify himself and his family. ⁷ "Then Aaron will take the two goats and bring them before the Lord at the doorway of the Meeting Tent. ⁸ Aaron will throw lots for the two goats. One lot will be for the Lord . The other lot will be for Azazel. ⁹ "Then Aaron will offer the goat chosen by the lot for the Lord . Aaron will make this goat a sin offering. ¹⁰ But the goat chosen by the lot for Azazel will be brought alive before the Lord . Then this goat will be sent out to Azazel in the desert. This is to make the people pure. ¹¹ "Then Aaron will offer the bull as a sin offering for himself. He will purify himself and his family. He will kill the bull for the sin offering for himself. ¹² Then he will take a firepan full of coals of fire from the altar before the Lord . Aaron will take two handfuls of sweet incense that has been ground into powder and take it into the room behind the curtain. ¹³ He will put the incense on the fire before the Lord . Then the cloud of incense will hide the mercy-cover that is over the Box that holds the Agreement. This way Aaron will not die. ¹⁴ Aaron will dip his finger into the bull's blood and sprinkle it on the front of the Holy Box. Then he will sprinkle the blood seven times onto the front of the mercy-cover.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

which: Leviticus 8:14-17, Hebrews 9:7

for himself: Leviticus 9:7, Ezra 10:18, Ezra 10:19, Job 1:5, Ezekiel 43:19, Ezekiel 43:27, Hebrews 5:2

Reciprocal: Exodus 30:10 - sin offering Leviticus 4:3 - a young bullock Leviticus 16:11 - General Leviticus 16:25 - General Leviticus 16:33 - General Numbers 8:12 - atonement Hebrews 5:3 - as Hebrews 7:27 - first Hebrews 10:3 - a remembrance

Cross-References

Genesis 16:8
The angel said, "Hagar, Sarai's slave girl, why are you here? Where are you going?" Hagar said, "I am running away from Sarai."

Genesis 16:9
The angel of the Lord said to her, "Sarai is your owner. Go home to her and obey her."

Genesis 24:10
The servant took ten of Abraham's camels and left that place. The servant carried with him many different kinds of beautiful gifts. He went to Mesopotamia, to Nahor's city.

Exodus 2:15
Pharaoh heard about what Moses did, so he decided to kill him. But Moses ran away from Pharaoh and went to the land of Midian. Moses stopped near a well in Midian.

Job 2:6
So the Lord said to Satan, "All right, Job is in your hands, but you are not allowed to kill him."

Proverbs 14:29
A patient person is very smart. A quick-tempered person makes stupid mistakes.

Proverbs 15:1
A gentle answer makes anger disappear, but a rough answer makes it grow.

Proverbs 27:8
A man away from home is like a bird away from its nest.

Proverbs 29:19
Servants will not learn a lesson if you only talk to them. They might understand you, but they will not obey.

Ecclesiastes 10:4
Don't quit your job simply because the boss is angry with you. If you remain calm and helpful, you can correct even great mistakes.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which [is] for himself,.... That is, bring it into the court, and present it before the Lord in order to its being slain and sacrificed; for as yet it was not killed, and so could not be offered on the altar, see

Leviticus 16:11; the place where the bullock was set was between the porch and the altar, his head in the south, and his face to the west, and the priest stood in the east, and his face to the west, and laid both his hands upon him, and confessed his sins, and his family's x: and this is said to be "for himself"; not to atone for him, which is afterwards expressed, but which should come of him or from him, and not from the congregation, as Jarchi explains it; or as the Targum of Jonathan more clearly, which is of his own money, wholly at his own expense, and not the people's:

and make atonement for himself, and for his house; for himself, for his own personal sins and for his family's sins, those of his wife and children; and it may be extended to all the priests of the house of Aaron; and some say to the Levites also, as Aben Ezra notes, though he disapproves of it: by this it appears, that Christ, the antitype of Aaron, is a more perfect and excellent priest than he, who needed not to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for his people's, for this he did once, when he offered up himself, Hebrews 7:27; and which was for his whole family, and them only, the elect of God, consisting of Jews and Gentiles; part of which is in heaven, and part on earth, and both were reconciled, or atonement made for them, by the blood of Christ; whose house and family men appear to be, when they believe and hope in him, and hold fast their faith and hope; and who are made by him priests as well as kings to God; see Ephesians 3:15 Revelation 1:6.

x Misn. Yoma, c. 3. sect. 8.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Shall offer - Rather, shall present, as in Leviticus 16:7, Leviticus 16:10, etc. The word expresses the formal act of placing the victims in front of the entrance of the tabernacle.

For himself, and for his house - i. e. for himself as the high priest and all the common priests. Compare Leviticus 9:7-14 note.