Leviticus 16:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Leviticus 16:1

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1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses after ^athe death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered profane fire before the Lord, and died;

2 and the Lord said to Moses: “Tell Aaron your brother ^anot to come at just any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark, lest he die; for ^bI will appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.

3 “Thus Aaron shall ^acome into the Holy Place: ^bwith the blood of a young bull as a sin offering, and of a ram as a burnt offering.

4 He shall put the ^aholy linen tunic and the linen trousers on his body; ^bhe shall be girded with a linen sash, and with the linen turban he shall be attired. These are holy garments. Therefore he shall wash his body in water, and put them on.

5 And he shall take from ^athe congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats as a sin offering, and one ram as a burnt offering.

6 “Aaron shall offer the bull as a sin offering, which is for himself, and ^amake atonement for himself and for his house.

7 He shall take the two goats and present them before the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.

8 Then Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats: one lot for the Lord and the other lot for the scapegoat.

9 And Aaron shall bring the goat on which the Lord’s lot fell, and offer it as a sin offering.

10 But the goat on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the Lord, to make ^aatonement upon it, and to let it go as the scapegoat into the wilderness.

11 “And Aaron shall bring the bull of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for ^ahimself and for his house, and shall kill the bull as the sin offering which is for himself.

12 Then he shall take ^aa censer full of burning coals of fire from the altar before the Lord, with his hands full of ^bsweet incense beaten fine, and bring it inside the veil.

Verse Comparison: Leviticus 16:1

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American Standard Version
And Jehovah spake unto Moses, after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they drew near before Jehovah, and died;

Amplified® Bible
AFTER THE death of Aaron's two sons, when they drew near before the Lord [offered false fire] and died,

Contemporary English Version
Two of Aaron's sons had already lost their lives for disobeying the LORD, so the LORD told Moses to say to Aaron: I, the LORD, appear in a cloud over the place of mercy on the sacred chest, which is behind the inside curtain of the sacred tent. And I warn you not to go there except at the proper time. Otherwise, you will die!

Darby English Version
And Jehovah spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they came near before Jehovah and died;

Good News Bible
The LORD spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron who were killed when they offered unholy fire to the LORD.

King James Version
And the LORD spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the LORD, and died;

New American Standard Bible
Now the LORD spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they had approached the presence of the LORD and died.

New International Version
The LORD spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron who died when they approached the LORD.

New King James Version
Now the LORD spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered profane fire before the LORD, and died;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now the LORD spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they had approached the presence of the LORD and died.

Revised Standard Version
The LORD spoke to Moses, after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they drew near before the LORD and died;

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, after the death of the two sons of Aaron, in their drawing near before Jehovah, and they die;

New English Translation
The Lord spoke to Moses after the death of Aaron’s two sons when they approached the presence of the Lord¹ and died,

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