Numbers 8:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks: and thou shalt offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, unto the LORD, to make an atonement for the Levites.

Levites

The one

Hebrews 10:4

Atonement

Hebrews 9:22

Bible References

Levites

Then let the ox be taken in front of the Tent of meeting: and let Aaron and his sons put their hands on its head.

And he is to put his hand on the head of the burned offering and it will be taken for him, to take away his sin.

And he took the ox of the sin-offering: and Aaron and his sons put their hands on the head of the ox,

And Aaron, placing his two hands on the head of the living goat, will make a public statement over him of all the evil doings of the children of Israel and all their wrongdoing, in all their sins; and he will put them on the head of the goat and send him away, in the care of a man who will be waiting there, into the waste land.

The one

Then let them take a young ox and its meal offering, crushed grain mixed with oil, and take another ox for a sin-offering.

And make his offering to the Lord; one he-lamb of the first year, without a mark, for a burned offering, and one female lamb of the first year, without a mark, for a sin-offering, and one male sheep, without a mark, for peace-offerings,

And if he has not money enough for a lamb, then let him give, for his offering to the Lord, two doves or two young pigeons; one for a sin-offering and one for a burned offering.

And he took the ox of the sin-offering: and Aaron and his sons put their hands on the head of the ox,

And Moses said to Aaron, Come near to the altar and make your sin-offering and your burned offering to take away your sin and the sin of the people, and make the people's offering to take away their sin; as the Lord has given orders.

And the priest will give the sin-offering, and take away the sin of him who is to be made clean from his unclean condition; and after that he will put the burned offering to death.

Because it is not possible for the blood of oxen and goats to take away sins.

Atonement

And he is to put his hand on the head of the burned offering and it will be taken for him, to take away his sin.

Let him do with the ox as he did with the ox of the sin-offering; and the priest will take away their sin and they will have forgiveness.

What has been done this day, has been ordered by the Lord to take away your sin.

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

And by the law almost all things are made clean with blood, and without blood there is no forgiveness.