Leviticus 9:18

Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex)

English Translation

He also killed the ox and the ram, the sacrifice of peace offerings, which was for the people: and Aaron's sons delivered to him the blood, which he sprinkled on the altar round about,

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וַיִּזְרְקֵ֥הוּ

zâraq

H2236

“and · to scatter · him”

Conjunction + Verb, Qal, Sequential Imperfect, 3rd Person, Masculine, Singular + Suffix, Personal, 3rd Person, Masculine, Singular

Appears 35× in the Hebrew Bible
First appears at Exodus 9:8

Full BDB Definition

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT: 585

to scatter, sprinkle, toss, throw, scatter abundantly, strew - (Qal) to scatter, sprinkle, toss - (Pual) to be sprinkled

About this verse

These counts appear in no published source. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged text and Lemma’s own curated glosses. What Lemma adds →

19: words
17: distinct lemmas
Pentateuch: section

Shared distinctive vocabulary

וַיִּזְרְקֵ֥הוּ to scatter H2236 occurs in 33 verses of the Hebrew Bible. Also found in:

Grammatical profile

3 verbs
10 nouns
2 prepositions
4 particles

Verb forms

וַיִּשְׁחַ֤ט Qal · Sequential Imperfect
וַ֠יַּמְצִאוּ Hiphil · Sequential Imperfect
וַיִּזְרְקֵ֥הוּ Qal · Sequential Imperfect

Hebrew & Septuagint length

In English translation the verse runs 34 words from the Hebrew and 36 from the Septuagint (LXX English) — closely comparable.

A rough comparison of the two English renderings, which tokenize alike — not a word-level alignment.

Word counts can differ between the Hebrew and the Greek without any difference in meaning — e.g. the Hebrew direct-object marker אֵת has no separate Greek word, and Greek often adds the article ὁ.

In the original languages it is 19 Hebrew tokens and 29 Greek tokens — but the two are counted differently (Hebrew bundles its prefixes and suffixes into one token; the Greek is in lemma form), so that isn’t a like-for-like length.

Cross-references

Topical passages linked to Leviticus 9:18 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.

Romans 5:1 Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;
Ephesians 2:14–17 For he is our peace, who made both one, and broke down the middle wall of partition,
Colossians 1:20 and through him to reconcile all things to himself, by him, whether things on the earth, or things in the heavens, having made peace through the blood of his cross.
Leviticus 3:1–17 "'If his offering is a sacrifice of peace offerings; if he offers it from the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before Yahweh.
Leviticus 7:11–18 "'This is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which one shall offer to Yahweh.
Romans 5:10 For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we will be saved by his life.

Cross-references courtesy of OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

Hebrew and Greek witnesses Masoretic Hebrew ↔ Greek Septuagint

The same verse in the two great witnesses to the Old Testament, shown verse-for-verse.

These are two independent witnesses, not word-aligned to each other, and the Septuagint is shown in lemma (dictionary) form.

Hebrew Leviticus 9:18 Masoretic · Westminster Leningrad Codex

וַיִּשְׁחַ֤ט אֶת הַשּׁוֹר֙ וְאֶת הָאַ֔יִל זֶ֥בַח הַשְּׁלָמִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר לָעָ֑ם וַ֠יַּמְצִאוּ בְּנֵ֨י אַהֲרֹ֤ן אֶת הַדָּם֙ אֵלָ֔יו וַיִּזְרְקֵ֥הוּ עַל הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ סָבִֽיב

He also killed the ox and the ram, the sacrifice of peace offerings, which was for the people: and Aaron's sons delivered to him the blood, which he sprinkled on the altar round about,

World English Bible · Public Domain

Greek LXX Leviticus 9:18 Septuagint · lemma form

καί σφάζω ὁ μόσχος καί ὁ κριός ὁ θυσία ὁ σωτήριον ὁ ὁ λαός καί προςφέρω ὁ υἱός ἀαρών ὁ αἷμα πρός αὐτός καί προςχέω πρός ὁ θυσιαστήριον κύκλος

And he killed 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.

LXX2012 (modern English Septuagint) · Public Domain

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (CC BY 4.0). Greek: Septuagint (public domain); English from LXX2012 (modern English Septuagint) (Public Domain). How the Septuagint differs from the Hebrew →

Targum (Aramaic paraphrase)

The Targum is the ancient Jewish Aramaic paraphrase of the Hebrew Scriptures — an interpretive translation, not the Hebrew text itself. Onkelos (literal) and Pseudo-Jonathan (expansive) render the Torah, and Jonathan the Prophets. Coverage is partial: where no permissively-licensed English translation exists for a verse, only the Aramaic is shown. This is verse-level text, not a word-by-word alignment to the Hebrew.

Targum Onkelos Torah (Genesis–Deuteronomy)

וּנְכֵס יָת תּוֹרָא וְיָת דִכְרָא נִכְסַת קוּדְשַׁיָא דִי לְעַמָא וְאַמְטִיאוּ בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן יָת דְמָא לֵהּ וּזְרָקֵהּ עַל מַדְבְּחָא סְחוֹר סְחוֹר

(no public-domain English translation for this verse)

Targum Onkelos — Aramaic: “Onkelos Genesis” (public domain); “Onkelos Exodus” (public domain); “Onkelos Leviticus” (public domain); “Onkelos Numbers” (public domain); “Onkelos Deuteronomy” (public domain). English: “Sefaria Community Translation” (CC0 1.0 (public-domain dedication)); “J.W. Etheridge. The Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan Ben Uzziel on the Pentateuch. London: Longmans, Green, 1862” (public domain). Text via Sefaria.
Targum Pseudo-Jonathan Torah (Genesis–Deuteronomy)

וּנְכֵיס יַת תּוֹרָא וְיַת דִיכְרָא נִיכְסַת קוּדְשַׁיָא דִי לְעַמָא וְאַקְרִיבוּ בְּנֵי אַהֲרן יַת אַדְמֵיהּ לֵיהּ וְדָרִיק עַל מַדְבְּחָא חֲזוֹר חֲזוֹר

And he killed the bullock and the ram of the hallowed oblations (peace offering) of the people, and the sons of Aharon brought the blood to him, and he sprinkled it upon the altar round about:

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan — Aramaic: “Targum Jonathan on Genesis” (public domain); “Targum Jonathan on Exodus” (public domain); “Targum Jonathan on Leviticus” (public domain); “Targum Jonathan on Numbers” (public domain); “Targum Jonathan on Deuteronomy” (public domain). English: “The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862” (public domain). Text via Sefaria.

Commentary

Notes on Leviticus 9:18 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.

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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(18-21) He slew also the bullock.—Better, and he slew, &c. With this peace offering, which was carried out according to the rules prescribed in Lev_3:1, &c, concluded the sacrificial ceremony of the installation of the priesthood and the sanctification of the people.

A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne

18–21. The sacrifice of Peace-Offerings. The fat parts of both animals are burnt by Aaron on the altar; the breasts and the right thigh (?of both animals) are ‘waved before the Lord.’

The right thigh was burnt in the ceremony of consecration (Lev_8:28); now Aaron, officiating as priest, retains both breast and thigh for himself.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

John Gill's Exposition

And the fat of the bullock, and of the ram,.... Which in all offerings was the Lord's, and was burnt, see Lev 3:16.

the rump; or tail of the ram; which in those countries was very large, and had a great deal of fat upon it; See Gill on Exo 29:22, Lev 3:9.

and that which covereth the inwards; called the "omentum":

and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver; and the fat that was upon each of these: Ben Gersom observes, that the kidneys and liver are mentioned last, to show that they were laid uppermost in waving (after directed to), that the owners might be stirred up, or moved by these things.

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel D. Whedon

18. A sacrifice of peace offerings — This symbolized that fellowship which follows propitiation by the sin offering. The feasting of the people upon the peace offerings figures the communion of saints. Christ’s communion with the believer is thus expressed: “I will sup with him.”

Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

unfoldingWord translationNotes

Door43 World Missions Community

He killed

"Aaron killed"

Aaron's sons gave him the blood

It is implied that the blood was in a bowl. The full meaning of this statement may be made explicit. (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)

inner parts

This is the stomach and intestines. See how you translated this in Leviticus 1:9.

kidneys ... liver

See how you translated these words in Leviticus 3:4.

translationWords

cow

ewe

peace offering

people group

Aaron

son

blood

altar

cow

unfoldingWord translationNotes — © Distant Shores Media and the Door43 World Missions Community, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: git.door43.org/Door43/en_tn.

Lesson kit

Teaching starters — assembled from the data on this page, not authored interpretation. Every prompt links to the verse data it draws on. Edit before teaching.

Leviticus, in the Pentateuch, opens this verse with 19 words (17 distinct Hebrew lemmas). Its most distinctive word is zâraq (“to scatter”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.

Discussion questions

What does “to scatter” (zâraq) contribute to the verse as a whole?
Exodus 9:8 shares the word «to scatter» with this verse. How do the two illuminate each other?
These translations render this verse differently. What is at stake in choosing one wording over another?
The verb «וַיִּשְׁחַ֤ט» is Qal Sequential Imperfect. How does its form color the action?
Reading how Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers and The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges read this verse, where do the two commentators agree and where do they part?

Things to notice

This verse counts 19 Hebrew ↔ 29 Greek words.
These translations choose different wording for 19 words in this verse.
17 distinct Hebrew lemmas span 19 words in this verse.