King James Version
Leviticus 9:1 in the King James Version says “And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel;” — study this verse from Leviticus chapter 9 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel;”
Leviticus 9:1 · KJV
And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel;
And he said unto Aaron, Take thee a young calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the LORD.
And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a kid of the goats for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering;
KJV Study — Public Domain
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“day”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
“called”
H7121to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
“and his sons”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
“of Israel”
H3478he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
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