Leviticus 9:18

18 Then he killed the ox and the ram, ¹the sacrifice of peace offerings for the people. And Aaron's sons handed him the blood, and he threw it against the sides of the altar.

Leviticus 9:18 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 9:18

He slew also the bullock and the ram, a sacrifice of peace
offerings, which [was] for the people
That they might feast, rejoice, and be glad that atonement was made for their sins, and their gifts and sacrifices accepted of God, see ( 5:11 ) and Aaron's sons presented unto him the blood;
of the peace offerings, the bullock and the ram, which they had received into a vessel as they were killing: which he sprinkled upon the altar round about;
as he did with the blood of his own burnt offering, ( Leviticus 9:12 ) .

Leviticus 9:18 In-Context

16 And he presented the burnt offering and offered it according to the rule.

17 And he presented the grain offering, took a handful of it, and burned it on the altar, besides the burnt offering of the morning.

18 Then he killed the ox and the ram, the sacrifice of peace offerings for the people. And Aaron's sons handed him the blood, and he threw it against the sides of the altar.

19 But the fat pieces of the ox and of the ram, the fat tail and that which covers the entrails and the kidneys and the long lobe of the liver--

20 they put the fat pieces on the breasts, and he burned the fat pieces on the altar,

Cross References

• 1. Leviticus 3:1, 12, 16