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9:1	First Reading On the eighth day, Moses summoned Aaron, his sons, and the elders of Israel. Vayehi bayom hashmini kara Moshe le-Aharon ulevanav ulezikney Yisra'el.
9:2	He said to Aaron, 'Take yourself a calf for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, [both] unblemished, and sacrifice them before God. Vayomer el-Aharon kach-lecha egel ben-bakar lechatat ve'ayil le'olah tmimim vehakrev lifney Adonay.
9:3	Speak to the Israelites, and tell them to take unblemished [animals]: a goat for a sin offering, a yearling calf and a lamb for a burnt offering, Ve'el-beney Yisra'el tedaber lemor kechu se'ir-izim lechatat ve'egel vacheves beney-shanah tmimim le'olah.

Commentary:

eighth day
After the seven days of installment (Leviticus 8:33-35).

elders of Israel
See Exodus 3:16. This may be because only the Sanhedrin had the authority to appoint a High Priest (Tosefta, Sanhedrin 3:2; Yad, Kley HaMikdash 4:15). Also see Leviticus 4:13.

calf
Yearling (Yad, Maaseh HaKorbanoth 1:14; see Leviticus 9:3).

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