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Leviticus 8

Leviticus 8:2

Moses Consecrates Aaron and His Sons · Leviticus 8:1–13
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Translations

Modern
“Take Aaron and his sons, their garments, the anointing oil, the bull of the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread,
Traditional
Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and a bullock for the sin offering, and two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread;
Literal
“Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and the bull of the sin offering, and the two rams, and the basket of the unleavened bread;
Latin
Tolle Aaron cum filiis suis, vestes eorum, et unctionis oleum, vitulum pro peccato, duos arietes, canistrum cum azymis:

Original

Hebrew
English
“Take Aaron and his sons, their garments, the anointing oil, the bull of the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread,

Notes

Leviticus 8:2

  • Exodus 29:1–3, 7 also mentions these items.

  • garments: See Exodus 28.

  • The anointing oil had special ingredients that gave it a special smell. These included myrrh, cinnamon, cane, and cassia (dried flowers from the cinnamon tree) mixed into olive oil (see Exodus 30:22–33).

  • bull of the sin offering: See Leviticus 4:3–12.

  • The first of the two rams was a whole burnt offering (8:18), while the second was a special ordination sacrifice (8:22).

  • basket of unleavened bread: See 6:19–23.

Leviticus 8:1–36

In Exodus 28–29, the Lord gave Moses detailed instructions for clothing and ordaining Aaron and his sons as priests. In Exodus 39:1–31; 40:12–16; and Leviticus 8, they followed these commands. Moses did not only tell them the instructions. He performed the ceremonies to show the priests exactly what to do, as the Lord had commanded him (8:9, 13, 17, 21, 29). Since disobedience could lead to death, God ensured the priests understood their duties clearly.

Theme notes and profiles

Aaron Moses Ancient Law Codes Pure Worship

Parallels

Exodus 29:1–9

People

Aaron: Moses' brother, first high priest of Israel

Glossary

Aaron Biblical Concept of Law Deuteronomy, Book of Eleazar History of Israel Leviticus, Book of Moses Ordain, Ordination Ordination Offering

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