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Leviticus 8

Leviticus 8:27

The Ram of Ordination · Leviticus 8:22–36
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Translations

Modern
He put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and waved them before the LORD as a wave offering.
Traditional
And he put all upon Aaron’s hands, and upon his sons’ hands, and waved them for a wave offering before the Lord.
Literal
And he set all these on the palms of Aaron and on the palms of his sons, and he waved them as a wave offering before the face of YHWH.
Latin
…tradens simul omnia Aaron et filiis ejus. Qui postquam levaverunt ea coram Domino,

Original

Hebrew
English
He put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and waved them before the LORD as a wave offering.

Notes

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 29:10–30

People

Aaron: Moses' brother, first high priest of Israel

Glossary

Aaron Biblical Concept of Law Deuteronomy, Book of History of Israel Leviticus, Book of Moses Offerings and Sacrifices Ordain, Ordination Ordination Offering

Topics

Israel: First Sacrifice offered By, Under the Law Offerings: Wave: Ordinances Concerning Priest: The Time of Moses: Consecration of Priests: Ceremonies at Consecration of Placing in Their Hands the Wave-Offering Symbols and Similitudes: Waving the Wave offering and Lifting up the Heave offering Wave-Offering: Placed in the Hand of the Priest and Waved Before the Lord