Leviticus 8:1

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

Brenton Septuagint

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And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

In Context

2Take Aaron and his sons, and his robes and the anointing oil, and the calf for the sin-offering, and the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread,

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Cross References

Exodus 28:41And thou shalt put them on Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, and thou shalt anoint them and + 28:41 Or, consecrate them.fill their hands: and thou shalt sanctify them, that they may minister to me in the priest's office.

Numbers 3:3These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests whom they + 3:3 Gr. accomplished their hands to minister: according to the Hebrew idiom, filled their hands.consecrated to the priesthood.

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 8:1

This chapter gives us an account of the solemn consecration of Aaron and his sons to the priest's office. I. It was done publicly, and the congregation was called together to be witnesses of it, ver. 1-4 . II. It was done exactly according to God's appointment, ver. 5 . 1. They were washed and dressed, ver. 6-9 , 13 . 2. The tabernacle and the utensils of it were anointed, and then the priests, ver. 10-12 . 3. A sin-offering was offered for them, ver. 14-17 . 4. A burnt-offering, ver. 18-21 . 5. The ram of… Read the whole commentary →

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