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Leviticus
Chapter Eight
New King James Version (NKJV)
INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 8
The
order for the consecration of Aaron and his sons is renewed, Leviticus 8:1 which
accordingly was set about and performed by Moses, Leviticus 8:4 who
having first washed and clothed them, first Aaron, and then his sons, with the
garments of the priesthood, anointing at the same time the tabernacle of the
altar, and what appertained to them and Aaron also, Leviticus 8:6 and
then he slew the bullock for the sin offering, and the ram for the burnt
offering, and the ram of consecration; and did with the blood, fat, shoulder,
and breast, and the meat offering belonging thereunto, as he had been directed,
Leviticus 8:14 and
the chapter is concluded with some instructions about boiling the flesh, and
burning the remainder of it, and keeping the charge of the Lord night and day
for seven days, Leviticus 8:31.
Leviticus 8:1. And
the Lord
spoke to Moses, saying:
YLT 1And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,
And the Lord spake unto Moses,.... The following
section or paragraph, relating to the consecration of Aaron and his sons, was
delivered, according to Jarchi, seven days before the setting up of the
tabernacle; but to me it seems to have been delivered after the setting it up,
since it was out of the tabernacle that the Lord said all those things recorded
in the preceding chapters; and after he had given out the laws concerning
sacrifices, then he renewed the order for the consecration of Aaron and his
sons, that they might offer them:
saying; as follows.
Leviticus 8:2.
2 “Take Aaron and his sons
with him, and the garments, the anointing oil, a bull as the sin offering, two
rams, and a basket of unleavened bread;
YLT 2`Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the
garments, and the anointing oil, and the bullock of the sin-offering, and the
two rams, and the basket of unleavened things,
Take Aaron, and his sons with him,.... That is, order them
to come, or send a message to them, that they appear at such a time at the door
of the tabernacle of the congregation, where the ceremony of consecration was
to be performed, and was performed, Leviticus 8:3 which
is observed and recorded by Moses, to show that he had a divine warrant for
what he did, and that it was not from favour and affection to his brother, and
because of the relation he and his family stood in to him, that he invested him
and them with the priestly office, but it was by a command from the Lord; nor
did Aaron take this honour to himself, but was called of God to it, Hebrews 5:4,
and the garments; the garments for the priesthood, ordered
and described, and now made, see Exodus 28:1.
and the anointing oil; which also was ordered
to be made, and now was made, Exodus 30:23.
and a bullock for the sin offering, and two rams, and a basket of
unleavened bread; which were all to be used at the consecration with the anointing
oil Aaron was to be anointed, and also the tabernacle and the altar; and the
bullock was to be a sin offering, and one of the rams a burnt offering for
Aaron, and his sons, and the other ram was the ram of consecration of them; and
out of the basket of unleavened bread one cake of each sort was to be taken,
and waved with other things, and burnt, which finished the consecration; but
with it was no oath, as in the consecration of the antitypical high priest
Christ Jesus, which difference is observed by the apostle, Hebrews 7:21 see Exodus 29:1.
Leviticus 8:3.
3 and gather all the
congregation together at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.”
YLT 3and all the company assemble thou unto the
opening of the tent of meeting.'
And gather thou all the congregation together,.... That is,
the heads of the tribes and the elders of the people, as Aben Ezra interprets
it; for the whole body of the people, and every individual of them, could not
be got together:
unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation; taking this
for the whole court itself, as it sometimes is; though no doubt on this
occasion as great a number was convened as well could be admitted into the
court, or about it, to be spectators and witnesses of the solemn investiture of
Aaron and his sons with the priestly office.
Leviticus 8:4. 4 So
Moses did as the Lord
commanded him. And the congregation was gathered together at the door of the
tabernacle of meeting.
YLT 4And Moses doth as Jehovah hath commanded him,
and the company is assembled unto the opening of the tent of meeting,
And Moses did as the Lord commanded him,.... He
convened Aaron and his sons, and the heads of the people, at the door of the
tabernacle, and came himself, and brought with him the garments, the oil, and
sacrifices, even everything necessary for the consecration:
and the assembly was gathered together unto the door of the
tabernacle of the congregation; and this was, according to the Targum of
Jonathan, on the twenty third day of the month Adar or February; but it rather
seems to be later, some time in the beginning of Nisan or March, and before the
passover began, see Numbers 9:1.
Leviticus 8:5. 5 And
Moses said to the congregation, “This is what the Lord commanded to
be done.”
YLT 5and Moses saith unto the company, `This [is]
the thing which Jehovah hath commanded to do.'
And Moses said unto the congregation,.... Having
convened them, he opened to them the reason of their being called together,
which was not done of himself, but by divine direction:
this is the thing which the Lord commanded to be done; namely, what
follows, concerning the consecration of Aaron and his sons to be priests, and
the investiture of them with that office, attended with various rites and
ceremonies to be performed, of which they were to be witnesses.
Leviticus 8:6. 6 Then
Moses brought Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.
YLT 6And Moses bringeth near Aaron and his sons,
and doth bathe them with water,
And Moses brought Aaron and his sons,.... To the
laver which was in the court of the tabernacle
and washed them with water; to show that they should
be clean that bear the vessels of the Lord, and offer the sacrifices of the
people; all that are in public office in the house of God ought to have both
clean hands and a pure heart, to hold the mystery of the faith in a pure
conscience, and to be of a pure and holy conversation; and indeed all that are
made kings and priests to God, as all the saints are, they are washed from
their sins in the blood of Jesus, Revelation 1:5.
Leviticus 8:7. 7 And
he put the tunic on him, girded him with the sash, clothed him with the robe,
and put the ephod on him; and he girded him with the intricately woven band of
the ephod, and with it tied the ephod on him.
YLT 7and doth put on him the coat, and doth gird
him with the girdle, and doth clothe him with the upper robe, and doth put on
him the ephod, and doth gird him with the girdle of the ephod, and doth bind
[it] to him with it,
And he put upon him the coat,.... The embroidered coat
of fine linen, which was next to his flesh; Exodus 28:39 and
all the garments were put on just in the order they are here declared; no
mention is made indeed of the linen breeches, since it is highly probable these
were put on by Aaron himself in some apartment in the tabernacle, or before
came thither; it not being so decent to put on, or have these put on, in the
sight of the whole congregation:
and girded him with the girdle; the girdle of needlework
with which the linen coat was girt to him, and was distinct from the curious
girdle of the ephod after mentioned, Exodus 28:39.
and clothed him with the robe: the robe of the ephod,
which had at the hem of it golden bells and pomegranates, Exodus 28:31.
and put the ephod upon him; made of gold, blue,
purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen, which had two shoulder pieces, and on
them two onyx stones, on which were engraved the names of the twelve tribes, Exodus 28:6.
and he girded him with the curious girdle of the ephod, and bound it
unto him therewith; which was made of the same with the ephod, and by which it was
girt close unto him; of the mystical meaning of these garments. See Gill on Exodus 28:39, Exodus 28:31, Exodus 28:32, Exodus 28:33, Exodus 28:34, Exodus 28:35, Exodus 28:6, Exodus 28:7, Exodus 28:8, Exodus 28:9, Exodus 28:10, Exodus 28:11, Exodus 28:12.
Leviticus 8:8. 8 Then
he put the breastplate on him, and he put the Urim and the Thummim[a] in the
breastplate.
YLT 8and doth put on him the breastplate, and doth
put unto the breastplate the Lights and the Perfections,
And he put the breastplate upon him,.... Which was made of
the same materials with the ephod, and was put upon it, and fastened to it:
also he put in the breastplate the Urim and Thummim: that is,
Moses did it, as all the rest; for there is no reason to be given why this
should be appropriated to God as a divine work, distinct from the rest; and
these seem to be the twelve precious stones set in the breastplate, whose names
are given, Exodus 27:17 and if
they are not intended, no account is here given of them; but since in Exodus 29:8 an
account is given of the stones, and of the setting of them in the breastplate,
and no mention is made of the Urim and Thummim, and here notice is taken of
them, but nothing said of the stones; it seems pretty plain they must be the
same; See Gill on Exodus 28:30.
Leviticus 8:9. 9 And
he put the turban on his head. Also on the turban, on its front, he put the
golden plate, the holy crown, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
YLT 9and doth put the mitre on his head, and doth
put on the mitre, over-against its front, the golden flower of the holy crown,
as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.
And he put the mitre upon his head,.... Which was made of
fine linen, and was a wrap of that of a considerable length about his head, Exodus 28:39.
also upon the mitre, even upon his forefront, did he put
the golden plate; which was put upon the forehead of the high priest, reaching
from ear to ear, and was fastened to the mitre with a blue lace, and had on it
this inscription, "holiness to the Lord": Exodus 28:36 and is
here therefore called
the holy crown: denoting both the sanctity and the dignity
of the high priest, and typical of Christ, who is holiness itself, and to his
people, and is now crowned with glory and honour, being a priest upon the
throne: hence the JewsF21Pirke Abot, c. 4. sect. 13. speak of the
crown of the law, and of the crown of the kingdom, and of the crown of the
priesthood: and this, as all the rest, was done
as the Lord commanded Moses; all these were made
according to the divine order, and were put on in the manner and form he
directed him; of the mystery of the mitre and the crown; see Gill on Exodus 28:39, Exodus 28:36, Exodus 28:37.
Leviticus 8:10. 10 Also
Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was
in it, and consecrated them.
YLT 10And Moses taketh the anointing oil, and
anointeth the tabernacle, and all that [is] in it, and sanctifieth them;
And Moses took the anointing oil,.... Which Bezaleel had
made, according to the directions which Moses had given him, and he had
received from the Lord: this Moses brought with him to the door of the
tabernacle, as he was ordered, Leviticus 8:2 and
now he took it and made use of it as follows:
and anointed the tabernacle and all that was therein; the altar of
incense, the candlestick, and table of shewbread:
and sanctified them; separated and devoted
them to sacred use and service.
Leviticus 8:11. 11 He sprinkled some of it on
the altar seven times, anointed the altar and all its utensils, and the laver
and its base, to consecrate them.
YLT 11and he sprinkleth of it on the altar seven
times, and anointeth the altar, and all its vessels, and the laver, and its
base, to sanctify them;
And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times,.... The altar
of burnt offering; the order for anointing it is given in Exodus 30:28 but in
that no directions are given for the manner of doing it by sprinkling, nor the
number of times it was to be sprinkled: hence Jarchi confesses his ignorance,
and says,"I know not how it was ordered about these sprinklings;'but no
doubt Moses was instructed of God in what manner to anoint it, and how often;
and the number seven may denote the perfect unction of it, and made it a fitter
type of Christ, who received the unction of the Spirit without measure:
and anointed the altar, and all its vessels; pans,
shovels, basins, flesh hooks, and fire pans:
both the laver and his foot; which was for the
priests to wash at; and very probably this was done before Moses brought Aaron
and his sons thither and washed them, Leviticus 8:6 since
it seems most proper that it should be consecrated before used, as it follows:
to sanctify them; set them apart for sacred use.
Leviticus 8:12. 12 And
he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him, to
consecrate him.
YLT 12and he poureth of the anointing oil on the
head of Aaron, and anointeth him to sanctify him.
And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head,.... Which ran
down to his beard, and to the collar of his coat, the robe of the ephod, but
not to the skirts of his garments, as we wrongly render it, Psalm 133:2. Jarchi
says it was first poured on his head, and after that he put it between his
eyebrows, and drew it with his finger here and there, or from one eyebrow to
another: MaimonidesF23In Misn. Ceritot, c. 1. sect. 1. gives a like
account, with some addition; he says, the oil was poured on his head, and he
was anointed between the eyebrows, in the form of the Greek letter χ, "chi": a greater profusion of oil was used in the
anointing of Aaron than of the tabernacle, altar, and laver, and their vessels,
he being so eminent a type of Christ, our high priest, anointed with the oil of
gladness above his fellows:
and anointed him to sanctify him; to signify that he was
set apart and devoted to the sacred office of the priesthood. The Targum of
Jonathan observes, that this anointing was after he had clothed him; though
some have thought it was done before the mitre and holy crown were put on: but
if they were put on to complete the investiture, they might be taken off while
the ceremony of anointing was performed.
Leviticus 8:13. 13 Then
Moses brought Aaron’s sons and put tunics on them, girded them with sashes, and
put hats on them, as the Lord
had commanded Moses.
YLT 13And Moses bringeth near the sons of Aaron,
and doth clothe them [with] coats, and girdeth them [with] girdles, and bindeth
for them turbans, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.
And Moses brought Aaron's sons,.... His four sons, Nadab
and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, to the door of the tabernacle of the
congregation; he ordered and directed them to come there, or sent proper
persons to fetch them, or from one part of the court, where they were, he might
accompany them thither:
and put coats upon them, and girded them with girdles: which were
made of fine linen, Exodus 39:27 and
the coats being made long to reach down to the ankles, needed girdles,
especially when in service, that they might perform it more expeditiously:
and put bonnets on them; which were made of fine
linen also, and differed from the mitre of the high priest only in the manner
of rolling up the linen:
as the Lord commanded Moses; as all the above things
were made, so they were all put on, according to the directions Moses received
of the Lord, who was faithful in his house, with respect to everything he
enjoined him, Hebrews 3:2.
Leviticus 8:14. 14 And
he brought the bull for the sin offering. Then Aaron and his sons laid their
hands on the head of the bull for the sin offering,
YLT 14And he bringeth nigh the bullock of the
sin-offering, and Aaron layeth -- his sons also -- their hands on the head of
the bullock of the sin-offering,
And he brought the bullock for the sin offering,.... To the
tabernacle, into the court of it, to the altar of burnt offering there; that
is, he caused it to be brought thither as he was ordered, Exodus 29:10.
and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the
bullock for the sin offering; their right hands,
according to the Targum of Jonathan, which is not improbable, thereby as it
were transferring their sins to it, and confessing them over it; acknowledging
their guilt, and that they deserved to die, as that creature would, which was
to be a vicarious sacrifice for sin, and whose blood was to purify and sanctify
the altar, at which they, sinful men, were to serve.
Leviticus 8:15. 15 and
Moses killed it. Then he took the blood, and put some on the
horns of the altar all around with his finger, and purified the altar. And he
poured the blood at the base of the altar, and consecrated it, to make
atonement for it.
YLT 15and [one] slaughtereth, and Moses taketh the
blood, and putteth on the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and
cleanseth the altar, and the blood he hath poured out at the foundation of the
altar, and sanctifieth it, to make atonement upon it.
And he slew it,.... Not Aaron, nor any of his sons, who as
yet were not fully consecrated and installed into their office, but Moses, as
follows:
and Moses took the blood; which was received into
a basin when the bullock was slain:
and put it upon the horns of the altar round about with his
finger; upon the four horns of the altar, which were at the four corners
of it, and dipping his finger into the blood, he besmeared the horns with it,
and drew it about with his finger here and there; and so is said to be done
round about the altar, as these horns were:
and purified the altar; or cleansed it; not from
moral guilt and pollution, which it was incapable of, but from all ceremonial pollution
it might be supposed to have:
and poured the blood at the bottom of the altar; the rest of
the blood he did not use about the horns:
and sanctified it; separated it from common to sacred use:
to make reconciliation upon it; that it might be fit to
have sacrifices offered on it to make atonement and reconciliation for sins;
for which reason it was necessary it should itself be pure and holy, in such
sense it was capable of being so.
Leviticus 8:16. 16 Then
he took all the fat that was on the entrails, the fatty lobe attached
to the liver, and the two kidneys with their fat, and Moses burned them
on the altar.
YLT 16And he taketh all the fat that [is] on the
inwards, and the redundance above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their
fat, and Moses maketh Perfume on the altar,
And he took all the fat that was upon the inwards,.... Called
the "omentum":
and the caul above the liver; the lobe upon the liver,
as the Septuagint; or "the caul" and "the liver", so says
Jarchi; the liver separately, for he took a little of the liver with it, the
caul:
and the two kidneys, and their fat, and Moses burned it
upon the altar: the fat of these several parts, which has been often observed
was done; and in imitation of which, the same has been done by the Persians and
their Magi, as related by StraboF24Geograph. l. 15. p. 504. and
othersF25"Omentum in flamma pingue", &c. Catullus. ;
and by the Romans, to which PersiusF26"Tot tibi cum in
flammis", &c. Satyr. 2. refers; and these several parts are generally
covered with fat in fat creatures, and especially sheep, as AristotleF1Hist.
Animal. l. 3. c. 17. observes.
Leviticus 8:17. 17 But
the bull, its hide, its flesh, and its offal, he burned with fire outside the
camp, as the Lord
had commanded Moses.
YLT 17and the bullock, and its skin, and its flesh,
and its dung, he hath burnt with fire, at the outside of the camp, as Jehovah
hath commanded Moses.
But the bullock and his hide, his flesh, and his dung, he burnt
with fire without the camp,.... Aben Ezra observes, that some say that
he did this himself; and others, that it was done by orders, that is, he
ordered others to do it, which seems probable enough:
as the Lord commanded Moses; Exodus 29:14.
Leviticus 8:18. 18 Then
he brought the ram as the burnt offering. And Aaron and his sons laid their
hands on the head of the ram,
YLT 18And he bringeth near the ram of the
burnt-offering, and Aaron and his sons lay their hands on the head of the ram,
And he brought the ram for the burnt offering,.... One of
the two he was ordered to take, Leviticus 8:2.
and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram; as they had
done before on the head of the bullock, see Leviticus 8:14
their right hands, as the Targum of Jonathan, and that at the same time; not
first Aaron and then his sons, as a famous grammarian, Aben Ezra makes mention
of, thought; but, as he himself says, they laid them on together.
Leviticus 8:19. 19 and
Moses killed it. Then he sprinkled the blood all around on the altar.
YLT 19and [one] slaughtereth, and Moses sprinkleth
the blood on the altar round about;
And he killed it,.... That is, Moses killed the ram, as the
Septuagint version expresses it:
and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about; as he did the
blood of the bullock, Leviticus 8:15.
Leviticus 8:20. 20 And
he cut the ram into pieces; and Moses burned the head, the pieces, and the fat.
YLT 20and the ram he hath cut into its pieces, and
Moses maketh perfume with the head, and the pieces, and the fat,
And he cut the ram into pieces,.... Cut off its head and
quartered it:
and Moses burnt the head, and the pieces, and the fat; even all of
it, as the following verse shows.
Leviticus 8:21. 21 Then he washed the
entrails and the legs in water. And Moses burned the whole ram on the altar. It
was a burnt sacrifice for a sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to the
Lord, as the Lord had commanded
Moses.
YLT 21and the inwards and the legs he hath washed
with water, and Moses maketh perfume with the whole ram on the altar; it [is] a
burnt-offering, for sweet fragrance; it [is] a fire-offering to Jehovah, as
Jehovah hath commanded Moses.
And he washed the inwards and the legs in water,.... The one
being taken out, the other cut off:
and Moses burnt the whole ram upon the altar: it was a
burnt sacrifice for a sweet savour, and an offering made by fire unto
the Lord; as the Lord commanded Moses; see Exodus 29:18.
Leviticus 8:22. 22 And
he brought the second ram, the ram of consecration. Then Aaron and his sons
laid their hands on the head of the ram,
YLT 22And he bringeth near the second ram, a ram of
the consecrations, and Aaron and his sons lay their hands on the head of the
ram,
Verses 22-25
And he brought the other ram, the ram of consecration,.... Or
"filling"F2המלאים
"plenitudinum", Montanus; "impletionum, vel potius
completionum", Drusius; Heb. "impletionum", Piscator. , or
"fulnesses"; because, as Jarchi says, these filled and perfected the
priests in their priesthood; this was the finishing and consummation of their
consecration: what is said in this and the three following verses Leviticus 8:23 is
the same as is ordered, Exodus 29:19 and
needs no further explanation; See Gill on Exodus 29:19, Exodus 29:20, Exodus 29:21, Exodus 29:22.
Leviticus 8:23. 23 and
Moses killed it. Also he took some of its blood and put it on the
tip of Aaron’s right ear, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of
his right foot.
YLT 23and [one] slaughtereth, and Moses taketh of
its blood, and putteth on the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and on the thumb
of his right hand, and on the great toe of his right foot;
Leviticus 8:24. 24 Then
he brought Aaron’s sons. And Moses put some of the blood on the tips of
their right ears, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of
their right feet. And Moses sprinkled the blood all around on the altar.
YLT 24and he bringeth near the sons of Aaron, and
Moses putteth of the blood on the tip of their right ear, and on the thumb of
their right hand, and on the great toe of their right foot. And Moses
sprinkleth the blood on the altar round about,
Leviticus 8:25. 25 Then
he took the fat and the fat tail, all the fat that was on the entrails,
the fatty lobe attached to the liver, the two kidneys and their fat, and
the right thigh;
YLT 25and taketh the fat, and the fat tail, and all
the fat that [is] on the inwards, and the redundance above the liver, and the
two kidneys, and their fat, and the right leg;
Leviticus 8:26. 26 and
from the basket of unleavened bread that was before the Lord he took one
unleavened cake, a cake of bread anointed with oil, and one wafer, and
put them on the fat and on the right thigh;
YLT 26and out of the basket of unleavened things,
which [is] before Jehovah, he hath taken one unleavened cake, and one cake of
oiled bread, and one thin cake, and putteth [them] on the fat, and on the right
leg;
And out of the basket of unleavened bread,.... Moses was
ordered to take, Leviticus 8:2,
that was before the Lord; being brought to the
tabernacle, where now the Lord had taken up his residence:
he took one unleavened cake; which had no oil in it
or upon it:
and a cake of oiled bread; which was mixed and
tempered with oil:
and one wafer; which was anointed with oil:
and put them upon the fat, and upon the right shoulder; of the ram of
consecration, which he took from it, and laid the cakes uppermost upon them.
Leviticus 8:27. 27 and
he put all these in Aaron’s hands and in his sons’ hands, and waved them
as a wave offering before the Lord.
YLT 27and putteth the whole on the hands of Aaron,
and on the hands of his sons, and waveth them -- a wave-offering before
Jehovah.
And he put all upon Aaron's hands, and upon his son's hands,.... The fat
and the right shoulder, with the cakes upon them:
and waved them for a wave offering before the Lord; See Gill on Exodus 29:24.
Leviticus 8:28. 28 Then
Moses took them from their hands and burned them on the altar, on the
burnt offering. They were consecration offerings for a sweet aroma. That
was an offering made by fire to the Lord.
YLT 28And Moses taketh them from off their hands,
and maketh perfume on the altar, on the burnt-offering, they [are]
consecrations for sweet fragrance; it [is] a fire-offering to Jehovah;
And Moses took them from off their hands,.... After
they had been waved before the Lord:
and burnt them upon the altar, upon the burnt offering; of the other
ram; or after that burnt offering, as Jarchi, who observes, that we do not find
that the shoulder of peace offerings was offered in any place but this, it
belonged to the priest; but this being at the consecration of the priests, it
was offered to the Lord by Moses, to whom it seems to have belonged, as the
breast also, but that was not burnt, but eaten: and the same writer affirms,
that Moses ministered all the seven days of the consecration in a white shirt,
or surplice; and that he might wear a linen coat, as priests did, is not
improbable, since he now officiated as one:
they were consecrated for a sweet savour; acceptable to
the Lord, and so the priests, Aaron and his sons likewise, on whose account
they were made:
it is an offering made by fire unto the Lord; the fat, the
shoulder, and the cakes.
Leviticus 8:29. 29 And
Moses took the breast and waved it as a wave offering before the Lord. It was Moses’
part of the ram of consecration, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
YLT 29and Moses taketh the breast, and waveth it --
a wave-offering before Jehovah; of the ram of the consecrations it hath been to
Moses for a portion, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.
And Moses took the breast,.... Of the ram of
consecration:
and waved it for a wave offering before the Lord; this Moses
seems to have waved with his own hands, and not upon the hands of Aaron and his
sons, putting his under them, as in the wave offering of the fat, shoulder, and
cakes, and for which the following words seem to give a reason:
for of the ram of
consecration it was Moses's part; the breast of it was
his:
as the Lord commanded Moses; see Exodus 29:26.
Leviticus 8:30. 30 Then
Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood which was on
the altar, and sprinkled it on Aaron, on his garments, on his sons, and
on the garments of his sons with him; and he consecrated Aaron, his garments,
his sons, and the garments of his sons with him.
YLT 30And Moses taketh of the anointing oil, and of
the blood which [is] on the altar, and sprinkleth on Aaron, on his garments,
and on his sons, and on the garments of his sons with him, and he sanctifieth
Aaron, his garments, and his sons, and the garments of his sons with him.
And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood which was
upon the altar,.... Which was sprinkled upon the altar round about, Leviticus 8:24 and
these two seem to be mixed together, since it follows:
and sprinkled it upon Aaron, &c. See Gill on Exodus 29:21.
Leviticus 8:31. 31 And Moses said to Aaron
and his sons, “Boil the flesh at the door of the tabernacle of meeting,
and eat it there with the bread that is in the basket of consecration
offerings, as I commanded, saying, ‘Aaron and his sons shall eat it.’
YLT 31And Moses saith unto Aaron, and unto his
sons, `Boil ye the flesh at the opening of the tent of meeting, and there ye do
eat it and the bread which [is] in the basket of the consecrations, as I have
commanded, saying, Aaron and his sons do eat it.
And Moses said unto Aaron, and to his sons,.... After he
had offered the bullock, the two rams, and cakes of unleavened bread for the
consecration of them:
boil the flesh at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation; the remainder
of the flesh of the ram of consecration, which was all but the fat, the
shoulder, and the breast:
and there eat it with the bread that is in the basket of
consecration; what was left of that, there being one cake of a sort taken out
of it and burnt:
as I commanded, saying, Aaron and his sons shall eat it; see Exodus 29:32.
Leviticus 8:32. 32 What
remains of the flesh and of the bread you shall burn with fire.
YLT 32`And the remnant of the flesh and of the
bread with fire ye burn;
And that which remaineth of the flesh and of the bread,.... Until the
next morning, which could not be eaten by Aaron and his sons:
shall ye burn with fire; that it might not be
corrupted, nor put to common nor superstitious uses.
Leviticus 8:33. 33 And
you shall not go outside the door of the tabernacle of meeting for seven
days, until the days of your consecration are ended. For seven days he shall
consecrate you.
YLT 33and from the opening of the tent of meeting
ye go not out seven days, till the day of the fulness, the days of your
consecration -- for seven days he doth consecrate your hand;
And ye shall not go out of the door of the tabernacle of the
congregation in seven days,.... Which was the time
of their consecration, so long it lasted; and they had provision enough every
day from the ram of consecration, whose flesh they were to boil and eat. The
Jewish writersF3Aben Ezra, Hiscuni in loc. are puzzled where they
should ease nature, since the place was holy; but the orders are not to be
considered as so strict but that they might go in and out, though they were not
to stay long, or to attend to any other business; and it was always necessary
there should be some upon the spot, keeping the Lord's charge in their turns;
and it was always requisite that they should also sleep alternately; for it
cannot be thought that they should be all this time without rest, any more than
without food:
until the days of your consecration be at an end; which were to
continue so long:
for seven days shall he consecrate you; that is,
Moses, who here speaks of himself in the third person, as appears from Exodus 29:35. Aben
Ezra observes, that the word "end" is wanting, and that the sense is,
at the end of seven days he shall consecrate you, finish their consecration;
all the seven days he was doing it, and at the end of the seventh concluded it.
Leviticus 8:34. 34 As
he has done this day, so the Lord has commanded to do, to
make atonement for you.
YLT 34as he hath done on this day, Jehovah hath
commanded to do, to make atonement for you;
As he hath done this day, so the Lord hath commanded to do,.... The same
were to be repeated every day until the seven days were ended; so Jarchi and
Aben Ezra; the former of these observes, that their Rabbins explain the phrase
"to do", in the preceding clause, of the business of the red heifer,
and that which follows:
to make an atonement for you, of the business of the
day of atonement; and say, that it may be learned from hence that the high
priest was obliged to be separate (from his own house and family) seven days
before that, and so the priest that burned the red heifer; and the same is
observed by other Jewish writersF4Maimon, & Bartenora in Misn.
Yoma, c. 1. sect. 1. & in Parah, c. 3. sect. 1. : but this refers to
neither of these cases, but to the present consecration of Aaron and his sons,
and the making atonement by sacrifice for them, and the sanctification of them
to minister in the priest's office.
Leviticus 8:35. 35 Therefore
you shall stay at the door of the tabernacle of meeting day and night
for seven days, and keep the charge of the Lord, so that you
may not die; for so I have been commanded.”
YLT 35and at the opening of the tent of meeting ye
abide, by day and by night seven days, and ye have kept the charge of Jehovah,
and die not, for so I have been commanded.'
Therefore shall ye abide at the door of the tabernacle of the
congregation,.... Or rather "within" it, as Noldius renders it,
since they were not to go out of the door of it, Leviticus 8:33
whereas our version seems to leave it undetermined whether they abode without
the door or within; where they were to continue:
day and night, seven days; even the seven days of
their consecration:
and keep the charge of the Lord, that ye die not; not the
charge of the tabernacle, and the service of it committed to them upon their
investiture with their office, hereafter to be observed by them; but what was
charged upon them to attend unto, during the seven days of their consecration;
and the penalty being death in case of failure, was to make them more careful
and cautious of transgressing; and which was the more necessary, as they were
to be pure and holy at their entrance upon their work: and though this may seem
somewhat severe, yet the aggravation of their sin would be the greater, as it
was to a sacred and honourable work they were called, and to which they were
now consecrating; and as what was required of them was what might easily be
complied with: however Moses, to show that this was not of himself, but by
divine authority, adds:
for so I am commanded; that is, to declare unto
them, that if they did not punctually observe the above orders, they must
expect to die.
Leviticus 8:36. 36 So
Aaron and his sons did all the things that the Lord had commanded
by the hand of Moses.
YLT 36And Aaron doth -- his sons also -- all the
things which Jehovah hath commanded by the hand of Moses.
So Aaron and his sons did all things which the Lord commanded by
the hand of Moses. They submitted to have them done to them, and for them, what was
done on the first day of their consecration, all the rest of the days; and they
kept within the tabernacle all that time as was enjoined them.
──《John Gill’s
Exposition of the Bible》
New King James
Version (NKJV)