Leviticus 7:36
in Leviticus 7On the day they were anointed, the LORD commanded that this be given them by the sons of Israel. It is a permanent portion for the generations to come.
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ASV
which Jehovah commanded to be given them of the children of Israel, in the day that he anointed them. It is their portion for ever throughout their generations.
KJV
Which the Lord commanded to be given them of the children of Israel, in the day that he anointed them, by a statute for ever throughout their generations.
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This verse in Leviticus 7
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
This is the portion of the anointing of Aaron
on Leviticus 7:35-38
Verse 37 names all five offerings in one line and adds the consecrations, closing the run that began at chapter 1. The order ends on the peace offerings, where the worshipper's list in chapters 1 to 5 put them third and ended on the trespass offering. Verse 38 places the giving of these laws in mount Sinai and in the wilderness of Sinai, while Leviticus 1:1 has the LORD calling to Moses out of the tabernacle of the congregation. Commentators account for the two settings in different ways and the text itself settles nothing.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Which the Lord commanded to be given them of the children of Israel,....
Note, God will take care that those who are employed for him be well paid and well provided for. Those that receive the anointing of the Spirit to minister unto the Lord shall have their portion, and it shall be a worthy portion, out of the offerings of the Lord; for God's work is its own wages, and there is a present reward of obedience in obedience.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
This is the portion of the anointing of Aaron--These verses contain a general summing up of the laws which regulate the privileges and duties of the priests.
In the day that he anointed them - See Clarke’s note on Exo 40:15.
The words behind it
14 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֲשֶׁר֩ | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| צִוָּ֨ה | tzivah | he commanded | H6680 → | 494 times |
| יְהוָ֜ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| לָתֵ֣ת | latet | to give | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לָהֶ֗ם | lahem | to <the> them | ||
| בְּיוֹם֙ | beyom | on [the] day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| מָשְׁח֣וֹ | mashecho | anointed he | H4886 → | 70 times |
| אֹתָ֔ם | ʾotam | <obj.> them | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מֵאֵ֖ת | meet | from with | H854 → | 929 times |
| בְּנֵ֣י | benei | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| חֻקַּ֥ת | chukat | a prescribed portion of | H2708 → | 104 times |
| עוֹלָ֖ם | olam | perpetuity | H5769 → | 438 times |
| לְדֹרֹתָֽם׃ | ledorotam | to generations their | H1755 → | 167 times |
אֲשֶׁר֩which
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
צִוָּ֨הhe commanded
tzivahH6680 →494 times
יְהוָ֜הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
לָתֵ֣תto give
latetH5414 →2011 times
לָהֶ֗םto <the> them
lahem
בְּיוֹם֙on [the] day
beyomH3117 →2304 times
מָשְׁח֣וֹanointed he
mashechoH4886 →70 times
אֹתָ֔ם<obj.> them
ʾotamH853 →10935 times
מֵאֵ֖תfrom with
meetH854 →929 times
בְּנֵ֣י[the] people of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
חֻקַּ֥תa prescribed portion of
chukatH2708 →104 times
עוֹלָ֖םperpetuity
olamH5769 →438 times
לְדֹרֹתָֽם׃to generations their
ledorotamH1755 →167 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Leviticus 8:12He also poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him to consecrate him.
it leads to
- Exodus 30:30
Anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate them to serve Me as priests.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 133:2
It is like fine oil on the head, running down on the beard, running down Aaron’s beard over the collar of his robes.
- Exodus 29:7
Then take the anointing oil and anoint him by pouring it on his head.
- Leviticus 21:10–12
The priest who is highest among his brothers, who has had the anointing oil poured on his head and has been ordained to wear the priestly garments, must not let his hair hang loose…
- Exodus 28:41
After you put these garments on your brother Aaron and his sons, anoint them, ordain them, and consecrate them so that they may serve Me as priests.
- Exodus 30:30
Through
Leviticus 8:30Next, Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood that was on the altar and sprinkled them on Aaron and his garments, and on his sons and their garments. So…
it leads to
- Exodus 29:21
And take some of the blood on the altar and some of the anointing oil and sprinkle it on Aaron and his garments, as well as on his sons and their garments. Then he…
- Numbers 3:3
These were Aaron’s sons, the anointed priests, who were ordained to serve as priests.
- Hebrews 2:11
For both the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.
- Exodus 29:21
About Leviticus

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
