Leviticus 8:13
in Leviticus 8Then Moses presented Aaron’s sons, put tunics on them, wrapped sashes around them, and tied headbands on them, just as the LORD had commanded him.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Moses brought Aaron’s sons, and clothed them with coats, and girded them with girdles, and bound head-tires upon them; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
KJV
And Moses brought Aaron’s sons, and put coats upon them, and girded them with girdles, and put bonnets upon them; as the Lord commanded Moses.
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This verse in Leviticus 8
Commentary
4 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Aaron’s sons - The common priests. Nothing is said here, or in Exo 29:7-9, of the anointing of the common priests, though it is expressly commanded in Exo 28:41; Exo 40:15, and is evidently implied as a fact in Lev 7:36; Lev 10:7; Num 3:3. It would seem that the anointing of the common priests consisted in some rite common to them and the high priest Exo 40:15, and this was the sprinkling mentioned in Lev 8:30. Compare further Lev 10:7 with Lev 21:12.
This site's exposition
he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron
on Leviticus 8:12-13
Aaron is anointed by pouring and his sons are only clothed. The Hebrew verb used here is the root behind the noun messiah, so the word anointed comes from the ceremony being performed in this verse. Psalm 133:2 remembers the moment as ointment running down Aaron's beard and makes it the picture of brethren dwelling together in unity. The sons get their share of the oil at verse 30, mixed with blood and sprinkled rather than poured.
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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And Moses brought Aaron's sons,....
Christ wears the breast-plate of judgment and the holy crown; for the church's high priest is her prophet and king. All believers are clothed with the robe of righteousness, and girt with the girdle of truth, resolution, and close application; and their heads are bound, as the word here is, with the bonnet or diadem of beauty, the beauty of holiness.
The words behind it
18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּקְרֵ֨ב | vaiyakrev | and he presented | H7126 → | 280 times |
| מֹשֶׁ֜ה | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בְּנֵ֣י | benei | [the] sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אַהֲרֹ֗ן | ʾaharon | Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| וַיַּלְבִּשֵׁ֤ם | vaiyalbishem | and he clothed them | H3847 → | 110 times |
| כֻּתֳּנֹת֙ | kutonot | tunics | H3801 → | 29 times |
| וַיַּחְגֹּ֤ר | vaiyachgor | and he girded | H2296 → | 44 times |
| אֹתָם֙ | ʾotam | <obj.> them | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אַבְנֵ֔ט | ʾavnet | a sash | H73 → | 9 times |
| וַיַּחֲבֹ֥שׁ | vaiyachavosh | and he bound on | H2280 → | |
| לָהֶ֖ם | lahem | to <the> them | ||
| מִגְבָּע֑וֹת | migbaot | headdresses | H4021 → | |
| כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר | kaasher | just as | H834 → | 5497 times |
| צִוָּ֥ה | tzivah | he had commanded | H6680 → | 494 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מֹשֶֽׁה׃ | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
וַיַּקְרֵ֨בand he presented
vaiyakrevH7126 →280 times
מֹשֶׁ֜הMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
בְּנֵ֣י[the] sons of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
אַהֲרֹ֗ןAaron
ʾaharonH175 →347 times
וַיַּלְבִּשֵׁ֤םand he clothed them
vaiyalbishemH3847 →110 times
כֻּתֳּנֹת֙tunics
kutonotH3801 →29 times
וַיַּחְגֹּ֤רand he girded
vaiyachgorH2296 →44 times
אֹתָם֙<obj.> them
ʾotamH853 →10935 times
אַבְנֵ֔טa sash
ʾavnetH73 →9 times
וַיַּחֲבֹ֥שׁand he bound on
vaiyachavoshH2280 →
לָהֶ֖םto <the> them
lahem
מִגְבָּע֑וֹתheaddresses
migbaotH4021 →
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רjust as
kaasherH834 →5497 times
צִוָּ֥הhe had commanded
tzivahH6680 →494 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מֹשֶֽׁה׃Moses
moshehH4872 →765 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
1 Peter 2:9But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
it leads to
- Revelation 5:10
You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Exodus 19:5–6
Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.
- Deuteronomy 7:6
For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all peoples on the face of…
- Revelation 1:6
who has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen.
- Isaiah 61:6
But you will be called the priests of the LORD; they will speak of you as ministers of our God; you will feed on the wealth of nations, and you will boast in their…
- Revelation 5:10
Through
1 Peter 2:5you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
it leads to
- Ephesians 2:20–22
built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.
- 1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
- 1 Corinthians 3:9
For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.
- Ephesians 2:20–22
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.