Leviticus 8:18
in Leviticus 8Then Moses presented the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he presented the ram of the burnt-offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.
KJV
And he brought the ram for the burnt offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.
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This verse in Leviticus 8
Commentary
3 notes on this verseAnd he brought the ram for the burnt offering,.... One of the two he was ordered to take, Lev 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 Lev 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.
This site's exposition
he brought the ram for the burnt offering
on Leviticus 8:18-21
Chapters 1 to 5 list the burnt offering first and the sin offering fourth, and when the offerings are actually made here the sin offering goes first and the burnt offering follows it. Guilt is dealt with before devotion is presented, and later practice kept that order. Verse 21 calls the whole burnt ram a sweet savour where verse 17 said nothing of the kind over the sin offering, and the pattern holds across the book, since the phrase falls sixteen times in Leviticus and never once on a sin offering or a trespass offering.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
By this they gave to God the glory of this great honour which was now put upon them, and returned him praise for it, as Paul thanked Christ Jesus for putting him into the ministry, 1 Tim. i. They also signified the devoting of themselves and all their services to the honour of God. Another ram, called the ram of consecration, was offered for a peace-offering,
The words behind it
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּקְרֵ֕ב | vaiyakrev | and he presented | H7126 → | 280 times |
| אֵ֖ת | ʾet | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֵ֣יל | ʾeil | [the] ram of | H352 → | 187 times |
| הָעֹלָ֑ה | haolah | the burnt offering | H5930 → | 287 times |
| וַֽיִּסְמְכ֞וּ | vaiyismekhu | and they leaned | H5564 → | 48 times |
| אַהֲרֹ֧ן | ʾaharon | Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| וּבָנָ֛יו | uvanav | and sons his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יְדֵיהֶ֖ם | yedeihem | hands their | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| רֹ֥אשׁ | rosh | [the] head of | H7218 → | 599 times |
| הָאָֽיִל׃ | haayil | the ram | H352 → | 187 times |
וַיַּקְרֵ֕בand he presented
vaiyakrevH7126 →280 times
אֵ֖ת<obj.>
ʾetH853 →10935 times
אֵ֣יל[the] ram of
ʾeilH352 →187 times
הָעֹלָ֑הthe burnt offering
haolahH5930 →287 times
וַֽיִּסְמְכ֞וּand they leaned
vaiyismekhuH5564 →48 times
אַהֲרֹ֧ןAaron
ʾaharonH175 →347 times
וּבָנָ֛יוand sons his
uvanavH1121 →4930 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
יְדֵיהֶ֖םhands their
yedeihemH3027 →1618 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
רֹ֥אשׁ[the] head of
roshH7218 →599 times
הָאָֽיִל׃the ram
haayilH352 →187 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 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 8:2“Take Aaron and his sons, their garments, the anointing oil, the bull of the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread,
it leads to
- Exodus 28:2–4
Make holy garments for your brother Aaron, to give him glory and splendor.
- Hebrews 7:27
Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when…
- Exodus 39:41
and the woven garments for ministering in the sanctuary, both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests.
- Exodus 40:12–15
Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water.
- Exodus 28:40
Make tunics, sashes, and headbands for Aaron’s sons, to give them glory and splendor.
- Exodus 28:2–4
Where this verse is studied
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This page draws on Andrew Bonar, A Commentary on Leviticus; 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.