Leviticus 8:23
in Leviticus 8Moses slaughtered the ram and took some of its blood and put it on Aaron’s right earlobe, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he slew it; and Moses took of the blood thereof, and put it upon the tip of Aaron’s right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot.
KJV
And he slew it; and Moses took of the blood of it, and put it upon the tip of Aaron’s right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot.
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This verse in Leviticus 8
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
he brought the other ram, the ram of consecration
on Leviticus 8:22-24
The Hebrew behind consecration here means a filling of the hands, and the ceremony about to follow fills them. Blood is put on the tip of the right ear, the thumb of the right hand and the great toe of the right foot, on Aaron first and then on his sons. Leviticus 14:14 marks a cleansed leper at those same three places with blood, and 14:17 marks them again with oil, so the man restored from exclusion and the man raised to the priesthood are touched at identical points. Matthew Henry and Adam Clarke both read the three as what a priest hears, what he does and where he walks, and the text names the places without giving a reason.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
After the sin offering and burnt offering had been presented on their behalf, this was their peace offering, by which they declared the pleasure which they felt in entering upon the service of God and being brought into close communion with Him as the ministers of His sanctuary, together with their confident reliance on His grace to help them in all their sacred duties.
Put it upon the tip of Aaron’s right ear, etc. - See this significant ceremony explained in the note on Exo 29:20 (note). Calmet remarks that the consecration of the high priest among the Romans bore a considerable resemblance to the consecration of the Jewish high priest. “The Roman priest, clothed with a garment of silk, his head covered with a crown of gold adorned with sacred ribbons, was conducted into a subterranean place, over which there was a floor of planks pierced through with many holes.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּשְׁחָ֓ט׀ | vaiyishchat | and he cut [the] throat of [it] | H7819 → | 81 times |
| וַיִּקַּ֤ח | vaiyikach | and he took | H3947 → | 966 times |
| מֹשֶׁה֙ | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| מִדָּמ֔וֹ | midamo | some of blood its | H1818 → | 360 times |
| וַיִּתֵּ֛ן | vaiyiten | and he put [it] | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| תְּנ֥וּךְ | tenukh | [the] lobe of | H8571 → | 8 times |
| אֹֽזֶן־ | ʾozen- | [the] ear of | H241 → | 187 times |
| אַהֲרֹ֖ן | ʾaharon | Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| הַיְמָנִ֑ית | haymanit | <the> right | H3233 → | 32 times |
| וְעַל־ | veal- | and on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| בֹּ֤הֶן | bohen | [the] thumb of | H931 → | 16 times |
| יָדוֹ֙ | yado | hand his | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| הַיְמָנִ֔ית | haymanit | <the> right | H3233 → | 32 times |
| וְעַל־ | veal- | and on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| בֹּ֥הֶן | bohen | [the] big toe of | H931 → | 16 times |
| רַגְל֖וֹ | raglo | foot his | H7272 → | 247 times |
| הַיְמָנִֽית׃ | haymanit | <the> right | H3233 → | 32 times |
וַיִּשְׁחָ֓ט׀and he cut [the] throat of [it]
vaiyishchatH7819 →81 times
וַיִּקַּ֤חand he took
vaiyikachH3947 →966 times
מֹשֶׁה֙Moses
moshehH4872 →765 times
מִדָּמ֔וֹsome of blood its
midamoH1818 →360 times
וַיִּתֵּ֛ןand he put [it]
vaiyitenH5414 →2011 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
תְּנ֥וּךְ[the] lobe of
tenukhH8571 →8 times
אֹֽזֶן־[the] ear of
ʾozen-H241 →187 times
אַהֲרֹ֖ןAaron
ʾaharonH175 →347 times
הַיְמָנִ֑ית<the> right
haymanitH3233 →32 times
וְעַל־and on
veal-H5921 →5755 times
בֹּ֤הֶן[the] thumb of
bohenH931 →16 times
יָדוֹ֙hand his
yadoH3027 →1618 times
הַיְמָנִ֔ית<the> right
haymanitH3233 →32 times
וְעַל־and on
veal-H5921 →5755 times
בֹּ֥הֶן[the] big toe of
bohenH931 →16 times
רַגְל֖וֹfoot his
ragloH7272 →247 times
הַיְמָנִֽית׃<the> right
haymanitH3233 →32 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
Romans 12:1Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
it leads to
- 1 Peter 2:5
you 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.
- Romans 6:13
Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of…
- Hebrews 13:15–16
Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.
- Romans 6:19
I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to escalating wickedness, so now…
- Ephesians 4:1
As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:
- 1 Peter 2:5
Through
Philippians 1:20I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or…
it leads to
- 1 Peter 4:16
But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear that name.
- 1 Corinthians 6:20
you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.
- Isaiah 54:4
Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame; do not be intimidated, for you will not be humiliated. For you will forget the shame of your youth and will remember…
- 1 Peter 4:16
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.