Leviticus 8:11
in Leviticus 8He sprinkled some of the oil on the altar seven times, anointing the altar and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand, to consecrate them.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all its vessels, and the laver and its base, to sanctify them.
KJV
And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all his vessels, both the laver and his foot, to sanctify them.
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This verse in Leviticus 8
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Sprinkled ... the altar seven times - The altar of burnt-offering was distinguished by this sevenfold sprinkling with the holy oil. The number of the covenant was thus brought into connection with those acts of sacrifice by which the covenant between Yahweh and the worshipper was formally renewed and confirmed.
This site's exposition
Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle
on Leviticus 8:10-11
The oil goes on the building before it goes on any man. The altar alone receives seven sprinklings, so the place where atonement is made is cleansed before it makes any.
This site's exposition
He sprinkled some of the oil on the altar seven times
The anointing reaches the altar of burnt offering in the court, with its utensils, and the basin with its stand. Verse 10 anointed the furniture inside the tent, and this verse carries the oil to the furniture outside.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
); these were to sanctify the gold and the gift ( Matt. xxiii. 17-19 ), and therefore must themselves be thus sanctified; but he poured it out more plentifully upon the head of Aaron (
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And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
took the anointing oil, &c.--which was designed to intimate that persons who acted as leaders in the solemn services of worship should have the unction of the Holy One both in His gifts and graces.
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How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
AND HE SPRINKLED THEREOF [i.e., of the anointing oil] UPON THE ALTAR. Rashi commented: “I do not know where Moses was commanded about these sprinklings.
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
AND MOSES TOOK THE ANOINTING OIL, AND ANOINTED THE TABERNACLE …. AND HE POURED OF THE ANOINTING OIL UPON AARON’S HEAD. This too. See Ramban on Verse.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּ֥ז | vaiyaz | and he spattered | H5137 → | 24 times |
| מִמֶּ֛נּוּ | mimenu | some of it | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ | hamizbeach | the altar | H4196 → | 401 times |
| שֶׁ֣בַע | sheva' | seven | H7651 → | 394 times |
| פְּעָמִ֑ים | peamim | times | H6471 → | 118 times |
| וַיִּמְשַׁ֨ח | vaiyimshach | and he anointed | H4886 → | 70 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַמִּזְבֵּ֜חַ | hamizbeach | the altar | H4196 → | 401 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| כֵּלָ֗יו | kelav | utensils its | H3627 → | 325 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַכִּיֹּ֛ר | hakiyor | the laver | H3595 → | |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כַּנּ֖וֹ | kano | base its | H3653 → | |
| לְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃ | lekadesham | to set apart as holy them | H6942 → | 171 times |
וַיַּ֥זand he spattered
vaiyazH5137 →24 times
מִמֶּ֛נּוּsome of it
mimenuH4480 →1188 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַthe altar
hamizbeachH4196 →401 times
שֶׁ֣בַעseven
sheva'H7651 →394 times
פְּעָמִ֑יםtimes
peamimH6471 →118 times
וַיִּמְשַׁ֨חand he anointed
vaiyimshachH4886 →70 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַמִּזְבֵּ֜חַthe altar
hamizbeachH4196 →401 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
כֵּלָ֗יוutensils its
kelavH3627 →325 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
הַכִּיֹּ֛רthe laver
hakiyorH3595 →
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
כַּנּ֖וֹbase its
kanoH3653 →
לְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃to set apart as holy them
lekadeshamH6942 →171 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
Ezekiel 36:25I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.
it leads to
- Hebrews 10:22
let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
- John 3:5
Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.
- Jeremiah 33:8
And I will cleanse them from all the iniquity they have committed against Me, and will forgive all their sins of rebellion against Me.
- 1 John 1:7
But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
- Titus 3:5–6
He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
- Hebrews 10:22
Through
Titus 3:6This is the Spirit He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,
it leads to
- Joel 2:28
And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.
- Romans 5:5
And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.
- Joel 2:28
Through
Isaiah 52:15so He will sprinkle many nations. Kings will shut their mouths because of Him. For they will see what they have not been told, and they will understand what they have not heard.
it leads to
- Romans 15:20–21
In this way I have aspired to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.
- Romans 15:20–21
Where this verse is studied
About Leviticus
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments; 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.