Leviticus 8:27
in Leviticus 8He put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and waved them before the LORD as a wave offering.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and he put the whole upon the hands of Aaron, and upon the hands of his sons, and waved them for a wave-offering before Jehovah.
KJV
And he put all upon Aaron’s hands, and upon his sons’ hands, and waved them for a wave offering before the Lord.
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This verse in Leviticus 8
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
And Moses took the fat
on Leviticus 8:25-28
The fat portions and the right thigh are put in the hands of Aaron and his sons. Then Moses took these from their hands and burned them, so the first thing a priest holds in office is what he gives away.
This site's exposition
put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons
Moses places the portions on the priests' hands, and the waving is done before the LORD. John Gill, at verse 29, describes this waving as done with Moses' hands under the hands of Aaron and his sons.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And he put all upon Aaron's hands, and upon his son's hands,.... The fat and the right shoulder, with the cakes upon them: and waved them for a wave offering before the Lord; See Gill on Exo 29:24.
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.
And waved them for a wave-offering - See the nature of this and the heave-offering in the note on Exo 29:27 (note).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּתֵּ֣ן | vaiyiten | and he put | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַכֹּ֔ל | hakol | <the> everything | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| עַ֚ל | ʾal | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| כַּפֵּ֣י | kapei | [the] palms of | H3709 → | 192 times |
| אַהֲרֹ֔ן | ʾaharon | Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| וְעַ֖ל | veal | and on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| כַּפֵּ֣י | kapei | [the] palms of | H3709 → | 192 times |
| בָנָ֑יו | vanav | sons his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| וַיָּ֧נֶף | vaiyanef | and he waved | H5130 → | 37 times |
| אֹתָ֛ם | ʾotam | <obj.> them | H853 → | 10935 times |
| תְּנוּפָ֖ה | tenufah | a wave-offering | H8573 → | 30 times |
| לִפְנֵ֥י | lifnei | <to> before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| יְהוָֽה׃ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
וַיִּתֵּ֣ןand he put
vaiyitenH5414 →2011 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַכֹּ֔ל<the> everything
hakolH3605 →5413 times
עַ֚לon
ʾalH5921 →5755 times
כַּפֵּ֣י[the] palms of
kapeiH3709 →192 times
אַהֲרֹ֔ןAaron
ʾaharonH175 →347 times
וְעַ֖לand on
vealH5921 →5755 times
כַּפֵּ֣י[the] palms of
kapeiH3709 →192 times
בָנָ֑יוsons his
vanavH1121 →4930 times
וַיָּ֧נֶףand he waved
vaiyanefH5130 →37 times
אֹתָ֛ם<obj.> them
ʾotamH853 →10935 times
תְּנוּפָ֖הa wave-offering
tenufahH8573 →30 times
לִפְנֵ֥י<to> before
lifneiH6440 →2123 times
יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 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
Hebrews 9:14how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!
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.
- 1 Peter 1:19
but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.
- 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.
- Hebrews 9:12
He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.
- 1 Peter 2:24
He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”
- Hebrews 10:22
Through
Jeremiah 30:21Their leader will be one of their own, and their ruler will arise from their midst. And I will bring him near, and he will approach Me, for who would dare on his own…
it leads to
- Numbers 16:5
Then he said to Korah and all his followers, “Tomorrow morning the LORD will reveal who belongs to Him and who is holy, and He will bring that person near to Himself. The one…
- Ezekiel 34:23–24
I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.
- Ezekiel 37:24
My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes.
- Numbers 16:5
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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; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).
