Leviticus 9:22
in Leviticus 9Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people and blessed them. And having made the sin offering, the burnt offering, and the peace offering, he stepped down.
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ASV
And Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people, and blessed them; and he came down from offering the sin-offering, and the burnt-offering, and the peace-offerings.
KJV
And Aaron lifted up his hand toward the people, and blessed them, and came down from offering of the sin offering, and the burnt offering, and peace offerings.
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This verse in Leviticus 9
Commentary
5 notes on this verseSomething of this sort has also been written about Aaron in the book of Leviticus, namely, that "he raised up his hands over the people and blessed them." I gather from this that the saying expresses a mystery, namely, that the one who blesses someone must be adorned with works that distinguish him from the many and raise him above them. For when he is going to bless the people, the hands of Aaron are raised on high. So if someone has his hands down toward earthly things, he does not intend to bless anyone.
This site's exposition
And Aaron lifted up his hand toward the people
on Leviticus 9:22-23
Aaron blesses with lifted hands and comes down from the altar, and Adam Clarke takes the words to be the form written out at Numbers 6:23-27. Then Moses and Aaron go into the tent together, come out, and bless a second time, and the glory appears to all the people rather than to the two men who had been inside. Matthew Henry marks the sequence, that the appearing followed the blessing the lawgiver and the priest gave together.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
This was one part of the priest's work, in which he was a type of Christ, who came into the world to bless us, and when he was parted from his disciples, at his ascension, lifted up his hands and blessed them, and in them his whole church, of which they were the elders and representatives, as the great high priest of our profession.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
And Aaron lifted up his hand toward the people, and blessed them - On lifting up the hands in prayer, see Exo 9:29. The form of the blessing we have in Num 6:23, etc.: “The Lord bless thee and keep thee! The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee! The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace!” See the notes on these passages Exo 9:29 (note), and Num 6:23 (note).
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Aaron lifted up his hand . . . and blessed them--The pronouncing of a benediction on the people assembled in the court was a necessary part of the high priest's duty, and the formula in which it was to be given is described (Nu 6:23-27). came down from offering--The altar was elevated above the level of the floor, and the ascent was by a gentle slope (Ex 20:26).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּשָּׂ֨א | vaiyisa' | and he lifted up | H5375 → | 656 times |
| אַהֲרֹ֧ן | ʾaharon | Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יָדָ֛יו | yadov | hands his | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הָעָ֖ם | haam | the people | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| וַֽיְבָרְכֵ֑ם | vayvarekhem | and he blessed them | H1288 → | |
| וַיֵּ֗רֶד | vaiyered | and he came down | H3381 → | |
| מֵעֲשֹׂ֧ת | measot | from when offered | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| הַֽחַטָּ֛את | hachatat | the sin offering | H2403 → | 295 times |
| וְהָעֹלָ֖ה | vehaolah | and the burnt offering | H5930 → | 287 times |
| וְהַשְּׁלָמִֽים׃ | vehashelamim | and the peace offerings | H8002 → | 87 times |
וַיִּשָּׂ֨אand he lifted up
vaiyisa'H5375 →656 times
אַהֲרֹ֧ןAaron
ʾaharonH175 →347 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
יָדָ֛יוhands his
yadovH3027 →1618 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הָעָ֖םthe people
haamH5971 →1873 times
וַֽיְבָרְכֵ֑םand he blessed them
vayvarekhemH1288 →
וַיֵּ֗רֶדand he came down
vaiyeredH3381 →
מֵעֲשֹׂ֧תfrom when offered
measotH6213 →2628 times
הַֽחַטָּ֛אתthe sin offering
hachatatH2403 →295 times
וְהָעֹלָ֖הand the burnt offering
vehaolahH5930 →287 times
וְהַשְּׁלָמִֽים׃and the peace offerings
vehashelamimH8002 →87 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
2 Corinthians 13:14The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.
it leads to
- Ephesians 2:22
And in Him you too are being built together into a dwelling place for God in His Spirit.
- 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.
- Romans 16:20
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
- 1 Corinthians 16:23
The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you.
- Jude 1:21
keep yourselves in the love of God as you await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you eternal life.
- Ephesians 2:22
Through
Deuteronomy 21:5And the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve Him and pronounce blessings in His name and to give a ruling in every…
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 23:13
The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister before Him, and to pronounce…
- Deuteronomy 10:8
At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to serve Him, and to pronounce blessings in…
- Malachi 2:7
For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.
- 1 Chronicles 23:13
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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; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Origen of Alexandria, FRAGMENT ON THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 257.