Leviticus 8:30-36

Anointing the Priests and Their Garments

30 Then Moses took {some of} the anointing oil and {some of} the blood that [was] on the altar, and he spattered [them] on Aaron, on his garments, and on Aaron's sons and on his sons' garments with him--thus he consecrated Aaron, his garments, and his sons and his sons' garments with him.

31 Then Moses said to Aaron and to his sons, "Boil the meat in [the] entrance to [the] tent of assembly, and there you must eat it and the bread that [is] in the basket of the consecration offering, [just] as I have commanded, saying, 'Aaron and his sons must eat it,'

32 but the remainder of the meat and the bread you must burn in the fire.

33 And you must not go out from the entrance to [the] tent of assembly [for] seven days, until [the] day of fulfilling the days of your consecration, because {it will take seven days to ordain you}.

34 [Just] as was done on this day, Yahweh commanded to be done [in order] to make atonement for you.

35 And you must stay [at the] entrance to [the] tent of assembly day and night [for] seven days, and you shall keep the obligation from Yahweh, so you might not die, for thus I have been commanded."

36 So Aaron and his sons did all the things that Yahweh had commanded {through} Moses.

Leviticus 8:30-36 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 8

The order for the consecration of Aaron and his sons is renewed, Le 8:1-3 which accordingly was set about and performed by Moses, Le 8:4,5 who having first washed and clothed them, first Aaron, and then his sons, with the garments of the priesthood, anointing at the same time the tabernacle of the altar, and what appertained to them and Aaron also, Le 8:6-13 and then he slew the bullock for the sin offering, and the ram for the burnt offering, and the ram of consecration; and did with the blood, fat, shoulder, and breast, and the meat offering belonging thereunto, as he had been directed, Le 8:14-30 and the chapter is concluded with some instructions about boiling the flesh, and burning the remainder of it, and keeping the charge of the Lord night and day for seven days, Le 8:31-36.

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "And"
• [b]. Literally "from"
• [c]. Literally "from"
• [d]. Or "and"
• [e]. Or "And"
• [f]. Or "of"
• [g]. Or "and"
• [h]. Plural
• [i]. Or "of"
• [j]. Plural
• [k]. Literally "seven of days it will fill your (plural) hand"
• [l]. Or "he did"
• [m]. Or "to do"
• [n]. Plural
• [o]. Plural
• [p]. Or "of"
• [q]. Plural
• [r]. Or "of"
• [s]. Plural
• [t]. Or "And"
• [u]. Literally "by the hand of"