Leviticus 8:23

23 And he killed it, and Moses took some of its blood and 1put it on the lobe of Aaron's right ear and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot.

Leviticus 8:23 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 8:23

(See Gill on Leviticus 8:22).

Leviticus 8:23 In-Context

21 He washed the entrails and the legs with water, and Moses burned the whole ram on the altar. It was a burnt offering with a pleasing aroma, a food offering for the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.
22 Then he presented the other ram, the ram of ordination, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.
23 And he killed it, and Moses took some of its blood and put it on the lobe of Aaron's right ear and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot.
24 Then he presented Aaron's sons, and Moses put some of the blood on the lobes of their right ears and on the thumbs of their right hands and on the big toes of their right feet. And Moses threw the blood against the sides of the altar.
25 Then he took the fat and the fat tail and all the fat that was on the entrails and the long lobe of the liver and the two kidneys with their fat and the right thigh,

Cross References 1

  • 1. See Leviticus 14:14-17
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