Leviticus 8:1-9

1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

2 Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments and the anointing oil, and the bullock of the sin-offering, and the two rams, and the basket of unleavened [bread];

3 and gather all the assembly together at the entrance of the tent of meeting.

4 And Moses did as Jehovah had commanded him; and the assembly was collected at the entrance of the tent of meeting.

5 And Moses said to the assembly, This is the thing which Jehovah has commanded to be done.

6 And Moses brought Aaron near, and his sons, and bathed them with water.

7 And he put upon him the vest and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the cloak, and put the ephod on him, and he girded him with the girdle of the ephod, and fastened the ephod on him.

8 And he put the breastplate on it, and put on the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim;

9 and he put the turban upon his head; and upon the turban, on the front of it, he put the golden plate, the holy diadem; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

Leviticus 8:1-9 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]. Lit. 'ephoded him with it:' Ex. 28.8; 29.5. The girdle of the ephod, which had a peculiar name, bound the ephod as well as the cloak, which was called the 'cloak of the ephod.' The other girdle was on the vest or shirt.
• [b]. Light, or Lights.
• [c]. Perfection, or Perfections: see refs., Neh. 7.65.