Leviticus 8:18

Leviticus 8:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he brought the ram for the burnt offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.
• New International Version (NIV)He then presented the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then he presented the ram of the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then he brought the ram as the burnt offering. And Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram,

Context of Leviticus 8:18

16He took all the fat that was on the entrails, and the lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys with their fat, and Moses offered them up in smoke on the altar. 17But the bull (the sin offering) and its hide, its meat, and its refuse he burned in the fire outside the camp, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. He brought the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram. 19Moses killed it and sprinkled the blood around on the altar. 20When he had cut the ram into pieces, Moses offered up the head, the pieces, and the fat in smoke.

Leviticus 8:18 word by word

וַיַּקְרֵ֕ב אֵ֖ת אֵ֣יל הָעֹלָ֑ה וַֽיִּסְמְכ֞וּ אַהֲרֹ֧ן וּבָנָ֛יו אֶת־יְדֵיהֶ֖ם עַל־רֹ֥אשׁ הָאָֽיִל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he broughtקָרַבqârab · to present: bringH7126
• the ramאַ֫יִל'ayil · ramH352
• for the burnt offeringעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930
• and Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• and his sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• laidסָמַךְsâmak · to supportH5564
• their handsיָדyâd · handH3027
• upon the headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218

Cross-references for Leviticus 8:18

• Leviticus 1:4He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering [transferring symbolically his guilt to the sacrifice], that it may be accepted for him to make atonement on his behalf.
• Exodus 29:15“And you shall take one of the rams, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the ram;

Commentaries on Leviticus 8:18

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14-36Verses 14-36 Moses as the mediator of the covenant of the Law Galatians 3:19; Hebrews 8:6 was called to perform the priestly functions, in consecrating those on whom henceforth those functions were to devolve, and in inaugurating the legal order of sacrifices. See Exodus 40:23 note. The sin-offering was now offered for the first time. The succession in which the sacrifices followed each other on this occasion, first the sin-offering, then the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-36Verses 14-36 In these types we see our great High Priest, even Christ Jesus, solemnly appointed, anointed, and invested with his sacred office, by his own blood, and the influences of his Holy Spirit. He sanctifies the ordinances of religion, to the benefit of his people and the honour of God the Father; who for his sake accepts our worship, though it is polluted with sin. We may also rejoice, that he is a merciful and faithful High Priest, full of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18ram for the burnt offering: See the study note on Leviticus 1:10–13.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 18-2118-21. brought the ram, &c.--as a token of their entire dedication to the service of God.Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 8:18

• Israel
• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Aaron
• Burnt offering
• Criticism
• Exodus, the Book of
• Law in the Old Testament
• Leviticus
• Priest
• Priests and Levites
• Self-Surrender

Commentaries on Leviticus 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings