New King James Version
Leviticus 8:6
6Then Moses brought Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.
Leviticus 8:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water.
- New International Version (NIV)Then Moses brought Aaron and his sons forward and washed them with water.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And Moses brought Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Then he presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.
Context of Leviticus 8:6
4So Moses did as the Lord commanded him. And the congregation was gathered together at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. 5And Moses said to the congregation, “This is what the Lord commanded to be done.” Then Moses brought Aaron and his sons and washed them with water. 7And he put the tunic on him, girded him with the sash, clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod on him; and he girded him with the intricately woven band of the ephod, and with it tied the ephod on him. 8Then he put the breastplate on him, and he put the Urim and the Thummim in the breastplate.
Read all of Leviticus 8Leviticus 8:6 word by word
וַיַּקְרֵ֣ב מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֶֽת־אַהֲרֹ֖ן וְאֶת־בָּנָ֑יו וַיִּרְחַ֥ץ אֹתָ֖ם בַּמָּֽיִם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Leviticus 8:6
- Exodus 29:4“And Aaron and his sons you shall bring to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and you shall wash them with water.
- Exodus 40:12“Then you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tabernacle of meeting and wash them with water.
- Psalms 51:2Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin.
- Isaiah 1:16“Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes. Cease to do evil,
- Ezekiel 36:25Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols.
- Zechariah 13:1“In that day a fountain shall be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for uncleanness.
- John 13:8Peter said to Him, “You shall never wash my feet!” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me.”
- 1 Corinthians 6:11And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.
- Ephesians 5:26that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word,
- Hebrews 9:10concerned only with foods and drinks, various washings, and fleshly ordinances imposed until the time of reformation.
- Hebrews 10:22let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
- Revelation 1:5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood,
- Revelation 7:14And I said to him, “Sir, you know.” So he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Commentaries on Leviticus 8:6
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Washed them with water - Moses caused them to bathe entirely (compare Leviticus 16:4), not merely to wash their hands and feet, as they were to do in their daily ministrations. See the marginal reference. This bathing, which the high priest had also to go through on the day of atonement, was symbolic of the spiritual cleansing required of all 2 Corinthians 7:1, but especially of those who had to draw near to God to make reconciliation for the sins of the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6washed them with water: This was the first step to remove impurity. The priests needed to be ceremonially clean before serving the Lord in holiness (Exodus 29:4; see Psalm 24:4).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Moses ... washed them with water--At consecration they were subjected to entire ablution, though on ordinary occasions they were required, before entering on their duties, only to wash their hands and feet. This symbolical ablution was designed to teach them the necessity of inward purity, and the imperative obligation on those who bore the vessels and conducted the services of the sanctuary to be holy.Read the comment
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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
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