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Leviticus 8:2
2“Take Aaron and his sons with him, the garments, the anointing oil, the bull of the sin offering, the two rams and the basket of matzot .
Leviticus 8:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and a bullock for the sin offering, and two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread;
- New International Version (NIV)“Bring Aaron and his sons, their garments, the anointing oil, the bull for the sin offering, the two rams and the basket containing bread made without yeast,
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments and the anointing oil and the bull of the sin offering and the two rams and the basket of unleavened bread.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, the anointing oil, a bull as the sin offering, two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread;
Context of Leviticus 8:2
1Then Adonai spoke to Moses, saying: “Take Aaron and his sons with him, the garments, the anointing oil, the bull of the sin offering, the two rams and the basket of matzot . 3Then assemble all the congregation at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting.” 4So Moses did as Adonai commanded him. When the congregation was assembled at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting,
Read all of Leviticus 8Leviticus 8:2 word by word
קַ֤ח אֶֽת־אַהֲרֹן֙ וְאֶת־בָּנָ֣יו אִתּ֔וֹ וְאֵת֙ הַבְּגָדִ֔ים וְאֵ֖ת שֶׁ֣מֶן הַמִּשְׁחָ֑ה וְאֵ֣ת׀ פַּ֣ר הַֽחַטָּ֗את וְאֵת֙ שְׁנֵ֣י הָֽאֵילִ֔ים וְאֵ֖ת סַ֥ל הַמַּצּֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
- Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
- and his sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- with him, and the garmentsבֶּ֫גֶדbeged · garmentH899
- and the anointingמִשְׁחָהmishchâh moshchâh · anointingH4888
- oilשֶׁ֫מֶןshemen · oilH8081
- and a bullockפַּרpar pâr · bullockH6499
- for the sin offeringחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sin: sin offeringH2403
- and twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
- ramsאַ֫יִל'ayil · ramH352
- and a basketסַלsal · basketH5536
- of unleavened breadמַצָּהmatstsâh · unleavened breadH4682
Cross-references for Leviticus 8:2
- Exodus 29:1“Now this is what you are to do to consecrate them, so that they may minister as kohanim. Take one young bull and two rams without blemish,
- Exodus 28:2You are to make holy garments for your brother Aaron, for splendor and for beauty.
- Exodus 39:1Next they made woven garments of blue, purple and scarlet, for ministering in the holy place. They made the holy garments for Aaron, as Adonai commanded Moses.
- Exodus 30:23“Now take for yourself the best spices: 500 shekels of flowing myrrh, half as much sweet cinnamon (250), also 250 shekels of sweet calamus,
- Exodus 40:12“Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the Tent of Meeting, and wash them with water.
- Hebrews 7:27He has no need to offer up sacrifices day by day like those other kohanim g’dolim—first for their own sins and then for the sins of the people. For when He offered up Himself, He did this once for all.
Commentaries on Leviticus 8:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Take Aaron and his sons - The whole subject of this chapter has been anticipated in the notes, Exodus 28:1; (note), etc., and Exodus 29:1; (note), etc., in which all the sacrifices, rites, and ceremonies have been explained in considerable detail; and to those notes the reader is referred. It is only necessary to observe that Aaron and his sons were not anointed until now. Before, the thing was commanded; now, first performed.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2A bullock two rams a basket - compare Exodus 29:1-3. This shows the coherence of this part of Leviticus with the latter part of Exodus. The basket of unleavened bread used on this occasion appears to have contained: (1) cakes or loaves of the ordinary unleavened bread; (2) cakes of oiled bread, rather, oil bread (see Leviticus 2:1, Leviticus 2:4); and (3) oiled wafers (see Leviticus 2:4, Leviticus 2:6). Rabbinical tradition says that there were six…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Exodus 29:1–3, 7 also mentions these items. garments: See Exodus 28. The anointing oil had special ingredients that gave it a special smell. These included myrrh, cinnamon, cane, and cassia (dried flowers from the cinnamon tree) mixed into olive oil (see Exodus 30:22–33). bull of the sin offering: See Leviticus 4:3–12. The first of the two rams was a whole burnt offering (8:18), while the second was a special ordination sacrifice (8:22). basket of…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-362. Take Aaron and his sons--The consecration of Aaron and his sons had been ordered long before (Ex 29:1-46), but it is now described with all the details of the ceremonial, as it was gone through after the tabernacle was completed and the regulations for the various sacrifices enacted.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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