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The Darby Translation

Leviticus 8:12

And he poured of the anointing oil on Aaron's head, and anointed him, to hallow him.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Anointing;   Priest;   Scofield Reference Index - Aaron;   Christ Types of;   Thompson Chain Reference - Consecration;   Surrendered Life, Characteristics of;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Anointing of the Holy Spirit;   High Priest, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Aaron;   Priest;   Sanctify;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Appoint;   Oil;   Priest, Christ as;   Worship;   Easton Bible Dictionary - High Priest;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Priest;   Holman Bible Dictionary - High Priest;   Leviticus;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Anointing, Anointed;   Priests and Levites;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Aaron;   Anointing (2);   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Aaron;   Priest;   Smith Bible Dictionary - High Priest;   Oil;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Aaron;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Events of the Encampment;   Priesthood, the;   Worship, the;   On to Canaan;   Moses, the Man of God;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Aaron;   Anointing;   Holiness;   Leviticus;   Oil, Anointing;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Anointing;   Consecration;   Messiah;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
He poured some of the anointing oil on Aharon's head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.
King James Version
And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.
Lexham English Bible
Then he poured out part of the anointing oil on Aaron's head—thus he anointed him in order to consecrate him.
New Century Version
He poured some of the special oil on Aaron's head to make Aaron holy for the Lord .
New English Translation
He then poured some of the anointing oil on the head of Aaron and anointed him to consecrate him.
Amplified Bible
Then he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head and anointed him, to consecrate him.
New American Standard Bible
Then he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head and anointed him, to consecrate him.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he powred of the anointing oyle vpon Aarons head, and anointed him, to sanctifie him.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head and anointed him, to set him apart as holy.
Contemporary English Version
He also poured some of the oil on Aaron's head to dedicate him to the Lord .
Complete Jewish Bible
He poured some of the anointing oil on Aharon's head and anointed him, to consecrate him.
Easy-to-Read Version
He poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head to make him holy.
English Standard Version
And he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head and anointed him to consecrate him.
George Lamsa Translation
And he poured some of the anointing oil upon Aarons head and anointed him and sanctified him.
Good News Translation
He ordained Aaron by pouring some of the anointing oil on his head.
Christian Standard Bible®
He poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed and consecrated him.
Literal Translation
And he poured some of the anointing oil on the head of Aaron, and anointed him, to sanctify him.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and poured the anoyntinge oyle vpon Aarons heade, and anoynted him, yt he might be consecrated.
American Standard Version
And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.
Bible in Basic English
And some of the oil he put on Aaron's head, to make him holy.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he powred of the annoynting oyle vpon Aarons head, & annoynted hym, to sanctifie hym.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.
King James Version (1611)
And he powred of the anointing oile vpon Aarons head, and anointed him, to sanctifie him.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Moses poured of the anointing oil on the head of Aaron; and he anointed him and sanctified him.
English Revised Version
And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.
Berean Standard Bible
He also poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head and anointed him to consecrate him.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Which oile he schedde on `the heed of Aaron, and anoyntide hym, and halewide.
Young's Literal Translation
and he poureth of the anointing oil on the head of Aaron, and anointeth him to sanctify him.
Update Bible Version
And he poured of the anointing oil on Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.
World English Bible
He poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.
New King James Version
And he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head and anointed him, to consecrate him.
New Living Translation
Then he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head, anointing him and making him holy for his work.
New Life Bible
And he poured some of the oil for holy use on Aaron's head, to make him holy.
New Revised Standard
He poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head and anointed him, to consecrate him.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and he poured of the anointing oil, upon the head of Aaron, - and anointed him, to hallow him.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he poured it upon Aaron’s head: and he anointed and consecrated him.
Revised Standard Version
And he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head, and anointed him, to consecrate him.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head and anointed him, to consecrate him.

Contextual Overview

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. 10 And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was in it, and hallowed them.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Leviticus 4:3, Leviticus 21:10, Leviticus 21:11, Leviticus 21:12, Exodus 28:41, Exodus 29:7, Exodus 30:30, Psalms 133:2

Reciprocal: Exodus 30:31 - an holy Leviticus 7:36 - in the day Leviticus 10:7 - the anointing Leviticus 14:18 - the remnant Numbers 3:3 - the priests Numbers 35:25 - anointed 2 Kings 9:3 - pour it Psalms 45:7 - hath Zechariah 4:14 - These

Cross-References

Genesis 8:2
And the fountains of the deep and the windows of heaven were closed, and the pour of rain from heaven was stopped.
Genesis 8:3
And the waters retired from the earth, continually retiring; and in the course of a hundred and fifty days the waters abated.
Genesis 8:5
And the waters abated continually until the tenth month: in the tenth [month], on the first of the month, the tops of the mountains were seen.
Genesis 8:6
And it came to pass at the end of forty days that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made.
Genesis 8:7
And he sent out the raven, which went forth going to and fro, until the waters were dried from the earth.
Genesis 8:8
And he sent out the dove from him, to see if the waters had become low on the ground.
Genesis 8:10
And he waited yet other seven days, and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark.
Psalms 27:14
Wait for Jehovah; be strong and let thy heart take courage: yea, wait for Jehovah.
Isaiah 8:17
And I will wait for Jehovah, who hideth his face from the house of Jacob; and I will look for him.
Isaiah 25:9
And it shall be said in that day, Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is Jehovah, we have waited for him; we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head,.... Which ran down to his beard, and to the collar of his coat, the robe of the ephod, but not to the skirts of his garments, as we wrongly render it, Psalms 133:2. Jarchi says it was first poured on his head, and after that he put it between his eyebrows, and drew it with his finger here and there, or from one eyebrow to another: Maimonides w gives a like account, with some addition; he says, the oil was poured on his head, and he was anointed between the eyebrows, in the form of the Greek letter χ, "chi": a greater profusion of oil was used in the anointing of Aaron than of the tabernacle, altar, and laver, and their vessels, he being so eminent a type of Christ, our high priest, anointed with the oil of gladness above his fellows:

and anointed him to sanctify him; to signify that he was set apart and devoted to the sacred office of the priesthood. The Targum of Jonathan observes, that this anointing was after he had clothed him; though some have thought it was done before the mitre and holy crown were put on: but if they were put on to complete the investiture, they might be taken off while the ceremony of anointing was performed.

w In Misn. Ceritot, c. 1. sect. 1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

As investing the priest with official garments was a recognition before men of the official position of the person (see Exodus 28:3 note), so the anointing him with oil was an acknowledgment that all fitness for his office, all the powers with which he would rightly fulfill its duties, must come from the Lord.

So, again, with the sanctification of the holy things. Each of them was intended by divine wisdom to convey a spiritual meaning to the mind of man. They were means of grace to the devout worshipper. The oil poured upon them was a recognition of this fact, and at the same time it made them holy and set them apart from all profane and ordinary uses. On kindred grounds, though to express another idea, the altar was to be sanctified also by blood. See Leviticus 8:15 note.


 
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