Leviticus 8:12

Good News Translation

He ordained Aaron by pouring some of the anointing oil on his head.

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.

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

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 The Lord said to Moses, ² "Take Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the Tent of my presence and bring the priestly garments, the anointing oil, the young bull for the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread. ³ Then call the whole community together there." ⁴ Moses did as the Lord had commanded, and when the community had assembled, ⁵ he said to them, "What I am now about to do is what the Lord has commanded." ⁶ Moses brought Aaron and his sons forward and had them take a ritual bath. ⁷ He put the shirt and the robe on Aaron and the sash around his waist. He put the ephod on him and fastened it by putting its finely woven belt around his waist. ⁸ He put the breastpiece on him and put the Urim and Thummim in it. ⁹ He placed the turban on his head, and on the front of it he put the gold ornament, the sacred sign of dedication, just as the Lord had commanded him. ¹⁰ Then Moses took the anointing oil and put it on the Tent of the Lord 's presence and everything that was in it, and in this way he dedicated it all to the Lord .

Bible Verse Review
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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
The outlets of the water beneath the earth and the floodgates of the sky were closed. The rain stopped,

Genesis 8:3
and the water gradually went down for 150 days.

Genesis 8:5
The water kept going down, and on the first day of the tenth month the tops of the mountains appeared.

Genesis 8:6
After forty days Noah opened a window

Genesis 8:7
and sent out a raven. It did not come back, but kept flying around until the water was completely gone.

Genesis 8:8
Meanwhile, Noah sent out a dove to see if the water had gone down,

Genesis 8:10
He waited another seven days and sent out the dove again.

Psalms 27:14
Trust in the Lord . Have faith, do not despair. Trust in the Lord .

Isaiah 8:17
The Lord has hidden himself from his people, but I trust him and place my hope in him.

Isaiah 25:9
When it happens, everyone will say, "He is our God! We have put our trust in him, and he has rescued us. He is the Lord ! We have put our trust in him, and now we are happy and joyful because he has saved us."

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.