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Leviticus 8:6

Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ablution;   Priest;   Purification;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Priests;   Purifications or Baptisms;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Priest;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Worship;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Ablution;   Baths;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Bath (1);   Priest;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ablutions;   Clean, Cleanness;   High Priest;   Leviticus;   Water;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Anointing, Anointed;   Priests and Levites;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Aaron;   Priest;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Events of the Encampment;   Priesthood, the;   Worship, the;   On to Canaan;   Moses, the Man of God;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Atonement, Day of;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Ablution;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Sifra;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Moshe brought Aharon and his sons, and washed them with water.
King James Version
And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water.
Lexham English Bible
So Moses brought Aaron and his sons near, and he washed them with water.
New Century Version
Bringing Aaron and his sons forward, Moses washed them with water.
New English Translation
So Moses brought Aaron and his sons forward and washed them with water.
Amplified Bible
Then Moses brought Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.
New American Standard Bible
Then Moses had Aaron and his sons come near, and he washed them with water.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Moses brought Aaron and his sonnes, and washed them with water,
Legacy Standard Bible
Then Moses had Aaron and his sons come near and washed them with water.
Contemporary English Version
After Moses told Aaron and his sons to step forward, he had them wash themselves.
Complete Jewish Bible
Moshe brought Aharon and his sons, washed them with water,
Darby Translation
And Moses brought Aaron near, and his sons, and bathed them with water.
Easy-to-Read Version
Moses brought Aaron and his sons forward and washed them with water.
English Standard Version
And Moses brought Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.
George Lamsa Translation
And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water;
Good News Translation
Moses brought Aaron and his sons forward and had them take a ritual bath.
Christian Standard Bible®
Then Moses presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.
Literal Translation
And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and bathed them in water,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he toke Aaron and his sonnes, and waßshed them with water,
American Standard Version
And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water.
Bible in Basic English
Then Moses took Aaron and his sons; and after washing them with water,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Moyses brought Aaron and his sonnes, and washed them with water:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water.
King James Version (1611)
And Moses brought Aaron and his sonnes, and washed them with water.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Moses brought nigh Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water,
English Revised Version
And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water.
Berean Standard Bible
Then Moses presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And anoon Moises offride Aaron and hise sones; and whanne he hadde waischun hem,
Young's Literal Translation
And Moses bringeth near Aaron and his sons, and doth bathe them with water,
Update Bible Version
And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water.
World English Bible
Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water.
New King James Version
Then Moses brought Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.
New Living Translation
Then he presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.
New Revised Standard
Then Moses brought Aaron and his sons forward, and washed them with water.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So Moses brought near Aaron and his sons, - and bathed them with water,
Douay-Rheims Bible
And immediately, he offered Aaron and his sons. And when he had washed them,
Revised Standard Version
And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water.
THE MESSAGE
Moses brought Aaron and his sons forward and washed them with water. He put the tunic on Aaron and tied it around him with a sash. Then he put the robe on him and placed the Ephod on him. He fastened the Ephod with a woven belt, making it snug. He put the Breastpiece on him and put the Urim and Thummim in the pouch of the Breastpiece. He placed the turban on his head with the gold plate fixed to the front of it, the holy crown, just as God had commanded Moses.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then Moses had Aaron and his sons come near and washed them with water.

Contextual Overview

1 The Lord said to Moses, 2 "Take Aaron and his sons, and the clothing, the oil for holy use, the bull for the sin gift, the two rams and the basket of bread without yeast. 3 And gather together all the people at the door of the meeting tent." 4 So Moses did just as the Lord told him. The people were gathered together at the door of the meeting tent. 5 Moses said to the people, "This is what the Lord has said to do." 6 Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water. 7 He dressed him with the coat, the belt, the long piece of clothing, and the linen vest. He tied the well-made rope of the linen vest, to keep his clothing in place. 8 Then he put the breast-piece on him. And he put the Urim and the Thummim into the breast-piece. 9 He put the head covering on his head. And on the front of it he put the gold plate, the holy crown, just as the Lord had told Moses. 10 Then Moses took the oil for holy use and poured it on the meeting tent and all that was in it, and made them holy.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

washed: Exodus 29:4, Exodus 40:12, Psalms 51:2, Psalms 51:7, Isaiah 1:16, Ezekiel 36:25, Zechariah 13:1, John 13:8-10, 1 Corinthians 6:11, Ephesians 5:26, Hebrews 9:10, Hebrews 10:22, Revelation 1:5, Revelation 1:6, Revelation 7:14

Reciprocal: Leviticus 14:8 - wash himself Leviticus 16:4 - therefore Leviticus 16:24 - wash Numbers 8:7 - Sprinkle Zechariah 3:5 - fair

Cross-References

Genesis 6:16
Make a window for the boat, that goes down a cubit from the roof. Put a door in the side of the boat. And make it with first, second, and third floors.
Daniel 6:10
When Daniel knew that the king had written his name on this law, he went into his house where, in his upper room, he had windows open toward Jerusalem. There he got down on his knees three times each day, praying and giving thanks to his God, as he had done before.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Moses brought Aaron and his sons,.... To the laver which was in the court of the tabernacle

and washed them with water; to show that they should be clean that bear the vessels of the Lord, and offer the sacrifices of the people; all that are in public office in the house of God ought to have both clean hands and a pure heart, to hold the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience, and to be of a pure and holy conversation; and indeed all that are made kings and priests to God, as all the saints are, they are washed from their sins in the blood of Jesus, Revelation 1:5.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Washed 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 people Hebrews 7:26; Matthew 3:15.


 
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