Leviticus 8:12

Douay-Rheims Bible

And he poured it upon Aaron’s head: and he anointed and consecrated him.

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.

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.

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 the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: ² Take Aaron with his sons, their vestments, and the oil of unction: a calf for sin, two rams, a basket with unleavened bread. ³ And thou shalt gather together all the congregation to the door of the tabernacle. ⁴ And Moses did as the Lord had commanded. And all the multitude being gathered together before the door of the tabernacle: ⁵ He said: This is the word that the Lord hath commanded to be done. ⁶ And immediately, he offered Aaron and his sons. And when he had washed them, ⁷ He vested the high priest with the strait linen garment, girding him with the girdle, and putting on him the violet tunick: and over it he put the ephod. ⁸ And binding it with the girdle, he fitted it to the rational, on which was Doctrine and Truth. ⁹ He put also the mitre upon his head: and upon the mitre over the forehead, he put the plate of gold, consecrated with sanctification, as the Lord had commanded him. ¹⁰ He took also the oil of unction, with which he anointed the tabernacle, with all the furniture thereof.

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
The fountains also of the deep, and the floodgates of heaven, were shut up, and the rain from heaven was restrained.

Genesis 8:3
And the waters returned from off the earth going and coming: and they began to be abated after a hundred and fifty days.

Genesis 8:5
And the waters were going and decreasing until the tenth month: for in the tenth month, the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains appeared.

Genesis 8:6
And after that forty days were passed, Noe opening the window of the ark, which he had made, sent forth a raven:

Genesis 8:7
Which went forth and did not return, till the waters were dried up upon the earth.

Genesis 8:8
He sent forth also a dove after him, to see if the waters had now ceased upon the face of the earth.

Genesis 8:10
And having waited yet seven other days, he again sent forth the dove out of the ark.

Psalms 27:14
(26-14) Expect the Lord, do manfully, and let thy heart take courage, and wait thou for the Lord.

Isaiah 8:17
And I will wait for the Lord, who hath hid his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

Isaiah 25:9
And they shall say in that day: Lo, this is our God, we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord, we have patiently waited for him, we shall rejoice and be joyful 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.