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Leviticus 8:11 KJV
Leviticus · chapter 8 · verse 11
And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all his vessels, both the laver and his foot, to sanctify them.Leviticus 8:11 · King James Version
Leviticus 8:11 in context
9And he put the mitre upon his head; also upon the mitre, even upon his forefront, did he put the golden plate, the holy crown; as the LORD commanded Moses.
10And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was therein, and sanctified them.
11And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all his vessels, both the laver and his foot, to sanctify them.
12And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron’s head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.
13And Moses brought Aaron’s sons, and put coats upon them, and girded them with girdles, and put bonnets upon them; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- sprinklednâzâhto spirtH5137 →
- anointedmâshachto rub with oilH4886 →
- vesselskᵉlîysomething preparedH3627 →
- altarmizbêachan altarH4196 →
- sevenshebaʻsevenH7651 →
- timespaʻama stroke, literally or figurativelyH6471 →
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God had given Moses orders to consecrate Aaron and his sons to the priests' office, when he was with him the first time upon mount Sinai, Ex. 28 and Exo 29:1, where we have also the particular instructions he had how to do it. Now here we have, I. The orders repeated.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-13