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Leviticus 8:31-36

The Ordination of Aaron and His Sons

Moses assembles Israel, washes and clothes Aaron and his sons, anoints the tabernacle and priesthood, offers the sin offering, burnt offering, and ordination ram, applies blood and oil to consecrate them, and commands them to remain at the tent of meeting for seven days until their ordination is complete.

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31And Moses said to Aaron and his sons, “Boil the meat at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and eat it there with the bread that is in the basket of ordination offerings, as I commanded, saying, ‘Aaron and his sons are to eat it.’

32Then you must burn up the remainder of the meat and bread.

33You must not go outside the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for seven days, until the days of your ordination are complete; for it will take seven days to ordain you.

34What has been done today has been commanded by the LORD in order to make atonement on your behalf.

35You must remain at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting day and night for seven days and keep the LORD’s charge so that you will not die, for this is what I have been commanded.”

36So Aaron and his sons did everything the LORD had commanded through Moses.

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Verse 31

Cross-references

Leviticus 24:9Classic cross-references Exodus 29:31Classic cross-references

Original words

And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singularsaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413PrepositionAaronאַהֲרֹ֣ןH175Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .וְאֶל־H413Conjunctive waw | Prepositionand his sonsבָּנָ֗יוH1121Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularBoilבַּשְּׁל֣וּH1310Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe meatהַבָּשָׂר֮H1320Article | Noun - masculine singularat the entranceפֶּ֣תַחH6607Noun - masculine singular constructto the Tentאֹ֣הֶלH168Noun - masculine singular constructof Meetingמוֹעֵד֒H4150Noun - masculine singularand eatתֹּאכְל֣וּH398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural-אֹת֔וֹH853Direct object marker | third person masculine singularitוְאֶ֨ת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerthereוְשָׁם֙H8033Conjunctive waw | Adverbwith the breadהַלֶּ֔חֶםH3899Article | Noun - masculine singularthatאֲשֶׁ֖רH834Pronoun - relativeis in the basketבְּסַ֣לH5536Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof ordination offeringsהַמִּלֻּאִ֑יםH4394Article | Noun - masculine pluralasכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רH834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativeI commandedצִוֵּ֙יתִי֙H6680Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singularsayingלֵאמֹ֔רH559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructAaronאַהֲרֹ֥ןH175Noun - proper - masculine singularand his sonsוּבָנָ֖יוH1121Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularare to eat itיֹאכְלֻֽהוּ׃H398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular

Verse 32

Cross-references

Exodus 29:34Classic cross-references

Original words

Then you must burn upבָּאֵ֖שׁH784Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular. . .תִּשְׂרֹֽפוּ׃H8313Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralthe remainderוְהַנּוֹתָ֥רH3498Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularof the meatבַּבָּשָׂ֖רH1320Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularand breadוּבַלָּ֑חֶםH3899Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 33

Cross-references

Ezekiel 43:25Classic cross-references Leviticus 15:13Classic cross-references Exodus 29:35Classic cross-references Exodus 29:9Classic cross-references

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You must notלֹ֤אH3808Adverb - Negative particlego outsideתֵֽצְאוּ֙H3318Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralthe entranceוּמִפֶּתַח֩H6607Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructto the Tentאֹ֨הֶלH168Noun - masculine singularof Meetingמוֹעֵ֜דH4150Noun - masculine singularfor sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תH7651Number - masculine singular constructdaysיָמִ֔יםH3117Noun - masculine pluraluntilעַ֚דH5704Prepositionthe daysי֣וֹםH3117Noun - masculine singular. . .יְמֵ֖יH3117Noun - masculine plural constructof your ordinationמִלֻּאֵיכֶ֑םH4394Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralare completeמְלֹ֔אתH4390Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructforכִּ֚יH3588Conjunctionit will take sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תH7651Number - masculine singular constructdaysיָמִ֔יםH3117Noun - masculine pluralto ordainיְמַלֵּ֖אH4390Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markeryouיֶדְכֶֽם׃H3027Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural

Verse 34

Cross-references

Hebrews 7:27Classic cross-references Hebrews 10:11Classic cross-references Hebrews 7:16Classic cross-references

Original words

Whatכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativehas been doneעָשָׂ֖הH6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singulartodayבַּיּ֣וֹםH3117Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular-הַזֶּ֑הH2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singularhas been commandedצִוָּ֧הH6680Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularby the LORDיְהוָ֛הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .לַעֲשֹׂ֖תH6213Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructin order to make atonementלְכַפֵּ֥רH3722Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructon your behalfעֲלֵיכֶֽם׃H5921Preposition | second person masculine plural

Verse 35

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 11:1Classic cross-references Leviticus 10:3Classic cross-references Psalms 134:1Classic cross-references 1 Kings 2:3Classic cross-references Numbers 3:7Classic cross-references

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You must remainתֵּשְׁב֨וּH3427Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralat the entranceוּפֶתַח֩H6607Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructto the Tentאֹ֨הֶלH168Noun - masculine singular constructof Meetingמוֹעֵ֜דH4150Noun - masculine singulardayיוֹמָ֤םH3119Adverband nightוָלַ֙יְלָה֙H3915Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularfor sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תH7651Number - masculine singular constructdaysיָמִ֔יםH3117Noun - masculine pluraland keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֛םH8104Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe LORD’sיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularchargeמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתH4931Noun - feminine singular constructso that you will notוְלֹ֣אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particledieתָמ֑וּתוּH4191Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralforכִּי־H3588Conjunctionthis is whatכֵ֖ןH3651AdverbI have been commandedצֻוֵּֽיתִי׃H6680Verb - Pual - Perfect - first person common singular

Verse 36

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 12:32Classic cross-references

Original words

So Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ןH175Noun - proper - masculine singularand his sonsוּבָנָ֑יוH1121Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular-אֵ֚תH853Direct object markerdidוַיַּ֥עַשׂH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulareverythingכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular construct. . .הַדְּבָרִ֔יםH1697Article | Noun - masculine plural-אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativethe LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularhad commandedצִוָּ֥הH6680Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularthroughבְּיַד־H3027Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃סH4872Noun - proper - masculine singular

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