Focused Passage

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.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

31 And 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.’

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

33 You 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.

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

35 You 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.”

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

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Verse 31

Cross-references

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

Original words

And Moses מֹשֶׁ֜ה H4872 Noun - proper - masculine singular said וַיֹּ֨אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition Aaron אַהֲרֹ֣ן H175 Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . וְאֶל־ H413 Conjunctive waw | Preposition and his sons בָּנָ֗יו H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Boil בַּשְּׁל֣וּ H1310 Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the meat הַבָּשָׂר֮ H1320 Article | Noun - masculine singular at the entrance פֶּ֣תַח H6607 Noun - masculine singular construct to the Tent אֹ֣הֶל H168 Noun - masculine singular construct of Meeting מוֹעֵד֒ H4150 Noun - masculine singular and eat תֹּאכְל֣וּ H398 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural - אֹת֔וֹ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine singular it וְאֶ֨ת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker there וְשָׁם֙ H8033 Conjunctive waw | Adverb with the bread הַלֶּ֔חֶם H3899 Article | Noun - masculine singular that אֲשֶׁ֖ר H834 Pronoun - relative is in the basket בְּסַ֣ל H5536 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct of ordination offerings הַמִּלֻּאִ֑ים H4394 Article | Noun - masculine plural as כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר H834 Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative I commanded צִוֵּ֙יתִי֙ H6680 Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular saying לֵאמֹ֔ר H559 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Aaron אַהֲרֹ֥ן H175 Noun - proper - masculine singular and his sons וּבָנָ֖יו H1121 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular are to eat it יֹאכְלֻֽהוּ׃ H398 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular

Verse 32

Cross-references

Exodus 29:34 Classic cross-references

Original words

Then you must burn up בָּאֵ֖שׁ H784 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular . . . תִּשְׂרֹֽפוּ׃ H8313 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural the remainder וְהַנּוֹתָ֥ר H3498 Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular of the meat בַּבָּשָׂ֖ר H1320 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular and bread וּבַלָּ֑חֶם H3899 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 33

Cross-references

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

Original words

You must not לֹ֤א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle go outside תֵֽצְאוּ֙ H3318 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural the entrance וּמִפֶּתַח֩ H6607 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct to the Tent אֹ֨הֶל H168 Noun - masculine singular of Meeting מוֹעֵ֜ד H4150 Noun - masculine singular for seven שִׁבְעַ֣ת H7651 Number - masculine singular construct days יָמִ֔ים H3117 Noun - masculine plural until עַ֚ד H5704 Preposition the days י֣וֹם H3117 Noun - masculine singular . . . יְמֵ֖י H3117 Noun - masculine plural construct of your ordination מִלֻּאֵיכֶ֑ם H4394 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural are complete מְלֹ֔את H4390 Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct for כִּ֚י H3588 Conjunction it will take seven שִׁבְעַ֣ת H7651 Number - masculine singular construct days יָמִ֔ים H3117 Noun - masculine plural to ordain יְמַלֵּ֖א H4390 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker you יֶדְכֶֽם׃ H3027 Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural

Verse 34

Cross-references

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

Original words

What כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative has been done עָשָׂ֖ה H6213 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular today בַּיּ֣וֹם H3117 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular - הַזֶּ֑ה H2088 Article | Pronoun - masculine singular has been commanded צִוָּ֧ה H6680 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular by the LORD יְהוָ֛ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . לַעֲשֹׂ֖ת H6213 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct in order to make atonement לְכַפֵּ֥ר H3722 Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct on your behalf עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃ H5921 Preposition | second person masculine plural

Verse 35

Cross-references

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

Original words

You must remain תֵּשְׁב֨וּ H3427 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural at the entrance וּפֶתַח֩ H6607 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct to the Tent אֹ֨הֶל H168 Noun - masculine singular construct of Meeting מוֹעֵ֜ד H4150 Noun - masculine singular day יוֹמָ֤ם H3119 Adverb and night וָלַ֙יְלָה֙ H3915 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular for seven שִׁבְעַ֣ת H7651 Number - masculine singular construct days יָמִ֔ים H3117 Noun - masculine plural and keep וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֛ם H8104 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the LORD’s יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular charge מִשְׁמֶ֥רֶת H4931 Noun - feminine singular construct so that you will not וְלֹ֣א H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle die תָמ֑וּתוּ H4191 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural for כִּי־ H3588 Conjunction this is what כֵ֖ן H3651 Adverb I have been commanded צֻוֵּֽיתִי׃ H6680 Verb - Pual - Perfect - first person common singular

Verse 36

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 12:32 Classic cross-references

Original words

So Aaron אַהֲרֹ֖ן H175 Noun - proper - masculine singular and his sons וּבָנָ֑יו H1121 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular - אֵ֚ת H853 Direct object marker did וַיַּ֥עַשׂ H6213 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular everything כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct . . . הַדְּבָרִ֔ים H1697 Article | Noun - masculine plural - אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular had commanded צִוָּ֥ה H6680 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular through בְּיַד־ H3027 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Moses מֹשֶֽׁה׃ס H4872 Noun - proper - masculine singular

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