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This was the ordination offering. It was a pleasing aroma, a special gift presented to the LORD. <a href="/esv/leviticus/8.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then Moses took them from their hands and burned them on the altar with the burnt offering. This was an ordination offering with a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD. <a href="/bsb/leviticus/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then Moses took these from their hands and burned them on the altar with the burnt offering. This was an ordination offering, a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD. <a href="/kjv/leviticus/8.htm">King James Bible</a> And Moses took them from off their hands, and burnt them on the altar upon the burnt offering: they were consecrations for a sweet savour: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD. <a href="/nkjv/leviticus/8.htm">New King James Version</a> Then Moses took them from their hands and burned them on the altar, on the burnt offering. They were consecration offerings for a sweet aroma. That was an offering made by fire to the LORD. <a href="/nasb_/leviticus/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then Moses took them from their hands and offered them up in smoke on the altar with the burnt offering. They were an ordination offering for a soothing aroma; it was an offering by fire to the LORD. <a href="/nasb/leviticus/8.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then Moses took them from their hands and offered them up in smoke on the altar with the burnt offering. They were an ordination offering for a soothing aroma; it was an offering by fire to the LORD. <a href="/nasb77/leviticus/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then Moses took them from their hands and offered them up in smoke on the altar with the burnt offering. They were an ordination offering for a soothing aroma; it was an offering by fire to the LORD. <a href="/lsb/leviticus/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then Moses took them from their hands and offered them up in smoke on the altar with the burnt offering. They were an ordination offering for a soothing aroma; it was an offering by fire to Yahweh. <a href="/amp/leviticus/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then Moses took these things from their hands and offered them up in smoke on the altar with the burnt offering. They were a consecration (ordination) offering for a sweet and soothing aroma, an offering by fire to the LORD. <a href="/csb/leviticus/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then Moses took them from their hands and burned them on the altar with the burnt offering. This was an ordination offering for a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD. <a href="/hcsb/leviticus/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then Moses took them from their hands and burned them on the altar with the burnt offering. This was an ordination offering for a pleasing aroma, a fire offering to the LORD. <a href="/asv/leviticus/8.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Moses took them from off their hands, and burnt them on the altar upon the burnt-offering: they were a consecration for a sweet savor: it was an offering made by fire unto Jehovah. <a href="/cev/leviticus/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> After this, Moses placed it on the fires of the altar and sent it up in smoke with a smell that pleased the LORD. This was part of the ordination ceremony. <a href="/erv/leviticus/8.htm">English Revised Version</a> And Moses took them from off their hands, and burnt them on the altar upon the burnt offering: they were a consecration for a sweet savour: it was an offering made by fire unto the LORD. <a href="/gwt/leviticus/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then he took them from their hands and burned them on top of the burnt offering on the altar. These were ordination offerings, offerings by fire, a soothing aroma to the LORD. <a href="/gnt/leviticus/8.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then Moses took the food from them and burned it on the altar, on top of the burnt offering, as an ordination offering. This was a food offering, and its odor was pleasing to the LORD. <a href="/isv/leviticus/8.htm">International Standard Version</a> After this, Moses took those things from their hands and burned them on the altar over the whole burnt offering for consecration. They served as a pleasing aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD. <a href="/msb/leviticus/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then Moses took these from their hands and burned them on the altar with the burnt offering. This was an ordination offering, a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD. <a href="/net/leviticus/8.htm">NET Bible</a> Moses then took them from their palms and offered them up in smoke on the altar on top of the burnt offering--they were an ordination offering for a soothing aroma; it was a gift to the LORD. <a href="/nheb/leviticus/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Moses took them from their hands, and burned them on the altar on the burnt offering. They were a consecration for a pleasant aroma. It was an offering made by fire to the LORD. <a href="/wbt/leviticus/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And Moses took them from off their hands, and burnt them on the altar upon the burnt-offering: they were consecrations for a sweet savor: it is an offering made by fire to the LORD. <a href="/web/leviticus/8.htm">World English Bible</a> Moses took them from their hands, and burned them on the altar on the burnt offering. They were a consecration offering for a pleasant aroma. It was an offering made by fire to Yahweh. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/leviticus/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Moses takes them from off their hands, and makes incense on the altar, on the burnt-offering—they [are] consecrations for refreshing fragrance; it [is] a fire-offering to YHWH; <a href="/ylt/leviticus/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Moses taketh them from off their hands, and maketh perfume on the altar, on the burnt-offering, they are consecrations for sweet fragrance; it is a fire-offering to Jehovah; <a href="/slt/leviticus/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Moses will take them from their hands and burn upon the altar upon the burnt-offering: they fillings up for an odor of sweetness: it is a sacrifice to Jehovah.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/leviticus/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> He took them again from their hands, and burnt them upon the altar of holocaust, because it was the oblation of consecration, for a sweet odour of sacrifice to the Lord. <a href="/cpdv/leviticus/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> he received them again from their hands, and he burned them upon the altar of holocaust, because it was an oblation of consecration, as a sweet odor of sacrifice to the Lord. <a href="/nabre/leviticus/8.htm">New American Bible</a> When Moses had removed them from their palms, he burned them on the altar with the burnt offering. They were an ordination offering for a sweet aroma, an oblation to the LORD. <a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then Moses took them from their hands and turned them into smoke on the altar with the burnt offering. This was an ordination offering for a pleasing odor, an offering by fire to the LORD.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And Moses took them from off their hands, and burned them on the altar as a burnt offering; they were consecration offerings for a sweet savour, an offering made by fire to the LORD. <a href="/hpbt/leviticus/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Moshe took them from their hands and offered them up on the burning altar of the burnt offering to be a consecration for a savory fragrance as a gift to LORD JEHOVAH.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/leviticus/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And Moses took them from off their hands, and made them smoke on the altar upon the burnt-offering; they were a consecration-offering for a sweet savour; it was an offering made by fire unto the LORD. <a href="/sep/leviticus/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Moses took the breast, and separated it for a heave-offering before the Lord, from the ram of consecration; and it became Moses' portion, as the Lord commanded Moses. <a href="/parallel/leviticus/8-28.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=1867" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/leviticus/8.htm">The Ram of Ordination</a> …27He put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and waved them before the LORD as a wave offering. 28<a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Then Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: way·yiq·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">took these</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: mê·‘al (Prep-m) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/3709.htm" title="3709: kap·pê·hem (N-fdc:: 3mp) -- Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan. From kaphaph; the hollow hand or palm; figuratively, power.">their hands</a> <a href="/hebrew/6999.htm" title="6999: way·yaq·ṭêr (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To make sacrifices smoke. A primitive root; to smoke, i.e. Turn into fragrance by fire.">and burned them</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: ham·miz·bê·ḥāh (Art:: N-ms:: 3fs) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">on the altar</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/5930.htm" title="5930: hā·‘ō·lāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Whole burnt offering. Or mowlah; feminine active participle of alah; a step or; usually a holocaust.">the burnt offering.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hêm (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">This</a> <a href="/hebrew/4394.htm" title="4394: mil·lu·’îm (N-mp) -- Setting, installation. From male'; a fulfilling, i.e. a setting, or consecration.">was an ordination offering,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5207.htm" title="5207: nî·ḥō·aḥ (N-ms) -- A quieting, soothing, tranquilizing. Or niychoach; from nuwach; properly, restful, i.e. Pleasant; abstractly, delight.">a pleasing</a> <a href="/hebrew/7381.htm" title="7381: lə·rê·aḥ (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- To smell, perceive odor. From ruwach; odor.">aroma,</a> <a href="/hebrew/801.htm" title="801: ’iš·šeh (N-ms) -- The same as 'eshshah, but used in a liturgical sense; properly, a burnt-offering; but occasionally of any sacrifice.">an offering made by fire</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD.</a> 29He also took the breast—Moses’ portion of the ram of ordination—and waved it before the LORD as a wave offering, as the LORD had commanded him.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/29-24.htm">Exodus 29:24-25</a> Put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and wave them before the LORD as a wave offering. / Then take them from their hands and burn them on the altar atop the burnt offering as a pleasing aroma before the LORD; it is a food offering to the LORD. <a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">Hebrews 10:10-14</a> And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. / Day after day every priest stands to minister and to offer again and again the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. / But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God. ... <a href="/exodus/29-27.htm">Exodus 29:27-28</a> Consecrate for Aaron and his sons the breast of the wave offering that is waved and the thigh of the heave offering that is lifted up from the ram of ordination. / This will belong to Aaron and his sons as a regular portion from the Israelites, for it is the heave offering the Israelites will make to the LORD from their peace offerings. <a href="/hebrews/7-27.htm">Hebrews 7:27</a> Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself. <a href="/numbers/6-19.htm">Numbers 6:19-20</a> And the priest is to take the boiled shoulder from the ram, one unleavened cake from the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and put them into the hands of the Nazirite who has just shaved the hair of his consecration. / The priest shall then wave them as a wave offering before the LORD. This is a holy portion for the priest, in addition to the breast of the wave offering and the thigh that was presented. After that, the Nazirite may drink wine. <a href="/hebrews/9-14.htm">Hebrews 9:14</a> how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God! <a href="/exodus/29-22.htm">Exodus 29:22-23</a> Take the fat from the ram, the fat tail, the fat covering the entrails, the lobe of the liver, both kidneys with the fat on them, and the right thigh (since this is a ram for ordination), / along with one loaf of bread, one cake of bread made with oil, and one wafer from the basket of unleavened bread that is before the LORD. <a href="/1_peter/2-5.htm">1 Peter 2:5</a> you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. <a href="/leviticus/7-30.htm">Leviticus 7:30-31</a> With his own hands he is to bring the food offerings to the LORD; he shall bring the fat, together with the breast, and wave the breast as a wave offering before the LORD. / The priest is to burn the fat on the altar, but the breast belongs to Aaron and his sons. <a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1</a> Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. <a href="/leviticus/9-21.htm">Leviticus 9:21</a> but he waved the breasts and the right thigh as a wave offering before the LORD, as Moses had commanded. <a href="/ephesians/5-2.htm">Ephesians 5:2</a> and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God. <a href="/leviticus/7-34.htm">Leviticus 7:34</a> I have taken from the sons of Israel the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution of their peace offerings, and I have given them to Aaron the priest and his sons as a permanent portion from the sons of Israel.’” <a href="/1_corinthians/10-16.htm">1 Corinthians 10:16</a> Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ? <a href="/leviticus/10-14.htm">Leviticus 10:14-15</a> And you and your sons and daughters may eat the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution in a ceremonially clean place, because these portions have been assigned to you and your children from the peace offerings of the sons of Israel. / They are to bring the thigh of the contribution and the breast of the wave offering, together with the fat portions of the food offerings, to wave as a wave offering before the LORD. It will belong permanently to you and your children, as the LORD has commanded.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And Moses took them from off their hands, and burnt them on the altar on the burnt offering: they were consecrations for a sweet smell: it is an offering made by fire to the LORD.Moses<a href="/exodus/29-25.htm">Exodus 29:25</a> And thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn them upon the altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour before the LORD: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.<a href="/psalms/22-13.htm">Psalm 22:13,14</a> They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion… <a href="/zechariah/13-7.htm">Zechariah 13:7</a> Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.they were<a href="/leviticus/8-22.htm">Leviticus 8:22</a> And he brought the other ram, the ram of consecration: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/8-24.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-21.htm">Aroma</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-21.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-21.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-22.htm">Consecration</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-37.htm">Consecration-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-22.htm">Consecrations</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-21.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-25.htm">Fire-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-16.htm">Fragrance</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-27.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-20.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-24.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-21.htm">Odor</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-21.htm">Odour</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-21.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-27.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-22.htm">Ordination</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-21.htm">Pleasant</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-18.htm">Pleasing</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-8.htm">Priest's</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-21.htm">Savor</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-21.htm">Savour</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-21.htm">Smoke</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-21.htm">Soothing</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-21.htm">Sweet</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-4.htm">Top</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/8-30.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-6.htm">Aroma</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-32.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-2.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-29.htm">Consecration</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-31.htm">Consecration-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-29.htm">Consecrations</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-32.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-22.htm">Fire-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-6.htm">Fragrance</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-22.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-13.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-29.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-6.htm">Odor</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-6.htm">Odour</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-10.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-29.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-29.htm">Ordination</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-6.htm">Pleasant</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-19.htm">Pleasing</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-29.htm">Priest's</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-6.htm">Savor</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-6.htm">Savour</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-10.htm">Smoke</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-6.htm">Soothing</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-12.htm">Sweet</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-14.htm">Top</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 8</div>1. <a href="/leviticus/8-1.htm">Moses consecrates Aaron and his sons</a> 14. <a href="/leviticus/8-14.htm">Their sin offering</a> 18. <a href="/leviticus/8-18.htm">Their burnt offering</a> 22. <a href="/leviticus/8-22.htm">The ram of consecration</a> 31. <a href="/leviticus/8-31.htm">The place and time of their consecration</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The items taken from their hands refer to the portions of the sacrifice that were part of the ordination ceremony for Aaron and his sons. This act signifies the transfer of the offering from the priests to God, highlighting Moses' role as a leader and intermediary. This mirrors the role of Christ as the ultimate mediator between God and humanity (<a href="/1_timothy/2-5.htm">1 Timothy 2:5</a>).and burned them on the altar with the burnt offering. Burning on the altar signifies complete dedication to God, as the burnt offering was entirely consumed by fire. This act symbolizes the total surrender and consecration of the priests to their divine service. The altar, central to Israelite worship, represents the place where God meets His people. This foreshadows Christ's sacrifice, where He offered Himself wholly to God for the atonement of sin (<a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">Hebrews 10:10</a>).This was an ordination offering, The ordination offering, or "filling of the hands," was a unique sacrifice marking the consecration of Aaron and his sons into the priesthood. This ceremony set them apart for holy service, emphasizing the importance of purity and dedication in serving God. The ordination process underscores the necessity of divine appointment and preparation for spiritual leadership, paralleling the calling and anointing of Christ as our High Priest (<a href="/hebrews/5-4.htm">Hebrews 5:4-5</a>).a pleasing aroma, The phrase "a pleasing aroma" indicates God's acceptance of the offering. In ancient Near Eastern culture, the aroma of sacrifices was believed to ascend to the deity, signifying divine satisfaction. This concept is echoed in the New Testament, where Christ's sacrifice is described as a fragrant offering to God (<a href="/ephesians/5-2.htm">Ephesians 5:2</a>), symbolizing His perfect obedience and the acceptance of His atoning work.a food offering to the LORD. The term "food offering" reflects the idea of providing sustenance or satisfaction to God, though not in a literal sense. It signifies the relational aspect of worship, where offerings are a means of fellowship and communion with God. This concept is fulfilled in Christ, who is the bread of life (<a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a>), offering spiritual nourishment and eternal life to believers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to deliver His people from Egypt and to mediate the covenant at Sinai. In this context, Moses is performing the ordination ceremony for Aaron and his sons. 2. <a href="/topical/a/aaron_and_his_sons.htm">Aaron and His Sons</a> The first priests of Israel, chosen by God to serve in the tabernacle. This passage describes part of their ordination process. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_altar.htm">The Altar</a> A sacred place where offerings are made to God. In this passage, it is the site of the ordination offering. 4. <a href="/topical/o/ordination_offering.htm">Ordination Offering</a> A specific type of sacrifice made during the consecration of priests, symbolizing their dedication to God's service. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The covenant name of God, Yahweh, to whom the offerings are made. This highlights the divine approval and acceptance of the ordination.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_mediation.htm">The Role of Mediation</a> Moses acts as a mediator between God and the people, prefiguring Christ's ultimate role as our mediator. This reminds us of the importance of Christ's intercession in our lives. <a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_sacrifice.htm">The Significance of Sacrifice</a> The ordination offering as a "pleasing aroma" signifies God's acceptance. Our lives, when offered in obedience, can also be a pleasing aroma to God. <a href="/topical/c/consecration_to_service.htm">Consecration to Service</a> Just as Aaron and his sons were set apart for service, believers today are called to be set apart for God's purposes, living lives that reflect His holiness. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a> The detailed fulfillment of God's commands in the ordination process underscores the importance of obedience in our walk with God. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_fire.htm">Symbolism of Fire</a> Fire in the offering represents purification and dedication. In our spiritual lives, we are called to be purified and wholly dedicated to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 8</a> <a href="/q/what_is_biblical_consecration.htm">What does the Bible teach about consecration?</a> <a href="/q/leviticus_8_15-17__blood_source_and_safety.htm">In Leviticus 8:15-17, where does the blood used for the purification truly come from, and how did they handle potential health risks?</a> <a href="/q/is_leviticus_8_1-13's_ceremony_credible.htm">In Leviticus 8:1-13, how historically or archaeologically credible is the elaborate priestly ordination ceremony described?</a> <a href="/q/key_events_in_aaron's_life.htm">What were the key events in Aaron's life?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a> <a href="/commentaries/leviticus/8-28.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then Moses מֹשֶׁ֤ה (mō·šeh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver took them וַיִּקַּ֨ח (way·yiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take out of מֵעַ֣ל (mê·‘al) Preposition-m <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against their hands כַּפֵּיהֶ֔ם (kap·pê·hem) Noun - fdc | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3709.htm">Strong's 3709: </a> Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan and burned them וַיַּקְטֵ֥ר (way·yaq·ṭêr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6999.htm">Strong's 6999: </a> To smoke, turn into fragrance by fire on the altar הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חָה (ham·miz·bê·ḥāh) Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> An altar with עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the burnt offering. הָעֹלָ֑ה (hā·‘ō·lāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5930.htm">Strong's 5930: </a> Whole burnt offering This הֵם֙ (hêm) Pronoun - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> They was an ordination offering, מִלֻּאִ֥ים (mil·lu·’îm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4394.htm">Strong's 4394: </a> A fulfilling, a setting, consecration a pleasing נִיחֹ֔חַ (nî·ḥō·aḥ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5207.htm">Strong's 5207: </a> A quieting, soothing, tranquilizing aroma, לְרֵ֣יחַ (lə·rê·aḥ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7381.htm">Strong's 7381: </a> To smell, perceive odor an offering made by fire אִשֶּׁ֥ה (’iš·šeh) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_801.htm">Strong's 801: </a> A burnt-offering, a sacrifice to the LORD. לַיהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/8-28.htm">Leviticus 8:28 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/leviticus/8-28.htm">Leviticus 8:28 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/leviticus/8-28.htm">Leviticus 8:28 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/leviticus/8-28.htm">Leviticus 8:28 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/leviticus/8-28.htm">Leviticus 8:28 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/8-28.htm">Leviticus 8:28 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/8-28.htm">Leviticus 8:28 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/8-28.htm">Leviticus 8:28 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/8-28.htm">Leviticus 8:28 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/leviticus/8-28.htm">Leviticus 8:28 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-28.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 8:28 Moses took them from their hands (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/8-27.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 8:27"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 8:27" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/8-29.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 8:29"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 8:29" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>