Leviticus 8:26

And out of the basket of unleavened bread, that was before the LORD, he took one unleavened cake, and a cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, and put them on the fat, and upon the right shoulder:

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
basket	וּמִסַּ֨ל u.mi.Sal	H5536	properly · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
unleavened	הַמַּצּ֜וֹת ha.ma.Tzot	H4682	properly · definite article + noun, common feminine plural absolute
bread	לֶ֥חֶם Le.chem	H3899	food (for man or beast) · noun, common masculine singular construct
before	לִפְנֵ֣י lif.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
LORD	יְהוָ֗ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
took	לָ֠קַח La.kach	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
one	אַחַת֙ 'a.Chat	H259	properly · cardinal number, feminine singular construct
unleavened	מַצָּ֤ה ma.Tzah	H4682	properly · noun, common feminine singular absolute
cake	חַלַּ֨ת cha.Lat	H2471	a cake (as usually punctured) · noun, common feminine singular construct
cake	וְֽחַלַּ֨ת ve.cha.Lat	H2471	a cake (as usually punctured) · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular construct
oiled	שֶׁ֛מֶן She.men	H8081	grease · noun, common masculine singular absolute
one	אַחַ֖ת 'a.Chat	H259	properly · cardinal number, feminine singular construct
wafer	וְרָקִ֣יק ve.ra.Kik	H7550	a thin cake · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
put	וַיָּ֙שֶׂם֙ vai.Ya.sem	H7760	to put (used in a great variety of applications · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
fat	הַ֣חֲלָבִ֔ים ha.cha.la.Vim	H2459	fat · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
right	הַיָּמִֽין hai.ya.Min	H3225	the right hand or side (leg · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
shoulder	שׁ֥וֹק Shok	H7785	the (lower) leg (as a runner) · noun, common feminine singular construct

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Exodus 29:23 And one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer out of the basket of the unleavened bread that is before the LORD:
John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace a…
Acts 5:12 And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon’s porch…
1 Timothy 2:5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 8:14-30

The covenant of priesthood must be made by sacrifice, as well as other covenants, Psa 50:5. And thus Christ was consecrated by the sacrifice of himself, once for all. Sacrifices of each kind must be offered for the priests, that they might with the more tenderness and concern offer the gifts and sacrifices of the people, with compassion on the ignorant, and on those that were out of the way, not insulting over those for whom sacrifices were offered, remembering that they themselves had had sacrifices offered for them, being compassed with infirmity. 1. A bullock, the largest sacrifice, was offered for a sin-offering (Lev 8:14), that hereby atonement might be made, and they might not bring an…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 8:22

brought the other ram,--&c. After the sin offering and burnt offering had been presented on their behalf, this was their peace offering, by which they declared the pleasure which they felt in entering upon the service of God and being brought into close communion with Him as the ministers of His sanctuary, together with their confident reliance on His grace to help them in all their sacred duties.

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 8:23

Put it upon the tip of Aaron's right ear, etc. - See this significant ceremony explained in the note on Exo 29:20 (note). Calmet remarks that the consecration of the high priest among the Romans bore a considerable resemblance to the consecration of the Jewish high priest. "The Roman priest, clothed with a garment of silk, his head covered with a crown of gold adorned with sacred ribbons, was conducted into a subterranean place, over which there was a floor of planks pierced through with many holes. On this floor they sacrificed a bullock, whose blood was freely poured out on the planks or floor, which running through the holes fell upon the priest, who stood under to receive this sacred asp…

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John Gill on Leviticus 8:26

Dictionary and topics

Aaron — The eldest son of Amram and Jochebed, a daughter of Levi (Ex. 6:20). Some explain the name as meaning mountaineer, others mountain of strength, illuminator. He was born in Egypt three years before…
Basket — There are five different Hebrew words so rendered in the Authorized Version: (1.) A basket (Heb. sal, a twig or osier) for holding bread (Gen. 40:16; Ex. 29:3, 23; Lev. 8:2, 26, 31; Num. 6:15, 17,…
Cake — Cakes made of wheat or barley were offered in the temple. They were salted, but unleavened (Ex. 29:2; Lev. 2:4). In idolatrous worship thin cakes or wafers were offered “to the queen of heaven” (Jer.…
Wafers — Thin cakes (Ex. 16:31; 29:2, 23; Lev. 2:4; 7:12; 8:26; Num. 6:15, 19) used in various offerings.
Fat · Offered in sacrifice — Offered in sacrifice
Priest · .Consecration of — .Consecration of
Priests · Ceremonies at consecration of: Placing in their hands the wave-offering — Ceremonies at consecration of: Placing in their hands the wave-offering
Wave Offering · Consisted of: The fat, right shoulder, &c of the priest’s consecration ram — Consisted of: The fat, right shoulder, &c of the priest’s consecration ram

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Leviticus 8:26

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 8:14-30

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 8:22

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 8:23

John Gill on Leviticus 8:26

Dictionary and topics

Leviticus 8:26

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 8:14-30

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 8:22

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 8:23

John Gill on Leviticus 8:26

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Leviticus 8:4–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Leviticus 8:14-32

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Leviticus 8:23

Rashi on Leviticus 8:26