Leviticus 8:31

And Moses said unto Aaron and to his sons, Boil the flesh at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and there eat it with the bread that is in the basket of consecrations, as I commanded, saying, Aaron and his sons shall eat it.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֜ה mo.Sheh	H4872	Mosheh · proper noun, a man's name
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Aaron	אַהֲרֹ֣ן 'a.ha.Ron	H175	Aharon · proper noun, a man's name
sons	בָּנָ֗יו ba.Nav	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
Boil	בַּשְּׁל֣וּ ba.she.Lu	H1310	properly · verb, piel imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
flesh	הַבָּשָׂר֮ ha.ba.Sar	H1320	flesh (from its freshness) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
door	פֶּ֣תַח Pe.tach	H6607	an opening (literally) · noun, common masculine singular construct
tabernacle	אֹ֣הֶל 'O.hel	H168	a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance) · noun, common masculine singular construct
congregation	מוֹעֵד֒ mo.'Ed	H4150	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
eat	תֹּאכְל֣וּ to.khe.Lu	H398	to eat (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural
bread	הַלֶּ֔חֶם ha.Le.chem	H3899	food (for man or beast) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
basket	בְּסַ֣ל be.Sal	H5536	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
consecrations	הַמִּלֻּאִ֑ים ha.mi.lu.'Im	H4394	a fulfilling (only in plural) · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
commanded	צִוֵּ֙יתִי֙ tzi.Vei.ti	H6680	(intensively) to constitute · verb, piel perfect, 1st person common singular
saying	לֵאמֹ֔ר le.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
Aaron	אַהֲרֹ֥ן 'a.ha.Ron	H175	Aharon · proper noun, a man's name
sons	וּבָנָ֖יו u.va.Nav	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
eat	יֹאכְלֻֽהוּ yo.khe.Lu.hu	H398	to eat (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Exodus 29:31-32 And thou shalt take the ram of the consecration, and seethe his flesh in the holy place.
Leviticus 6:28 But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden shall be broken: and if it be sodden in a brasen pot, it shall be both scoured, and rinsed in wa…
Leviticus 7:15 And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day that it is offered; he shall not leave an…
Leviticus 10:17 Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place, seeing it is most holy, and God hath given it you to bear the iniquity of th…
Deuteronomy 12:6-7 And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and…
1 Samuel 2:13-17 And the priests’ custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest’s servant came, while the flesh was in seethin…
Ezekiel 46:20-24 Then said he unto me, This is the place where the priests shall boil the trespass offering and the sin offering, where they shall bake the m…
John 6:33 For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 8:31–end

Moses, having done his part of the ceremony, now leaves Aaron and his sons to do theirs. I. They must boil the flesh of their peace-offering, and eat it in the court of the tabernacle, and what remained they must burn with fire, Lev 8:31, Lev 8:32. This signified their thankful consent to the consecration: when God gave Ezekiel his commission, he told him to eat the roll, Eze 3:1, Eze 3:2. II. They must not stir out of the court of the tabernacle for seven days, Lev 8:33. The priesthood being a good warfare, they must thus learn to endure hardness, and to disentangle themselves from the affairs of this life, Ti2 2:3, Ti2 2:4. Being consecrated to their service, they must give themselves whol…

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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 8:30

And Moses took - the blood - and sprinkled it upon Aaron, etc. - Thus we find that the high priest himself must be sprinkled with the blood of the sacrifice; and our blessed Lord, of whom Aaron was a type, was sprinkled with his own blood. 1. In his agony in the garden. 2. In his being crowned with thorns. 3. In the piercing of his hands and his feet. And, 4. In his side being pierced with the spear. All these were so many acts of atonement performed by the high priest.

John Gill on Leviticus 8:31

And Moses said unto Aaron, and to his sons,.... After he had offered the bullock, the two rams, and cakes of unleavened bread for the consecration of them: boil the flesh at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation; the remainder of the flesh of the ram of consecration, which was all but the fat, the shoulder, and the breast: and there eat it with the bread that is in the basket of consecration; what was left of that, there being one cake of a sort taken out of it and burnt: as I commanded, saying, Aaron and his sons shall eat it; see Exodus 29:32.

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,…
Cook — A person employed to perform culinary service. In early times among the Hebrews cooking was performed by the mistress of the household (Gen. 18:2-6; Judg. 6:19), and the process was very…
Priest · .Consecration of — .Consecration of
Priests · Ceremonies at consecration of: Partaking of the sacrifices of consecration — Ceremonies at consecration of: Partaking of the sacrifices of consecration

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 8:31

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 8:31–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 8:22

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 8:30

John Gill on Leviticus 8:31

Dictionary and topics

Leviticus 8:31

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 8:31–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 8:22

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 8:30

John Gill on Leviticus 8:31

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Leviticus 8:4–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Leviticus 8:14-32

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Leviticus 8:31

Rashi on Leviticus 8:28