Leviticus 8 · Verse 6

Leviticus 8:6

And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water.
Leviticus 8:6, King James Version

Leviticus 8:6 in other translations

BSBThen Moses presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.
WEBMoses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water.
ASVAnd Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water.
YLTAnd Moses bringeth near Aaron and his sons, and doth bathe them with water,
DARBYAnd Moses brought Aaron near, and his sons, and bathed them with water.
BBEThen Moses took Aaron and his sons; and after washing them with water,
WebsterAnd Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water.

What does Leviticus 8:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. Moses ... washed them with water--At consecration they were subjected to entire ablution, though on ordinary occasions they were required, before entering on their duties, only to wash their hands and feet. This symbolical ablution was designed to teach them the necessity of inward purity, and the imperative obligation on those who bore the vessels and conducted the services of the sanctuary to be holy.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 8:1-13

The consecration of Aaron and his sons had been delayed until the tabernacle had been prepared, and the laws of the sacrifices given. Aaron and his sons were washed with water, to signify that they ought to purify themselves from all sinful dispositions, and ever after to keep themselves pure. Christ washes those from their sins in his own blood whom he makes kings and priests to our God, Re 1:5, 6; and those that…

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Leviticus 8:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּקְרֵ֣בvai.yak.Revand he presentedH7126
מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehMosesH4872
אֶֽת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonAaronH175
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
בָּנָ֑יוba.Navsons hisH1121
וַיִּרְחַ֥ץvai.yir.Chatzand he washedH7364
אֹתָ֖ם'o.Tam<obj.> themH853
בַּמָּֽיִם\׃ba.Ma.yimwith <the> waterH4325

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Cross references for Leviticus 8:6

  • Ephesians 5:26

    That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

  • 1 Corinthians 6:11

    And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

  • Exodus 29:4

    And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shalt wash them with water.

  • Isaiah 1:16

    Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;

  • Ezekiel 36:25

    Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.

  • Psalms 51:7

    Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

  • Exodus 30:19

    For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat:

  • Exodus 40:12

    And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water.

  • Psalms 51:2

    Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

  • Psalms 26:6

    I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O Lord:

  • Hebrews 10:22

    Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

  • Revelation 1:5-6

    And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

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Ex 29:4; 40:12; Ps 51:2,7; Isa 1:16; Eze 36:25; Zec 13:1
Joh 13:8-10; 1Co 6:11; Eph 5:26; Heb 9:10; 10:22; Re 1:5,6; 7:14

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Context

  • Leviticus 8:5

    And Moses said unto the congregation, This is the thing which the Lord commanded to be done.

  • Leviticus 8:6

    And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water.

  • Leviticus 8:7

    And he put upon him the coat, and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the curious girdle of the ephod, and bound it unto him therewith.

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Leviticus 8:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces Moisés hizo llegar á Aarón y á sus hijos, y lavólos con agua.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Moïse fit approcher Aaron et ses fils, et les lava avec de l’eau;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Mose ließ Aaron und seine Söhne herzunahen und wusch sie mit Wasser.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Statimque obtulit Aaron et filios ejus. Cumque lavisset eos,