Leviticus - 8:18



18 He presented the ram of the burnt offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.

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Explanation and meaning of Leviticus 8:18.

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And he brought the ram for the burnt offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.
He offered also a ram for a holocaust: and when Aaron and his sons had put their hands upon its head,
And he bringeth near the ram of the burnt-offering, and Aaron and his sons lay their hands on the head of the ram,
And he put the male sheep of the burned offering before the Lord, and Aaron and his sons put their hands on its head,
And the ram of the burnt-offering was presented; and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.
He also offered a ram as a holocaust. And when Aaron and his sons had imposed their hands upon its head,
Post haec adduxit arietem holocausti, et admoverunt Aharon et filii ejus marius suas super caput arietis.

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Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And he brought the ram for the burnt offering,.... One of the two he was ordered to take, Leviticus 8:2.
and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram; as they had done before on the head of the bullock, see Leviticus 8:14 their right hands, as the Targum of Jonathan, and that at the same time; not first Aaron and then his sons, as a famous grammarian, Aben Ezra makes mention of, thought; but, as he himself says, they laid them on together.

brought the ram, &c.--as a token of their entire dedication to the service of God.

He brought the ram - Hereby they gave to God the glory of this great honour which was put upon them: and also signified the devoting themselves and all their service to God.

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