The Meaning of Leviticus 8:24 Explained

Leviticus 8:24

KJV: And he brought Aaron's sons, and Moses put of the blood upon the tip of their right ear, and upon the thumbs of their right hands, and upon the great toes of their right feet: and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about.

YLT: and he bringeth near the sons of Aaron, and Moses putteth of the blood on the tip of their right ear, and on the thumb of their right hand, and on the great toe of their right foot. And Moses sprinkleth the blood on the altar round about,

Darby: and he brought Aaron's sons near, and Moses put of the blood on the tip of their right ear, and on the thumb of their right hand, and on the great toe of their right foot; and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about.

ASV: And he brought Aaron's sons; and Moses put of the blood upon the tip of their right ear, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot: and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he brought  Aaron's  sons,  and Moses  put  of the blood  upon the tip  of their right  ear,  and upon the thumbs  of their right  hands,  and upon the great toes  of their right  feet:  and Moses  sprinkled  the blood  upon the altar  round about. 

What does Leviticus 8:24 Mean?

Context Summary

Leviticus 8:18-36 - Offerings At Their Consecration
The blood of the ram of consecration was used in a remarkable way, to symbolize deep truths: on Aaron's ear to express Christ's obedience unto death; on the right thumb, to express Christ's willingness to do all that the Father required of Him; on the right toe, to express that all His ways pleased God. Our Lord was washed in His baptism, anointed with oil on the Mount of Transfiguration, and received the final baptism of consecration in blood on the Cross. The sons of Aaron were treated in like manner, to show that in all these things Christians are called to be like Christ. See Matthew 20:22-23. This remark specially applies to those who have been called to lead the flock.
Consecration, according to the Hebrew word, means filling the hand. Too many of us suppose that the consecrated soul renounces all-nay, it receives all. The nets are full of fish; the baskets are full of the broken pieces; the soul is full of grace and glory. Let us keep the charge of the Lord till the day break, and we enter the Most Holy Place beyond the veil! [source]

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 8

1  Moses consecrates Aaron and his sons
14  Their sin offering
18  Their burnt offering
22  The ram of consecration
31  The place and time of their consecration

What do the individual words in Leviticus 8:24 mean?

And he brought - sons of Aaron and put Moses [some] of the blood on the tips of their ears right and on the thumbs of their hands the big toes of their feet right And sprinkled the blood the altar all around
וַיַּקְרֵ֞ב אֶת־ בְּנֵ֣י אַהֲרֹ֗ן וַיִּתֵּ֨ן מֹשֶׁ֤ה מִן־ הַדָּם֙ עַל־ תְּנ֤וּךְ אָזְנָם֙ הַיְמָנִ֔ית וְעַל־ בֹּ֤הֶן יָדָם֙ בֹּ֥הֶן רַגְלָ֖ם הַיְמָנִ֑ית וַיִּזְרֹ֨ק הַדָּ֛ם הַֽמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ סָבִֽיב

וַיַּקְרֵ֞ב  And  he  brought 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: קָרַב  
Sense: to come near, approach, enter into, draw near.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
בְּנֵ֣י  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אַהֲרֹ֗ן  of  Aaron 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַהֲרֹון  
Sense: brother of Moses, a Levite and the first high priest.
וַיִּתֵּ֨ן  and  put 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
מֹשֶׁ֤ה  Moses 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֹשֶׁה  
Sense: the prophet and lawgiver, leader of the exodus.
מִן־  [some] 
Parse: Preposition
Root: מִן 
Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.
הַדָּם֙  of  the  blood 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּם  
Sense: blood.
תְּנ֤וּךְ  the  tips 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: תְּנוּךְ  
Sense: tip, lobe (of ear).
אָזְנָם֙  of  their  ears 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אֹזֶן  
Sense: ear, as part of the body.
הַיְמָנִ֔ית  right 
Parse: Article, Adjective, feminine singular construct
Root: יְמָינִי 
Sense: right, right hand.
וְעַל־  and  on 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
בֹּ֤הֶן  the  thumbs 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בְּהֹון 
Sense: thumb, great (big) toe (always used of both together).
יָדָם֙  of  their  hands 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
בֹּ֥הֶן  the  big  toes 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בְּהֹון 
Sense: thumb, great (big) toe (always used of both together).
רַגְלָ֖ם  of  their  feet 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: רֶגֶל  
Sense: foot.
הַיְמָנִ֑ית  right 
Parse: Article, Adjective, feminine singular
Root: יְמָינִי 
Sense: right, right hand.
וַיִּזְרֹ֨ק  And  sprinkled 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: זָרַק 
Sense: to scatter, sprinkle, toss, throw, scatter abundantly, strew.
הַדָּ֛ם  the  blood 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּם  
Sense: blood.
הַֽמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ  the  altar 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִזְבֵּחַ  
Sense: altar.
סָבִֽיב  all  around 
Parse: Adverb
Root: מוּסָב 
Sense: places round about, circuit, round about adv.

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