Leviticus 8:18
New International Version
He then presented the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.

New Living Translation
Then Moses presented the ram for the burnt offering. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the ram’s head,

English Standard Version
Then he presented the ram of the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.

Berean Standard Bible
Then Moses presented the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.

King James Bible
And he brought the ram for the burnt offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.

New King James Version
Then he brought the ram as the burnt offering. And Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram,

New American Standard Bible
Then he presented the ram of the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.

NASB 1995
Then he presented the ram of the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.

NASB 1977
Then he presented the ram of the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then he brought near the ram of the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.

Amplified Bible
He brought the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.

Christian Standard Bible
Then he presented the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then he presented the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.

American Standard Version
And he presented the ram of the burnt-offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.

Contemporary English Version
Moses led out the ram for the sacrifice to please the LORD. After Aaron and his sons had laid their hands on its head,

English Revised Version
And he presented the ram of the burnt offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He brought forward the ram for the burnt offering. Aaron and his sons placed their hands on the ram's head.

Good News Translation
Next, Moses brought the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons put their hands on its head.

International Standard Version
Next, he brought the ram for the whole burnt offering. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram,

Majority Standard Bible
Then Moses presented the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.

NET Bible
Then he presented the burnt offering ram and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram,

New Heart English Bible
He presented the ram of the burnt offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he brought the ram for the burnt-offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.

World English Bible
He presented the ram of the burnt offering. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And he brings the ram of the burnt-offering near, and Aaron and his sons lay their hands on the head of the ram,

Young's Literal Translation
And he bringeth near the ram of the burnt-offering, and Aaron and his sons lay their hands on the head of the ram,

Smith's Literal Translation
And he will bring the ram of the burnt-offering: and Aaron and his sons will place their hands upon the head of the ram.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
He offered also a ram for a holocaust: and when Aaron and his sons had put their hands upon its head,

Catholic Public Domain Version
He also offered a ram as a holocaust. And when Aaron and his sons had imposed their hands upon its head,

New American Bible
He next brought forward the ram of the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.

New Revised Standard Version
Then he brought forward the ram of burnt offering. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And he brought the ram for the burnt offering; and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And he brought a ram of a burnt offering to be burned, and Ahron and his sons placed their hands on the head of the ram.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the ram of the burnt-offering was presented; and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Moses brought near the ram for a whole-burnt-offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram. And Moses slew the ram: and Moses poured the blood on the altar round about.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Priests' Burnt Offering
18Then Moses presented the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head. 19Moses slaughtered the ram and sprinkled the blood on all sides of the altar.…

Cross References
Exodus 29:15-18
Take one of the rams, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on its head. / You are to slaughter the ram, take its blood, and splatter it on all sides of the altar. / Cut the ram into pieces, wash the entrails and legs, and place them with its head and other pieces. ...

Hebrews 9:12-14
He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption. / For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean, / how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!

Exodus 29:36
Sacrifice a bull as a sin offering each day for atonement. Purify the altar by making atonement for it, and anoint it to consecrate it.

Hebrews 10:10-14
And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. / Day after day every priest stands to minister and to offer again and again the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. / But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God. ...

Numbers 7:88
All the livestock sacrificed for the peace offering totaled twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty male lambs a year old. This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed.

1 Peter 1:18-19
For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers, / but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.

Numbers 28:11
At the beginning of every month, you are to present to the LORD a burnt offering of two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished,

Romans 12:1
Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.

2 Chronicles 29:21-24
They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And the king commanded the priests, the descendants of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the LORD. / So they slaughtered the bulls, and the priests took the blood and splattered it on the altar. They slaughtered the rams and splattered the blood on the altar. And they slaughtered the lambs and splattered the blood on the altar. / Then they brought the goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, who laid their hands on them. ...

Ephesians 5:2
and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.

1 Kings 8:63
And Solomon offered as peace offerings to the LORD 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the Israelites dedicated the house of the LORD.

Revelation 5:6-9
Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. / And He came and took the scroll from the right hand of the One seated on the throne. / When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. ...

2 Chronicles 7:5
And King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.

1 Corinthians 5:7
Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.

Ezekiel 43:18-27
Then He said to me: “Son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘These are the statutes for the altar on the day it is constructed, so that burnt offerings may be sacrificed on it and blood may be splattered on it: / You are to give a young bull from the herd as a sin offering to the Levitical priests who are of the family of Zadok, who approach Me to minister before Me, declares the Lord GOD. / You are to take some of its blood and put it on the four horns of the altar, on the four corners of the ledge, and all around the rim; thus you will cleanse the altar and make atonement for it. ...


Treasury of Scripture

And he brought the ram for the burnt offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.

Leviticus 1:4-13
And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him…

Exodus 29:15-18
Thou shalt also take one ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram…

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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














Then Moses presented
The act of presentation by Moses signifies a formal and deliberate offering to God. The Hebrew root for "presented" is "qarab," which means to bring near or to offer. This action underscores Moses' role as a mediator between God and the Israelites, highlighting the importance of approaching God with reverence and intentionality. In the broader scriptural context, this act of presenting offerings is a precursor to the ultimate sacrifice of Christ, who is presented as the Lamb of God.

the ram for the burnt offering
The ram, a significant animal in sacrificial rituals, symbolizes strength and substitution. The Hebrew word for "ram" is "ayil," which also denotes a leader or chief, reflecting the ram's role as a representative of the people. The "burnt offering," or "olah" in Hebrew, signifies complete surrender to God, as the entire animal is consumed by fire. This offering foreshadows the total sacrifice of Jesus, who gave Himself wholly for humanity's redemption.

and Aaron and his sons
Aaron and his sons, the appointed priests, represent the priesthood of Israel. Their involvement in the sacrificial process emphasizes the necessity of a mediator between God and man. This priestly role is fulfilled in the New Testament by Jesus Christ, our High Priest, who intercedes on our behalf. The inclusion of Aaron's sons also points to the continuity of the priestly line and the importance of generational faithfulness.

laid their hands on its head
The laying on of hands is a symbolic act of identification and transference. In Hebrew, the word "samakh" means to lean or rest upon, indicating a transfer of sin from the offerer to the sacrificial animal. This act signifies the substitutionary nature of the sacrifice, where the ram bears the sins of the people. In Christian theology, this prefigures the imputation of our sins onto Christ, who bore them on the cross, providing atonement and reconciliation with God.

(18) And he brought the ram.--After their sins had been expiated by the sin offering, Moses offered for the consecrated priests one of the two rams which he was ordered to take (see Leviticus 8:2) as a burnt offering. With the exception of performing the sacerdotal rites himself, the ritual here described is in accordance with rules laid down in Leviticus 1:3-9.

Verses 18-21. - There is no deviation on the present occasion from the ritual appointed for the burnt offering. After the sin offering, righteousness is symbolically imputed to Aaron; after the burnt offering, holiness; then follows the peace offering of the ram, which completes and sacrificially effects the consecration.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Then [Moses] presented
וַיַּקְרֵ֕ב (way·yaq·rêḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7126: To come near, approach

the ram
אֵ֣יל (’êl)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 352: Strength, strong, a chief, a ram, a pilaster, an oak, strong tree

for the burnt offering,
הָעֹלָ֑ה (hā·‘ō·lāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5930: Whole burnt offering

and Aaron
אַהֲרֹ֧ן (’a·hă·rōn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 175: Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses

and his sons
וּבָנָ֛יו (ū·ḇā·nāw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1121: A son

laid
וַֽיִּסְמְכ֞וּ (way·yis·mə·ḵū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5564: To prop, to lean upon, take hold of

their hands
יְדֵיהֶ֖ם (yə·ḏê·hem)
Noun - fdc | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3027: A hand

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

its head.
רֹ֥אשׁ (rōš)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7218: The head


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