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Leviticus 8:10

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Leviticus 8:10 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was therein, and sanctified them.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was therein, and sanctified them.
Leviticus 8:10 — American Standard Version

Context — Leviticus 8

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
7And 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 skilfully woven band of the ephod, and bound it unto him therewith.
8And he placed the breastplate upon him: and in the breastplate he put the Urim and the Thummim.
9And he set the mitre upon his head; and upon the mitre, in front, did he set the golden plate, the holy crown; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
10And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was therein, and sanctified them.
11And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all its vessels, and the laver and its base, to sanctify them.
12And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron`s head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.
13And Moses brought Aaron`s sons, and clothed them with coats, and girded them with girdles, and bound head-tires upon them; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Moses took the anointing oil, etc.] Which Bezaleel had made, according to the directions which Moses had given him, and he had received from the Lord: this Moses brought with him to the door of the tabernacle, as he was ordered, (<030802>Leviticus 8:2-3) and now he took it and made use of it as follows: and anointed the tabernacle and all that [was] therein; the altar of incense, the candlestick, and table of shewbread: and sanctified them; separated and devoted them to sacred use and service.”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“took the anointing oil, &c.--which was designed to intimate that persons who acted as leaders in the solemn services of worship should have the unction of the Holy One both in His gifts and graces.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Moses first anointed with the holy oil Exodus 30:25 the tabernacle and all therein, that is, the ark of the covenant, the table of showbread, the candlestick and the golden altar, with all the articles that belonged to them. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“8:10 making them holy: God is the Holy One (Pss 22:3; 78:41). In the strictest sense, only God can make a person or thing holy (Lev 20:8; 21:15, 23; 22:9, 16, 32; Exod 31:13; see Heb 2:11); the actions of Moses simply recognized and declared what God had done (also in Lev 8:11, 12, 15).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Exo 30:23-29, Exo 40:9-11 Leviticus 8:11”
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