Leviticus 8:12 — King James Version← Study notes

“And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron’s head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.”

Leviticus 8:12 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Leviticus 8:129 words

וַיִּצֹקwayiṣōqAnd pour out

מִשֶּׁמֶןmišemenFrom grease

הַמִּשְׁחָהhamišəḥāhThe unction

עַלʿalAbove

רֹאשׁrōʾšHead

אַהֲרֹןʾahărōnAaron

וַיִּמְשַׁחwayiməšaḥAnd rub with oil

אֹתוֹʾōtwō—

לְקַדְּשׁוֹləqadəšwōTo be

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיִּצֹקwayiṣōqAnd pour out

מִשֶּׁמֶןmišemenFrom grease

הַמִּשְׁחָהhamišəḥāhThe unction

עַלʿalAbove

רֹאשׁrōʾšHead

אַהֲרֹןʾahărōnAaron

וַיִּמְשַׁחwayiməšaḥAnd rub with oil

אֹתוֹʾōtwōdirect object marker (no translation)

לְקַדְּשׁוֹləqadəšwōTo be

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