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Leviticus 8:24
Moses also presented Aaron’s sons and put some of the blood on their right earlobes, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Then he splattered the blood on all sides of the altar.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses performs the rite during the consecration ceremony, acting after slaughtering a ram and before gathering the sacrificial fat. He presents Aaron’s sons, applies blood to their right earlobes, thumbs, and big toes, and splatters the remainder around the altar.
The words — וַ/יַּקְרֵ֞ב (va/yakrev) means “and he presented,” and מִן־ הַ/דָּם (min ha-dam) translates to “some of the blood.” These terms record the deliberate placement of sacrificial material onto the initiates and the altar.
The thread — The identical blood application on the right ear, thumb, and toe appears in Leviticus 8:23 for Aaron himself, while Hebrews 9:18 states that the first covenant was not enacted without blood. The ritual sequence immediately continues in Leviticus 8:25 with the collection of fat and the right thigh.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that ritual consecration and covenant establishment required the physical application of blood. It establishes a concrete pattern where mediators and sacred objects are marked by sacrificial death before service begins.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Hebrews 9:18 That is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood.