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Leviticus 8:12

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

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וַיִּצֹק֙vayitsoqand castיָצַקconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and cast”, the next action in the storyH3332properly, to pour out (transitive or intransitive); by implication, to melt or cast as metal; by extension, to place firmly, to stiffen or grow hardcast, cleave fast, be (as) firm, grow, be hard, lay out, molten, overflow, pour (out), run out, set down, stedfast.מִשֶּׁ֣מֶןmishemenfrom oliveשֶׁמֶןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from olive”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8081grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richnessanointing, [idiom] fat (things), [idiom] fruitful, oil(-ed), ointment, olive, [phrase] pine.הַמִּשְׁחָ֔הhamishchahthe anointedמִשְׁחָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the anointed”, the ordinary formH4888unction (the act); by implication, a consecratory gift(to be) anointed(-ing), ointment.עַ֖לalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…רֹ֣אשׁroshheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.אַהֲרֹ֑ןaharonAaronאַהֲרוֹןnoun, proper name — “Aaron”H175Aharon, the brother of MosesAaron.וַיִּמְשַׁ֥חvayimshachand anointמָשַׁחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and anoint”, the next action in the storyH4886to rub with oil, i.e. to anoint; by implication, to consecrate; also to paintanoint, paint.אֹת֖וֹotvoobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).לְקַדְּשֽׁוֹleqadshvoto appointקָדַשׁpreposition, verb, piel, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to appoint”, the to-form of the verbH6942to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)appoint, bid, consecrate, dedicate, defile, hallow, (be, keep) holy(-er, place), keep, prepare, proclaim, purify, sanctify(-ied one, self), [idiom] wholly.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

and he poureth of the anointing oil on the head of Aaron, and anointeth him to sanctify him.

World English Bible

He poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.

Darby Translation

And he poured of the anointing oil on Aaron's head, and anointed him, to hallow him.

Douay-Rheims

And he poured it upon Aaron’s head, and he anointed and consecrated him:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Moses poured of the anointing oil on the head of Aaron; and he anointed him and sanctified him.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐπέχεε Μωυσῆς ἀπὸ τοῦ ἐλαίου τῆς χρίσεως ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν Ἀαρών· καὶ ἔχρισεν αὐτὸν, καὶ ἡγίασεν αὐτόν.