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.
Then Moses brought Aaron's sons forward, and he put some of the blood on the tip of their right ears, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. After that, Moses sprinkled the blood all around the altar.
Moses is ceremonially consecrating Aaron's sons as priests by applying sacrificial blood to specific parts of their bodies and the altar.
📚 Historical Context
This takes place during the ordination ceremony of Israel's first priests at Mount Sinai, following God's detailed instructions for establishing the priesthood. The blood came from a ram that had just been sacrificed as part of the consecration offering. This ritual symbolically set apart Aaron's sons to serve as mediators between God and the people of Israel.
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