Leviticus 8:12
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And he poured of the anointing oil on Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.
American King James Version (AKJV)
And he poured of the anointing oil on Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And some of the oil he put on Aaron's head, to make him holy.
Webster's Revision
And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.
World English Bible
He poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.
Definitions for Leviticus 8:12
Barnes's Leviticus 8:12 Bible Commentary
As investing the priest with official garments was a recognition before men of the official position of the person (see Exodus 28:3 note), so the anointing him with oil was an acknowledgment that all fitness for his office, all the powers with which he would rightly fulfill its duties, must come from the Lord.
So, again, with the sanctification of the holy things. Each of them was intended by divine wisdom to convey a spiritual meaning to the mind of man. They were means of grace to the devout worshipper. The oil poured upon them was a recognition of this fact, and at the same time it made them holy and set them apart from all profane and ordinary uses. On kindred grounds, though to express another idea, the altar was to be sanctified also by blood. See Leviticus 8:15 note.
Wesley's Leviticus 8:12 Bible Commentary
8:12 He poured - In a plentiful manner, as appears from Psalms 133:2 , whereas other persons and things were only sprinkledwith it: because his unction was to typify the anointing of Christ with the Spirit, which was not given by measure to him. A measure of the same anointing is given to all believers.