Leviticus 21:10

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Summary

And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes;

Upon

Consecrated

Leviticus 8:7

Exodus 28:2

Uncover

General references

Exodus 29:7

Leviticus 8:12

Bible References

Upon

Then he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him, to consecrate him.

You shall not even go out from the doorway of the tent of meeting, or you will die; for the Lord’s anointing oil is upon you.” So they did according to the word of Moses.

So the priest who is anointed and ordained to serve as priest in his father’s place shall make atonement: he shall thus put on the linen garments, the holy garments,

“The holy garments of Aaron shall be for his sons after him, that in them they may be anointed and ordained.

The congregation shall deliver the manslayer from the hand of the blood avenger, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge to which he fled; and he shall live in it until the death of the high priest who was anointed with the holy oil.

It is like the precious oil upon the head,
Coming down upon the beard,
Even Aaron’s beard,
Coming down upon the edge of his robes.

Consecrated

He put the tunic on him and girded him with the sash, and clothed him with the robe and put the ephod on him; and he girded him with the artistic band of the ephod, with which he tied it to him.

You shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty.

Uncover

Then Moses said to Aaron and to his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not uncover your heads nor tear your clothes, so that you will not die and that He will not become wrathful against all the congregation. But your kinsmen, the whole house of Israel, shall bewail the burning which the Lord has brought about.

“As for the leper who has the infection, his clothes shall be torn, and the hair of his head shall be uncovered, and he shall cover his mustache and cry, ‘Unclean! Unclean!’

And David went up the ascent of the Mount of Olives, and wept as he went, and his head was covered and he walked barefoot. Then all the people who were with him each covered his head and went up weeping as they went.

Then Mordecai returned to the king’s gate. But Haman hurried home, mourning, with his head covered.

General references

Then you shall take the anointing oil and pour it on his head and anoint him.

Then he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him, to consecrate him.