Vayikra (Leviticus) Chapter 8

22He brought forth the second ram, i.e., the installation ram, and Aaron and his sons leaned their hands upon the ram’s head.   כבוַיַּקְרֵב֙ אֶת־הָאַ֣יִל הַשֵּׁנִ֔י אֵ֖יל הַמִּלֻּאִ֑ים וַיִּסְמְכ֞וּ אַֽהֲרֹ֧ן וּבָנָ֛יו אֶת־יְדֵיהֶ֖ם עַל־רֹ֥אשׁ הָאָֽיִל:
אֵיל הַמִּלֻּאִים - The installation ram. This was the שְׁלָמִים ram, for the term מִלֻּאִים here is equivalent to שְׁלָמִים, for this offering consummates (מְמַלְּאִים) and completes (מַשְׁלִימִים) the induction of the priests into their priesthood.   אֵיל הַמִּלֻּאִים.  אֵיל הַשְּׁלָמִים, שֶׁמִּלּוּאִים לְשׁוֹן שְׁלָמִים, שֶׁמְּמַלְּאִין וּמַשְׁלִימִין אֶת הַכֹּהֲנִים בִּכְהֻנָּתָם:
23He slaughtered it, and Moses took some of its blood and placed it on the middle of the ridge of the antihelix of Aaron’s right ear, on his right thumb, and on his right big toe.   כגוַיִּשְׁחָ֓ט | וַיִּקַּ֤ח משֶׁה֙ מִדָּמ֔וֹ וַיִּתֵּ֛ן עַל־תְּנ֥וּךְ אֹֽזֶן־אַֽהֲרֹ֖ן הַיְמָנִ֑ית וְעַל־בֹּ֤הֶן יָדוֹ֙ הַיְמָנִ֔ית וְעַל־בֹּ֥הֶן רַגְל֖וֹ הַיְמָנִֽית:
24He brought Aaron’s sons forward, and Moses placed some of the blood on the middle of the ridge of the antihelix of their right ears, on their right thumbs, and on their right big toes. Moses dashed the remaining blood onto the Altar in an encircling manner.   כדוַיַּקְרֵ֞ב אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י אַֽהֲרֹ֗ן וַיִּתֵּ֨ן משֶׁ֤ה מִן־הַדָּם֙ עַל־תְּנ֤וּךְ אָזְנָם֙ הַיְמָנִ֔ית וְעַל־בֹּ֤הֶן יָדָם֙ הַיְמָנִ֔ית וְעַל־בֹּ֥הֶן רַגְלָ֖ם הַיְמָנִ֑ית וַיִּזְרֹ֨ק משֶׁ֧ה אֶת־הַדָּ֛ם עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ סָבִֽיב:
25He took the fat, the tail, all the fat that was on the innards, the diaphragm, along with part of the liver, the two kidneys together with their fat, and the right hind midleg.   כהוַיִּקַּ֞ח אֶת־הַחֵ֣לֶב וְאֶת־הָֽאַלְיָ֗ה וְאֶת־כָּל־הַחֵ֘לֶב֘ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־הַקֶּ֒רֶב֒ וְאֵת֙ יֹתֶ֣רֶת הַכָּבֵ֔ד וְאֶת־שְׁתֵּ֥י הַכְּלָיֹ֖ת וְאֶת־חֶלְבְּהֶ֑ן וְאֵ֖ת שׁ֥וֹק הַיָּמִֽין:
26He took one loaf of unleavened bread, one scalded loaf of unleavened “oil bread,” and one flat unleavened cake out of the basket of unleavened bread that was before God, and he placed them on top of the fats and the right hind midleg.   כווּמִסַּ֨ל הַמַּצּ֜וֹת אֲשֶׁ֣ר | לִפְנֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֗ה לָ֠קַ֠ח חַלַּ֨ת מַצָּ֤ה אַחַת֙ וְחַלַּ֨ת לֶ֥חֶם שֶׁ֛מֶן אַחַ֖ת וְרָקִ֣יק אֶחָ֑ד וַיָּ֨שֶׂם֙ עַל־הַ֣חֲלָבִ֔ים וְעַ֖ל שׁ֥וֹק הַיָּמִֽין:
וְחַלַּת לֶחֶם שֶׁמֶן - One loaf of “oil bread.”. This was the scalded bread, termed “oil bread” because it was made with as much oil as the loaves and the flat cakes combined. So is it explained in Menachot. 1   וְחַלַּת לֶחֶם שֶׁמֶן.  הִיא רְבוּכָה שֶׁהָיָה מַרְבֶּה בָּהּ שֶׁמֶן כְּנֶגֶד הַחַלּוֹת וְהָרְקִיקִין, כָּךְ מְפֹרָשׁ בִּמְנָחוֹת (דף פ"ט):
27Then he placed it all on Aaron’s palms and on his sons’ palms, and he waved it, thus making it into a wave-offering before God.   כזוַיִּתֵּ֣ן אֶת־הַכֹּ֔ל עַ֚ל כַּפֵּ֣י אַֽהֲרֹ֔ן וְעַ֖ל כַּפֵּ֣י בָנָ֑יו וַיָּ֧נֶף אֹתָ֛ם תְּנוּפָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֥י יְהֹוָֽה:
28Moses took them from their palms and burned them up on the Altar along with the ascent-offering with the intention that they be pleasing installation-offerings and a fire-offering to God.   כחוַיִּקַּ֨ח משֶׁ֤ה אֹתָם֙ מֵעַ֣ל כַּפֵּיהֶ֔ם וַיַּקְטֵ֥ר הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חָה עַל־הָֽעֹלָ֑ה מִלֻּאִ֥ים הֵם֙ לְרֵ֣יחַ נִיחֹ֔חַ אִשֶּׁ֥ה ה֖וּא לַֽיהֹוָֽה:
וַיַּקְטֵר הַמִּזְבֵּחָה - And burned [them] up on the Altar. Moses served all the seven days of inauguration in a simple white tunic instead of the official priestly garments.   וַיַּקְטֵר הַמִּזְבֵּחָה.  מֹשֶׁה שִׁמֵּשׁ כָּל שִׁבְעַת יְמֵי הַמִּלּוּאִים בְּחָלוּק לָבָן (עבודה זרה ל"ד):
עַל־הָֽעֹלָה - means after the ascent-offering, We do not find any other instance that the hind leg of a peace-offering is brought upon the Altar other than this one.   עַל־הָֽעֹלָה.  אַחַר הָעוֹלָה, וְלֹא מָצִינוּ שׁוֹק שֶׁל שְׁלָמִים קָרֵב בְּכָל מָקוֹם חוּץ מִזֶּה:
29Moses took the breast and waved it, making it a wave-offering before God. It belonged to Moses as his portion to eat from the installation ram, as God had commanded Moses.   כטוַיִּקַּ֤ח משֶׁה֙ אֶת־הֶ֣חָזֶ֔ה וַיְנִיפֵ֥הוּ תְנוּפָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה מֵאֵ֣יל הַמִּלֻּאִ֗ים לְמשֶׁ֤ה הָיָה֙ לְמָנָ֔ה כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהֹוָ֖ה אֶת־משֶֽׁה: