And he brought the other ram, the ram of consecration: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.

He offered also the second ram, in the consecration of priests: and Aaron, and his sons put their hands upon the head thereof:

And he presented the second ram, the ram of consecration; and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram;

And he bringeth near the second ram, a ram of the consecrations, and Aaron and his sons lay their hands on the head of the ram,

And he put the other sheep before the Lord, the sheep with which they were made priests; and Aaron and his sons put their hands on the head of the sheep,

And the other ram was presented, the ram of consecration, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.

He also offered the second ram, as a consecration of priests. And Aaron and his sons placed their hands upon its head.

Accedere fecit et arietem secundum, arietem consecrationum: posueruntque Ahaxon et filii ejus marius super caput arietis.

The ram of consecration - The sacrifice of this ram was by far the most unique part of the whole ceremony. The words may be literally rendered "the ram of the fillings", and the name has been supposed to have reference to the ceremony in which Moses filled the hands of the priests; see Leviticus 8:27. The offering was in the highest sense "the sacrifice of completion or fulfilling", as being the central point of the consecrating rite. The final perfection of the creature is consecration to the Lord.

And he brought the other ram, the ram of consecration,.... Or "filling" (b), or "fulnesses"; because, as Jarchi says, these filled and perfected the priests in their priesthood; this was the finishing and consummation of their consecration: what is said in this and the three following verses Leviticus 8:23 is the same as is ordered, Exodus 29:19 and needs no further explanation; See Gill on Exodus 29:19, Exodus 29:20, Exodus 29:21, Exodus 29:22.
(b) "plenitudinum", Montanus; "impletionum, vel potius completionum", Drusius; Hebrews. "impletionum", Piscator.

brought the other ram,--&c. After the sin offering and burnt offering had been presented on their behalf, this was their peace offering, by which they declared the pleasure which they felt in entering upon the service of God and being brought into close communion with Him as the ministers of His sanctuary, together with their confident reliance on His grace to help them in all their sacred duties.