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Exodus 29:1
1“Now this is what you are to do to consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests: Take a young bull and two rams without blemish,
Exodus 29:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them to hallow them, to minister unto me in the priest’s office: Take one young bullock, and two rams without blemish,
- New International Version (NIV)“This is what you are to do to consecrate them, so they may serve me as priests: Take a young bull and two rams without defect.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Now this is what you shall do to them to consecrate them, that they may serve me as priests. Take one bull of the herd and two rams without blemish,
- New King James Version (NKJV)“And this is what you shall do to them to hallow them for ministering to Me as priests: Take one young bull and two rams without blemish,
Context of Exodus 29:1
“Now this is what you are to do to consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests: Take a young bull and two rams without blemish, 2along with unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil. Make them out of fine wheat flour, 3put them in a basket, and present them in the basket, along with the bull and the two rams.
Read all of Exodus 29Exodus 29:1 word by word
וְזֶ֨ה הַדָּבָ֜ר אֲשֶֽׁר־תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה לָהֶ֛ם לְקַדֵּ֥שׁ אֹתָ֖ם לְכַהֵ֣ן לִ֑י לְ֠קַח פַּ֣ר אֶחָ֧ד בֶּן־בָּקָ֛ר וְאֵילִ֥ם שְׁנַ֖יִם תְּמִימִֽם׃Read the interlinear
- Now thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
- Now thisדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
- is whatאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- you are to doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- to consecrateקָדַשׁqâdash · to consecrate: consecateH6942
- ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
- to serve Me as priestsכָּהַןkâhan · to ministerH3547
- Takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
- aאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
- youngבֵּןbên · son: young animalH1121
- youngבָּקָרbâqâr · cattleH1241
- bullפַּרpar pâr · bullockH6499
- and twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
- ramsאַ֫יִל'ayil · ramH352
- without blemishתָּמִיםtâmîym · unblemishedH8549
Cross-references for Exodus 29:1
- Exodus 29:21And take some of the blood on the altar and some of the anointing oil and sprinkle it on Aaron and his garments, as well as on his sons and their garments. Then he and his garments will be consecrated, as well as his sons and their garments.
- Exodus 20:11For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.
- Exodus 28:41After you put these garments on your brother Aaron and his sons, anoint them, ordain them, and consecrate them so that they may serve Me as priests.
- Leviticus 8:2“Take Aaron and his sons, their garments, the anointing oil, the bull of the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread,
- Matthew 6:9So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.
- Exodus 28:3You are to instruct all the skilled craftsmen, whom I have filled with a spirit of wisdom, to make garments for Aaron’s consecration, so that he may serve Me as priest.
- Leviticus 9:2He said to Aaron, “Take for yourself a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without blemish, and present them before the LORD.
- Leviticus 16:3This is how Aaron is to enter the Holy Place: with a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.
- 2 Chronicles 13:9But did you not drive out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites? And did you not make priests for yourselves as do the peoples of other lands? Now whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams can become a priest of things that are not gods.
- Exodus 12:5Your lamb must be an unblemished year-old male, and you may take it from the sheep or the goats.
- Leviticus 4:3If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he must bring to the LORD a young bull without blemish as a sin offering for the sin he has committed.
- Leviticus 5:15“If someone acts unfaithfully and sins unintentionally against any of the LORD’s holy things, he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram from the flock, of proper value in silver shekels according to the sanctuary shekel; it is a guilt offering.
- Leviticus 6:6Then he must bring to the priest his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram of proper value from the flock.
- Leviticus 22:20You must not present anything with a defect, because it will not be accepted on your behalf.
- Malachi 1:13You also say: ‘Oh, what a nuisance!’ And you turn up your nose at it,” says the LORD of Hosts. “You bring offerings that are stolen, lame, or sick! Should I accept these from your hands?” asks the LORD.
- Hebrews 7:26Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
Commentaries on Exodus 29:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Take one young bullock - This consecration did not take place till after the erection of the tabernacle. See Leviticus 8:9-14.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-37Verses 1-37 The consecration of the priests. See the notes to Exodus 29:4 Door of the tabernacle - Entrance of the tent. See Leviticus 8:3. Exodus 29:27 The “waving” was the more solemn process of the two: it was a movement several times repeated, while “heaving” was simply a “lifting up” once. Exodus 29:33 A stranger - One of another family, i. e. in this case, one not of the family of Aaron.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The sacrifice and ceremony for the consecration of the priests. (1-37) The continual burnt-offerings, God's promise to dwell among Israel. (38-46) Verses 1-37 Aaron and his sons were to be set apart for the priest's office, with ceremony and solemnity. Our Lord Jesus is the great High Priest of our profession, called of God to be so; anointed with the Spirit, whence he is called Messiah, the Christ; clothed with glory and beauty; sanctified by his own…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1without blemish: This phrase uses the same Hebrew word that is translated blameless and perfect when referring to human and divine behavior (for example, Genesis 17:1; Psalm 18:30, 32). The animal offered as a sacrifice had to be without physical flaws. This showed that the sacrifice represented God’s own character. It also showed the kind of character God desires in human beings.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-351. hallow them, to minister unto me in the priest's office--The act of inaugurating the priests was accompanied by ceremonial solemnities well calculated not only to lead the people to entertain exalted views of the office, but to impress those functionaries themselves with a profound sense of its magnitude and importance. In short, they were taught to know that the service was for them as well as for the people; and every time they engaged in a new…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Exodus 29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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