Exodus 29:1

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

When you make the priests God's special servants, do it in this way: Take a young bull and two male sheep. They must not have anything wrong with them. 2Use good flour from wheat to make three kinds of bread, with no yeast in it. Mix olive oil with some of the flour before you cook it. Cook some of the flour without any oil in it. And cook some flour to make biscuits that you then put oil on. 3Put the bread and the biscuits into a basket. Bring them to the Tent of Meeting with the bull and the two sheep.

Exodus 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• the thingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• that thou shalt doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• unto them to hallowקָדַשׁqâdash · to consecrate: consecateH6942
• them, to minister unto me in the priest’s officeכָּהַןkâhan · to ministerH3547
• Takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• youngבָּקָרbâqâr · cattleH1241
• youngבֵּןbên · son: young animalH1121
• bullockפַּרpar pâr · bullockH6499
• and twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• ramsאַ֫יִל'ayil · ramH352
• without blemishתָּמִיםtâmîym · unblemishedH8549

Cross-references for Exodus 29:1

• Exodus 29:21Mix together some of the blood on the altar and some of the special oil. Splash this onto Aaron and onto his clothes. Splash it also onto his sons and onto their clothes. Then Aaron and his sons and their clothes will be holy.
• Exodus 20:11In six days, the Lord made the heavens, the earth and the sea. He made everything that is in them. But on the seventh day, the Lord rested. So he blessed the Sabbath day and he made it special.
• Exodus 28:41Dress your brother Aaron and his sons with these clothes. Then pour oil on their heads to show that they have my authority. Make them separate from the other Israelites as my holy servants. They will serve me as my priests.
• Leviticus 8:2‘Fetch Aaron and his sons. Bring their special clothes. Bring the oil. Bring the basket of bread that they made without yeast. Also bring the bull for the sin offering and the two male sheep.
• Matthew 6:9So this is how you should pray: “God, our Father who is in heaven, we want people to give honour to you.
• Exodus 28:3I have given special skills to some workers so that they know how to make beautiful things. Tell them to make clothes for Aaron. They will show that I have chosen him to serve me as my priest.
• Leviticus 9:2He said to Aaron, ‘Bring a young bull for your sin offering. And bring a male sheep for your burnt offering. They must be perfect to give to the Lord.’
• Leviticus 16:3This is how Aaron must go into the Most Holy Place. He must bring a young bull for a sin offering. He must also bring a male sheep for a burnt offering.
• 2 Chronicles 13:9But you chased away the Lord's own priests, the descendants of Aaron. You chased away the Levites. Instead you chose your own priests, as the people in other nations do. Anyone can become a priest to serve your false gods. He only has to come with a sacrifice of a young bull and seven male sheep!
• Exodus 12:5The lamb that you choose must have nothing wrong with it. It must be a male lamb that is one year old. It can be either a young sheep or a young goat.
• Leviticus 4:3The man may be a priest that you have anointed. If that is true, his sins will cause the people to sin. He must bring a young bull as a gift to the Lord.
• Leviticus 5:15‘If a person does not obey the Lord's holy rules he is sinning. He must give a male sheep to the Lord. He must do this even if he did not know that he had sinned. It is a gift to the Lord to pay for his sins. It must be a perfect male animal. It must be worth the correct amount of money.
• Leviticus 6:6He must bring a sheep to the priest. The sheep must be a perfect male animal. The sheep must be worth the right amount of money.
• Leviticus 22:20They must not give any animal that is not perfect. The Lord will not accept that animal.
• Malachi 1:13You also say, “It is too much trouble to serve the Lord.” You think that you are too important to serve me.’ That is what the Lord Almighty says. ‘You offer to me animals that cannot walk or that are ill. You have even robbed other people to get some of these animals. Do you think that I will accept these unclean animals from you? Will I be happy with them?’ That is what the Lord says.
• Hebrews 7:26Jesus is the kind of special priest that we need. He completely belongs to God. He has never done anything wrong. He is completely good and clean. He is separate from everyone who does wrong things. God has raised him up to the most important place in heaven.

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

Topics related to Exodus 29:1

• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Anoint
• Burnt offering
• Consecrate
• Hallow
• Offer
• Perpetual
• Charge; Chargeable
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Hallow; Hallowed

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