Exodus 29:6

Exodus 29:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt put the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown upon the mitre.
• New International Version (NIV)Put the turban on his head and attach the sacred emblem to the turban.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And you shall set the turban on his head and put the holy crown on the turban.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You shall put the turban on his head, and put the holy crown on the turban.

Context of Exodus 29:6

4Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the Tent of Meeting. Use water to wash them there and make them clean. 5Then take the special clothes. Dress Aaron in the shirt, the robe, the ephod and the breastpiece. Tie the ephod on him with its special belt. Put the linen hat on Aaron's head. Fix the special gold sign to the hat. 7Take the special olive oil. Pour it on his head to show that God has chosen him to be his servant. 8Bring Aaron's sons and dress them in their special shirts.

Exodus 29:6 word by word

וְשַׂמְתָּ֥ הַמִּצְנֶ֖פֶת עַל־רֹאשׁ֑וֹ וְנָתַתָּ֛ אֶת־נֵ֥זֶר הַקֹּ֖דֶשׁ עַל־הַמִּצְנָֽפֶת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thou shalt putשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• the mitreמִצְנֶ֫פֶתmitsnepheth · turbanH4701
• upon his headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• and putנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• the holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• crownנֵ֫זֶרnezer nêzer · consecration: crownH5145

Cross-references for Exodus 29:6

• Exodus 28:36Use pure gold to make a thin plate and write on it carefully with a sharp tool. Write this sign on it: “Holy to the Lord”.
• Leviticus 8:9Moses tied a piece of linen as a hat round Aaron's head. On the front of this linen he put a plate of gold with valuable stones on it. The Lord had said that Moses must do this.

Commentaries on Exodus 29:6

• 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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-37Moses had to consecrate (or sanctify) Aaron and his sons to serve the Lord. The focus on making the priests holy appears throughout the ceremonies (29:6, 21, 28, 29, 34, 36, 37). God set them apart not only for service. But he set them apart to serve a God whose nature is very different from that of sinful humans. Leviticus 8 gives the account of how they followed these instructions.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-94-9. Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tabernacle--as occupying the intermediate space between the court where the people stood, and the dwelling-place of Israel's king, and therefore the fittest spot for the priests being duly prepared for entrance, and the people witnessing the ceremony of inauguration. wash them with water. And ... take the garments--The manner in which these parts of the ceremonial were performed is minutely…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 29:6

• Crown
• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Anoint
• Burnt offering
• Consecrate
• Crown
• Mitre
• Offer
• Perpetual
• Charge; Chargeable
• Exodus, the Book of
• Ezekiel

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