Exodus 29:8

Exodus 29:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt bring his sons, and put coats upon them.
• New International Version (NIV)Bring his sons and dress them in tunics
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then you shall bring his sons and put coats on them,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then you shall bring his sons and put tunics on them.

Context of Exodus 29:8

6Put 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. Bring Aaron's sons and dress them in their special shirts. 9Put the cloth hats on their heads. Tie the long cloth belts around Aaron and on his sons. These men and their descendants will always be priests. That is a law that continues for ever. That is how you must make Aaron and his sons God's special servants. 10Bring the bull to the front of the Tent of Meeting. Aaron and his sons must put their hands on the bull's head.

Exodus 29:8 word by word

וְאֶת־בָּנָ֖יו תַּקְרִ֑יב וְהִלְבַּשְׁתָּ֖ם כֻּתֳּנֹֽת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thou shalt bringקָרַבqârab · to present: bringH7126
• his sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• and putלָבֵשׁlâbash lâbêsh · to clotheH3847
• coatsכֻּתֹּ֫נֶתkethôneth kûttôneth · tunicH3801

Cross-references for Exodus 29:8

• Exodus 28:40Make shirts, belts and hats for Aaron's sons. These clothes must be beautiful to give them honour.
• Leviticus 8:13He put a robe on each of Aaron's sons. He tied cloth belts around them and cloth hats on their heads. The Lord had commanded Moses to do this.

Commentaries on Exodus 29:8

• 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 29:8

• Ephod
• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Anoint
• Burnt offering
• Consecrate
• Offer
• Perpetual
• Charge; Chargeable
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Law in the Old Testament
• Leviticus

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