Exodus 29:30

Exodus 29:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And that son that is priest in his stead shall put them on seven days, when he cometh into the tabernacle of the congregation to minister in the holy place.
• New International Version (NIV)The son who succeeds him as priest and comes to the tent of meeting to minister in the Holy Place is to wear them seven days.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The son who succeeds him as priest, who comes into the tent of meeting to minister in the Holy Place, shall wear them seven days.
• New King James Version (NKJV)That son who becomes priest in his place shall put them on for seven days, when he enters the tabernacle of meeting to minister in the holy place.

Context of Exodus 29:30

28It shall be for Aaron and his sons as their portion forever from the sons of Israel, for it is a heave offering; and it shall be a heave offering from the sons of Israel from the sacrifices of their peace offerings, even their heave offering to the Lord. 29“The holy garments of Aaron shall be for his sons after him, that in them they may be anointed and ordained. For seven days the one of his sons who is priest in his stead shall put them on when he enters the tent of meeting to minister in the holy place. 31“You shall take the ram of ordination and boil its flesh in a holy place. 32Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram and the bread that is in the basket, at the doorway of the tent of meeting.

Exodus 29:30 word by word

שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֗ים יִלְבָּשָׁ֧ם הַכֹּהֵ֛ן תַּחְתָּ֖יו מִבָּנָ֑יו אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָבֹ֛א אֶל־אֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵ֖ד לְשָׁרֵ֥ת בַּקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃Read the interlinear

• For sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• the one of his sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• who is priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• in his steadתַּחַתtachath · underneath: insteadH8478
• shall putלָבֵשׁlâbash lâbêsh · to clotheH3847
• them on whenאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• he entersבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• the tentאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
• of meetingמוֹעֵדmô‛êd mô‛êd mô‛âdâh · meetingH4150
• to ministerשָׁרַתshârath · to ministerH8334
• in the holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · Holy PlaceH6944

Cross-references for Exodus 29:30

• Numbers 20:28After Moses had stripped Aaron of his garments and put them on his son Eleazar, Aaron died there on the mountain top. Then Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain.
• Hebrews 7:26For it was fitting for us to have such a high priest, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners and exalted above the heavens;
• Exodus 29:35“Thus you shall do to Aaron and to his sons, according to all that I have commanded you; you shall ordain them through seven days.
• Exodus 12:15Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, but on the first day you shall remove leaven from your houses; for whoever eats anything leavened from the first day until the seventh day, that person shall be cut off from Israel.
• Genesis 8:10So he waited yet another seven days; and again he sent out the dove from the ark.
• Leviticus 8:33You shall not go outside the doorway of the tent of meeting for seven days, until the day that the period of your ordination is fulfilled; for he will ordain you through seven days.
• Leviticus 9:1Now it came about on the eighth day that Moses called Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel;
• Leviticus 12:2“Speak to the sons of Israel, saying: ‘When a woman gives birth and bears a male child, then she shall be unclean for seven days, as in the days of her menstruation she shall be unclean.
• Leviticus 13:5The priest shall look at him on the seventh day, and if in his eyes the infection has not changed and the infection has not spread on the skin, then the priest shall isolate him for seven more days.
• Joshua 6:14Thus the second day they marched around the city once and returned to the camp; they did so for six days.
• Ezekiel 43:26For seven days they shall make atonement for the altar and purify it; so shall they consecrate it.
• Acts 20:6We sailed from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and came to them at Troas within five days; and there we stayed seven days.

Commentaries on Exodus 29:30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30Seven days - The priest in his consecration was to abide seven days and nights at the door of the tabernacle, keeping the Lord's watch. See Leviticus 8:33, etc. The number seven is what is called among the Hebrews a number of perfection; and it is often used to denote the completion, accomplishment, fullness, or perfection of a thing, as this period contained the whole course of that time in which God created the world, and appointed the day of rest. As…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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 30The son who succeeds him: Each high priest who came after him had to be ordained in the same way. Ordained means formally set apart and appointed for holy service.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 29:30

• Priest
• Seven

In the dictionaries

• Holy place
• Anoint
• Burnt offering
• Consecrate
• High priest
• Offer
• Perpetual
• Charge; Chargeable
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis

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