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

4“You are to present Aaron and his sons at the entrance of the tent of meeting. You are to wash them with water 5and take the garments and clothe Aaron with the tunic, the robe of the ephod, the ephod, and the breastpiece; you are to fasten the ephod on him by using the skillfully woven waistband. You are to put the turban on his head and put the holy diadem on the turban. 7You are to take the anointing oil and pour it on his head and anoint him. 8You are to present his sons and clothe them with tunics

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 28:36“You are to make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it the way a seal is engraved: “Holiness to the Lord.”
• Leviticus 8:9Finally, he set the turban on his head and attached the gold plate, the holy diadem, to the front of the turban just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

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