Exodus 29:21

Exodus 29:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon the garments of his sons with him: and he shall be hallowed, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons’ garments with him.
• New International Version (NIV)And take some blood from the altar and some of the anointing oil and sprinkle it on Aaron and his garments and on his sons and their garments. Then he and his sons and their garments will be consecrated.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then you shall take part of the blood that is on the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it on Aaron and his garments, and on his sons and his sons' garments with him. He and his garments shall be holy, and his sons and his sons' garments with him.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then take some of the blood from the altar and some of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it on Aaron and his sons and on their garments. In this way, they and their garments will be set apart as holy.

Context of Exodus 29:21

19“You shall also take the other ram, and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands on the head of the ram. 20Then you shall kill the ram, and take some of its blood and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron and on the tip of the right ear of his sons, on the thumb of their right hand and on the big toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood all around on the altar. And you shall take some of the blood that is on the altar, and some of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it on Aaron and on his garments, on his sons and on the garments of his sons with him; and he and his garments shall be hallowed, and his sons and his sons’ garments with him. 22“Also you shall take the fat of the ram, the fat tail, the fat that covers the entrails, the fatty lobe attached to the liver, the two kidneys and the fat on them, the right thigh (for it is a ram of consecration), 23one loaf of bread, one cake made with oil, and one wafer from the basket of the unleavened bread that is before the Lord;

Exodus 29:21 word by word

וְלָקַחְתָּ֞ מִן־הַדָּ֨ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר עַֽל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ֮ וּמִשֶּׁ֣מֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה֒ וְהִזֵּיתָ֤ עַֽל־אַהֲרֹן֙ וְעַל־בְּגָדָ֔יו וְעַל־בָּנָ֛יו וְעַל־בִּגְדֵ֥י בָנָ֖יו אִתּ֑וֹ וְקָדַ֥שׁ הוּא֙ וּבְגָדָ֔יו וּבָנָ֛יו וּבִגְדֵ֥י בָנָ֖יו אִתּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thou shalt takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• of the bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
• upon the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• and of the anointingמִשְׁחָהmishchâh moshchâh · anointingH4888
• oilשֶׁ֫מֶןshemen · oilH8081
• and sprinkleנָזָהnâzâh · to sprinkleH5137
• upon Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• and upon his garmentsבֶּ֫גֶדbeged · garmentH899
• and upon his sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• with him: and he shall be hallowedקָדַשׁqâdash · to consecrate: consecateH6942

Cross-references for Exodus 29:21

• Exodus 29:7And you shall take the anointing oil, pour it on his head, and anoint him.
• Exodus 30:25And you shall make from these a holy anointing oil, an ointment compounded according to the art of the perfumer. It shall be a holy anointing oil.
• Leviticus 8:30Then Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood which was on the altar, and sprinkled it on Aaron, on his garments, on his sons, and on the garments of his sons with him; and he consecrated Aaron, his garments, his sons, and the garments of his sons with him.
• Leviticus 14:15And the priest shall take some of the log of oil, and pour it into the palm of his own left hand.
• Psalms 133:2It is like the precious oil upon the head, Running down on the beard, The beard of Aaron, Running down on the edge of his garments.
• Isaiah 11:2The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.
• Isaiah 61:1“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
• Exodus 29:1“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,
• John 17:19And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth.
• Hebrews 9:22And according to the law almost all things are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission.
• Hebrews 10:29Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace?

Commentaries on Exodus 29:21

• 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. 20-21The placing of the blood on the earlobes, thumbs, and big toes represented dedication of the entire person to God. Sprinkling it on their clothes indicated that the clothing, too, could be used only for holy purposes.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-2210-22. And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle--This part of the ceremonial consisted of three sacrifices: (1) The sacrifice of a bullock, as a sin offering; and in rendering it, the priest was directed to put his hand upon the head of his sacrifice, expressing by that act a consciousness of personal guilt, and a wish that it might be accepted as a vicarious satisfaction. (2) The sacrifice of a ram as a burnt offering (Ex…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 29:21

• Blood
• Offerings
• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Aaron
• Anoint
• Burnt offering
• Consecrate
• Fat
• Food
• Offer
• Perpetual
• Charge; Chargeable
• Exodus, the Book of

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