New King James Version
Exodus 40:13
13You shall put the holy garments on Aaron, and anoint him and consecrate him, that he may minister to Me as priest.
Exodus 40:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him; that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office.
- New International Version (NIV)Then dress Aaron in the sacred garments, anoint him and consecrate him so he may serve me as priest.
- English Standard Version (ESV)and put on Aaron the holy garments. And you shall anoint him and consecrate him, that he may serve me as priest.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Dress Aaron with the sacred garments and anoint him, consecrating him to serve me as a priest.
Context of Exodus 40:13
11And you shall anoint the laver and its base, and consecrate it. 12“Then you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tabernacle of meeting and wash them with water. You shall put the holy garments on Aaron, and anoint him and consecrate him, that he may minister to Me as priest. 14And you shall bring his sons and clothe them with tunics. 15You shall anoint them, as you anointed their father, that they may minister to Me as priests; for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.”
Read all of Exodus 40Exodus 40:13 word by word
וְהִלְבַּשְׁתָּ֙ אֶֽת־אַהֲרֹ֔ן אֵ֖ת בִּגְדֵ֣י הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֥ אֹת֛וֹ וְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֥ אֹת֖וֹ וְכִהֵ֥ן לִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And thou shalt putלָבֵשׁlâbash lâbêsh · to clotheH3847
- upon Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
- the holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
- garmentsבֶּ֫גֶדbeged · garmentH899
- and anointמָשַׁחmâshach · to anointH4886
- him, and sanctifyקָדַשׁqâdash · to consecrate: consecateH6942
- him; that he may minister unto me in the priest’s officeכָּהַןkâhan · to ministerH3547
Cross-references for Exodus 40:13
- Exodus 28:41So you shall put them on Aaron your brother and on his sons with him. You shall anoint them, consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister to Me as priests.
- 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;
- John 3:34For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God does not give the Spirit by measure.
- John 17:19And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth.
- Hebrews 10:10By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
- 1 John 2:20But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.
Commentaries on Exodus 40:13
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-33The report on setting up the Tent of Meeting starts with the Lord's commands (40:1–15). It continues with how Moses obeyed those commands (40:16–33). The repeated statement that "Moses did everything just as the LORD had commanded" (40:16, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 32) strongly contrasts with Aaron’s self-serving statement in 32:22–24. God wants to share his presence with us, but his holiness requires us to give up our own efforts to secure his presence and…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-382. On the first day of the first month--From a careful consideration of the incidents recorded to have happened after the exodus (Ex 12:2; 13:4; 19:1; 20:18; 34:28, &c.), it has been computed that the work of the tabernacle was commenced within six months after that emigration; and consequently, that other six months had been occupied in building it. So long a period spent in preparing the materials of a movable pavilion, it would be difficult to…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Exodus 40
- 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
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