Exodus 29:21
in Exodus 29And take some of the blood on the altar and some of the anointing oil and sprinkle it on Aaron and his garments, as well as on his sons and their garments. Then he and his garments will be consecrated, as well as his sons and their garments.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
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.
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Commentary
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thou shalt take the other ram
on Exodus 29:19-21
Blood goes on the tip of the right ear, the thumb of the right hand and the great toe of the right foot, so what a priest hears, handles and walks on is marked before he serves. Leviticus 8:23 and 8:24 record Moses doing it, and Leviticus 14:14 puts the same three marks on a leper being cleansed, the only other place in Scripture they appear. Blood from the altar and anointing oil are then sprinkled together on the men and on their clothes, so the two things used separately in this chapter are finally used at once.
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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar,....
Thus the benefit of the expiation made by the sacrifice was applied and assured to them, and their whole selves from head to foot sanctified to the service of God. The blood was put upon the extreme parts of the body, to signify that it was all, as it were, enclosed and taken in for God, the tip of the ear and the great toe not excepted.
The words behind it
26 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְלָקַחְתָּ֞ | velakachta | and you will take | H3947 → | 966 times |
| מִן־ | min- | some of | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הַדָּ֨ם | hadam | the blood | H1818 → | 360 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עַֽל־ | ʾal- | [is] on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַמִּזְבֵּחַ֮ | hamizbeach | the altar | H4196 → | 401 times |
| וּמִשֶּׁ֣מֶן | umishemen | and some of [the] oil of | H8081 → | 193 times |
| הַמִּשְׁחָה֒ | hamishchah | <the> anointing | H4888 → | 26 times |
| וְהִזֵּיתָ֤ | vehizeita | and you will spatter [it] | H5137 → | |
| עַֽל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| אַהֲרֹן֙ | ʾaharon | Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| וְעַל־ | veal- | and on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| בְּגָדָ֔יו | begadav | garments his | H899 → | 217 times |
| וְעַל־ | veal- | and on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| בָּנָ֛יו | banav | sons his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| וְעַל־ | veal- | and on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| בִּגְדֵ֥י | bigdei | [the] garments of | H899 → | 217 times |
| בָנָ֖יו | vanav | sons his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אִתּ֑וֹ | ʾito | with him | H854 → | 929 times |
| וְקָדַ֥שׁ | vekadash | and he will be holy | H6942 → | 171 times |
| הוּא֙ | hu' | he | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| וּבְגָדָ֔יו | uvegadav | and garments his | H899 → | 217 times |
| וּבָנָ֛יו | uvanav | and sons his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| וּבִגְדֵ֥י | uvigdei | and [the] garments of | H899 → | 217 times |
| בָנָ֖יו | vanav | sons his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אִתּֽוֹ׃ | ʾito | with him | H854 → | 929 times |
וְלָקַחְתָּ֞and you will take
velakachtaH3947 →966 times
מִן־some of
min-H4480 →1188 times
הַדָּ֨םthe blood
hadamH1818 →360 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
עַֽל־[is] on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
הַמִּזְבֵּחַ֮the altar
hamizbeachH4196 →401 times
וּמִשֶּׁ֣מֶןand some of [the] oil of
umishemenH8081 →193 times
הַמִּשְׁחָה֒<the> anointing
hamishchahH4888 →26 times
וְהִזֵּיתָ֤and you will spatter [it]
vehizeitaH5137 →
עַֽל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
אַהֲרֹן֙Aaron
ʾaharonH175 →347 times
וְעַל־and on
veal-H5921 →5755 times
בְּגָדָ֔יוgarments his
begadavH899 →217 times
וְעַל־and on
veal-H5921 →5755 times
בָּנָ֛יוsons his
banavH1121 →4930 times
וְעַל־and on
veal-H5921 →5755 times
בִּגְדֵ֥י[the] garments of
bigdeiH899 →217 times
בָנָ֖יוsons his
vanavH1121 →4930 times
אִתּ֑וֹwith him
ʾitoH854 →929 times
וְקָדַ֥שׁand he will be holy
vekadashH6942 →171 times
הוּא֙he
hu'H1931 →1879 times
וּבְגָדָ֔יוand garments his
uvegadavH899 →217 times
וּבָנָ֛יוand sons his
uvanavH1121 →4930 times
וּבִגְדֵ֥יand [the] garments of
uvigdeiH899 →217 times
בָנָ֖יוsons his
vanavH1121 →4930 times
אִתּֽוֹ׃with him
ʾitoH854 →929 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Hebrews 9:22According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
it leads to
- Leviticus 17:11
For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for your souls upon the altar; for it is the blood that makes atonement…
- Leviticus 6:7
In this way the priest will make atonement for him before the LORD, and he will be forgiven for anything he may have done to incur guilt.”
- Leviticus 4:35
And he shall remove all the fat, just as the fat of the lamb is removed from the peace offerings, and he shall burn it on the altar along with the offerings made by…
- Leviticus 5:18
He is to bring to the priest an unblemished ram of proper value from the flock as a guilt offering. Then the priest will make atonement on his behalf for the wrong he has…
- Leviticus 14:14
The priest is to take some of the blood from the guilt offering and put it on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and…
- Leviticus 17:11
Through
Exodus 29:7Then take the anointing oil and anoint him by pouring it on his head.
it leads to
- Leviticus 21:10
The priest who is highest among his brothers, who has had the anointing oil poured on his head and has been ordained to wear the priestly garments, must not let his hair hang loose…
- Numbers 35:25
The assembly is to protect the manslayer from the hand of the avenger of blood. Then the assembly will return him to the city of refuge to which he fled, and he must live…
- John 3:34
For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.
- Leviticus 21:10
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Alfred Edersheim, The Temple: Its Ministry and Services; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.