Exodus 29:30
in Exodus 29The son who succeeds him as priest and enters the Tent of Meeting to minister in the Holy Place must wear them for seven days.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Seven days shall the son that is priest in his stead put them on, when he cometh into the tent of meeting to minister in the holy place.
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.
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This verse in Exodus 29
Commentary
4 notes on this verseSeven 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 Lev 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.
This site's exposition
the holy garments of Aaron shall be
on Exodus 29:29-30
The garments outlast the man who wears them and pass to the son who takes his place, which makes the clothing of chapter 28 an office rather than a wardrobe. Each successor puts them on for seven days before he ministers in the holy place. Hebrews 7:23-24 turns on this very arrangement, that the Levitical priests were many because death would not suffer them to continue, and that Christ holds an unchangeable priesthood.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
He that was to succeed Aaron in the high-priesthood must put on the holy garments seven days together, in token of a deliberate and gradual advance into his office, and that one sabbath might pass over him in his consecration. (2.) Every day of the seven, in this first consecration, a bullock was to be offered for a sin-offering (
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The words behind it
13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| שִׁבְעַ֣ת | shivat | seven | H7651 → | 394 times |
| יָמִ֗ים | yamim | days | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| יִלְבָּשָׁ֧ם | yilbasham | he will wear them | H3847 → | 110 times |
| הַכֹּהֵ֛ן | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| תַּחְתָּ֖יו | tachtav | in place of him | H8478 → | 505 times |
| מִבָּנָ֑יו | mibanav | one of sons his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יָבֹ֛א | yavo' | he will come | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | into | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אֹ֥הֶל | ʾohel | [the] tent of | H168 → | 345 times |
| מוֹעֵ֖ד | moed | meeting | H4150 → | 223 times |
| לְשָׁרֵ֥ת | lesharet | to serve | H8334 → | 97 times |
| בַּקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ | bakodesh | in the holy place | H6944 → | 469 times |
שִׁבְעַ֣תseven
shivatH7651 →394 times
יָמִ֗יםdays
yamimH3117 →2304 times
יִלְבָּשָׁ֧םhe will wear them
yilbashamH3847 →110 times
הַכֹּהֵ֛ןthe priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
תַּחְתָּ֖יוin place of him
tachtavH8478 →505 times
מִבָּנָ֑יוone of sons his
mibanavH1121 →4930 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwho
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
יָבֹ֛אhe will come
yavo'H935 →2568 times
אֶל־into
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
אֹ֥הֶל[the] tent of
ʾohelH168 →345 times
מוֹעֵ֖דmeeting
moedH4150 →223 times
לְשָׁרֵ֥תto serve
lesharetH8334 →97 times
בַּקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃in the holy place
bakodeshH6944 →469 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
Numbers 20:28After Moses had removed Aaron’s garments and put them on his son Eleazar, Aaron died there on top of the mountain. Then Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 10:6
The Israelites traveled from Beeroth Bene-jaakan to Moserah, where Aaron died and was buried, and Eleazar his son succeeded him as priest.
- Exodus 29:29–30
The holy garments that belong to Aaron will belong to his sons after him, so they can be anointed and ordained in them.
- Deuteronomy 34:9
Now Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom because Moses had laid his hands on him. So the Israelites obeyed him and did as the LORD had commanded Moses.
- Deuteronomy 10:6
Through
Genesis 8:10Noah waited seven more days and again sent out the dove from the ark.
it leads to
- Genesis 7:4
For seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living thing I have made.”
- Isaiah 26:8
Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.
- Psalms 40:1
I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
- Genesis 8:12
And Noah waited seven more days and sent out the dove again, but this time she did not return to him.
- Romans 8:25
But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.
- Genesis 7:4
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Sir Robert Anderson, Types in Hebrews.