Exodus 29:35
in Exodus 29This is what you are to do for Aaron and his sons based on all that I have commanded you, taking seven days to ordain them.
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ASV
And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all that I have commanded thee: seven days shalt thou consecrate them.
KJV
And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all things which I have commanded thee: seven days shalt thou consecrate them.
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This verse in Exodus 29
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
This is what you are to do for Aaron and his sons
on Exodus 29:35-37
A bull is offered on each of the seven days for the altar, so the furniture is cleansed alongside the priests. The section closes on a clause it leaves unexplained, “whatever touches the altar will be holy”.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And thus shall thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
seven days shalt thou consecrate them--The renewal of these ceremonies on the return of every day in the seven, with the intervention of a Sabbath, was a wise preparatory arrangement, in order to afford a sufficient interval for calm and devout reflection (Heb 9:1;
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The words behind it
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְעָשִׂ֜יתָ | veasita | and you will do | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| לְאַהֲרֹ֤ן | leaharon | to Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| וּלְבָנָיו֙ | ulevanav | and to sons his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| כָּ֔כָה | kakhah | thus | H3602 → | |
| כְּכֹ֥ל | kekhol | according to all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| צִוִּ֖יתִי | tziviti | I have commanded | H6680 → | 494 times |
| אֹתָ֑כָה | ʾotakhah | <obj.> you | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שִׁבְעַ֥ת | shivat | seven | H7651 → | 394 times |
| יָמִ֖ים | yamim | days | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| תְּמַלֵּ֥א | temale' | you will fill | H4390 → | 249 times |
| יָדָֽם׃ | yadam | hand their | H3027 → | 1618 times |
וְעָשִׂ֜יתָand you will do
veasitaH6213 →2628 times
לְאַהֲרֹ֤ןto Aaron
leaharonH175 →347 times
וּלְבָנָיו֙and to sons his
ulevanavH1121 →4930 times
כָּ֔כָהthus
kakhahH3602 →
כְּכֹ֥לaccording to all
kekholH3605 →5413 times
אֲשֶׁר־that
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
צִוִּ֖יתִיI have commanded
tzivitiH6680 →494 times
אֹתָ֑כָה<obj.> you
ʾotakhahH853 →10935 times
שִׁבְעַ֥תseven
shivatH7651 →394 times
יָמִ֖יםdays
yamimH3117 →2304 times
תְּמַלֵּ֥אyou will fill
temale'H4390 →249 times
יָדָֽם׃hand their
yadamH3027 →1618 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
John 16:14He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you.
it leads to
- 1 John 4:13–14
By this we know that we remain in Him, and He in us: He has given us of His Spirit.
- 2 Corinthians 3:14–18
But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed.
- John 15:26
When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me.
- Revelation 19:10
So I fell at his feet to worship him. But he told me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus.…
- 1 Peter 1:10–12
Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully,
- 1 John 4:13–14
Through
Exodus 29:30The son who succeeds him as priest and enters the Tent of Meeting to minister in the Holy Place must wear them for seven days.
it leads to
- Numbers 20:28
After 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.
- Leviticus 9:1
On the eighth day Moses summoned Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel.
- Leviticus 12:2–3
“Say to the Israelites, ‘A woman who becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son will be unclean for seven days, as she is during the days of her menstruation.
- Numbers 20:28
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.