Exodus 29:44
in Exodus 29So I will consecrate the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and I will consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And I will sanctify the tent of meeting, and the altar: Aaron also and his sons will I sanctify, to minister to me in the priest’s office.
KJV
And I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar: I will sanctify also both Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in the priest’s office.
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This verse in Exodus 29
Commentary
4 notes on this verseI will sanctify - both Aaron and his sons - So we find the sanctification by Moses according to the Divine institution was only symbolical; and that Aaron and his sons must be sanctified, i.e., made holy, by God himself before they could officiate in holy things. From this, as well as from many other things mentioned in the sacred writings, we may safely infer that no designation by man only is sufficient to qualify any person to fill the office of a minister of the sanctuary.
This site's exposition
I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation
on Exodus 29:44-46
Three verses give the reason for everything commanded since chapter 25, that I may dwell among them. Exodus 25:8 had asked for a sanctuary in those same words, and this is the answer to it. The refrain that ran through the plagues, that they shall know that I am the LORD, was first spoken to Israel at Exodus 6:7 and lands here again on Israel, and what they are to know it by is the dwelling. John 1:14 uses a Greek verb built on the word for a tent when it says the Word dwelt among us.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
); he would take possession of that which was consecrated to him. Note, What is sanctified to the glory of God shall be sanctified by his glory. If we do our part, God will do his, and will mark and fit that for himself which is in sincerity given up to him.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְקִדַּשְׁתִּ֛י | vekidashti | and I will consecrate | H6942 → | 171 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֹ֥הֶל | ʾohel | [the] tent of | H168 → | 345 times |
| מוֹעֵ֖ד | moed | meeting | H4150 → | 223 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ | hamizbeach | the altar | H4196 → | 401 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אַהֲרֹ֧ן | ʾaharon | Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בָּנָ֛יו | banav | sons his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אֲקַדֵּ֖שׁ | ʾakadesh | I will consecrate | H6942 → | 171 times |
| לְכַהֵ֥ן | lekhahen | to serve as priests | H3547 → | 23 times |
| לִֽי׃ | li | <to> <the> me |
וְקִדַּשְׁתִּ֛יand I will consecrate
vekidashtiH6942 →171 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
אֹ֥הֶל[the] tent of
ʾohelH168 →345 times
מוֹעֵ֖דmeeting
moedH4150 →223 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַthe altar
hamizbeachH4196 →401 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
אַהֲרֹ֧ןAaron
ʾaharonH175 →347 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
בָּנָ֛יוsons his
banavH1121 →4930 times
אֲקַדֵּ֖שׁI will consecrate
ʾakadeshH6942 →171 times
לְכַהֵ֥ןto serve as priests
lekhahenH3547 →23 times
לִֽי׃<to> <the> me
li
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 10:36then what about the One whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world? How then can you accuse Me of blasphemy for stating that I am the Son of God?
it leads to
- John 3:17
For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.
- John 5:17–18
But Jesus answered them, “To this very day My Father is at His work, and I too am working.”
- Jeremiah 1:5
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
- John 10:30–33
I and the Father are one.”
- John 6:27
Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of…
- John 3:17
Through
Leviticus 22:16by allowing the people to eat the sacred offerings and thus to bear the punishment for guilt. For I am the LORD who sanctifies them.”
it leads to
- Leviticus 22:9
The priests must keep My charge, lest they bear the guilt and die because they profane it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
- 1 Peter 2:24
He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”
- Leviticus 22:9
Through
Leviticus 22:9The priests must keep My charge, lest they bear the guilt and die because they profane it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
it leads to
- Exodus 28:43
Aaron and his sons must wear them whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they will not incur guilt and die. This…
- Exodus 28:43
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Chuck Missler, Learn the Bible in 24 Hours; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.