Exodus 29:9
in Exodus 29Wrap the sashes around Aaron and his sons and tie headbands on them. The priesthood shall be theirs by a permanent statute. In this way you are to ordain Aaron and his sons.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and bind head-tires on them: and they shall have the priesthood by a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons.
KJV
And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and put the bonnets on them: and the priest’s office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons.
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This verse in Exodus 29
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
bring his sons, and put coats upon them
on Exodus 29:8-9
The English word consecrate here stands for a Hebrew idiom that reads to fill the hand, and verse 24 acts the idiom out by putting the offering into the priests' hands. The office is granted as a perpetual statute, the first use of that phrase in Scripture, and it is granted to a family rather than to a man. Three chapters later Aaron makes the calf, and the priesthood promised here is still given to him.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
5 ), washed in the blood of Christ, and so made to our God priests, Rev. i. They also are clothed with the beauty of holiness, and have received the anointing, 1 John ii. Their hands are filled with work, to which they must continually attend; and it is through Christ, the great sacrifice, that they are dedicated to this service.
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And thou shalt gird them with girdles (Aaron and his sons),....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
And . . . take the garments--The manner in which these parts of the ceremonial were performed is minutely described, and in discovering their symbolical import, which indeed, is sufficiently plain and obvious, we have inspired authority to guide us. It signified the necessity and importance of moral purity or holiness (Isa 52:11;
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The words behind it
18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְחָגַרְתָּ֩ | vechagarta | and you will gird | H2296 → | |
| אֹתָ֨ם | ʾotam | <obj.> them | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אַבְנֵ֜ט | ʾavnet | a sash | H73 → | 9 times |
| אַהֲרֹ֣ן | ʾaharon | Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| וּבָנָ֗יו | uvanav | and sons his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| וְחָבַשְׁתָּ֤ | vechavashta | and you will bind on | H2280 → | |
| לָהֶם֙ | lahem | to <the> them | ||
| מִגְבָּעֹ֔ת | migbaot | headdresses | H4021 → | 4 times |
| וְהָיְתָ֥ה | vehayetah | and it will be[long] | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| לָהֶ֛ם | lahem | to <the> them | ||
| כְּהֻנָּ֖ה | kehunah | priesthood | H3550 → | |
| לְחֻקַּ֣ת | lechukat | to a statute of | H2708 → | 104 times |
| עוֹלָ֑ם | olam | perpetuity | H5769 → | 438 times |
| וּמִלֵּאתָ֥ | umileta | and you will fill | H4390 → | 249 times |
| יַֽד־ | yad- | [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| אַהֲרֹ֖ן | ʾaharon | Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| וְיַד־ | veyad- | and [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| בָּנָֽיו׃ | banav | sons his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
וְחָגַרְתָּ֩and you will gird
vechagartaH2296 →
אֹתָ֨ם<obj.> them
ʾotamH853 →10935 times
אַבְנֵ֜טa sash
ʾavnetH73 →9 times
אַהֲרֹ֣ןAaron
ʾaharonH175 →347 times
וּבָנָ֗יוand sons his
uvanavH1121 →4930 times
וְחָבַשְׁתָּ֤and you will bind on
vechavashtaH2280 →
לָהֶם֙to <the> them
lahem
מִגְבָּעֹ֔תheaddresses
migbaotH4021 →4 times
וְהָיְתָ֥הand it will be[long]
vehayetahH1961 →3559 times
לָהֶ֛םto <the> them
lahem
כְּהֻנָּ֖הpriesthood
kehunahH3550 →
לְחֻקַּ֣תto a statute of
lechukatH2708 →104 times
עוֹלָ֑םperpetuity
olamH5769 →438 times
וּמִלֵּאתָ֥and you will fill
umiletaH4390 →249 times
יַֽד־[the] hand of
yad-H3027 →1618 times
אַהֲרֹ֖ןAaron
ʾaharonH175 →347 times
וְיַד־and [the] hand of
veyad-H3027 →1618 times
בָּנָֽיו׃sons his
banavH1121 →4930 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 18:7But only you and your sons shall attend to your priesthood for everything concerning the altar and what is inside the veil, and you are to perform that service. I am giving you the…
it leads to
- Numbers 3:10
So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood; but any outsider who approaches the tabernacle must be put to death.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Romans 15:15–16
However, I have written you a bold reminder on some points, because of the grace God has given me
- John 3:27
John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.
- Numbers 3:10
Through
Exodus 40:15Anoint them just as you anointed their father, so that they may also serve Me as priests. Their anointing will qualify them for a permanent priesthood throughout their generations.”
it leads to
- Numbers 25:13
It will be a covenant of permanent priesthood for him and his descendants, because he was zealous for his God and made atonement for the Israelites.”
- Numbers 25:13
Through
Deuteronomy 18:5For the LORD your God has chosen Levi and his sons out of all your tribes to stand and minister in His name for all time.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 10:8
At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to serve Him, and to pronounce blessings in…
- Deuteronomy 10:8
Through
Numbers 25:13It will be a covenant of permanent priesthood for him and his descendants, because he was zealous for his God and made atonement for the Israelites.”
it leads to
- Hebrews 2:17
For this reason He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, in order to make atonement…
- Romans 10:2–4
For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge.
- 1 Peter 2:5
you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
- Hebrews 2:17
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This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.