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Exodus 29:4

in Exodus 29

Then present Aaron and his sons at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tent of meeting, and shalt wash them with water.

KJV

And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shalt wash them with water.

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This verse in Exodus 29

Commentary

7 notes on this verse

A commentator

Cyril of Jerusalem

Catechetical Lecture 3.5 · Written before 386.

The high priest washes himself, then offers incense; for Aaron was first washed, then became high priest. For how could one who had not yet been cleansed by water pray for others? Further, the laver had been set within the tabernacle, as a symbol of baptism.

This site's exposition

Then present Aaron and his sons at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting

on Exodus 29:4-7

The consecration runs water, garments, then oil, and Aaron alone has the oil poured “on his head” at verse 7. The sons receive theirs at verse 21 by sprinkling, with blood mixed in.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Those that would perfect holiness must cleanse themselves from all filthiness of flesh and spirit, 2 Cor. vii. They were now washed all over; but afterwards, when they went in to minister, they washed only their hands and feet ( ch. xxx. 19 ); for he that is washed needs no more, John xiii.
And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,....

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

God was pleased to dwell in the tabernacle, the people attending in the courts, so that the door between the court and the tabernacle was the fittest place for those to be consecrated in who were to mediate between God and man, and to stand between both, and lay their hands (as it were) upon both.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

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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A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

Thou - shalt wash them - This was done emblematically, to signify that they were to put away all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, and perfect holiness in the fear of God; 2Co 7:1.

The words behind it

12 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וְאֶת־and <obj.>

    veetH853 →10935 times

  • אַהֲרֹ֤ןAaron

    ʾaharonH175 →347 times

  • וְאֶת־and <obj.>

    veetH853 →10935 times

  • בָּנָיו֙sons his

    banavH1121 →4930 times

  • תַּקְרִ֔יבyou will bring near

    takrivH7126 →280 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • פֶּ֖תַח[the] entrance of

    petachH6607 →164 times

  • אֹ֣הֶל[the] tent of

    ʾohelH168 →345 times

  • מוֹעֵ֑דmeeting

    moedH4150 →223 times

  • וְרָחַצְתָּ֥and you will wash

    verachatztaH7364 →72 times

  • אֹתָ֖ם<obj.> them

    ʾotamH853 →10935 times

  • בַּמָּֽיִם׃with <the> water

    bamayimH4325 →581 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Hebrews 10:22let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.7 worksExodus 40:12Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water.6 worksLeviticus 8:6Then Moses presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.4 worksLeviticus 1:3If one’s offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to present an unblemished male. He must bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for its acceptance before the LORD.3 worksExodus 40:28Then he put up the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.2 worksExodus 30:18–21“You are to make a bronze basin with a bronze stand for washing. Set it between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it,2 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
1 Peter 3:21And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,2 worksLeviticus 8:3–6and assemble the whole congregation at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.”2 worksJohn 13:8–10“Never shall You wash my feet!” Peter told Him. Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with Me.”2 worksTitus 3:5He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.2 worksEzekiel 36:25I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.2 worksLeviticus 14:8The one being cleansed must wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe with water; then he will be ceremonially clean. Afterward, he may enter the camp, but he must remain outside his tent for seven days.2 worksRevelation 1:5–6and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,2 worksEphesians 5:26to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,2 worksExodus 26:36For the entrance to the tent, you are to make a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen.2 worksDeuteronomy 23:11When evening approaches, he must wash with water, and when the sun sets he may return to the camp.2 works2 Chronicles 4:6He also made ten basins for washing and placed five on the south side and five on the north. The parts of the burnt offering were rinsed in them, but the priests used the Sea for washing.2 worksLeviticus 16:4He is to wear the sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments. He must tie a linen sash around him and put on the linen turban. These are holy garments, and he must bathe himself with water before he wears them.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each 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 10:22

    let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

    it leads to

    • Ezekiel 36:25

      I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.

    • John 3:5

      Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.

    • Ephesians 5:26

      to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,

    • 1 Peter 3:21

      And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

    • 1 Corinthians 6:11

      And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

  • Through

    1 Peter 3:21

    And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

    it leads to

    • Mark 16:16

      Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.

    • Ezekiel 36:25–26

      I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.

    • Galatians 3:27

      For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.

Where this verse is studied

About Exodus

The Israelites Leaving Egypt, David Roberts, 1829. Public domain.
The Israelites Leaving Egypt, David Roberts, 1829. Public domain.
Exodus: the study guide →Read Exodus 29 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Alfred Edersheim, The Temple: Its Ministry and Services; Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lecture 3.5; 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.

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