Focused Passage

Exodus 29:1-9

The Consecration of the Priests and the LORD’s Promise to Dwell Among Israel

The LORD gives the procedure for consecrating Aaron and his sons: preparing sacrificial animals and bread, washing the priests, clothing Aaron, anointing him, clothing his sons, offering a bull as a sin offering, offering one ram as a burnt offering, offering another ram as an ordination offering, applying blood to the priests, waving and burning portions before the LORD, eating the ordination meal, repeating the consecration for seven days, offering daily burnt offerings, consecrating the altar, and receiving the LORD’s promise to meet, sanctify, dwell, and be Israel’s God.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1 “Now this is what you are to do to consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests: Take a young bull and two rams without blemish,

2 along with unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil. Make them out of fine wheat flour,

3 put them in a basket, and present them in the basket, along with the bull and the two rams.

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

5 Take the garments and clothe Aaron with the tunic, the robe of the ephod, the ephod itself, and the breastplate. Fasten the ephod on him with its woven waistband.

6 Put the turban on his head and attach the holy diadem to the turban.

7 Then take the anointing oil and anoint him by pouring it on his head.

8 Present his sons as well and clothe them with tunics.

9 Wrap 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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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

Now this וְזֶ֨ה H2088 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - masculine singular . . . הַדָּבָ֜ר H1697 Article | Noun - masculine singular is what אֲשֶֽׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative you are to do תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה H6213 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular to consecrate לְקַדֵּ֥שׁ H6942 Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct [Aaron and his sons] אֹתָ֖ם H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine plural to serve Me as priests לְכַהֵ֣ן H3547 Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Take לְ֠קַח H3947 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular a אֶחָ֧ד H259 Number - masculine singular young בֶּן־ H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct . . . בָּקָ֛ר H1241 Noun - masculine singular bull פַּ֣ר H6499 Noun - masculine singular and two שְׁנַ֖יִם H8147 Number - md rams וְאֵילִ֥ם H352 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural without blemish תְּמִימִֽם׃ H8549 Adjective - masculine plural
Verse 2

Original words

along with unleavened מַצּ֗וֹת H4682 Noun - feminine plural bread וְלֶ֣חֶם H3899 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct unleavened מַצֹּת֙ H4682 Noun - feminine plural cakes וְחַלֹּ֤ת H2471 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural mixed בְּלוּלֹ֣ת H1101 Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural with oil בַּשֶּׁ֔מֶן H8081 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular and unleavened מַצּ֖וֹת H4682 Noun - feminine plural wafers וּרְקִיקֵ֥י H7550 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct anointed מְשֻׁחִ֣ים H4886 Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural with oil בַּשָּׁ֑מֶן H8081 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Make תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה H6213 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular them אֹתָֽם׃ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine plural out of fine wheat חִטִּ֖ים H2406 Noun - feminine plural flour סֹ֥לֶת H5560 Noun - feminine singular construct
Verse 3

Original words

put וְנָתַתָּ֤ H5414 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular them אוֹתָם֙ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine plural in עַל־ H5921 Preposition a אֶחָ֔ד H259 Number - masculine singular basket סַ֣ל H5536 Noun - masculine singular and present וְהִקְרַבְתָּ֥ H7126 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular them אֹתָ֖ם H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine plural in the basket בַּסָּ֑ל H5536 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular . . . וְאֶ֨ת־ H854 Conjunctive waw | Preposition along with the bull הַפָּ֔ר H6499 Article | Noun - masculine singular - וְאֵ֖ת H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and the two שְׁנֵ֥י H8147 Number - masculine dual construct rams הָאֵילִֽם׃ H352 Article | Noun - masculine plural
Verse 4

Original words

Then וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker present תַּקְרִ֔יב H7126 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Aaron אַהֲרֹ֤ן H175 Noun - proper - masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and his sons בָּנָיו֙ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular at אֶל־ H413 Preposition the entrance פֶּ֖תַח H6607 Noun - masculine singular construct to the Tent אֹ֣הֶל H168 Noun - masculine singular construct of Meeting מוֹעֵ֑ד H4150 Noun - masculine singular and wash וְרָחַצְתָּ֥ H7364 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular them אֹתָ֖ם H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine plural with water בַּמָּֽיִם׃ H4325 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Verse 5

Original words

Take וְלָקַחְתָּ֣ H3947 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the garments הַבְּגָדִ֗ים H899 Article | Noun - masculine plural and clothe וְהִלְבַּשְׁתָּ֤ H3847 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular - אֶֽת־ H853 Direct object marker Aaron אַהֲרֹן֙ H175 Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker with the tunic הַכֻּתֹּ֔נֶת H3801 Article | Noun - feminine singular - וְאֵת֙ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker the robe מְעִ֣יל H4598 Noun - masculine singular construct of the ephod הָאֵפֹ֔ד H646 Article | Noun - masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker the ephod itself הָאֵפֹ֖ד H646 Article | Noun - masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and the breastplate הַחֹ֑שֶׁן H2833 Article | Noun - masculine singular Fasten וְאָפַדְתָּ֣ H640 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular the ephod הָאֵפֹֽד׃ H646 Article | Noun - masculine singular on him ל֔וֹ Preposition | third person masculine singular with its woven waistband בְּחֵ֖שֶׁב H2805 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Verse 6

Original words

Put וְשַׂמְתָּ֥ H7760 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular the turban הַמִּצְנֶ֖פֶת H4701 Article | Noun - feminine singular on עַל־ H5921 Preposition his head רֹאשׁ֑וֹ H7218 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular and attach וְנָתַתָּ֛ H5414 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the holy הַקֹּ֖דֶשׁ H6944 Article | Noun - masculine singular diadem נֵ֥זֶר H5145 Noun - masculine singular construct to עַל־ H5921 Preposition the turban הַמִּצְנָֽפֶת׃ H4701 Article | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 7

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Then take וְלָֽקַחְתָּ֙ H3947 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the anointing הַמִּשְׁחָ֔ה H4888 Article | Noun - feminine singular oil שֶׁ֣מֶן H8081 Noun - masculine singular construct and anoint him וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֖ H4886 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular by pouring וְיָצַקְתָּ֖ H3332 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular it on עַל־ H5921 Preposition his head רֹאשׁ֑וֹ H7218 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular - אֹתֽוֹ׃ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine singular
Verse 8

Original words

Present תַּקְרִ֑יב H7126 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular his sons בָּנָ֖יו H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular as well וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and clothe them וְהִלְבַּשְׁתָּ֖ם H3847 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural with tunics כֻּתֳּנֹֽת׃ H3801 Noun - feminine plural
Verse 9

Original words

Wrap וְחָגַרְתָּ֩ H2296 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular - אֹתָ֨ם H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine plural the sashes אַבְנֵ֜ט H73 Noun - masculine singular around Aaron אַהֲרֹ֣ן H175 Noun - proper - masculine singular and his sons וּבָנָ֗יו H1121 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular and tie וְחָבַשְׁתָּ֤ H2280 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular headbands מִגְבָּעֹ֔ת H4021 Noun - feminine plural on them לָהֶם֙ Preposition-l | Pronoun - third person masculine plural The priesthood כְּהֻנָּ֖ה H3550 Noun - feminine singular shall be וְהָיְתָ֥ה H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular theirs לָהֶ֛ם Preposition-l | Pronoun - third person masculine plural by a permanent עוֹלָ֑ם H5769 Noun - masculine singular statute לְחֻקַּ֣ת H2708 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct In this way you are to ordain וּמִלֵּאתָ֥ H4390 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular . . . יַֽד־ H3027 Noun - feminine singular construct Aaron אַהֲרֹ֖ן H175 Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . וְיַד־ H3027 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct and his sons בָּנָֽיו׃ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular

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