Focused Passage

Exodus 29:38-46

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

38 This is what you are to offer regularly on the altar, each day: two lambs that are a year old.

39 Offer one lamb in the morning and the other at twilight.

40 With the first lamb offer a tenth of an ephah of fine flour, mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives, and a drink offering of a quarter hin of wine.

41 And offer the second lamb at twilight with the same grain offering and drink offering as in the morning, as a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD.

42 For the generations to come, this burnt offering shall be made regularly at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the LORD, where I will meet you to speak with you.

43 I will also meet with the Israelites there, and that place will be consecrated by My glory.

44 So I will consecrate the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and I will consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests.

45 Then I will dwell among the Israelites and be their God.

46 And they will know that I am the LORD their God, who brought them out of the land of Egypt so that I might dwell among them. I am the LORD their God.

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References and Original Words

Verse 38

Original words

This וְזֶ֕ה H2088 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - masculine singular is what אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative you are to offer תַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה H6213 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular regularly תָּמִֽיד׃ H8548 Adverb on עַל־ H5921 Preposition the altar הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ H4196 Article | Noun - masculine singular each day לַיּ֖וֹם H3117 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular two שְׁנַ֥יִם H8147 Number - md lambs כְּבָשִׂ֧ים H3532 Noun - masculine plural [that are] a year old בְּנֵֽי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . שָׁנָ֛ה H8141 Noun - feminine singular
Verse 39

Original words

Offer תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה H6213 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular one הָאֶחָ֖ד H259 Article | Number - masculine singular lamb הַכֶּ֥בֶשׂ H3532 Article | Noun - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker in the morning בַבֹּ֑קֶר H1242 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular - וְאֵת֙ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and the other הַשֵּׁנִ֔י H8145 Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular - הַכֶּ֣בֶשׂ H3532 Article | Noun - masculine singular - תַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה H6213 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular at בֵּ֥ין H996 Preposition twilight הָעַרְבָּֽיִם׃ H6153 Article | Noun - md

BSB notes

  • Hebrew between the two evenings; also in verse 41
Verse 40

Original words

With the first הָאֶחָֽד׃ H259 Article | Number - masculine singular lamb לַכֶּ֖בֶשׂ H3532 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular [offer] a tenth [of an ephah] וְעִשָּׂרֹ֨ן H6241 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct of fine flour סֹ֜לֶת H5560 Noun - feminine singular mixed בָּל֨וּל H1101 Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular with a quarter רֶ֣בַע H7253 Noun - masculine singular construct hin הַהִ֔ין H1969 Article | Noun - masculine singular of oil בְּשֶׁ֤מֶן H8081 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct from pressed [olives] כָּתִית֙ H3795 Adjective - masculine singular construct and a drink offering וְנֵ֕סֶךְ H5262 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular of a quarter רְבִעִ֥ית H7243 Number - ordinal feminine singular construct hin הַהִ֖ין H1969 Article | Noun - masculine singular construct of wine יָ֑יִן H3196 Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • A tenth of an ephah is approximately 2 dry quarts or 2.2 liters (probably about 2.6 pounds or 1.2 kilograms of flour).
  • Hebrew a quarter hin of pressed oil; that is, approximately 0.97 quarts or 0.92 liters
Verse 41

Original words

And וְאֵת֙ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker offer תַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה H6213 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular the second הַשֵּׁנִ֔י H8145 Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular lamb הַכֶּ֣בֶשׂ H3532 Article | Noun - masculine singular at בֵּ֣ין H996 Preposition twilight הָעַרְבָּ֑יִם H6153 Article | Noun - md with תַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ H6213 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular the same לָּ֔הּ Preposition | third person feminine singular grain offering כְּמִנְחַ֨ת H4503 Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct and drink offering וּכְנִסְכָּהּ֙ H5262 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular as in the morning הַבֹּ֤קֶר H1242 Article | Noun - masculine singular as a pleasing נִיחֹ֔חַ H5207 Noun - masculine singular aroma לְרֵ֣יחַ H7381 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct a food offering אִשֶּׁ֖ה H801 Noun - masculine singular to the LORD לַיהוָֽה׃ H3068 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 42

Original words

For the generations to come לְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם H1755 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural this burnt offering עֹלַ֤ת H5930 Noun - feminine singular construct shall be made regularly תָּמִיד֙ H8548 Adverb at the entrance פֶּ֥תַח H6607 Noun - masculine singular construct to the Tent אֹֽהֶל־ H168 Noun - masculine singular construct of Meeting מוֹעֵ֖ד H4150 Noun - masculine singular before לִפְנֵ֣י H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct the LORD יְהוָ֑ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular where אֲשֶׁ֨ר H834 Pronoun - relative I will meet אִוָּעֵ֤ד H3259 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - first person common singular you לָכֶם֙ Preposition | second person masculine plural - שָׁ֔מָּה H8033 Adverb | third person feminine singular to speak לְדַבֵּ֥ר H1696 Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct with you אֵלֶ֖יךָ H413 Preposition | second person masculine singular . . . שָֽׁם׃ H8033 Adverb
Verse 43

Original words

I will also meet וְנֹעַדְתִּ֥י H3259 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular with the Israelites לִבְנֵ֣י H1121 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct . . . יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular there שָׁ֖מָּה H8033 Adverb | third person feminine singular and that place will be consecrated וְנִקְדַּ֖שׁ H6942 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular by My glory בִּכְבֹדִֽי׃ H3519 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Verse 44

Original words

So I will consecrate וְקִדַּשְׁתִּ֛י H6942 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the Tent אֹ֥הֶל H168 Noun - masculine singular construct of Meeting מוֹעֵ֖ד H4150 Noun - masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and the altar הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ H4196 Article | Noun - masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and I will consecrate אֲקַדֵּ֖שׁ H6942 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular Aaron אַהֲרֹ֧ן H175 Noun - proper - masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and his sons בָּנָ֛יו H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular to serve Me as priests לְכַהֵ֥ן H3547 Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Verse 45

Original words

Then I will dwell וְשָׁ֣כַנְתִּ֔י H7931 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular among בְּת֖וֹךְ H8432 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct the Israelites בְּנֵ֣י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular and be וְהָיִ֥יתִי H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular their לָהֶ֖ם Preposition | third person masculine plural God לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ H430 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural
Verse 46

Original words

And they will know וְיָדְע֗וּ H3045 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural that כִּ֣י H3588 Conjunction I אֲנִ֤י H589 Pronoun - first person common singular am the LORD יְהוָה֙ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular their God אֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural who אֲשֶׁ֨ר H834 Pronoun - relative brought them out הוֹצֵ֧אתִי H3318 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular - אֹתָ֛ם H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine plural of the land מֵאֶ֥רֶץ H776 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct of Egypt מִצְרַ֖יִם H4714 Noun - proper - feminine singular so that I might dwell לְשָׁכְנִ֣י H7931 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular among them בְתוֹכָ֑ם H8432 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural I אֲנִ֖י H589 Pronoun - first person common singular am the LORD יְהוָ֥ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular their God אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃פ H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural

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