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

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

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

40With 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.

41And 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.

42For 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.

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

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

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

46And 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

Thisוְזֶ֕הH2088Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - masculine singularis whatאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativeyou are to offerתַּעֲשֶׂ֖הH6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularregularlyתָּמִֽיד׃H8548Adverbonעַל־H5921Prepositionthe altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַH4196Article | Noun - masculine singulareach dayלַיּ֖וֹםH3117Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singulartwoשְׁנַ֥יִםH8147Number - mdlambsכְּבָשִׂ֧יםH3532Noun - masculine plural[that are] a year oldבְּנֵֽי־H1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .שָׁנָ֛הH8141Noun - feminine singular
Verse 39

Original words

Offerתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הH6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularoneהָאֶחָ֖דH259Article | Number - masculine singularlambהַכֶּ֥בֶשׂH3532Article | Noun - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerin the morningבַבֹּ֑קֶרH1242Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular-וְאֵת֙H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֔יH8145Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular-הַכֶּ֣בֶשׂH3532Article | Noun - masculine singular-תַּעֲשֶׂ֖הH6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularatבֵּ֥יןH996Prepositiontwilightהָעַרְבָּֽיִם׃H6153Article | Noun - md

BSB notes

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

Original words

With the firstהָאֶחָֽד׃H259Article | Number - masculine singularlambלַכֶּ֖בֶשׂH3532Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular[offer] a tenth [of an ephah]וְעִשָּׂרֹ֨ןH6241Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof fine flourסֹ֜לֶתH5560Noun - feminine singularmixedבָּל֨וּלH1101Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularwith a quarterרֶ֣בַעH7253Noun - masculine singular constructhinהַהִ֔יןH1969Article | Noun - masculine singularof oilבְּשֶׁ֤מֶןH8081Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructfrom pressed [olives]כָּתִית֙H3795Adjective - masculine singular constructand a drink offeringוְנֵ֕סֶךְH5262Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularof a quarterרְבִעִ֥יתH7243Number - ordinal feminine singular constructhinהַהִ֖יןH1969Article | Noun - masculine singular constructof wineיָ֑יִןH3196Noun - 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

Andוְאֵת֙H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerofferתַּעֲשֶׂ֖הH6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularthe secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יH8145Article | Number - ordinal masculine singularlambהַכֶּ֣בֶשׂH3532Article | Noun - masculine singularatבֵּ֣יןH996Prepositiontwilightהָעַרְבָּ֑יִםH6153Article | Noun - mdwithתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־H6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularthe sameלָּ֔הּPreposition | third person feminine singulargrain offeringכְּמִנְחַ֨תH4503Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular constructand drink offeringוּכְנִסְכָּהּ֙H5262Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularas in the morningהַבֹּ֤קֶרH1242Article | Noun - masculine singularas a pleasingנִיחֹ֔חַH5207Noun - masculine singulararomaלְרֵ֣יחַH7381Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructa food offeringאִשֶּׁ֖הH801Noun - masculine singularto the LORDלַיהוָֽה׃H3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 42

Original words

For the generations to comeלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םH1755Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralthis burnt offeringעֹלַ֤תH5930Noun - feminine singular constructshall be made regularlyתָּמִיד֙H8548Adverbat the entranceפֶּ֥תַחH6607Noun - masculine singular constructto the Tentאֹֽהֶל־H168Noun - masculine singular constructof Meetingמוֹעֵ֖דH4150Noun - masculine singularbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יH6440Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructthe LORDיְהוָ֑הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularwhereאֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativeI will meetאִוָּעֵ֤דH3259Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - first person common singularyouלָכֶם֙Preposition | second person masculine plural-שָׁ֔מָּהH8033Adverb | third person feminine singularto speakלְדַבֵּ֥רH1696Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructwith youאֵלֶ֖יךָH413Preposition | second person masculine singular. . .שָֽׁם׃H8033Adverb
Verse 43

Original words

I will also meetוְנֹעַדְתִּ֥יH3259Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularwith the Israelitesלִבְנֵ֣יH1121Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularthereשָׁ֖מָּהH8033Adverb | third person feminine singularand that place will be consecratedוְנִקְדַּ֖שׁH6942Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularby My gloryבִּכְבֹדִֽי׃H3519Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Verse 44

Original words

So I will consecrateוְקִדַּשְׁתִּ֛יH6942Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe Tentאֹ֥הֶלH168Noun - masculine singular constructof Meetingמוֹעֵ֖דH4150Noun - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַH4196Article | Noun - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand I will consecrateאֲקַדֵּ֖שׁH6942Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singularAaronאַהֲרֹ֧ןH175Noun - proper - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand his sonsבָּנָ֛יוH1121Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularto serve Me as priestsלְכַהֵ֥ןH3547Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Verse 45

Original words

Then I will dwellוְשָׁ֣כַנְתִּ֔יH7931Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularamongבְּת֖וֹךְH8432Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructthe Israelitesבְּנֵ֣יH1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularand beוְהָיִ֥יתִיH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singulartheirלָהֶ֖םPreposition | third person masculine pluralGodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃H430Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural
Verse 46

Original words

And they will knowוְיָדְע֗וּH3045Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralthatכִּ֣יH3588ConjunctionIאֲנִ֤יH589Pronoun - first person common singularam the LORDיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singulartheir Godאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔םH430Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralwhoאֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativebrought them outהוֹצֵ֧אתִיH3318Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular-אֹתָ֛םH853Direct object marker | third person masculine pluralof the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץH776Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular constructof Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםH4714Noun - proper - feminine singularso that I might dwellלְשָׁכְנִ֣יH7931Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singularamong themבְתוֹכָ֑םH8432Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralIאֲנִ֖יH589Pronoun - first person common singularam the LORDיְהוָ֥הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singulartheir Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃פH430Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural

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