Exodus 40:13

Then put on Aaron his sacred clothes to ◄set him apart/dedicate him►, in order that he can serve me as a priest.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him; that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office.

In Context

12Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the Sacred Tent, and wash them ritually with water.

14Also bring his sons there. Put their sacred tunics/gowns on them

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Cross References

Exodus 28:41Put these clothes on your older brother Aaron and on his sons. Then ◄set them apart/dedicate them► for this work by anointing them with olive oil, in order that they may serve me by being priests.

Leviticus 7:35Those are the portions of the offerings brought/given to Yahweh and burned in fire that are allotted to Aaron and his sons on the day that they are set apart to serve Yahweh as priests.

John 3:34We know it is true because Jesus, the one God sent, speaks the message of God. That is also true because God causes his Spirit to live in Jesus to completely direct everything he says and does.

Hebrews 10:10Because of Jesus Christ doing what God wanted him to do, we have been dedicated to { he has set us apart for} God by his offering his own body only once as a sacrifice, a sacrifice that will not need to be repeated.

1 John 2:20But as for you, you have been given the power of God’s Spirit, which comes from Christ (OR, God), the Holy One. As a result, you all know how to ◄ distinguish false teaching from/recognize what is false teaching and what is► the true message.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 40:2-16

The Rearing of the Tabernacle. ( b. c. 1491.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation. 3 And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail. 4 And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof. 5 And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the… Read the whole commentary →

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