Exodus 40:15
and shalt anoint them as thou didst anoint their father, and they shall minister as priests unto me,—so shall their anointing remain to them for an age-abiding priesthood, to their generations.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
14His sons also, shalt thou bring near,—and shalt clothe them with tunics;
16And Moses did,—according to all that Yahweh had commanded him, so did he.
Cross References
Exodus 28:41And thou shalt clothe therewith Aaron thy brother, and his sons, with him,—and shalt anoint them and install them, and hallow them, so shall they minister as priests unto me.
Exodus 30:31And unto the sons of Israel, shalt thou speak, saying, An oil for holy anointing, shall this be to me, to your generations.
Numbers 25:13so shall it prove to be unto him and unto his seed after him, the covenant of our age-abiding priesthood, because he was jealous for his God, and did put a propitiatory-covering over the sons of Israel.
Hebrews 5:1For, every high-priest who from among men is taken, on behalf of men, is appointed, as to the things pertaining unto God, that he may be offering [both] gifts and sacrifices for sins,—
Hebrews 7:7But, apart from all gainsaying, the less, by the greater, is blessed.
Hebrews 8:1A crowning point on the things being spoken:—such a one as this, have we, as high-priest, who hath sat down on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,—
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 →