Then present Aaron and his sons at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water.
Parallel translations
- WEB You shall bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the Tent of Meeting, and shall wash them with water.
- KJV And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shalt wash them with water.
- NKJV “And Aaron and his sons you shall bring to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and you shall wash them with water.
- NASB Then you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the doorway of the tent of meeting and wash them with water.
- NLT “Present Aaron and his sons at the entrance of the Tabernacle, and wash them with water.
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Quick answer
Aaron and his sons were brought to the tent's entrance and washed with water. This cleansing began their consecration to priestly service.
Overview
The washing symbolized the purity required to approach and serve a holy God. Before being clothed and anointed, the priests had to be made clean. This ritual washing points to the cleansing believers receive in Christ, the washing of regeneration that fits us to serve God (Titus 3:5).
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- Exod 40:12Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water.
- Heb 10:22let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
- 1 Pet 3:21And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
- Exod 26:36For the entrance to the tent, you are to make a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen.
- John 13:8–10“Never shall You wash my feet!” Peter told Him. Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with Me.”
- Deut 23:11When evening approaches, he must wash with water, and when the sun sets he may return to the camp.
- Exod 40:28Then he put up the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.
- Exod 30:18–21“You are to make a bronze basin with a bronze stand for washing. Set it between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it,
- Lev 8:3–6and assemble the whole congregation at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.”
- Ezek 36:25I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.
- Titus 3:5He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
- Eph 5:26to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
- Lev 14:8The one being cleansed must wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe with water; then he will be ceremonially clean. Afterward, he may enter the camp, but he must remain outside his tent for seven days.
- Rev 1:5–6and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,
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The Passover lamb whose blood turns away death, the exodus through the sea, the manna, the rock, and the tabernacle where God dwells with his people all foreshadow Jesus — our Passover, our redemption, the bread from heaven, and God-with-us in the flesh.
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