And you are to clothe Aaron with the holy garments, anoint him, and consecrate him, so that he may serve Me as a priest.
Parallel translations
- WEB You shall put on Aaron the holy garments; and you shall anoint him, and sanctify him, that he may minister to me in the priest’s office.
- KJV 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.
- NKJV You shall put the holy garments on Aaron, and anoint him and consecrate him, that he may minister to Me as priest.
- NASB And you shall put the holy garments on Aaron and anoint him and consecrate him, so that he may serve as a priest to Me.
- NLT Dress Aaron with the sacred garments and anoint him, consecrating him to serve me as a priest.
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Quick answer
Moses was to clothe Aaron in the holy garments and anoint and consecrate him to serve as priest. The high priest was formally set apart.
Overview
Aaron was robed in the sacred vestments and anointed, consecrating him for his mediatorial office before God. The garments and oil together marked his unique calling to represent the people. Aaron's anointing points forward to Christ, the truly anointed High Priest, who needs no garments of mere cloth but serves in perfect righteousness on our behalf.
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Cross-references · 8
- Exod 28:41After you put these garments on your brother Aaron and his sons, anoint them, ordain them, and consecrate them so that they may serve Me as priests.
- 1 Jn 2:27And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.
- 1 Jn 2:20You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.
- Heb 10:10And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
- John 3:34For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.
- John 17:19For them I sanctify Myself, so that they too may be sanctified by the truth.
- Isa 61:1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,
- Heb 10:29How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?
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