So the priest who is anointed and ordained to serve as priest in his father’s place shall make atonement: he shall put on the linen garments, the holy garments,
Parallel translations
- WEB The priest, who is anointed and who is consecrated to be priest in his father’s place, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen garments, even the holy garments.
- KJV And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to minister in the priest’s office in his father’s stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, even the holy garments:
- BSB The priest who is anointed and ordained to succeed his father as high priest shall make atonement. He will put on the sacred linen garments
- NKJV And the priest, who is anointed and consecrated to minister as priest in his father’s place, shall make atonement, and put on the linen clothes, the holy garments;
- NLT In future generations, the purification ceremony will be performed by the priest who has been anointed and ordained to serve as high priest in place of his ancestor Aaron. He will put on the holy linen garments
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The anointed high priest, in his predecessor's place, makes the atonement wearing the linen garments. The office, not merely the man, carries this duty across generations.
Overview
The consecrated high priest, succeeding his father, performs the atonement in the holy linen garments. This perpetuates the ministry beyond Aaron, ensuring atonement continues for Israel. The succession of mortal high priests, repeated yearly, contrasts with Christ, the permanent High Priest who lives forever to intercede and needs no successor.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Lev 16:4He shall put on the holy linen coat. He shall have the linen breeches on his body, and shall put on the linen sash, and he shall be clothed with the linen turban. They are the holy garments. He shall bathe his body in water, and put them on.
- Exod 29:29–30“The holy garments of Aaron shall be for his sons after him, to be anointed in them, and to be consecrated in them.
- Exod 29:9You shall clothe them with belts, Aaron and his sons, and bind headbands on them: and they shall have the priesthood by a perpetual statute: and you shall consecrate Aaron and his sons.
- Num 20:26–28and strip Aaron of his garments, and put them on Eleazar his son. Aaron shall be taken, and shall die there.”
- Lev 4:16The anointed priest shall bring of the blood of the bull to the Tent of Meeting:
- Lev 4:3if the anointed priest sins so as to bring guilt on the people, then let him offer for his sin, which he has sinned, a young bull without defect to Yahweh for a sin offering.
- Lev 4:5The anointed priest shall take some of the blood of the bull, and bring it to the Tent of Meeting.
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