“Take Aaron and his sons, their garments, the anointing oil, the bull of the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread,
Parallel translations
- WEB “Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and the bull of the sin offering, and the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread;
- KJV Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and a bullock for the sin offering, and two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread;
- NKJV “Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, the anointing oil, a bull as the sin offering, two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread;
- NASB “Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments and the anointing oil, and the bull of the sin offering, and the two rams and the basket of unleavened bread,
- NLT “Bring Aaron and his sons, along with their sacred garments, the anointing oil, the bull for the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of bread made without yeast,
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Quick answer
Moses is told to gather Aaron, his sons, the priestly garments, anointing oil, and the sacrifices for the ordination. Everything needed for consecration is assembled.
Overview
God specifies the people and materials for the ceremony: the priests, their sacred clothing, the oil of anointing, and the required offerings. This careful preparation shows that approaching God is to be done exactly as He commands. The detailed obedience anticipates the consecration that follows in precise fulfillment of God's word.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Exod 28:2–4Make holy garments for your brother Aaron, to give him glory and splendor.
- Exod 28:40Make tunics, sashes, and headbands for Aaron’s sons, to give them glory and splendor.
- Heb 7:27Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.
- Exod 39:41and the woven garments for ministering in the sanctuary, both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests.
- Exod 39:1–31From the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn they made specially woven garments for ministry in the sanctuary, as well as the holy garments for Aaron, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
- Exod 40:12–15Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water.
- Exod 30:23–37“Take the finest spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh, half that amount (250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels of fragrant cane,
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Every sacrifice, every priest, and every day of atonement points beyond itself to the one perfect offering and the great High Priest who, by his own blood, makes the unclean holy once for all.
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