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The ordination ceremony will go on for seven days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/29.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Thus you shall do to Aaron and to his sons, according to all that I have commanded you. Through seven days shall you ordain them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/29.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is what you are to do for Aaron and his sons based on all that I have commanded you, taking seven days to ordain them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/29.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all <i>things</i> which I have commanded thee: seven days shalt thou consecrate them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/29.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Thus you shall do to Aaron and his sons, according to all that I have commanded you. Seven days you shall consecrate them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/29.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“So you shall do for Aaron and for his sons, according to all that I have commanded you; you shall ordain them for seven days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/29.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Thus you shall do to Aaron and to his sons, according to all that I have commanded you; you shall ordain them through seven days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/29.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And thus you shall do to Aaron and to his sons, according to all that I have commanded you; you shall ordain them through seven days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/29.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Thus you shall do to Aaron and to his sons, according to all that I have commanded you; you shall ordain them through seven days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/29.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“So you shall do to Aaron and to his sons in accordance with all I have commanded you; during seven days you are to ordain them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/29.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“This is what you are to do for Aaron and his sons based on all I have commanded you. Take seven days to ordain them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/29.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is what you are to do for Aaron and his sons based on all I have commanded you. Take seven days to ordain them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/29.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all that I have commanded thee: seven days shalt thou consecrate them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/29.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Repeat this ordination ceremony for Aaron and his sons seven days in a row, just as I have instructed you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/29.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all that I have commanded thee: seven days shalt thou consecrate them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/29.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Do this with Aaron and his sons exactly as I have commanded you. Take seven days to ordain them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/29.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Perform the rites of ordination for Aaron and his sons for seven days exactly as I have commanded you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/29.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You are to do this for Aaron and his sons, just as I've commanded you. You are to ordain them for seven days, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/29.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is what you are to do for Aaron and his sons based on all that I have commanded you, taking seven days to ordain them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/29.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Thus you are to do for Aaron and for his sons, according to all that I have commanded you; you are to consecrate them for seven days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/29.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"You shall do so to Aaron, and to his sons, according to all that I have commanded you. You shall consecrate them seven days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/29.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And thus shalt thou do to Aaron, and to his sons, according to all things which I have commanded thee: seven days shalt thou consecrate them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/29.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“You shall do so to Aaron and to his sons, according to all that I have commanded you. You shall consecrate them seven days. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/29.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And you have done thus to Aaron and to his sons, according to all that I have commanded you; [for] seven days you consecrate their hand;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/29.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And thou hast done thus to Aaron and to his sons, according to all that I have commanded thee; seven days thou dost consecrate their hand;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/29.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And do to Aaron and to his sons, thus according to all which I commanded thee: seven days shalt thou fill their hand.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/29.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />All that I have commanded thee, thou shalt do unto Aaron and his sons. Seven days shalt thou consecrate their hands: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/29.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />All that I have instructed you concerning Aaron and his sons, you shall do. For seven days shall you consecrate their hands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/29.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Carry out all these commands in regard to Aaron and his sons just as I have given them to you. Seven days you shall spend installing them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/29.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Thus you shall do to Aaron and to his sons, just as I have commanded you; through seven days you shall ordain them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/29.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And thus shall you do to Aaron and to his sons, just as I have commanded you; seven days shall you consecrate them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/29.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And do for Ahron and his children in this way, just as I ordered you; you shall consecrate their hands for seven days.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/29.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all that I have commanded thee; seven days shalt thou consecrate them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/29.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thus shalt thou do for Aaron and for his sons according to all things that I have commanded thee; seven days shalt thou fill their hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/29-35.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=7642" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/29.htm">Food for the Priests</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">34</span>And if any of the meat of ordination or any bread is left until the morning, you are to burn up the remainder. It must not be eaten, because it is sacred. <span class="reftext">35</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3602.htm" title="3602: kā·ḵāh (Adv) -- Thus. From koh; just so, referring to the previous or following context.">This is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">you are to do</a> <a href="/hebrew/175.htm" title="175: lə·’a·hă·rōn (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- An elder brother of Moses. Of uncertain derivation; Aharon, the brother of Moses.">for Aaron</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ū·lə·ḇā·nāw (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">and his sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kə·ḵōl (Prep-k:: N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">based on all</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wî·ṯî (V-Piel-Perf-1cs) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">I have commanded</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯā·ḵāh (DirObjM:: 2ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: šiḇ·‘aṯ (Number-msc) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">taking seven</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·mîm (N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">days</a> <a href="/hebrew/4390.htm" title="4390: tə·mal·lê (V-Piel-Imperf-2ms) -- To be full, to fill. Or malae; a primitive root, to fill or be full of, in a wide application.">to ordain</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">them.</a> </span><span class="reftext">36</span>Sacrifice a bull as a sin offering each day for atonement. Purify the altar by making atonement for it, and anoint it to consecrate it.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/8-33.htm">Leviticus 8:33-36</a></span><br />You must not go outside the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for seven days, until the days of your ordination are complete; for it will take seven days to ordain you. / What has been done today has been commanded by the LORD in order to make atonement on your behalf. / You must remain at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting day and night for seven days and keep the LORD’s charge so that you will not die, for this is what I have been commanded.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/7-27.htm">Hebrews 7:27</a></span><br />Unlike 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/8-1.htm">Leviticus 8:1-5</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, / “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, / and assemble the whole congregation at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/5-1.htm">Hebrews 5:1-4</a></span><br />Every high priest is appointed from among men to represent them in matters relating to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. / He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and misguided, since he himself is subject to weakness. / That is why he is obligated to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/9-1.htm">Leviticus 9:1-4</a></span><br />On the eighth day Moses summoned Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel. / He said to Aaron, “Take for yourself a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without blemish, and present them before the LORD. / Then speak to the Israelites and say, ‘Take a male goat for a sin offering, a calf and a lamb—both a year old and without blemish—for a burnt offering, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-6.htm">Hebrews 9:6-10</a></span><br />When everything had been prepared in this way, the priests entered regularly into the first room to perform their sacred duties. / But only the high priest entered the second room, and then only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance. / By this arrangement the Holy Spirit was showing that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still standing. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/16-32.htm">Leviticus 16:32-34</a></span><br />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 / and make atonement for the Most Holy Place, the Tent of Meeting, and the altar, and for the priests and all the people of the assembly. / This is to be a permanent statute for you, to make atonement once a year for the Israelites because of all their sins.” And all this was done as the LORD had commanded Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-11.htm">Hebrews 10:11-14</a></span><br />Day after day every priest stands to minister and to offer again and again the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. / But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God. / Since that time, He waits for His enemies to be made a footstool for His feet, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/8-5.htm">Numbers 8:5-22</a></span><br />Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, / “Take the Levites from among the Israelites and make them ceremonially clean. / This is what you must do to cleanse them: Sprinkle them with the water of purification. Have them shave their whole bodies and wash their clothes, and so purify themselves. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-5.htm">1 Peter 2:5</a></span><br />you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/18-1.htm">Numbers 18:1-7</a></span><br />So the LORD said to Aaron, “You and your sons and your father’s house must bear the iniquity involving the sanctuary. And you and your sons alone must bear the iniquity involving your priesthood. / But bring with you also your brothers from the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may join you and assist you and your sons before the Tent of the Testimony. / And they shall attend to your duties and to all the duties of the Tent; but they must not come near to the furnishings of the sanctuary or the altar, or both they and you will die. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-16.htm">Romans 15:16</a></span><br />to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-13.htm">1 Chronicles 23:13</a></span><br />The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister before Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/9-13.htm">1 Corinthians 9:13-14</a></span><br />Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings? / In the same way, the Lord has prescribed that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-11.htm">2 Chronicles 29:11</a></span><br />Now, my sons, do not be negligent, for the LORD has chosen you to stand before Him, to serve Him, to minister before Him, and to burn incense.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And thus shall you do to Aaron, and to his sons, according to all things which I have commanded you: seven days shall you consecrate them.</p><p class="hdg">thus shalt thou do</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/40-12.htm">Exodus 40:12-15</a></b></br> And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/8-4.htm">Leviticus 8:4</a></b></br> And Moses did as the LORD commanded him; and the assembly was gathered together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.</p><p class="hdg">according</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/39-42.htm">Exodus 39:42,43</a></b></br> According to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel made all the work… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/40-16.htm">Exodus 40:16</a></b></br> Thus did Moses: according to all that the LORD commanded him, so did he.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/16-14.htm">John 16:14</a></b></br> He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew <i>it</i> unto you.</p><p class="hdg">seven days</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/29-30.htm">Exodus 29:30,37</a></b></br> <i>And</i> that son that is priest in his stead shall put them on seven days, when he cometh into the tabernacle of the congregation to minister in the holy <i>place</i>… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/40-12.htm">Exodus 40:12,13</a></b></br> And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/8-33.htm">Leviticus 8:33-35</a></b></br> And ye shall not go out of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation <i>in</i> seven days, until the days of your consecration be at an end: for seven days shall he consecrate you… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/29-32.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/exodus/23-15.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/exodus/29-33.htm">Consecrate</a> <a href="/exodus/29-33.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/exodus/28-41.htm">Making</a> <a href="/exodus/29-33.htm">Ordain</a> <a href="/exodus/28-3.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/exodus/29-33.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/exodus/29-30.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/exodus/29-30.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/29-44.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/exodus/31-6.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/exodus/29-37.htm">Consecrate</a> <a href="/exodus/32-4.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/exodus/29-36.htm">Making</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-33.htm">Ordain</a> <a href="/exodus/31-11.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/exodus/29-44.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/exodus/29-37.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/exodus/30-16.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 29</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/29-1.htm">The sacrifice and ceremonies of consecrating the priests and the altar</a></span><br><span class="reftext">38. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/29-38.htm">The continual burnt offerings</a></span><br><span class="reftext">45. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/29-45.htm">God's promise to dwell among the children of Israel</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Hebrew root for "do" is עָשָׂה (asah), which means to accomplish or to make. This implies not just a passive following of orders but an active engagement in fulfilling God's will. Historically, this reflects the meticulous nature of the priestly duties and the seriousness with which they were to be undertaken.<p><b>for Aaron and his sons</b><br />Aaron and his sons were chosen by God to serve as priests, a role of immense responsibility and honor. The Hebrew name "Aaron" (אַהֲרֹן) signifies a "mountain of strength" or "enlightened," indicating his leadership and spiritual role. His sons, representing the priestly lineage, were to carry on this sacred duty. This highlights the importance of family and generational faithfulness in God's plan.<p><b>according to all I have commanded you</b><br />This phrase underscores the necessity of adhering strictly to God's commands. The Hebrew word for "commanded" is צָוָה (tsavah), which conveys a sense of authoritative instruction. It reflects the covenantal relationship between God and His people, where obedience is a form of worship and acknowledgment of His sovereignty.<p><b>You are to ordain them</b><br />The ordination of Aaron and his sons was a consecration, setting them apart for holy service. The Hebrew root for "ordain" is מִלֵּא (mille), meaning to fill or to consecrate. This process involved rituals that symbolized purification and dedication to God. It signifies the transformation from the ordinary to the sacred, a theme prevalent throughout the Bible.<p><b>for seven days</b><br />The number seven in the Bible often symbolizes completeness or perfection, derived from the Hebrew word שֶׁבַע (sheva). The seven-day ordination period reflects a complete cycle of preparation and sanctification. This mirrors the creation week, suggesting that the priesthood is a new creation, a divine institution established for God's glory and the service of His people.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/29.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>THE SEVENFOLD REPETITION OF THE CONSECRATION CEREMONIAL.</span><p>(35) <span class= "bld">Seven days shalt thou consecrate them.</span>--The number seven possessed an ideal completeness, resting on the primeval facts of creation (Genesis 1, 2). It is the number almost exclusively used under the old covenant, when acts are to attain their result by repetition. (See <a href="/leviticus/4-6.htm" title="And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the LORD, before the veil of the sanctuary.">Leviticus 4:6</a>; <a href="/leviticus/4-17.htm" title="And the priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD, even before the veil.">Leviticus 4:17</a>; <a href="/leviticus/8-11.htm" title="And he sprinkled thereof on the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all his vessels, both the laver and his foot, to sanctify them.">Leviticus 8:11</a>; <a href="/leviticus/14-7.htm" title="And he shall sprinkle on him that is to be cleansed from the leprosy seven times, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird loose into the open field.">Leviticus 14:7</a>; <a href="/leviticus/16-14.htm" title="And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger on the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times.">Leviticus 16:14</a>; <a href="/numbers/19-4.htm" title="And Eleazar the priest shall take of her blood with his finger, and sprinkle of her blood directly before the tabernacle of the congregation seven times:">Numbers 19:4</a>; <a href="/joshua/6-4.htm" title="And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams' horns: and the seventh day you shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets.">Joshua 6:4</a>; <a href="/1_kings/18-43.htm" title="And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.">1Kings 18:43</a>; <a href="/2_kings/5-10.htm" title="And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall come again to you, and you shall be clean.">2Kings 5:10</a>; <a href="/psalms/119-164.htm" title="Seven times a day do I praise you because of your righteous judgments.">Psalm 119:164</a>; &c.) Here we are to understand <span class= "bld">a </span>sevenfold repetition of the entire ceremonial of consecration. (See <a href="/context/leviticus/8-33.htm" title="And you shall not go out of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation in seven days, until the days of your consecration be at an end: for seven days shall he consecrate you.">Leviticus 8:33-34</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/29.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 35-37.</span> - <span class="accented">The repetition of the ceremonial, and the consecration of the altar.</span> <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 35.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Seven days shalt thou consecrate them</span>. The repetition of the ceremony seven times on seven separate days seems to be intended. Thus was an ideal completeness given to it. Compare the seven days' compassing around of Jericho (<a href="/joshua/6-3.htm">Joshua 6:3, 4</a>,), the seven washings in Jordan by Naaman (<a href="/2_kings/5-14.htm">2 Kings 5:14</a>), the seven ascents to the top of Carmel by the servant of Elijah (<a href="/1_kings/18-43.htm">1 Kings 18:43, 44</a>), etc. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/29-35.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">This is what</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּ֔כָה</span> <span class="translit">(kā·ḵāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3602.htm">Strong's 3602: </a> </span><span class="str2">Just so</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you are to do</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָשִׂ֜יתָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for Aaron</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאַהֲרֹ֤ן</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’a·hă·rōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_175.htm">Strong's 175: </a> </span><span class="str2">Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and his sons</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְבָנָיו֙</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·ḇā·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">based on all</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּכֹ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ḵōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I have commanded</span><br /><span class="heb">צִוִּ֖יתִי</span> <span class="translit">(ṣiw·wî·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹתָ֑כָה</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·ṯā·ḵāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">taking seven</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁבְעַ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(šiḇ·‘aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm">Strong's 7651: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number</span><br /><br /><span class="word">days</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to ordain</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּמַלֵּ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(tə·mal·lê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4390.htm">Strong's 4390: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fill, be full of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them.</span><br /><span class="heb">יָדָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/29-35.htm">Exodus 29:35 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/29-35.htm">Exodus 29:35 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/29-35.htm">Exodus 29:35 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/29-35.htm">Exodus 29:35 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/29-35.htm">Exodus 29:35 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/29-35.htm">Exodus 29:35 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/29-35.htm">Exodus 29:35 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/29-35.htm">Exodus 29:35 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/29-35.htm">Exodus 29:35 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/29-35.htm">Exodus 29:35 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/29-35.htm">OT Law: Exodus 29:35 You shall do so to Aaron (Exo. 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