Exodus 29:1

“Now this is what you are to do to consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests: Take a young bull and two rams without blemish,

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God commands Moses to perform a specific ritual to set apart Aaron and his sons for priestly service. The words — The Hebrew לְ/קַדֵּ֥שׁ (le./ka.Desh) means "to consecrate," directly linked to the imperative לְ֠קַח (Le.kach), "take," establishing the sequence of the command. The thread — The requirement for unblemished animals recurs in Exodus 12:5 for the Passover lamb and Leviticus 4:3 for the sin offering of the anointed priest. Why it lands — The text demands precise obedience in selecting specific, flawless livestock to initiate the priestly ordination process.

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The Hebrew words

וְזֶ֨הve./Zehand/ this הַדָּבָ֜רha./da.Var[is] the/ thing אֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-which תַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.Sehyou will doלָהֶ֛םla./Hemto <the>/ themלְקַדֵּ֥שׁle./ka.Deshto/ consecrate אֹתָ֖ם'o.Ta/m<obj.>/ them לְכַהֵ֣ןle./kha.Hento/ serve as priestsלִ֑יL/i<to> <the>/ meלְ֠קַחLe.kachtake פַּ֣רpara young bull אֶחָ֧ד'e.Chadone בֶּן־ben-a son of בָּקָ֛רba.Kar[the] herd וְאֵילִ֥םve./'ei.Limand/ rams שְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimtwo תְּמִימִֽם׃te.mi.Mimunblemished

King James Version

And this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them to hallow them, to minister unto me in the priest’s office: Take one young bullock, and two rams without blemish,

Cross-references

Exodus 12:5 Your lamb must be an unblemished year-old male, and you may take it from the sheep or the goats.
Exodus 29:21 And take some of the blood on the altar and some of the anointing oil and sprinkle it on Aaron and his garments, as well as on his sons and their garments. Then he and his garments will be consecrated, as well as his sons and their garments.
Leviticus 4:3 If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he must bring to the LORD a young bull without blemish as a sin offering for the sin he has committed.
Leviticus 5:15 “If someone acts unfaithfully and sins unintentionally against any of the LORD’s holy things, he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram from the flock, of proper value in silver shekels according to the sanctuary shekel; it is a guilt offering.
Leviticus 6:6 Then he must bring to the priest his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram of proper value from the flock.
Malachi 1:13 You also say: ‘Oh, what a nuisance!’ And you turn up your nose at it,” says the LORD of Hosts. “You bring offerings that are stolen, lame, or sick! Should I accept these from your hands?” asks the LORD.
Matthew 6:9 So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.
Hebrews 7:26 Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
1 Peter 1:19 but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.
Exodus 20:11 For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.