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Exodus 40:13
And you are to clothe Aaron with the holy garments, anoint him, and consecrate him, so that he may serve Me as a priest.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God commands Moses at the moment the Tabernacle is erected, immediately following the instruction to wash Aaron and his sons.
The words — הִלְבַּשְׁתָּ (hilbashta) translates literally as “you will clothe,” and קֹדֶשׁ (kodesh) denotes sacred separation or holiness.
The thread — The same sequence of clothing, anointing, and consecrating for priestly service appears in Exodus 28:41, while the permanence of divine anointing is referenced in 1 John 2:20 and 1 John 2:27.
Why it lands — The text prescribes a fixed physical preparation to authorize Aaron’s service, requiring the reader to accept that sacred office operates through designated divine rites rather than human appointment.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Exodus 28:41 After 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 John 2:20 You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.
- 1 John 2:27 And 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.
- Isaiah 61:1 The 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,
- John 3:34 For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.
- John 17:19 For them I sanctify Myself, so that they too may be sanctified by the truth.
- Hebrews 10:10 And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
- Hebrews 10:29 How 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?