Exodus 28 · Verse 35

Exodus 28:35

And it shall be upon Aaron to minister: and his sound shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy place before the Lord, and when he cometh out, that he die not.

Exodus 28:35, King James Version

Exodus 28:35 in other translations

BSB	Aaron must wear the robe whenever he ministers, and its sound will be heard when he enters or exits the sanctuary before the LORD, so that he will not die.
WEB	It shall be on Aaron to minister: and its sound shall be heard when he goes in to the holy place before the LORD, and when he comes out, that he not die.
ASV	And it shall be upon Aaron to minister: and the sound thereof shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy place before Jehovah, and when he cometh out, that he die not.
YLT	‘And it hath been on Aaron to minister in, and its sound hath been heard in his coming in unto the sanctuary before Jehovah, and in his going out, and he doth not die.
DARBY	And it shall be on Aaron for service; that his sound may be heard when he goeth into the sanctuary before Jehovah, and when he cometh out, that he may not die.
BBE	Aaron is to put it on for his holy work; and the sound of it will be clear, when he goes into the holy place before the Lord, and when he comes out, keeping him safe from death.
Webster	And it shall be upon Aaron, to minister: and his sound shall be heard when he goeth in to the holy place before the LORD, and when he cometh out; that he may not die.

What does Exodus 28:35 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 35 His sound shall be heard - The bells were doubtless intended to keep up the people's attention to the very solemn and important office which the priest was then performing, that they might all have their hearts engaged in the work; and at the same time to keep Aaron himself in remembrance that he ministered before Jehovah, and should not come into his presence without due reverence. That he die not - This seems an allusion to certain ceremonies which still prevail in the eastern countries. Jehovah appeared among his people in the tabernacle as an emperor in his tent among his troops. At the doors of the tents or palaces of grandees was generally placed some sonorous body, either of metal or wood, which was struck to advertise those within that a person prayed for admittance to the presence of the king, etc. As the tabernacle had no door, but a veil, and consequently nothing to prevent any person from going in, Aaron was commanded to put the bells on his robe, that his sound might be heard when he went into the holy place before the Lord.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 28:31-39

The robe of the ephod was under the ephod, and reached down to the knees, without sleeves. Aaron must minister in the garments appointed. We must serve the Lord with holy fear, as those who know they deserve to die. A golden plate was fixed on Aaron's forehead, engraven with "Holiness to the Lord." Aaron was hereby reminded that God is holy, and that his priests must be holy, devoted to the Lord. This must appear in…

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Exodus 28:35 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהָיָ֥הve.ha.Yahand it will beH1961

עַֽל\־'al-onH5921

אַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonAaronH175

לְשָׁרֵ֑תle.sha.Retto serveH8334

וְנִשְׁמַ֣עve.nish.Ma'and it will be heardH8085

ק֠וֹלוֹko.losound itsH6963

בְּבֹא֨וֹbe.vo.'Owhen goes heH935

אֶל\־'el-intoH413

הַקֹּ֜דֶשׁha.Ko.deshthe holy placeH6944

לִפְנֵ֧יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440

יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068

וּבְצֵאת֖וֹu.ve.tze.Toand when comes out heH3318

וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808

יָמֽוּת\׃\ \סya.Muthe will dieH4191

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Exodus 28:35

Hebrews 9:12
Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.
Leviticus 16:2
And the Lord said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

goeth in.
Le 16:2; Heb 9:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

Exodus 28:34
A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe round about.
Exodus 28:35
And it shall be upon Aaron to minister: and his sound shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy place before the Lord, and when he cometh out, that he die not.
Exodus 28:36
And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

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Exodus 28:35 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y estará sobre Aarón cuando ministrare; y oiráse su sonido cuando él entrare en el santuario delante de Jehová y cuando saliere, porque no muera.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et Aaron en sera revêtu quand il fera le service; et on en entendra le son quand il entrera dans le lieu saint, devant l’ Éternel, et quand il en sortira, afin qu’il ne meure pas.
German Elberfelder 1871	Und Aaron soll es anhaben, um den Dienst zu verrichten, daß sein Klang gehört werde, wenn er ins Heiligtum hineingeht vor Jehova, und wenn er hinausgeht, daß er nicht sterbe.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Et vestietur ea Aaron in officio ministerii, ut audiatur sonitus quando ingreditur et egreditur sanctuarium in conspectu Domini, et non moriatur.