Exodus 29 · Verse 44

Exodus 29:44

And I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar: I will sanctify also both Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in the priest’s office.
Exodus 29:44, King James Version

Exodus 29:44 in other translations

BSBSo I will consecrate the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and I will consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests.
WEBI will sanctify the Tent of Meeting and the altar. I will also sanctify Aaron and his sons to minister to me in the priest’s office.
ASVAnd I will sanctify the tent of meeting, and the altar: Aaron also and his sons will I sanctify, to minister to me in the priest’s office.
YLT‘And I have sanctified the tent of meeting, and the altar, and Aaron and his sons I sanctify for being priests to Me,
DARBYAnd I will hallow the tent of meeting, and the altar; and I will hallow Aaron and his sons, that they may serve me as priests.
BBEI will make holy the Tent of meeting and the altar: and Aaron and his sons I will make holy, to be my priests
WebsterAnd I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar: I will sanctify also both Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in the priest's office.

What does Exodus 29:44 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 44 I will sanctify - both Aaron and his sons - So we find the sanctification by Moses according to the Divine institution was only symbolical; and that Aaron and his sons must be sanctified, i.e., made holy, by God himself before they could officiate in holy things. From this, as well as from many other things mentioned in the sacred writings, we may safely infer that no designation by man only is sufficient to qualify any person to fill the office of a minister of the sanctuary. The approbation and consecration of man have both their propriety and use, but must never be made substitutes for the unction and inspiration of the Almighty. Let holy men ordain, but let God sanctify; then we may expect that his Church shall be built up on its most holy faith.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 29:38-46

A lamb was to be offered upon the altar every morning, and a lamb every evening. This typified the continual intercession which Christ ever lives to make for his church. Though he offered himself but once for all, that one offering thus becomes a continual offering. This also teaches us to offer to God the spiritual sacrifices of prayer and praise every day, morning and evening. Our daily devotions are the most…

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Exodus 29:44 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.

וְקִדַּשְׁתִּ֛יve.ki.dash.Tiand I will consecrateH6942
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אֹ֥הֶל'O.hel[the] tent ofH168
מוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdmeetingH4150
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achthe altarH4196
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
אַהֲרֹ֧ן'a.ha.RonAaronH175
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
בָּנָ֛יוba.Navsons hisH1121
אֲקַדֵּ֖שׁ'a.ka.DeshI will consecrateH6942
לְכַהֵ֥ןle.kha.Hento serve as priestsH3547
לִֽי\׃Li<to> <the> me

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

Cross references for Exodus 29:44

  • Leviticus 21:15

    Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the Lord do sanctify him.

  • John 10:36

    Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?

  • Leviticus 22:9

    They shall therefore keep mine ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the Lord do sanctify them.

  • Leviticus 22:16

    Or suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their holy things: for I the Lord do sanctify them.

  • Revelation 1:5-6

    And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
sanctify also.
Le 21:15; 22:9,16; Joh 10:36; Re 1:5,6

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

Context

  • Exodus 29:43

    And there I will meet with the children of Israel, and the tabernacle shall be sanctified by my glory.

  • Exodus 29:44

    And I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar: I will sanctify also both Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in the priest’s office.

  • Exodus 29:45

    And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God.

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Exodus 29:44 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y santificaré el tabernáculo del testimonio y el altar: santificaré asimismo á Aarón y á sus hijos, para que sean mis sacerdotes.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et je sanctifierai la tente d’assignation et l’autel; et je sanctifierai Aaron et ses fils, afin qu’ils exercent la sacrificature devant moi.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und ich werde das Zelt der Zusammenkunft und den Altar heiligen; und Aaron und seine Söhne werde ich heiligen, daß sie mir den Priesterdienst ausüben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Sanctificabo et tabernaculum testimonii cum altari, et Aaron cum filiis suis, ut sacerdotio fungantur mihi.