Exodus 29 · Verse 5

Exodus 29:5

And thou shalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the curious girdle of the ephod:
Exodus 29:5, King James Version

Exodus 29:5 in other translations

BSBTake the garments and clothe Aaron with the tunic, the robe of the ephod, the ephod itself, and the breastplate. Fasten the ephod on him with its woven waistband.
WEBYou shall take the garments, and put on Aaron the tunic, the robe of the ephod, the ephod, and the breastplate, and clothe him with the skillfully woven band of the ephod.
ASVAnd thou shalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the skilfully woven band of the ephod;
YLTand thou hast taken the garments, and hast clothed Aaron with the coat, and the upper robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and hast girded him with the girdle of the ephod,
DARBYAnd thou shalt take the garments, and clothe Aaron with the vest, and the cloak of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and shalt gird him with the girdle of the ephod.
BBETake the robes, and put the coat and the dress and the ephod and the priest's bag on Aaron; put the band of needlework round him,
WebsterAnd thou shalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron, the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breast-plate, and gird him with the curious girdle of the ephod:

What does Exodus 29:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 29:4-9

4-9. Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tabernacle--as occupying the intermediate space between the court where the people stood, and the dwelling-place of Israel's king, and therefore the fittest spot for the priests being duly prepared for entrance, and the people witnessing the ceremony of inauguration. wash them with water. And ... take the garments--The manner in which these parts of the…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 Thou shalt take the garments - As most offices of spiritual and secular dignity had appropriate habits and insignia, hence, when a person was appointed to an office and habited for the purpose, he was said to be invested with that office, from in, used intensively, and vestio, I clothe, because he was then clothed with the vestments peculiar to that office.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 29:1-37

The continual burnt-offerings, God's promise to dwell among Israel. (38-46) Verses 1-37 Aaron and his sons were to be set apart for the priest's office, with ceremony and solemnity. Our Lord Jesus is the great High Priest of our profession, called of God to be so; anointed with the Spirit, whence he is called Messiah, the Christ; clothed with glory and beauty; sanctified by his own blood; made perfect, or…

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Exodus 29:5 in the original Hebrew

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וְלָקַחְתָּ֣ve.la.kach.Taand you will takeH3947
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַבְּגָדִ֗יםha.be.ga.Dimthe garmentsH899
וְהִלְבַּשְׁתָּ֤ve.hil.bash.Taand you will clotheH3847
אֶֽת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonAaronH175
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַכֻּתֹּ֔נֶתha.ku.To.netthe tunicH3801
וְאֵת֙ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
מְעִ֣ילme.'Il[the] robe ofH4598
הָאֵפֹ֔דha.'e.Fodthe ephodH646
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הָאֵפֹ֖דha.'e.Fodthe ephodH646
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הַחֹ֑שֶׁןha.Cho.shenthe breastpieceH2833
וְאָפַדְתָּ֣ve.'a.fad.Taand you will gird [the] ephodH640
ל֔וֹloto <the> him
בְּחֵ֖שֶׁבbe.Che.shevwith [the] girdle ofH2805
הָאֵפֹֽד\׃ha.'e.Fodthe ephodH646

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Cross references for Exodus 29:5

  • Leviticus 8:7-8

    And he put upon him the coat, and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the curious girdle of the ephod, and bound it unto him therewith. And he put the breastplate upon him: also he put in the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim.

  • Exodus 28:2-8

    And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for glory and for beauty. And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron’s garments to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office. And these are the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office. And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
garments.
28:2-8; Le 8:7,8
curious.The word {cheshev,} translated curious girdle, simply signifies a kind of diaper or embroidered work, of the same texture as the ephod itself.
28:8

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Context

  • Exodus 29:4

    And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shalt wash them with water.

  • Exodus 29:5

    And thou shalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the curious girdle of the ephod:

  • Exodus 29:6

    And thou shalt put the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown upon the mitre.

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Exodus 29:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y tomarás las vestiduras, y vestirás á Aarón la túnica y el manto del ephod, y el ephod, y el racional, y le ceñirás con el cinto del ephod;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et tu prendras les vêtements, et tu feras revêtir à Aaron la tunique et la robe de l’éphod, et l’éphod, et le pectoral, et tu le ceindras avec la ceinture de l’éphod;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und du sollst die Kleider nehmen und Aaron bekleiden mit dem Leibrock und dem Oberkleide des Ephods und dem Ephod und dem Brustschilde und es ihm anbinden mit dem gewirkten Gürtel des Ephods.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
indues Aaron vestimentis suis, id est, linea et tunica, et superhumerali et rationali, quod constringes balteo.