Exodus 29:4

Geneva Bible

And shalt bring Aaron and his sonnes vnto the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and wash them with water.

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
You shall bring Aharon and his sons to the door of the tent of meeting, and shall wash them with water.

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

Lexham English Bible
And you will bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent of assembly, and you will wash them with water.

New Century Version
Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the Meeting Tent and wash them with water.

New English Translation
"You are to present Aaron and his sons at the entrance of the tent of meeting. You are to wash them with water

Amplified Bible
"Then bring Aaron and his sons to the doorway of the Tent of Meeting [out where the basin is] and wash them with water.

New American Standard Bible
"Then you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the doorway of the tent of meeting and wash them with water.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then you shall bring Aaron and his sons near to the doorway of the tent of meeting and wash them with water.

Contemporary English Version
Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the sacred tent and have them wash themselves.

Complete Jewish Bible
"Bring Aharon and his sons to the entrance of the tent of meeting, and wash them with water.

Darby Translation
And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring near the entrance of the tent of meeting, and shalt bathe them with water.

Easy-to-Read Version
"Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the Meeting Tent. Wash them with water.

English Standard Version
You shall bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent of meeting and wash them with water.

George Lamsa Translation
And Aaron and his sons you shall bring to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and you shall wash them with water.

Good News Translation
"Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the Tent of my presence, and have them take a ritual bath.

Christian Standard Bible®
Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the tent of meeting and wash them with water.

Literal Translation
And you shall take Aaron and his sons to the door of the tabernacle of congregation. And you shall wash them in water.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And thou shalt brynge Aaron & his sonnes vnto the dore of the Tabernacle of witnesse, & wash them wt water,

American Standard Version
And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tent of meeting, and shalt wash them with water.

Bible in Basic English
And let Aaron and his sons come to the door of the Tent of meeting, and there let them be washed with water.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And bryng Aaron and his sonnes vnto the doore of the tabernacle of the congregation, & washe the with water.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tent of meeting, and shalt wash them with water.

King James Version (1611)
And Aaron and his sonnes thou shalt bring vnto the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and shalt wash them with water.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons to the doors of the tabernacle of testimony, and thou shalt wash them with water.

English Revised Version
And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tent of meeting, and shalt wash them with water.

Berean Standard Bible
Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, and wash them with water.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and twey rammes, and Aaron and his sones, at the dore of tabernacle of witnessyng; and whanne thou hast waische the fadir and the sones in watir,

Young's Literal Translation
`And Aaron and his sons thou dost bring near unto the opening of the tent of meeting, and hast bathed them with water;

Update Bible Version
And Aaron and his sons you shall bring to the door of the tent of meeting, and shall wash them with water.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shalt wash them with water.

World English Bible
You shall bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tent of meeting, and shall wash them with water.

New King James Version
"And Aaron and his sons you shall bring to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and you shall wash them with water.

New Living Translation
"Present Aaron and his sons at the entrance of the Tabernacle, and wash them with water.

New Life Bible
Bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the meeting tent, and wash them with water.

New Revised Standard
You shall bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent of meeting, and wash them with water.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Aaron and his sons, shalt thou bring near, unto the opening of the tent of meeting, - and shalt bathe them in water.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tabernacle of the testimony. And when thou hast washed the father and his sons with water,

Revised Standard Version
You shall bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tent of meeting, and wash them with water.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Then you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the doorway of the tent of meeting and wash them with water.

Contextual Overview

¹ This thing also shalt thou do vnto them whe thou consecratest them to be my Priestes, Take a yong calfe, & two rams wtout blemish, ² And vnleauened bread and cakes vnleauened tempered with oyle, and wafers vnleauened anoynted with oyle: (of fine wheate flowre shalt thou make them) ³ Then thou shalt put them in one basket, and present them in the basket with the calfe and the two rammes, ⁴ And shalt bring Aaron and his sonnes vnto the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and wash them with water. ⁵ Also thou shalt take the garments, and put vpon Aaron the tunicle, and the robe of the Ephod, and the Ephod, and the brest plate, and shalt close them to him with the broidred garde of the Ephod. ⁶ Then thou shalt put the miter vpon his head, & shalt put the holy crowne vpon ye miter. ⁷ And thou shalt take the anoynting oyle, and shalt powre vpon his head, and anoynt him. ⁸ And thou shalt bring his sonnes, and put coates vpon them, ⁹ And shalt girde them with girdles, both Aaron and his sonnes: and shalt put the bonets on them, and the Priestes office shalbe theirs for a perpetuall lawe: thou shalt also fill the hands of Aaron, and the hands of his sonnes. ¹⁰ After, thou shalt present the calfe before the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and Aaron and his sonnes shall put their handes vpon the head of the calfe.

Bible Verse Review
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unto the door: Exodus 26:36, Exodus 40:28, Leviticus 8:3-6

wash them: Exodus 30:18-21, Exodus 40:12, Leviticus 8:6, Leviticus 14:8, Deuteronomy 23:11, Ezekiel 36:25, John 13:8-10, Ephesians 5:26, Titus 3:5, Hebrews 10:22, 1 Peter 3:21, Revelation 1:5, Revelation 1:6

Reciprocal: Exodus 29:11 - door Leviticus 1:3 - at the Leviticus 8:5 - Lord commanded to be done Leviticus 16:4 - therefore Leviticus 16:24 - wash Numbers 8:9 - thou shalt bring 1 Samuel 2:28 - And did I 2 Chronicles 4:6 - but the sea Ezekiel 42:14 - they not go John 13:5 - to wash Hebrews 9:10 - divers

Cross-References

Genesis 11:31
Then Terah tooke Abram his sonne, and Lot the sonne of Haran, his sonnes sonne, and Sarai his daughter in lawe, his sonne Abrams wife: and they departed together from Vr of the Caldees, to goe into the land of Canaan, and they came to Haran, and dwelt there.

Genesis 24:10
So the seruant tooke ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed: (for he had all his masters goods in his hand:) and so he arose, and went to Aram Naharaim, vnto the citie of Nahor.

Genesis 27:43
Now therefore my sonne, heare my voyce, arise, & flee thou to Haran to my brother Laban,

Genesis 28:10
Now Iaakob departed from Beer-sheba, and went to Haran,

Acts 7:2
And he sayd, Ye men, brethren and Fathers, hearken. That God of glory appeared vnto our father Abraham, while he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,

Acts 7:4
Then came he out of the land of the Chaldeans, and dwelt in Charran. And after that his father was dead, God brought him from thence into this land, wherein ye now dwell,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,.... That is, order and direct them to come thither; for it cannot be thought he was to carry them in his arms or on his shoulders, or have them thither by force, whether they would or not; but he was to declare to them that it was the will of the Lord they should appear there:

and shalt wash them with water; out of the laver after mentioned, which stood between the door of the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar: the Targum of Jonathan says, this washing was performed in forty seahs of living or spring water, which was sufficient for the immersion of the whole body, which it is highly probable was the case; and so Jarchi interprets it of the dipping of the whole body, and which seems to have been necessary, upon their entrance on their office, to denote their complete purity and holiness, though afterwards, when they entered on service, they only washed their hands and feet, see

Exodus 30:18 to which our Lord seems to allude, John 13:10 this washing shows what purity and holiness were necessary to the priests of the Lord, and that they ought to be clean that bear the vessels of his house, or minister in his sanctuary, and which were in Christ in their full perfection; and such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, and undefiled, and so could offer himself without spot, and was a fit person to take away sin by sacrifice, and to be an advocate for his people: this may also point at his baptism, which he submitted to before he entered on his office in a public manner, and which was performed by immersion; and in this way ought all his priests, his saints, to be washed, as well as with the washing of regeneration, and with the blood of Christ; and which is necessary to their officiating as priests, or drawing nigh to God, and requisite to their communion with God and Christ.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The consecration of the priests. See the notes to Lev. 8–9.

Exodus 29:4

Door of the tabernacle - Entrance of the tent. See Leviticus 8:3.

Exodus 29:27

The “waving” was the more solemn process of the two: it was a movement several times repeated, while “heaving” was simply a “lifting up” once.

Exodus 29:33

A stranger - One of another family, i. e. in this case, one not of the family of Aaron.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Exodus 29:4. Thou - shalt wash them — This was done emblematically, to signify that they were to put away all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, and perfect holiness in the fear of God; 2 Corinthians 7:1.