Exodus 28:41

“You shall clothe with them Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, and anoint them and ordain them and consecrate them, that they may serve as priests for me.”

Exodus 28:41 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 28:41, word by word

You shall clotheהִלְבַּשְׁתָּhilbashta

clothe

To put clothes on someone else, sometimes as an honor or a help.

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Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon

Aaron

Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.

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your brotherאָחִיachi

brother

A son of the same father or the same mother.

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and his sonsבָּנָיbanay

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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and anointמָשַׁחְתָּmashachta

anoint

To pour oil on someone to set them apart for God.

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and ordainמִלֵּאתָmileta

ordain

Literally "fill the hand": to install someone as priest.

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themיָדָyada

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

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and consecrateקִדַּשְׁתָּkidashta

consecrate

To set apart people, things or a day for God.

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that they may serve as priestsכִהֲנוּchihanu

serve as priest

Serve as a priest.

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Translation note

“Ordain them” is, literally, “fill their hand,” the Hebrew expression for installing a priest in his office.

The context

40For the sons of Aaron you shall make tunics, and you shall make for them sashes, and caps you shall make for them, for honor and for beauty.

41 · This verse (above)

42Make for them linen undergarments to cover the flesh of their nakedness; from the hips to the thighs they shall reach.

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