Exodus 29:21

“You shall take some of the blood that is on the altar and some of the oil of anointing and sprinkle it on Aaron and on his garments, and on his sons and on the garments of his sons with him; and he shall be holy, and his garments, and his sons and the garments of his sons with him.”

Exodus 29:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 29:21, word by word

You shall takeלָקַחְתָּlakachta

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

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the bloodדָּםdam

blood

The red fluid that runs through the body and carries the life of people and animals.

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the altarמִּזְבֵּחַmizbeach

altar

Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.

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the oilשֶּׁמֶןshemen

oil

The fat pressed from olives, for eating, lighting or anointing.

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of anointingמִּשְׁחָהmishcha

anointing

The oil poured on someone to set them apart for God.

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and sprinkle itהִזֵּיתָhizeta

sprinkle

Sprinkle, spatter (of blood, oil or water).

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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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his garmentsבְּגָדָיbegaday

garment

A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.

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his sonsבָּנָיbanay

son

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

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shall be holyקָדַשׁkadash

consecrate

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

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The context

20You shall slaughter the ram and take some of its blood and put it on the lobe of the right ear of Aaron and on the lobe of the ear of his sons, and on the thumb of their right hand and on the big toe of their right foot, and splash the blood on the altar all around.

21 · This verse (above)

22You shall take from the ram the fat and the fat tail, and the fat that covers the entrails, the lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them, and the right thigh, for it is a ram of ordination,

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