Exodus 29:28

“It shall be for Aaron and for his sons as a statute forever from the sons of Israel, for it is a contribution; and it shall be a contribution from the sons of Israel from their sacrifices of peace, their contribution to YHWH.”

Exodus 29:28 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 29:28, word by word

It shall beהָיָהhaya

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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for Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon

Aaron

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

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and for his sonsבָנָיvanay

son

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

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as a statuteחָקchak

statute

A rule that God or a king sets and that must be kept.

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foreverעוֹלָםolam

forever

Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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is a contributionתְרוּמָהteruma

contribution

Contribution: what is set apart from one's goods to give to God; also a portion set aside or a gift.

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their sacrificesזִּבְחֵיzivche

sacrifice

An animal offered to God and eaten together.

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of peaceשַׁלְמֵיshalme

peace offerings

Peace offering: a sacrifice of which one part was burned for God and the rest was eaten by the one who offered it, as a sign of peace and fellowship with him (Leviticus 3).

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to YHWHיהוָהyhva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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The context

27You shall consecrate the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution, which was waved and which was lifted up from the ram of ordination, from what is for Aaron and from what is for his sons.

28 · This verse (above)

29The holy garments that are Aaron's shall be for his sons after him, to be anointed in them and to be ordained in them.

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