Exodus 29:9

“You shall gird them with sashes, Aaron and his sons, and bind caps on them, and the priesthood shall be theirs by a statute forever. So you shall ordain Aaron and his sons.”

Exodus 29:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 29:9, word by word

You shall girdחָגַרְתָּchagarta

gird

Gird: fasten a garment, a belt or a weapon around the waist for walking, working or fighting.

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with sashesאַבְנֵטavnet

sash

A cloth belt or sash worn by the priests.

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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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and his sonsבָנָיvanay

son

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

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and bindחָבַשְׁתָּchavashta

saddle

To fasten something firmly, or saddle an animal to ride it.

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capsמִגְבָּעֹתmigbaot

cap

A cap of the priests.

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and the priesthoodהָיְתָהhayta

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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and the priesthoodכְּהֻנָּהkehuna

priesthood

Priesthood: the office of a priest.

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by a statuteחֻקַּתchukat

statute

Statute: a fixed rule, laid down to be kept always.

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foreverעוֹלָםolam

forever

Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.

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So you shall ordainמִלֵּאתָmileta

ordain

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

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So you shall ordainיַדyad

power

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

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The context

8His sons you shall bring near and clothe them with tunics.

9 · This verse (above)

10You shall bring near the bull before the tent of meeting, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the bull.

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