KJV King James Version
[And] that son that is priest in his stead shall put them on seven days, when he cometh into the tabernacle of the congregation to minister in the holy [place].
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Exodus 29:30
[And] that son that is priest in his stead shall put them on seven days, when he cometh into the tabernacle of the congregation to minister in the holy [place].
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The son who succeeds him as priest and enters the Tent of Meeting to minister in the Holy Place must wear them for seven days.
WEB World English Bible
Seven days shall the son who is priest in his place put them on, when he comes into the Tent of Meeting to minister in the holy place.
ASV American Standard Version
Seven days shall the son that is priest in his stead put them on, when he cometh into the tent of meeting to minister in the holy place.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
seven days doth the priest in his stead (of his sons) put them on, when he goeth in unto the tent of meeting, to minister in the sanctuary.
Surrounding context — Exodus 29
27 And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the shoulder of the heave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of the consecration, [even] of [that] which [is] for Aaron, and of [that] which is for his sons:
28 And it shall be Aaron’s and his sons’ by a statute for ever from the children of Israel: for it [is] an heave offering: and it shall be an heave offering from the children of Israel of the sacrifice of their peace offerings, [even] their heave offering unto the LORD.
29 And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons’ after him, to be anointed therein, and to be consecrated in them.
30 [And] that son that is priest in his stead shall put them on seven days, when he cometh into the tabernacle of the congregation to minister in the holy [place].
31 And thou shalt take the ram of the consecration, and seethe his flesh in the holy place.
32 And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that [is] in the basket, [by] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
33 And they shall eat those things wherewith the atonement was made, to consecrate [and] to sanctify them: but a stranger shall not eat [thereof], because they [are] holy.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
שִׁבְעַ֣תH7651 · she.vasevenיָמִ֗יםH3117 · yomdayיִלְבָּשָׁ֧םH3847 · la.vashto clotheהַכֹּהֵ֛ןH3548 · ko.henpriestתַּחְתָּ֖יוH8478 · ta.chatunderneath: underמִבָּנָ֑יוH1121 · benson: childאֲשֶׁ֥רH834 · a.sherwhichיָבֹ֛אH935 · boto come (in): comeאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)אֹ֥הֶלH168 · o.heltentמוֹעֵ֖דH4150 · mo.edmeeting: time appointedלְשָׁרֵ֥תH8334 · sha.ratto ministerבַּקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃H6944 · qo.deshholiness
Cross-references
Numbers 20:28And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son; and Aaron died there in the top of the mount: and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mount.Leviticus 12:2-3Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean.Leviticus 13:5And the priest shall look on him the seventh day: and, behold, [if] the plague in his sight be at a stay, [and] the plague spread not in the skin; then the priest shall shut him up seven days more:Joshua 6:14-15And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days.Ezekiel 43:26Seven days shall they purge the altar and purify it; and they shall consecrate themselves.Exodus 12:15Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.Acts 20:6-7And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days.Genesis 8:10And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;Leviticus 9:8Aaron therefore went unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering, which [was] for himself.Exodus 29:35And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all [things] which I have commanded thee: seven days shalt thou consecrate them.Leviticus 9:1And it came to pass on the eighth day, [that] Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel;Hebrews 7:26For such an high priest became us, [who is] holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;Leviticus 8:33-35And ye shall not go out of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation [in] seven days, until the days of your consecration be at an end: for seven days shall he consecrate you.Genesis 8:12And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.
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