"And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and put the bonnets on them: and the priest's office shall be…" — Exodus 29:9

Exodus 29:9 · KJV

“And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and put the bonnets on them: and the priest's office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons. {put: Heb. bind} {consecrate: Heb. fill the hand of}”

— Exodus 29:9

Verse 8

And thou shalt bring his sons, and put coats upon them.

Verse 10

And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the bullock.

Exodus 29 — Context

Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour {it} upon his head, and anoint him.

And thou shalt bring his sons, and put coats upon them.

And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and put the bonnets on them: and the priest's office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons. {put: Heb. bind} {consecrate: Heb. fill the hand of}

And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the bullock.

And thou shalt kill the bullock before the LORD, {by} the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

Cross References

Numbers 18:7

Therefore thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priest's office for every thing of the altar, and within the vail; and ye shall serve: I have given your priest's office {unto you} as a service of gift: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

Leviticus 8:22-28

And he brought the other ram, the ram of consecration: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.

Deuteronomy 18:5

For the LORD thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the LORD, him and his sons for ever.

Leviticus 8:33

And 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.

Numbers 16:10

And he hath brought thee near {to him}, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?

Numbers 25:13

And he shall have it, and his seed after him, {even} the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel.

Hebrews 5:4-5

And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as {was} Aaron.

Exodus 40:15

And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office: for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.