They shall be on Aaron and on his sons, when they go in to the Tent of Meeting, or when they come near to the altar to minister in the holy place, that they don’t bear iniquity, and die. This shall be a statute forever to him and to his offspring after him.
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They shall be on Aaron and on his sons, when they go in to the Tent of Meeting, or when they come near to the altar to minister in the holy place, that they don’t bear iniquity, and die. This shall be a statute forever to him and to his offspring after him.
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And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they come in unto the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy place; that they bear not iniquity, and die: it shall be a statute for ever unto him and his seed after him.
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And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they go in unto the tent of meeting, or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy place; that they bear not iniquity, and die; it shall be a statute for ever unto him and unto his seed after him.
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- Exodus 27:21 In the Tent of Meeting, outside the veil which is before the covenant, Aaron and his sons shall keep it in order from evening to morning before Yahweh: it shall be a statute forever throughout their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.
- Exodus 20:26 You shall not go up by steps to my altar, that your nakedness may not be exposed to it.’
- Leviticus 5:17 “If anyone sins, doing any of the things which Yahweh has commanded not to be done, though he didn’t know it, he is still guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.
- Leviticus 5:1 “ ‘If anyone sins, in that he hears a public adjuration to testify, he being a witness, whether he has seen or known, if he doesn’t report it, then he shall bear his iniquity.
- Leviticus 17:7 They shall no more sacrifice their sacrifices to the goat idols, after which they play the prostitute. This shall be a statute forever to them throughout their generations.’
- Leviticus 22:9 “ ‘They shall therefore follow my commandment, lest they bear sin for it and die in it, if they profane it. I am Yahweh who sanctifies them.
- Numbers 18:22 Henceforth the children of Israel shall not come near the Tent of Meeting, lest they bear sin, and die.
- Leviticus 20:19-20 “ ‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, nor of your father’s sister, for he has made his close relative naked. They shall bear their iniquity. If a man lies with his uncle’s wife, he has uncovered his uncle’s nakedness. They shall bear their sin. They shall die childless.
- Numbers 9:13 But the man who is clean, and is not on a journey, and fails to keep the Passover, that soul shall be cut off from his people. Because he didn’t offer the offering of Yahweh in its appointed season, that man shall bear his sin.
- Matthew 22:12-13 and he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here not wearing wedding clothing?’ He was speechless. Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and throw him into the outer darkness. That is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.’
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain In not hiding their nakedness.
In not hiding their nakedness.
Or, of witness.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Exo 28:43 And they shall be upon Aaron, and…
Exo 28:43 And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they come in unto the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy [place]; that they bear not iniquity, and die: [it shall be] a statute for ever unto him and his seed after him.
Ver. 43. That they bear not the iniquity, and die,] sc., For not hiding their nakedness. See on Exo 20:26.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain It shall be a statute forever - That is,…
It shall be a statute forever - That is, It is to continue as long as the priesthood continues. And it is to have its perpetuity in the substance, of which these things were the shadows.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Exo 28:43. It shall be a statute for ever…
Exo 28:43. It shall be a statute for ever — That is, it is to continue as long as the priesthood continues. And it is to have its perpetuity in the substance of which these things were the shadow.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 43. the altar] i.e. the altar of burnt-offering: cf.…
43. the altar] i.e. the altar of burnt-offering: cf. on Exo_27:1.
the holy place] i.e. the sanctuary in general (including the court), as Exo_36:1; Exo_36:3-4; Exo_36:6; not in the special sense of Exo_26:33; for the altar of burnt-offering did not stand in the Dwelling, but in the court (Exo_40:6). With to minister, as Exo_29:30, Exo_35:19 al. (P); Eze_44:27.
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bear iniquity and die, cf. Lev_22:16 (H); and on v. 35 above.
a statute for ever] as Exo_30:21, Lev_6:18; Lev_6:22; Lev_7:34; Lev_10:15; Lev_24:9, Num_18:8; Num_18:11; Num_18:19 (all P): cf. on Exo_12:14 (where the Heb. is ḥuḳḳâh, the fem. of ḥôḳ, the word used here).
and … his seed after him] one of P’s standing expressions: Gen_9:9; Gen_17:7-10; Gen_17:19; Gen_35:12; Gen_48:4, Num_25:13.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (43) The tabernacle of the congregation.—Heb., the tent of…
(43) The tabernacle of the congregation.—Heb., the tent of meeting.
The holy place seems to be here the court of the tabernacle, within which the altar was to be set up (Exo_40:6; Exo_40:29).
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That they bear not iniquity, and die.—The death penalty is threatened against the sin of ministering without the garments needed for decency, as against the sin of neglecting to wear the robe of the ephod (Exo_28:35). In both cases a Divine vengeance, rather than a legal punishment, is probably intended.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation.…
When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation. Literally," when they go into the tent of meetingi.e. , the place where God and the high priest were to meet. The holy place. The "holy place" seems in this passage to include the court of the tabernacle, wherein the altar was situated. That they bear not iniquity. To "bear iniquity" is to incur guilt, or have sin imputed to one. If even through forgetfulness a priest entered the sanctuary without this necessary article of clothing, and so risked an unseemly, exposure of his person, he was to be accounted guilty, and punished by death. This was to be a "statute for ever," and to apply both to the high priest and the ordinary priests. Compare Exo_20:26.
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