Exodus 29:9

9 To wit, Aaron and his children, and thou shalt put mitres upon them; and they shall be priests to me by a perpetual ordinance. After thou shalt have consecrated their hands,

Exodus 29:9 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 29:9

And thou shalt gird them with girdles (Aaron and his sons),
&c.] Aaron with the girdle of the ephod, and with the girdle of needlework, and his sons with common girdles made for them; all which showed what strength, diligence, and expedition were necessary for the discharge of their office:

and put the bonnets on them;
upon their heads, which differed only from the high priest's mitre in the manner of rolling or wrapping, as has been observed on ( Exodus 28:39 Exodus 28:40 ) :

and the priest's office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute;
that is, shall descend from father to son in Aaron's family throughout all generations, until the Messiah should come; who would be a priest of another order, and put an end to the Aaronic priesthood, by fulfilling what that was a type of, and so abolishing it:

and thou shall consecrate Aaron and his sons;
or "fill the hand of them"; that is, with sacrifices to offer for themselves and others, (See Gill on Exodus 28:41). The Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan are,

``shall offer the offering of Aaron, and the offering of his sons,''

of which there is an after account, and was one part of their consecration.

Exodus 29:9 In-Context

7 And thou shalt pour the oil of unction upon his head: and by this rite shall he be consecrated.

8 Thou shalt bring his sons also, and shalt put on them the linen tunics, and gird them with a girdle:

9 To wit, Aaron and his children, and thou shalt put mitres upon them; and they shall be priests to me by a perpetual ordinance. After thou shalt have consecrated their hands,

10 Thou shalt present also the calf before the tabernacle of the testimony. And Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon his head,

11 And thou shalt kill him in the sight of the Lord, beside the door of the tabernacle of the testimony.