Exode 29:44

44 Je sanctifierai la tente d'assignation et l'autel; je sanctifierai Aaron et ses fils, pour qu'ils soient à mon service dans le sacerdoce.

Exode 29:44 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 29:44

And I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation, and
the altar
This seems to intimate that something else in the preceding verse is intended, as what should be sanctified, than the tabernacle, as we supply it; or else here is a repetition of the same thing for the confirmation of it, and both that and the altar were, sanctified, or set apart for holy uses, as well as cleansed and expiated by sacrifices:

I will sanctify also both Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in the
priest's office;
that is, in a ceremonial way, by separating them from the rest of the children of Israel, by washing, clothing, and anointing them, and by accepting sacrifices offered by them; for this is not to be understood of internal sanctifying grace, which, though Aaron had, and many of his sons that succeeded him, yet not all; nor was it necessary to the performance of the priestly office, though it is in all those who are a royal priesthood, and made priests as well as kings unto God; for they are a holy nation, called with an holy calling, and unto himself, and have it both internally and externally.

Exode 29:44 In-Context

42 Voilà l'holocauste perpétuel qui sera offert par vos descendants, à l'entrée de la tente d'assignation, devant l'Eternel: c'est là que je me rencontrerai avec vous, et que je te parlerai.
43 Je me rencontrerai là avec les enfants d'Israël, et ce lieu sera sanctifié par ma gloire.
44 Je sanctifierai la tente d'assignation et l'autel; je sanctifierai Aaron et ses fils, pour qu'ils soient à mon service dans le sacerdoce.
45 J'habiterai au milieu des enfants d'Israël, et je serai leur Dieu.
46 Ils connaîtront que je suis l'Eternel, leur Dieu, qui les ai fait sortir du pays d'Egypte, pour habiter au milieu d'eux. Je suis l'Eternel, leur Dieu.
The Louis Segond 1910 is in the public domain.