Exodus 30:29

29 You shall consecrate them so they will be most holy, and whatever touches them will be holy.

Exodus 30:29 in Other Translations

29 And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.

29 You shall consecrate them, that they may be most holy. Whatever touches them will become holy.

29 Consecrate them to make them absolutely holy. After this, whatever touches them will also become holy.

29 Consecrate them so they'll be soaked in holiness, so that anyone who so much as touches them will become holy.

29 And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.

29 In this way you will dedicate them for their holy purpose. Then they will be most holy, and anything that touches them will become holy.

29 Consecrate them and they will be especially holy. Whatever touches them will be consecrated.

29 You must set them apart so that they will be very holy. Anything that touches them will be holy.

Exodus 30:29 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 30:29

And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy,
&c.] By anointing them, and so be set apart for sacred uses only; as by the grace of the Holy Spirit, the people of God, the vessels of mercy, are really sanctified, and made meet for the master's use; and therefore it is called the sanctification of the Spirit, which is true holiness, in opposition to typical or ceremonial holiness, here intended; and if this holy anointing oil made those things most holy that were anointed with it, how much more must the grace of the Spirit those who partake of it; and though it is at present imperfect, it will be perfected, and become complete holiness, without which no man can see the Lord:

whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy;
as is said of the most holy altar, (See Gill on Exodus 29:37). The Targum of Jonathan interprets it of persons that approach these holy places, and things so anointed and sanctified, paraphrasing the words thus;

``whosoever cometh unto them of the priests shall be holy, but of the rest of the tribes shall be burnt with flaming fire before the Lord.''

Exodus 30:29 In-Context

27 the table and all its articles, the lampstand and its accessories, the altar of incense,

28 the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand.

29 You shall consecrate them so they will be most holy, and whatever touches them will be holy.

30 “Anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate them so they may serve me as priests.

31 Say to the Israelites, ‘This is to be my sacred anointing oil for the generations to come.

Cross References

• 1. Leviticus 8:10-11
• 2. Exodus 29:37; Leviticus 6:18,27; Matthew 23:17