Exodus 29:7

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“Then take the anointing oil and anoint him by pouring it on his head.”

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BSBPD

“Then take the anointing oil and anoint him by pouring it on his head.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and hast taken the anointing oil, and hast poured <FI>it<Fi> on his head, and hast anointed him.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Exodus 29:7 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 28:41After you put these garments on your brother Aaron and his sons, anoint them, ordain them, and consecrate them so that they may serve Me as priests.
  2. Exodus 30:23“Take the finest spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh, half that amount (250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels of fragrant cane,
  3. Exodus 40:13And you are to clothe Aaron with the holy garments, anoint him, and consecrate him, so that he may serve Me as a priest.
  4. Leviticus 7:35This is the portion of the offerings made by fire to the LORD for Aaron and his sons since the day they were presented to serve the LORD as priests.
  5. Leviticus 8:10Next, Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and everything in it; and so he consecrated them.
  6. Leviticus 10:7You shall not go outside the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, or you will die, for the LORD’s anointing oil is on you.” So they did as Moses instructed.
  7. Leviticus 21:10The priest who is highest among his brothers, who has had the anointing oil poured on his head and has been ordained to wear the priestly garments, must not let his hair hang loose or tear his garments.
  8. Numbers 35:25The assembly is to protect the manslayer from the hand of the avenger of blood. Then the assembly will return him to the city of refuge to which he fled, and he must live there until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.
  9. Psalms 89:20I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him.
  10. Psalms 133:2It is like fine oil on the head, running down on the beard, running down Aaron’s beard over the collar of his robes.
  11. Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,
  12. John 3:34For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.
  13. 1 John 2:27And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.

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