What Does Exodus 29:8 Mean?
You bring his sons near, and clothe them in tunics.
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Selah Decoded Version The Selah Decoded Version renders what the Hebrew and Greek words meant to the people who first heard them.
King James wording
King James Version
And thou shalt bring his sons, and put coats upon them.THE KEY
The sons are brought near by the same root that names a korban, the drawing near, before the garment is placed on them.
THE MEANING
The verse holds nearness and clothing together: the sons are brought near, then clothed. A place in service is received and made visible through what is placed upon them.
THE ROOT
תַּקְרִיב
taqriv
GROWS FROM
ק־ר־ב
q-r-b
to approach or bring near
“bring near” in this verse is taqriv. The verb carries the sense of drawing near, not only moving someone from one place to another. Its root also names what is brought near, connecting approach with offering.
ALSO GROWS
qārab: draw near, approach
קָרַב
It names the movement in the verse: the sons are brought near before they are clothed.
qorbān: offering; that which is brought near
קָרְבָּן
The same root joins bringing near with an offering, letting the act carry a sense of approach.
qārōb: near, close
קָרוֹב
The root describes nearness as a state as well as a movement toward it.
THE PATTERN
A garment placed on a person makes a received identity visible.
And for Aaron's sons you will make tunics, and you will make sashes for them, and you will make caps for them, for weight and for adornment.I will exult greatly in the LORD; my living soul shall leap in my God; for he has clothed me in garments of deliverance, he has wrapped me in the robe of alignment, as a bridegroom dons a headdress, and as a bride binds on her jewels.For as many of you as have been immersed into the Anointed One have put on the Anointed One.THE THREAD
Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, If anyone of you brings near a drawing near to the LORD, you shall bring near your drawing near from the cattle, from the herd and from the flock.The same root names both the act of bringing near and the offering brought near. That makes the sons’ movement more than physical placement: they are drawn into nearness before they are clothed.
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