What Does Exodus 28:1 Mean in the King James?
And take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons.
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
Before Aaron serves, he is brought near, the Hebrew root also gives the word for an offering brought near.
THE MEANING
You see service begin with nearness: Aaron and his sons are brought close to God before their priestly work begins. Their role is named and entrusted, so the verse presents this service as a received calling.
THE ROOT
הַקְרֵב
haqrev
GROWS FROM
ק־ר־ב
qarav
to draw near or bring near
The Hebrew verb makes nearness explicit where the English phrase “take thou unto thee” can obscure it. The same root forms words for what is near and for an offering brought near, placing Aaron’s service within a language of approach.
ALSO GROWS
qarov: near, close
קָרוֹב
This branch makes nearness part of the root’s own word family: Aaron is brought close before he serves.
qorban: an offering brought near
קָרְבָּן
The offering’s name carries the movement of approach, echoing the verse’s instruction to bring Aaron near.
qerev: midst, inner part
קֶרֶב
This related form for the interior or midst adds a sense of being brought into close presence, not merely assigned a distant task.
THE PATTERN
Service to God begins with being brought near and takes shape as a shared calling.
Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:THE THREAD
Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.“Causest to approach” is another form of qarav, the root of “bring near” in Exodus. Here, Aaron is brought near for priestly service; the Psalm carries the same movement into dwelling in God’s courts.
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