Exodus 28:1

NETBible

“And you, bring near to you your brother Aaron and his sons with him from among the Israelites, so that they may minister as my priests – Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons.

NIV ©

"Have Aaron your brother brought to you from among the Israelites, with his sons Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, so that they may serve me as priests.

NASB ©

"Then bring near to yourself Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the sons of Israel, to minister as priest to Me—Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons.

NLT ©

"Your brother, Aaron, and his sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, will be set apart from the common people. They will be my priests and will minister to me.

MSG ©

"Get your brother Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites to serve me as priests: Aaron and his sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, Ithamar.

BBE ©

Now let Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, come near from among the children of Israel, so that they may be my priests, even Aaron, and Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, his sons.

NRSV ©

Then bring near to you your brother Aaron, and his sons with him, from among the Israelites, to serve me as priests—Aaron and Aaron’s sons, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

NKJV ©

"Now take Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister to Me as priest, Aaron and Aaron’s sons: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.


KJV
And take
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thou unto thee Aaron
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thy brother
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and his sons
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with him, from among
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the children
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of Israel
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that he may minister unto me in the priest's office
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[even] Aaron
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Nadab
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and Abihu
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Eleazar
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and Ithamar
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Aaron's
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sons
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NASB ©

"Then bring
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near
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to yourself Aaron
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your brother
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, and his sons
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with him, from among
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the sons
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of Israel
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, to minister
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as priest
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to Me--Aaron
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, Nadab
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and Abihu
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, Eleazar
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and Ithamar
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, Aaron's
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sons
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.
LXXM
kai
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CONJ
su
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P-NS
prosagagou
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V-AMD-2S
prov
<4314> 
PREP
seauton
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D-ASM
ton
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T-ASM
te
<5037> 
PRT
aarwn
<2> 
N-PRI
ton
<3588> 
T-ASM
adelfon
<80> 
N-ASM
sou
<4771> 
P-GS
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
touv
<3588> 
T-APM
uiouv
<5207> 
N-APM
autou
<846> 
D-GSM
ek
<1537> 
PREP
twn
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T-GPM
uiwn
<5207> 
N-GPM
israhl
<2474> 
N-PRI
ierateuein
<2407> 
V-PAN
moi
<1473> 
P-DS
aarwn
<2> 
N-PRI
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
nadab {N-PRI} kai
<2532> 
CONJ
abioud
<10> 
N-PRI
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
eleazar
<1648> 
N-PRI
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
iyamar {N-PRI} uiouv
<5207> 
N-APM
aarwn
<2> 
N-PRI
NET [draft] ITL
“And you
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, bring near
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to
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you your brother
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Aaron
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and his sons
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with
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him from among
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the Israelites
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, so that they may minister
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as my priests– Aaron
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, Nadab
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and Abihu
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, Eleazar
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and Ithamar
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, Aaron’s
<0175>
sons
<01121>
.
HEBREW
Nrha
<0175>
ynb
<01121>
rmtyaw
<0385>
rzela
<0499>
awhybaw
<030>
bdn
<05070>
Nrha
<0175>
yl
<0>
wnhkl
<03547>
larvy
<03478>
ynb
<01121>
Kwtm
<08432>
wta
<0854>
wynb
<01121>
taw
<0853>
Kyxa
<0251>
Nrha
<0175>
ta
<0853>
Kyla
<0413>
brqh
<07126>
htaw (28:1)
<0859>

NETBible

“And you, bring near to you your brother Aaron and his sons with him from among the Israelites, so that they may minister as my priests – Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons.

NET Notes

sn Some modern scholars find this and the next chapter too elaborate for the wilderness experience. To most of them this reflects the later Zadokite priesthood of the writer’s (P’s) day that was referred to Mosaic legislation for authentication. But there is no compelling reason why this should be late; it is put late because it is assumed to be P, and that is assumed to be late. But both assumptions are unwarranted. This lengthy chapter could be divided this way: instructions for preparing the garments (1-5), details of the apparel (6-39), and a warning against deviating from these (40-43). The subject matter of the first part is that God requires that his chosen ministers reflect his holy nature; the point of the second part is that God requires his ministers to be prepared to fulfill the tasks of the ministry, and the subject matter of the third part is that God warns all his ministers to safeguard the holiness of their service.

tn The verb is the Hiphil imperative of the root קָרַב (qarav, “to draw near”). In the present stem the word has religious significance, namely, to present something to God, like an offering.

tn This entire clause is a translation of the Hebrew לְכַהֲנוֹ־לִי (lÿkhahano-li, “that he might be a priest to me”), but the form is unusual. The word means “to be a priest” or “to act as a priest.” The etymology of the word for priest, כֹּהֵן (kohen), is uncertain.