Exodus 28:1

KJV1611 – Modern English

Take Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may serve Me as priest, along with Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons.

Additional Resources

Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Now bring near to you your brother Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites, to serve me as priests—Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And bring thou near 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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And take thou vnto the, Aaron thi brother and his sonnes with him, from amonge the childern of Israel, that he maye minystre vnto me: both Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar Aarons sonnes.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And thou shalt take vnto the Aaron thy brother and his sonnes fro amonge the childre of Israel, that he maye be my prest: namely Aaron & his sonnes Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And cause thou thy brother Aaron to come vnto thee and his sonnes with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may serue me in the Priestes office: I meane Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar Aarons sonnes.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And take thou vnto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sonnes with him from among the children of Israel, that Aaron may minister vnto me in the priestes office, Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aarons sonnes.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ 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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    "Bring Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, near to you from among the children of Israel, that he may minister to me in the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `And thou, bring thou near unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from the midst of the sons of Israel, for his being priest to Me, `even' Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, sons of Aaron;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And bring thou near 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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And bring thou near 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    "Bring Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, near to you from among the children of Israel, that he may minister to me in the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The Clothing of the Priests“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.

Referenced Verses

  • Num 18:7 : 7 Therefore you and your sons with you shall keep your priest's office for everything of the altar, and within the veil; and you shall serve: I have given your priest's office to you as a service of gift: and the stranger who comes near shall be put to death.
  • Exod 6:23 : 23 And Aaron took Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, as his wife; and she bore him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
  • Exod 24:1 : 1 And he said to Moses, Come up to the LORD, you, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship afar off.
  • Exod 24:9 : 9 Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel:
  • Exod 28:41 : 41 And you shall put them on Aaron your brother and on his sons with him. You shall anoint them, consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may serve Me as priests.
  • Exod 29:1 : 1 And this is what you shall do to them to consecrate them, to minister to me in the priest's office: Take one young bull, and two rams without blemish,
  • Exod 29:9 : 9 And you shall gird them with sashes, Aaron and his sons, and put hats on them: and the priest's office shall be theirs by a perpetual statute: thus you shall consecrate Aaron and his sons.
  • Exod 29:44 : 44 I will sanctify the tabernacle of meeting and the altar. I will also sanctify both Aaron and his sons to minister to me in the priest's office.
  • Exod 30:30 : 30 And you shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister to me in the priest's office.
  • Exod 31:10 : 10 The garments of service, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest’s office,
  • Exod 35:19 : 19 The cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office.
  • Lev 8:2 : 2 Take Aaron and his sons with him, the garments, the anointing oil, a bull for the sin offering, two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread;
  • Lev 10:1 : 1 And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer, put fire in it, placed incense on it, and offered unauthorized fire before the Lord, which He had not commanded them.
  • Lev 10:12 : 12 And Moses spoke to Aaron and to Eleazar and Ithamar, his surviving sons, 'Take the grain offering that remains of the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and eat it unleavened beside the altar, for it is most holy;
  • Num 2:4 : 4 His army, and those that were numbered of them, were seventy-four thousand and six hundred.
  • Num 16:9-9 : 9 Does it seem like a small thing to you, that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to Himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them? 10 And He has brought you near to Him, and all your brethren the sons of Levi with you: and do you seek the priesthood also? 11 For this cause, both you and all your company are gathered together against the LORD: and what is Aaron, that you complain against him?
  • Num 17:2-9 : 2 Speak to the children of Israel, and take from each one of them a rod according to their ancestral houses, of all their leaders according to their ancestral houses twelve rods: write each man's name on his rod. 3 And you shall write Aaron's name on the rod of Levi: for one rod shall be for the head of each ancestral house. 4 And you shall lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you. 5 And it shall come to pass, that the man's rod whom I choose shall blossom: and I will put an end to the murmurings of the children of Israel against you. 6 And Moses spoke to the children of Israel, and each of their leaders gave him a rod, one for each leader, according to their ancestral houses, twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron was among their rods. 7 And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness. 8 And it happened that on the next day Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi had budded, brought forth buds, bloomed blossoms, and produced almonds. 9 And Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD to all the children of Israel: and they looked, and each man took his rod.
  • Num 26:61 : 61 And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the LORD.
  • Deut 10:6 : 6 And the children of Israel traveled from Beeroth-Bene-Jaakan to Moserah: there Aaron died, and there he was buried; and Eleazar his son ministered in the priest's office in his place.
  • 1 Chr 6:10 : 10 And Johanan fathered Azariah, (he is the one who ministered as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem:)
  • 1 Chr 24:1-4 : 1 Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron: The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 2 But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no children; therefore, Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office. 3 And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their offices in their service. 4 And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar, and thus they were divided: Among the sons of Eleazar, there were sixteen chief men of the house of their fathers, and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their fathers.
  • 2 Chr 11:14 : 14 For the Levites left their suburbs and possessions, and came to Judah and Jerusalem because Jeroboam and his sons had cast them out from executing the priest's office to the LORD.
  • 2 Chr 26:18-21 : 18 They confronted King Uzziah and said to him, "It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the LORD, but for the priests, the sons of Aaron, who are consecrated to burn incense. Go out of the sanctuary, for you have trespassed! This will not bring you honor from the LORD God." 19 Then Uzziah was angry, and he held a censer in his hand to burn incense. While he was angry with the priests, leprosy broke out on his forehead in the presence of the priests in the house of the LORD, beside the incense altar. 20 Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked at him, and he was leprous on his forehead. So they hurried him out of there. Indeed, he also hurried to leave, because the LORD had struck him. 21 King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He lived in a separate house, being a leper, for he was cut off from the house of the LORD. Jotham his son was in charge of the palace, governing the people of the land.
  • Luke 1:8 : 8 It came to pass, while he was serving as priest before God in the order of his division,
  • Heb 5:1-5 : 1 For every high priest taken from among men is appointed for men in matters related to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins: 2 He can have compassion on the ignorant and on those who are straying, since he himself is also surrounded with weakness. 3 Because of this, he ought to offer sacrifices for sins, as for the people, so also for himself. 4 And no man takes this honor unto himself, but only he who is called by God, as was Aaron. 5 So also Christ did not glorify Himself to become a high priest, but He who said to Him, 'You are My Son, today I have begotten You.'

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Num 18:1-2
    2 verses
    85%

    1And the LORD said to Aaron, You and your sons and your father's house with you shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and you and your sons with you shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood.

    2And your brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, bring with you, that they may be joined to you and minister to you: but you and your sons with you shall minister before the tabernacle of witness.

  • Exod 28:41
    84%

    41And you shall put them on Aaron your brother and on his sons with him. You shall anoint them, consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may serve Me as priests.

  • Num 3:2-6
    5 verses
    81%

    2And these are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

    3These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests who were anointed, whom he consecrated to serve in the priest's office.

    4But Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD when they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai; and they had no children: so Eleazar and Ithamar served in the priest's office in the presence of Aaron their father.

    5And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

    6Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, so that they may serve him.

  • Exod 28:2-4
    3 verses
    80%

    2And you shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty.

    3And you shall speak to all who are wise-hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron’s garments to consecrate him, that he may serve Me as priest.

    4And these are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, an ephod, a robe, a woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. They shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, and his sons, that he may serve Me as priest.

  • Num 26:60
    80%

    60And to Aaron were born Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

  • Lev 8:2
    79%

    2Take Aaron and his sons with him, the garments, the anointing oil, a bull for the sin offering, two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread;

  • Exod 30:30
    79%

    30And you shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister to me in the priest's office.

  • 1 Chr 24:1-2
    2 verses
    79%

    1Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron: The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

    2But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no children; therefore, Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.

  • Exod 40:13-15
    3 verses
    78%

    13And you shall put upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him, that he may minister to me in the priest's office.

    14And you shall bring his sons, and clothe them with coats:

    15And you shall anoint them, as you did anoint their father, that they may minister to me in the priest's office, for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.

  • Num 20:25-26
    2 verses
    77%

    25Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up to Mount Hor.

    26And strip Aaron of his garments and put them on Eleazar his son; for Aaron shall be gathered to his people and die there."

  • Exod 6:23
    77%

    23And Aaron took Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, as his wife; and she bore him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

  • Num 16:10
    77%

    10And He has brought you near to Him, and all your brethren the sons of Levi with you: and do you seek the priesthood also?

  • 1 Chr 6:3
    77%

    3And the children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. And the sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

  • Exod 29:8-9
    2 verses
    77%

    8And you shall bring his sons and put tunics on them.

    9And you shall gird them with sashes, Aaron and his sons, and put hats on them: and the priest's office shall be theirs by a perpetual statute: thus you shall consecrate Aaron and his sons.

  • Num 4:19
    76%

    19But do this for them, that they may live and not die when they approach the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint every one to his service and to his burden:

  • Lev 9:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel;

    2And he said to Aaron, Take a young calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the LORD.

  • Num 4:1
    76%

    1And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

  • Exod 29:21
    76%

    21And you shall take some of the blood that is on the altar, and some of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it on Aaron, on his garments, on his sons, and on the garments of his sons with him: and he and his garments shall be hallowed, and his sons and his sons' garments with him.

  • Exod 31:10
    76%

    10The garments of service, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest’s office,

  • Num 8:13
    75%

    13And you shall set the Levites before Aaron and his sons and offer them as a wave offering to the LORD.

  • Lev 10:4
    75%

    4And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel, the uncle of Aaron, and said to them, 'Come near, carry your brothers away from the sanctuary out of the camp.'

  • Exod 29:29-30
    2 verses
    75%

    29And the holy garments of Aaron shall be for his sons after him, to be anointed in them and consecrated in them.

    30That son who becomes priest in his place shall put them on for seven days, when he enters the tabernacle of meeting to minister in the holy place.

  • Exod 29:4
    75%

    4And you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and wash them with water.

  • 1 Chr 23:13
    75%

    13The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was set apart, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons forever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister to Him, and to bless in His name forever.

  • Num 18:6-8
    3 verses
    75%

    6And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel; to you they are given as a gift for the LORD, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.

    7Therefore you and your sons with you shall keep your priest's office for everything of the altar, and within the veil; and you shall serve: I have given your priest's office to you as a service of gift: and the stranger who comes near shall be put to death.

    8And the LORD spoke to Aaron, Behold, I also have given you the charge of my heave offerings of all the hallowed things of the children of Israel; to you have I given them by reason of the anointing, and to your sons, by an ordinance forever.

  • Num 3:11
    75%

    11And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • 1 Chr 6:49
    74%

    49But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense, and were appointed for all the work of the most holy place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

  • Exod 29:15
    74%

    15You shall also take one ram, and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands on the head of the ram.

  • Exod 29:1
    74%

    1And this is what you shall do to them to consecrate them, to minister to me in the priest's office: Take one young bull, and two rams without blemish,

  • Exod 29:35
    74%

    35Thus you shall do for Aaron and his sons, according to all that I have commanded you. For seven days you shall consecrate them.

  • Num 4:17
    74%

    17And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

  • Lev 17:2
    74%

    2Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them: This is the thing which the LORD has commanded, saying,

  • Lev 22:2
    74%

    2Speak unto Aaron and his sons, that they set themselves apart from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they do not profane my holy name in those things which they consecrate unto me: I am the LORD.

  • Num 3:9
    74%

    9And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons; they are completely given to him from among the children of Israel.