Exodus 28:38

KJV1611 – Modern English

It shall be on Aaron’s forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things which the children of Israel hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall always be on his forehead, that they may be accepted before the LORD.

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    It shall be on Aaron's forehead, and Aaron shall bear the guilt of the holy things that the Israelites consecrate as their sacred gifts. It shall always be on his forehead, so they may find acceptance before the LORD.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And it shall be upon Aaron's forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before the LORD.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And it shall be upon Aaron's forehead, and Aaron shall bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before Jehovah.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And it shall be upon Aaron's forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before the LORD.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    vppon the forefrunt of it, that it be apon Aaros foreheed: that Aaron bere the synne of the holy thynges which the children of Israel haue halowed in all their holye giftes. And it shalbe alwayes vpon Aarons foreheed, that they maye be accepted before the Lorde.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    vpon Aarons fore heade, yt Aaron maie so beare ye synne of the holy thinges, which the childre of Israel halowe in all their giftes and Sanctuary. And it shall be allwaye vpon his fore heade, that he maye reconcyle them before the LORDE.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    So it shalbe vpon Aarons forehead, that Aaron may beare the iniquitie of the offrings, which the children of Israel shall offer in all their holy offrings: and it shall be alwayes vpon his forehead, to make them acceptable before the Lorde.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And it shalbe vpon Aarons forehead, that Aaron may beare the sinne of the holy thinges, whiche the children of Israel halowe in all their holy gyftes: and it shalbe alwayes vpon his forehead, for the reconciling of them before the Lorde.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And it shall be upon Aaron's forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before the LORD.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    It shall be on Aaron's forehead, and Aaron shall bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall make holy in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always on his forehead, that they may be accepted before Yahweh.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and it hath been on the forehead of Aaron, and Aaron hath borne the iniquity of the holy things which the sons of Israel do hallow, even all their holy gifts; and it hath been on his forehead continually for a pleasing thing for them before Jehovah.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And it shall be upon Aaron's forehead, and Aaron shall bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before Jehovah.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And it shall be upon Aaron's forehead, and Aaron shall bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before Jehovah.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And it will be over Aaron's brow, so that Aaron will be responsible for any error in all the holy offerings made by the children of Israel; it will be on his brow at all times, so that their offerings may be pleasing to the Lord.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    It shall be on Aaron's forehead, and Aaron shall bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall make holy in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always on his forehead, that they may be accepted before Yahweh.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    It will be on Aaron’s forehead, and Aaron will bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the Israelites are to sanctify by all their holy gifts; it will always be on his forehead, for their acceptance before the LORD.

Referenced Verses

  • Lev 10:17 : 17 'Why have you not eaten the sin offering in a holy place, since it is most holy, and God has given it to you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the Lord?
  • Num 18:1 : 1 And 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.
  • 1 Pet 2:24 : 24 Who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed.
  • Heb 9:28 : 28 So Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and to those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation.
  • John 1:29 : 29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.
  • 2 Cor 5:21 : 21 For he made him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in him.
  • Isa 56:7 : 7 Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon my altar; for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all people.
  • 1 Pet 2:5 : 5 You also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
  • Lev 22:27 : 27 When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is born, then it shall be seven days under its mother; and from the eighth day onward it shall be accepted for an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
  • Lev 23:11 : 11 And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you; on the day after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.
  • Lev 22:9 : 9 They shall therefore keep my ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die thereby, if they profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them.
  • Lev 1:4 : 4 And he shall put his hand on the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
  • Ezek 4:4-6 : 4 Lie also upon your left side, and lay the iniquity of the house of Israel upon it: according to the number of the days that you shall lie upon it, you shall bear their iniquity. 5 For I have laid upon you the years of their iniquity, according to the number of the days, three hundred and ninety days; so shall you bear the iniquity of the house of Israel. 6 And when you have completed them, lie again on your right side, and you shall bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days: I have appointed you each day for a year.
  • Exod 28:43 : 43 They shall be on Aaron and on his sons when they come into the tabernacle of meeting, or when they come near the altar to minister in the holy place, that they do not incur iniquity and die. It shall be a statute forever to him and his descendants after him.
  • Lev 22:16 : 16 Or cause them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their holy things: for I the LORD do sanctify them.
  • Isa 53:6 : 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned, every one, to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
  • Isa 53:11-12 : 11 He shall see the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge, my righteous servant shall justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. 12 Therefore I will divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
  • 1 Pet 3:18 : 18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit;
  • Isa 60:7 : 7 All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together to you, the rams of Nebaioth shall serve you; they shall come up with acceptance on My altar, and I will glorify the house of My glory.
  • Eph 1:6 : 6 To the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He has made us accepted in the Beloved.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Exod 28:35-37
    3 verses
    84%

    35It shall be upon Aaron when he ministers, and its sound shall be heard when he goes into the holy place before the LORD and when he comes out, that he may not die.

    36And you shall make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, like the engraving of a signet: HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

    37You shall put it on a blue cord, that it may be on the turban; it shall be on the front of the turban.

  • Exod 28:29-30
    2 verses
    82%

    29And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel on the breastplate of judgment over his heart when he goes into the holy place, as a memorial before the LORD continually.

    30And you shall put the Urim and the Thummim in the breastplate of judgment, and they shall be over Aaron’s heart when he goes in before the LORD. Thus Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel over his heart before the LORD continually.

  • Exod 28:43
    79%

    43They shall be on Aaron and on his sons when they come into the tabernacle of meeting, or when they come near the altar to minister in the holy place, that they do not incur iniquity and die. It shall be a statute forever to him and his descendants after him.

  • Num 18:1
    78%

    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.

  • Num 18:8-9
    2 verses
    77%

    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.

    9This shall be yours of the most holy things, reserved from the fire: every offering of theirs, every grain offering of theirs, and every sin offering of theirs, and every trespass offering of theirs, which they shall render to me, shall be most holy for you and for your sons.

  • Lev 1:4
    76%

    4And he shall put his hand on the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.

  • Exod 29:27-30
    4 verses
    76%

    27And you shall consecrate the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the heave offering, which is waved and raised, of the ram of the consecration, from what was for Aaron and what was for his sons.

    28It shall be from the children of Israel for Aaron and his sons by a statute forever. For it is a heave offering; and it shall be a heave offering from the children of Israel from the sacrifices of their peace offerings, their heave offerings to the LORD.

    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 29:5-6
    2 verses
    76%

    5And you shall take the garments, and put on Aaron the tunic, the robe of the ephod, the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the skillfully woven belt of the ephod.

    6And you shall put the turban on his head, and put the holy crown on the turban.

  • Exod 28:12
    76%

    12And you shall put the two stones on the shoulders of the ephod as memorial stones for the children of Israel, and Aaron shall bear their names before the LORD on his two shoulders as a memorial.

  • Exod 29:9-10
    2 verses
    76%

    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.

    10And you shall bring the bull before the tabernacle of meeting, and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands on the head of the bull.

  • Exod 28:39-41
    3 verses
    75%

    39You shall skillfully weave the tunic of fine linen, and you shall make the turban of fine linen, and you shall make the sash of woven work.

    40For Aaron’s sons you shall make tunics, and you shall make sashes and hats for them, for glory and for beauty.

    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.

  • Lev 8:9
    75%

    9And he put the mitre on his head; also on the mitre, on his forefront, he put the golden plate, the holy crown; as the LORD commanded Moses.

  • Lev 16:23
    74%

    23And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of meeting, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave them there:

  • Exod 29:19-21
    3 verses
    74%

    19You shall also take the other ram, and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands on the head of the ram.

    20Then you shall kill the ram, and take some of its blood and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron, on the tip of the right ear of his sons, on the thumb of their right hand, and on the big toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood all around on the altar.

    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 40:13
    74%

    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.

  • Lev 16:3-4
    2 verses
    74%

    3Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bull for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering.

    4He shall put on the holy linen tunic, and he shall have the linen trousers upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen sash, and with the linen turban he shall be attired: these are holy garments; therefore he shall wash his flesh in water, and put them on.

  • Exod 30:10
    74%

    10And Aaron shall make atonement upon its horns once a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonement: once a year he shall make atonement upon it throughout your generations: it is most holy to the LORD.

  • Exod 29:15
    73%

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

  • Lev 8:14
    73%

    14And he brought the bull for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull for the sin offering.

  • 1 Chr 6:49
    73%

    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 27:21
    73%

    21In the tabernacle of meeting outside the veil, which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall tend it from evening until morning before the LORD. It shall be a statute forever to their generations on behalf of the children of Israel.

  • Lev 16:21
    73%

    21And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over it all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send it away by the hand of a suitable man into the wilderness:

  • Lev 8:12
    73%

    12And he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head and anointed him, to sanctify him.

  • Num 4:19
    72%

    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:

  • Num 8:11
    72%

    11And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD as a wave offering from the children of Israel, that they may perform the service of the LORD.

  • Exod 30:8
    72%

    8And when Aaron lights the lamps at evening, he shall burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations.

  • Lev 8:30
    72%

    30And Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood which was on the altar and sprinkled it on Aaron, on his garments, on his sons, and on his sons' garments with him; and he sanctified Aaron, his garments, his sons, and his sons' garments with him.

  • Lev 7:35
    72%

    35This is the portion of the anointing of Aaron, and of his sons, out of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, on the day when he presented them to minister to the LORD in the priest's office;

  • Exod 28:4
    72%

    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 18:5
    72%

    5And you shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel.

  • Lev 8:22
    72%

    22And he brought the other ram, the ram of consecration, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.

  • Lev 24:3
    72%

    3Outside the veil of the testimony, in the tabernacle of the congregation, Aaron shall arrange it from evening until morning before the LORD continually: it shall be a statute forever in your generations.

  • Exod 31:10
    72%

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

  • Exod 30:30
    72%

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

  • Lev 16:32
    72%

    32And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to minister in the priest's office in his father's stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, even the holy garments:

  • Lev 14:18
    72%

    18And the remainder of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall pour on the head of him who is to be cleansed: and the priest shall make atonement for him before the LORD.