King James Version
Exodus 30:29 in the King James Version says “And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 30 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.”
Exodus 30:29 · KJV
And the table and all his vessels, and the candlestick and his vessels, and the altar of incense,
And the altar of burnt offering with all his vessels, and the laver and his foot.
And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.
And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office.
And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall be an holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And thou shalt sanctify”
H6942to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“whatsoever toucheth”
H5060properly, to touch, i.e., lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive
“And thou shalt sanctify”
H6942to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)
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