Exodus 18:18

18:18 You will surely wear out, 1  both you and these people who are with you, for this is too 2  heavy a burden 3  for you; you are not able to do it by yourself.

Exodus 29:30

29:30 The priest who succeeds him 4  from his sons, when he first comes 5  to the tent of meeting to minister in the Holy Place, is to wear them for seven days. 6 

1 tn The verb means “to fall and fade” as a leaf (Ps 1:3). In Ps 18:45 it is used figuratively of foes fading away, failing in strength and courage (S. R. Driver, Exodus, 166). Here the infinitive absolute construction heightens the meaning.

2 tn Gesenius lists the specialized use of the comparative min (מ) where with an adjective the thought expressed is that the quality is too difficult for the attainment of a particular aim (GKC 430 §133.c).

3 tn Here “a burden” has been supplied.

4 tn Heb “after him”; NCV, NLT “after Aaron.”

5 tn The text just has the relative pronoun and the imperfect tense. It could be translated “who comes/enters.” But the context seems to indicate that this would be when he first comes to the tent to begin his tenure as High Priest, and so a temporal clause makes this clear. “First” has been supplied.

6 tn “Seven days” is an adverbial accusative of time. The ritual of ordination is to be repeated for seven days, and so they are to remain there in the court in full dress.