29:44 “So I will set apart as holy 3 the tent of meeting and the altar, and I will set apart as holy Aaron and his sons, that they may minister as priests to me.
1 tn The verb now is a Niphal perfect from the same root, with a vav (ו) consecutive. It simply continues the preceding verb, announcing now that he would meet the people.
2 tn Or “will be sanctified by my glory” (KJV and ASV both similar).
sn The tabernacle, as well as the priests and the altar, will be sanctified by the power of Yahweh’s presence. The reference here is to when Yahweh enters the sanctuary in all his glory (see Exod 40:34f.).
3 tn This verse affirms the same point as the last, but now with an active verb: “I will set apart as holy” (or “I will sanctify”). This verse, then, probably introduces the conclusion of the chapter: “So I will….”