He put all these in Aaron’s hands and in his sons’ hands, and waved them for a wave offering before Yahweh. Moses took them from their hands, and burned them on the altar on the burnt offering. They were a consecration offering for a pleasant aroma. It was an offering made by fire to Yahweh. Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave offering before Yahweh. It was Moses’ portion of the ram of consecration, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
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He brought the bull of the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull of the sin offering. He killed it; and Moses took the blood, and put it around on the horns of the altar with his finger, and purified the altar, and poured out the blood at the base of the altar, and sanctified it, to make atonement for it. He took all the fat that was on the innards, and the cover of the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat; and Moses burned it on the altar. But the bull, and its skin, and its meat, and its dung, he burned with fire outside the camp, as Yahweh commanded Moses. He presented the ram of the burnt offering. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram. He killed it; and Moses sprinkled the blood around on the altar. He cut the ram into its pieces; and Moses burned the head, and the pieces, and the fat. He washed the innards and the legs with water; and Moses burned the whole ram on the altar. It was a burnt offering for a pleasant aroma. It was an offering made by fire to Yahweh, as Yahweh commanded Moses. He presented the other ram, the ram of consecration. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram. He killed it; and Moses took some of its blood, and put it on the tip of Aaron’s right ear, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the great toe of his right foot. He brought Aaron’s sons; and Moses put some of the blood on the tip of their right ear, and on the thumb of their right hand, and on the great toe of their right foot; and Moses sprinkled the blood around on the altar. He took the fat, the fat tail, all the fat that was on the innards, the cover of the liver, the two kidneys and their fat, and the right thigh; and out of the basket of unleavened bread that was before Yahweh, he took one unleavened cake, one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, and placed them on the fat and on the right thigh. He put all these in Aaron’s hands and in his sons’ hands, and waved them for a wave offering before Yahweh. Moses took them from their hands, and burned them on the altar on the burnt offering. They were a consecration offering for a pleasant aroma. It was an offering made by fire to Yahweh. Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave offering before Yahweh. It was Moses’ portion of the ram of consecration, as Yahweh commanded Moses. 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, and on his sons, and on his sons’ garments with him, and sanctified Aaron, his garments, and his sons, and his sons’ garments with him.
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He put all these in Aaron’s hands and in his sons’ hands, and waved them for a wave offering before Yahweh.
Moses took them from their hands, and burned them on the altar on the burnt offering. They were a consecration offering for a pleasant aroma. It was an offering made by fire to Yahweh.
Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave offering before Yahweh. It was Moses’ portion of the ram of consecration, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
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And he put all upon Aaron’s hands, and upon his sons’ hands, and waved them for a wave offering before the LORD.
And Moses took them from off their hands, and burnt them on the altar upon the burnt offering: they were consecrations for a sweet savour: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
And Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave offering before the LORD: for of the ram of consecration it was Moses’ part; as the LORD commanded Moses.
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And he put the whole upon the hands of Aaron, and upon the hands of his sons, and waved them for a wave-offering before the LORD.
And Moses took them from off their hands, and made them smoke on the altar upon the burnt-offering; they were a consecration-offering for a sweet savour; it was an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
And Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave-offering before the LORD; it was Moses' portion of the ram of consecration; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Cross-references (13)
- Exodus 29:25 (v28) You shall take them from their hands, and burn them on the altar on the burnt offering, for a pleasant aroma before Yahweh: it is an…
- Exodus 29:24-37 (v27) You shall put all of this in Aaron’s hands, and in his sons’ hands, and shall wave them for a wave offering before Yahweh. You shall take…
- Exodus 29:26-27 (v29) “You shall take the breast of Aaron’s ram of consecration, and wave it for a wave offering before Yahweh. It shall be your portion. You…
- Leviticus 7:30-31 (v27) With his own hands he shall bring the offerings of Yahweh made by fire. He shall bring the fat with the breast, that the breast may be…
- Leviticus 7:30-34 (v29) With his own hands he shall bring the offerings of Yahweh made by fire. He shall bring the fat with the breast, that the breast may be…
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- Isaiah 66:20 (v29) They shall bring all your brothers out of all the nations for an offering to Yahweh, on horses, in chariots, in litters, on mules, and on…
- Jeremiah 30:21 (v27) Their prince will be one of them, and their ruler will proceed from among them. I will cause him to draw near, and he will approach me; for…
- Zechariah 13:7 (v28) “Awake, sword, against my shepherd, and against the man who is close to me,” says Yahweh of Armies. “Strike the shepherd, and the sheep…
- 1 Corinthians 10:31 (v29) Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
- Hebrews 9:14 (v27) how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without defect to God, cleanse your conscience from…
- Hebrews 10:14-22 (v28) For by one offering he has perfected forever those who are being sanctified. The Holy Spirit also testifies to us, for after saying, “This…
- 1 Peter 4:11 (v29) If anyone speaks, let it be as it were the very words of God. If anyone serves, let it be as of the strength which God supplies, that in…
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On v29 Moses at this time administering the priest’s office was…
Moses at this time administering the priest’s office was to receive the priest’s wages; it being most just and reasonable that the work and wages should go together.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv27–29 And he put all upon Aaron's hands, and upon…
And he put all upon Aaron's hands, and upon his son's hands,.... The fat and the right shoulder, with the cakes upon them:
and waved them for a wave offering before the Lord; See Gill on Exo 29:24.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On v29 Moses's part - Who at this time administering the…
Moses's part - Who at this time administering the priest's office was to receive the priest's wages.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On v27 Verse 27. And waved them for a wave-offering] See…
Verse 27. And waved them for a wave-offering] See the nature of this and the heave-offering in the note on Ex 29:27. See Clarke on Ex 29:27.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On v29 Lev 8:29; Lev 8:31. Moses’s part — Who, at…
Lev 8:29; Lev 8:31. Moses’s part — Who, at this time administering the priest’s office, was to receive the priest’s wages. Boil the flesh — That which was left of the ram, and particularly the breast, which was said to be Moses’s part, (Lev 8:29,) and by him was given to Aaron, that he and his sons might eat of it, in token that they, and only they, should have the right to do so for the future.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On v27 Who having. Moses supported and directed the hands of…
Who having. Moses supported and directed the hands of the priest.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On v27 27, 29. He put all upon Aaron’s hands —…
27, 29. He put all upon Aaron’s hands — By this symbolism the priestly office was handed over to the candidates. Num_3:3, note.
Wave offering — Lev_7:30, note.
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Moses’s part — The ram of consecration is treated as a peace offering. As Moses is acting in the capacity of a priest, the priestly portion belongs to him. This was the right shoulder. Lev_7:33, note.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On v29 29. The sacrifice having been offered Moses waves the…
29. The sacrifice having been offered Moses waves the breast and it is reserved as his portion. It has been asked Why, if Moses receives the breast as a priestly due, does he not also receive the right thigh and cakes? In answer it may be said that the whole ceremony is twofold in character. It is an inauguration of the priesthood and at the same time an instruction to the future priests how they should discharge their functions. The ceremony of waving the breast being prescribed for all Peace-Offerings is observed by Moses. The inauguration of the priests, both as offerers of sacrifice and receivers of priestly dues, is indicated by the composite character of that which is placed in their hands, and the first Wave-Offering is given entirely to the Lord to shew that all belongs to Him and that He is the real giver of the priestly dues or, as it is said, He ‘is their inheritance.’ (Deu_18:2.)
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On v29 (29) And Moses took the breast.—That is, the breast-piece,…
(29) And Moses took the breast.—That is, the breast-piece, which was afterwards the perquisite of the officiating priest (see Lev_7:34), fell in this instance to the share of Moses, in accordance with the directions given in Exo_29:26, to be his sacrificial meal since he was divinely appointed to perform the priestly service.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v28 Moses took them
Moses took them
Here "them" refers to the fat, thigh, and all of the bread.
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from off their hands
Here "hands" represents the whole person. AT: "from Aaron and his sons" (See: Synecdoche)
They were a consecration offering
"They were an offering for setting Aaron and his sons apart for service to Yahweh"
an offering made by fire to Yahweh
This can be translated in active form. AT: "a burnt offering to Yahweh" (See: Active or Passive)
produced a sweet aroma
Yahweh being pleased with the sincere worshiper who offered the sacrifice is spoken of as if God were pleased with the aroma of the burning sacrifice. See how you translated a similar phrase in Leviticus 1:9. (See: Metaphor)
breast
the front part of the animal's body below the neck
ordination
an official ceremony that makes someone a priest
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Moses
altar
burnt offering
consecrate
fire
Yahweh
ewe
priest
command
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v29 8:29 Moses functioned as a priest in the ordination…
8:29 Moses functioned as a priest in the ordination ceremony and so received the priest’s portion of the offering (see 8:15).
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