Exodus 29:10
in Exodus 29You are to present the bull at the front of the Tent of Meeting, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on its head.
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ASV
And thou shalt bring the bullock before the tent of meeting: and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock.
KJV
And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the bullock.
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This verse in Exodus 29
Commentary
5 notes on this verseShall put their hands upon the head of the bullock - By this rite the animal was consecrated to God, and was then proper to be offered in sacrifice. Imposition of hands also signified that they offered the life of this animal as an atonement for their sins, and to redeem their lives from that death which, through their sinfulness, they had deserved.
This site's exposition
put their hands upon the head of the bullock
on Exodus 29:10-11
This is the first place in Scripture where hands are laid on the head of a sacrifice, and it happens three times in this chapter, at verses 10, 15 and 19. The men who will stand at the altar begin by putting their hands on the animal that is killed in the same hour. Leviticus 4:15 makes the same act the opening of a sin offering for the whole congregation, and Leviticus 16:21 puts the confession of the people's sins into it.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
The law made those priests that had infirmity, and therefore they must first offer for their own sin, before they could make atonement for the people, Heb. vii. They were to put their hand on the head of their sacrifice (
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It was used as other sin-offerings were; only, whereas the flesh of other sin-offerings was eaten by the priests ( Lev. x. 18 ), in token of the priest's taking away the sin of the people, this was appointed to be all burnt without the camp (
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And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle of the congregation,....
The words behind it
14 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהִקְרַבְתָּ֙ | vehikravta | and you will bring near | H7126 → | 280 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַפָּ֔ר | hapar | the young bull | H6499 → | 132 times |
| לִפְנֵ֖י | lifnei | <to> before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| אֹ֣הֶל | ʾohel | [the] tent of | H168 → | 345 times |
| מוֹעֵ֑ד | moed | meeting | H4150 → | 223 times |
| וְסָמַ֨ךְ | vesamakh | and he will lay | H5564 → | 48 times |
| אַהֲרֹ֧ן | ʾaharon | Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| וּבָנָ֛יו | uvanav | and sons his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יְדֵיהֶ֖ם | yedeihem | hands their | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| רֹ֥אשׁ | rosh | [the] head of | H7218 → | 599 times |
| הַפָּֽר׃ | hapar | the young bull | H6499 → | 132 times |
וְהִקְרַבְתָּ֙and you will bring near
vehikravtaH7126 →280 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַפָּ֔רthe young bull
haparH6499 →132 times
לִפְנֵ֖י<to> before
lifneiH6440 →2123 times
אֹ֣הֶל[the] tent of
ʾohelH168 →345 times
מוֹעֵ֑דmeeting
moedH4150 →223 times
וְסָמַ֨ךְand he will lay
vesamakhH5564 →48 times
אַהֲרֹ֧ןAaron
ʾaharonH175 →347 times
וּבָנָ֛יוand sons his
uvanavH1121 →4930 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
יְדֵיהֶ֖םhands their
yedeihemH3027 →1618 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
רֹ֥אשׁ[the] head of
roshH7218 →599 times
הַפָּֽר׃the young bull
haparH6499 →132 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Corinthians 5:21God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
it leads to
- 1 Peter 2:22–24
“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”
- 1 Peter 3:18
For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,
- Romans 5:19
For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.
- Galatians 3:13
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
- 1 Corinthians 1:30
It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.
- 1 Peter 2:22–24
Through
Leviticus 1:4He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so it can be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.
it leads to
- Leviticus 3:8
He is to lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it in front of the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle its blood on all sides of the…
- 2 Chronicles 29:23–24
Then they brought the goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, who laid their hands on them.
- Leviticus 3:2
He is to lay his hand on the head of the offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood on all…
- Leviticus 3:8
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Calvin, Commentary on the Four Last Books of Moses Arranged in the Form of a Harmony; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.