Exodus 29:16
in Exodus 29You are to slaughter the ram, take its blood, and sprinkle it on all sides of the altar.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take its blood, and sprinkle it round about upon the altar.
KJV
And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take his blood, and sprinkle it round about upon the altar.
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This verse in Exodus 29
Commentary
4 notes on this verseWhat we must first observe here is, that the priest must be sprinkled with blood, in order that he may conciliate the favor of God towards himself for the purpose of intercession. Thus the priesthood of Christ was dedicated with blood, so that it might be efficacious to reconcile God with us.
This site's exposition
Thou shalt also take one ram
on Exodus 29:15-18
The first ram goes up whole, and the two animals are handled in opposite directions. The body of the sin offering was carried out of the camp and burned there, while this one is cut, washed and burned on the altar with every part kept. The phrase sweet savour goes back to Genesis 8:21, where the LORD smelled it after the flood and said he would not curse the ground again for man's sake.
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Thirdly, There must be a peace-offering; it is called the ram of consecration, because there was more in this peculiar to the occasion than in the other two. In the burnt-offering God had the glory of their priesthood, in this they had the comfort of it; and, in token of a mutual covenant between God and them, 1. The blood of the sacrifice was divided between God and them (
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The words behind it
10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְשָׁחַטְתָּ֖ | veshachata | and you will slaughter | H7819 → | 81 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָאָ֑יִל | haayil | the ram | H352 → | 187 times |
| וְלָֽקַחְתָּ֙ | velakachta | and you will take | H3947 → | 966 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| דָּמ֔וֹ | damo | blood its | H1818 → | 360 times |
| וְזָרַקְתָּ֥ | vezarakta | and you will sprinkle [it] | H2236 → | 35 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ | hamizbeach | the altar | H4196 → | 401 times |
| סָבִֽיב׃ | saviv | all around | H5439 → | 336 times |
וְשָׁחַטְתָּ֖and you will slaughter
veshachataH7819 →81 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָאָ֑יִלthe ram
haayilH352 →187 times
וְלָֽקַחְתָּ֙and you will take
velakachtaH3947 →966 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
דָּמ֔וֹblood its
damoH1818 →360 times
וְזָרַקְתָּ֥and you will sprinkle [it]
vezaraktaH2236 →35 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַthe altar
hamizbeachH4196 →401 times
סָבִֽיב׃all around
savivH5439 →336 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
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This page draws on John Calvin, Commentaries; 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.