Exodus 29:18
in Exodus 29Then burn the entire ram on the altar; it is a burnt offering to the LORD, a pleasing aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD.
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ASV
And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it is a burnt-offering unto Jehovah; it is a sweet savor, an offering made by fire unto Jehovah.
KJV
And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it is a burnt offering unto the Lord: it is a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the Lord.
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This verse in Exodus 29
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis 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.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
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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And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
It is a burnt-offering - See Clarke’s note on Lev 7:1, etc.
The words behind it
13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהִקְטַרְתָּ֤ | vehiktarta | and you will make smoke | H6999 → | 116 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הָאַ֙יִל֙ | haayil | the ram | H352 → | 187 times |
| הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָה | hamizbechah | the altar towards | H4196 → | 401 times |
| עֹלָ֥ה | ʾolah | [is] a burnt offering | H5930 → | 287 times |
| ה֖וּא | hu' | it | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| לַֽיהוָ֑ה | layahweh | to Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| רֵ֣יחַ | reiach | [is] an odor of | H7381 → | 58 times |
| נִיח֔וֹחַ | nichoach | soothing | H5207 → | 43 times |
| אִשֶּׁ֥ה | ʾisheh | a fire offering | H801 → | 65 times |
| לַיהוָ֖ה | layahweh | to Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| הֽוּא׃ | hu' | it | H1931 → | 1879 times |
וְהִקְטַרְתָּ֤and you will make smoke
vehiktartaH6999 →116 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הָאַ֙יִל֙the ram
haayilH352 →187 times
הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָהthe altar towards
hamizbechahH4196 →401 times
עֹלָ֥ה[is] a burnt offering
ʾolahH5930 →287 times
ה֖וּאit
hu'H1931 →1879 times
לַֽיהוָ֑הto Yahweh
layahwehH3068 →6520 times
רֵ֣יחַ[is] an odor of
reiachH7381 →58 times
נִיח֔וֹחַsoothing
nichoachH5207 →43 times
אִשֶּׁ֥הa fire offering
ʾishehH801 →65 times
לַיהוָ֖הto Yahweh
layahwehH3068 →6520 times
הֽוּא׃it
hu'H1931 →1879 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
Genesis 8:21When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from his youth.…
it leads to
- 2 Corinthians 2:15
For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.
- Ephesians 5:2
and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
- Genesis 6:5
Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.
- Jeremiah 17:9
The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?
- Isaiah 54:9–10
“For to Me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So I have sworn that I will not be angry…
- 2 Corinthians 2:15
Through
Jeremiah 6:20What use to Me is frankincense from Sheba or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; your sacrifices do not please Me.”
it leads to
- Isaiah 1:11
“What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood…
- Isaiah 1:11
Through
1 Samuel 7:9Then Samuel took a suckling lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the LORD. He cried out to the LORD on behalf of Israel, and the LORD answered him.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 15:1
Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My heart would not go out to this people. Send them from My presence, and let them go.
- Psalms 99:6
Moses and Aaron were among His priests; Samuel was among those who called on His name. They called to the LORD and He answered.
- Jeremiah 15:1
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About Exodus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; 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.