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Exodus 29:25

in Exodus 29

Then take them from their hands and burn them on the altar atop the burnt offering as a pleasing aroma before the LORD; it is an offering made by fire to the LORD.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And thou shalt take them from their hands, and burn them on the altar upon the burnt-offering, for a sweet savor before Jehovah: it is an offering made by fire unto Jehovah.

KJV

And thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn them upon the altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour before the Lord: it is an offering made by fire unto the Lord.

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This verse in Exodus 29

Commentary

5 notes on this verse

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

Thou shalt receive them of their hands - Aaron and his sons are here considered merely as any common persons bringing an offering to God, and not having, as yet, any authority to present it themselves, but through the medium of a priest. Moses, therefore, was now to Aaron and his sons what they were afterwards to the children of Israel; and as the minister of God he now consecrates them to the sacred office, and presents their offerings to Jehovah.

This site's exposition

take of the ram the fat and the rump

on Exodus 29:22-25

The fat, the right shoulder and three pieces of bread are put into the hands of Aaron and his sons and waved, which is the first wave offering in Scripture. Moses then receives them back and burns them, so the first thing placed in a priest's hand is the thing he gives up. This is the verse the idiom at verse 9 was pointing at, since to consecrate in Hebrew is to fill the hand.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

), for the altar was to devour God's part of the sacrifice. Thus God admitted Aaron and his sons to be his servants, and wait at his table, taking the mat of his altar from their hands.

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And thou shalt receive them of their hands,....

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

The consecrating of them was the perfecting of them; Christ is said to be perfect or consecrated for evermore, Heb. vii. Probably the phrase here is borrowed from the putting of the sacrifice into their hand, to be waved before the Lord,

The words behind it

14 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וְלָקַחְתָּ֤and you will take

    velakachtaH3947 →966 times

  • אֹתָם֙<obj.> them

    ʾotamH853 →10935 times

  • מִיָּדָ֔םfrom hand their

    miyadamH3027 →1618 times

  • וְהִקְטַרְתָּ֥and you will make [them] smoke

    vehiktartaH6999 →116 times

  • הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חָהthe altar towards

    hamizbechahH4196 →401 times

  • עַל־on

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • הָעֹלָ֑הthe burnt offering

    haolahH5930 →287 times

  • לְרֵ֤יחַto an odor of

    lereiachH7381 →58 times

  • נִיח֙וֹחַ֙soothing

    nichoachH5207 →43 times

  • לִפְנֵ֣י<to> before

    lifneiH6440 →2123 times

  • יְהוָ֔הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • אִשֶּׁ֥ה[is] a fire offering

    ʾishehH801 →65 times

  • ה֖וּאit

    hu'H1931 →1879 times

  • לַיהוָֽה׃to Yahweh

    layahwehH3068 →6520 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Leviticus 8:28Then Moses took these from their hands and burned them on the altar with the burnt offering. This was an ordination offering, a pleasing aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD.4 worksGenesis 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. And never again will I destroy all living creatures as I have done.4 worksExodus 29:41And offer the second lamb at twilight with the same grain offering and drink offering as in the morning, as a pleasing aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD.3 works2 Corinthians 2:15For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.3 worksLeviticus 2:2and bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests. The priest shall take a handful of the flour and oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn this as a memorial portion on the altar, an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.2 worksLeviticus 7:29–31“Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘Anyone who presents a peace offering to the LORD must bring it as his sacrifice to the LORD.2 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Leviticus 3:11Then the priest is to burn them on the altar as food, an offering made by fire to the LORD.2 worksLeviticus 2:16The priest shall then burn the memorial portion of the crushed grain and the oil, together with all its frankincense, as an offering made by fire to the LORD.2 worksLeviticus 3:14And from his offering he shall present an offering made by fire to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,2 worksLeviticus 7:25If anyone eats the fat of an animal from which an offering made by fire may be presented to the LORD, the one who eats it must be cut off from his people.2 worksLeviticus 10:13You shall eat it in a holy place, because it is your share and your sons’ share of the offerings made by fire to the LORD; for this is what I have been commanded.2 worksLeviticus 3:3From the peace offering he is to bring an offering made by fire to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,2 worksLeviticus 1:9The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall burn all of it on the altar as a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.2 works1 Samuel 2:28And out of all the tribes of Israel I selected your father to be My priest, to offer sacrifices on My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in My presence. I also gave to the house of your father all the offerings of the Israelites made by fire.2 worksLeviticus 3:16Then the priest is to burn the food on the altar as an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma. All the fat is the LORD’s.2 worksPsalms 99:6Moses and Aaron were among His priests; Samuel was among those who called on His name. They called to the LORD and He answered.2 worksLeviticus 3:5Then Aaron’s sons are to burn it on the altar atop the burnt offering that is on the burning wood, as an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.2 worksLeviticus 1:13The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall bring all of it and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each 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

    Leviticus 2:2

    and bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests. The priest shall take a handful of the flour and oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn this as a memorial portion on the altar,…

    it leads to

    • Leviticus 5:12

      He is to bring it to the priest, who shall take a handful from it as a memorial portion and burn it on the altar atop the offerings made by fire to the LORD;…

    • Leviticus 6:15

      The priest is to remove a handful of fine flour and olive oil, together with all the frankincense from the grain offering, and burn the memorial portion on the altar as a pleasing aroma…

    • Acts 10:4

      Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.

    • Leviticus 24:7

      And you are to place pure frankincense near each row, so that it may serve as a memorial portion for the bread, an offering made by fire to the LORD.

  • Through

    Leviticus 3:11

    Then the priest is to burn them on the altar as food, an offering made by fire to the LORD.

    it leads to

    • Leviticus 21:17

      “Say to Aaron, ‘For the generations to come, none of your descendants who has a physical defect may approach to offer the food of his God.

    • Leviticus 21:6

      They must be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. Because they present to the LORD the offerings made by fire, the food of their God, they must be…

    • Leviticus 3:16

      Then the priest is to burn the food on the altar as an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma. All the fat is the LORD’s.

    • Leviticus 3:5

      Then Aaron’s sons are to burn it on the altar atop the burnt offering that is on the burning wood, as an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

Where this verse is studied

About Exodus

The Giving of the Law on Mount Sinai, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
The Giving of the Law on Mount Sinai, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Exodus: the study guide →Read Exodus 29 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; 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.

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