Exodus 29:27
in Exodus 29Consecrate for Aaron and his sons the breast of the wave offering that is waved and the thigh of the heave offering that is lifted up from the ram of ordination.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave-offering, and the thigh of the heave-offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons:
KJV
And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the shoulder of the heave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of the consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons:
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This verse in Exodus 29
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThe breast of the wave-offering, and the shoulder of the heave-offering - As the wave-offering was agitated to and fro, and the heave-offering up and down, some have conceived that this twofold action represented the figure of the cross, on which the great Peace-offering between God and man was offered in the personal sacrifice of our blessed Redeemer.
This site's exposition
take the breast of the ram
on Exodus 29:26-28
Moses takes the breast as his own portion, and he performs every priestly act in this chapter while the office itself passes to his brother. The breast and the shoulder then become a standing share for Aaron and his sons out of the people's peace offerings, and this is the first heave offering in Scripture. The men who stand between the people and God are fed by the people they stand for, which is the beginning of the arrangement Paul argues from at 1 Corinthians 9:13.
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The words behind it
17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֞ | vekidashta | and you will consecrate | H6942 → | 171 times |
| אֵ֣ת׀ | ʾet | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| חֲזֵ֣ה | chazeh | [the] breast of | H2373 → | |
| הַתְּנוּפָ֗ה | hatenufah | the wave-offering | H8573 → | 30 times |
| וְאֵת֙ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שׁ֣וֹק | shok | [the] thigh of | H7785 → | |
| הַתְּרוּמָ֔ה | haterumah | the contribution | H8641 → | 76 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הוּנַ֖ף | hunaf | it was waved | H5130 → | 37 times |
| וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר | vaasher | and which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הוּרָ֑ם | huram | it was raised | H7311 → | 190 times |
| מֵאֵיל֙ | meeil | from [the] ram of | H352 → | 187 times |
| הַמִּלֻּאִ֔ים | hamiluim | <the> installation offering<s> | H4394 → | 15 times |
| מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר | measher | from [that] which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| לְאַהֲרֹ֖ן | leaharon | [belongs] to Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| וּמֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר | umeasher | <and> from [that] which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| לְבָנָֽיו׃ | levanav | [belongs] to sons his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
וְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֞and you will consecrate
vekidashtaH6942 →171 times
אֵ֣ת׀<obj.>
ʾetH853 →10935 times
חֲזֵ֣ה[the] breast of
chazehH2373 →
הַתְּנוּפָ֗הthe wave-offering
hatenufahH8573 →30 times
וְאֵת֙and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
שׁ֣וֹק[the] thigh of
shokH7785 →
הַתְּרוּמָ֔הthe contribution
haterumahH8641 →76 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
הוּנַ֖ףit was waved
hunafH5130 →37 times
וַאֲשֶׁ֣רand which
vaasherH834 →5497 times
הוּרָ֑םit was raised
huramH7311 →190 times
מֵאֵיל֙from [the] ram of
meeilH352 →187 times
הַמִּלֻּאִ֔ים<the> installation offering<s>
hamiluimH4394 →15 times
מֵאֲשֶׁ֥רfrom [that] which
measherH834 →5497 times
לְאַהֲרֹ֖ן[belongs] to Aaron
leaharonH175 →347 times
וּמֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר<and> from [that] which
umeasherH834 →5497 times
לְבָנָֽיו׃[belongs] to sons his
levanavH1121 →4930 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
Leviticus 10:15They are to bring the thigh of the contribution and the breast of the wave offering, together with the fat portions of the offerings made by fire, to wave as a wave offering before…
it leads to
- Leviticus 7:34
I have taken from the sons of Israel the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution of their peace offerings, and I have given them to Aaron the priest and…
- 1 Corinthians 9:13–14
Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings?
- Leviticus 7:34
Through
Deuteronomy 18:3This shall be the priests’ share from the people who offer a sacrifice, whether a bull or a sheep: the priests are to be given the shoulder, the jowls, and the stomach.
it leads to
- Leviticus 7:30–34
With his own hands he is to bring the offerings made by fire to the LORD; he shall bring the fat, together with the breast, and wave the breast as a wave offering before…
- Deuteronomy 12:27
Present the meat and blood of your burnt offerings on the altar of the LORD your God. The blood of your other sacrifices must be poured out beside the altar of the LORD your…
- Leviticus 7:30–34
Through
Numbers 18:11And this is yours as well: the offering of their gifts, along with all the wave offerings of the Israelites. I have given this to you and your sons and daughters as a permanent…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 18:3
This shall be the priests’ share from the people who offer a sacrifice, whether a bull or a sheep: the priests are to be given the shoulder, the jowls, and the stomach.
- Exodus 29:27–28
Consecrate for Aaron and his sons the breast of the wave offering that is waved and the thigh of the heave offering that is lifted up from the ram of ordination.
- Leviticus 10:14
And you and your sons and daughters may eat the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution in a ceremonially clean place, because these portions have been assigned to you…
- Numbers 18:8
Then the LORD said to Aaron, “Behold, I have put you in charge of My offerings. As for all the sacred offerings of the Israelites, I have given them to you and your sons…
- Deuteronomy 18:3
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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) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
