Exodus 29:17
in Exodus 29Cut the ram into pieces, wash the entrails and legs, and place them with its head and other pieces.
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ASV
And thou shalt cut the ram into its pieces, and wash its inwards, and its legs, and put them with its pieces, and with its head.
KJV
And thou shalt cut the ram in pieces, and wash the inwards of him, and his legs, and put them unto his pieces, and unto his head.
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This verse in Exodus 29
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Take one of the rams
on Exodus 29:15-18
The first ram goes up whole, handled the opposite way from the bull. The body of the sin offering was carried out of the camp, while this ram is burned on the altar with every part kept.
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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The words behind it
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאֶ֨ת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָאַ֔יִל | haayil | the ram | H352 → | 187 times |
| תְּנַתֵּ֖חַ | tenateach | you will cut in pieces | H5408 → | |
| לִנְתָחָ֑יו | lintachav | into pieces its | H5409 → | |
| וְרָחַצְתָּ֤ | verachatzta | and you will wash | H7364 → | 72 times |
| קִרְבּוֹ֙ | kirbo | entrails its | H7130 → | 227 times |
| וּכְרָעָ֔יו | ukheraav | and legs its | H3767 → | |
| וְנָתַתָּ֥ | venatata | and you will put [them] | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | with | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| נְתָחָ֖יו | netachav | pieces its | H5409 → | |
| וְעַל־ | veal- | and with | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ | rosho | head its | H7218 → | 599 times |
וְאֶ֨ת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
הָאַ֔יִלthe ram
haayilH352 →187 times
תְּנַתֵּ֖חַyou will cut in pieces
tenateachH5408 →
לִנְתָחָ֑יוinto pieces its
lintachavH5409 →
וְרָחַצְתָּ֤and you will wash
verachatztaH7364 →72 times
קִרְבּוֹ֙entrails its
kirboH7130 →227 times
וּכְרָעָ֔יוand legs its
ukheraavH3767 →
וְנָתַתָּ֥and you will put [them]
venatataH5414 →2011 times
עַל־with
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
נְתָחָ֖יוpieces its
netachavH5409 →
וְעַל־and with
veal-H5921 →5755 times
רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃head its
roshoH7218 →599 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
Jeremiah 4:14Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within you?
it leads to
- James 4:8
Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Isaiah 55:7
Let the wicked man forsake his own way and the unrighteous man his own thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- James 4:8
Through
Leviticus 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…
it leads to
- Genesis 8:21
When 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.…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 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.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Genesis 8:21
Through
Matthew 23:26Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.
it leads to
- 2 Corinthians 7:1
Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
- Hebrews 10:22
let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
- Ezekiel 18:31
Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel?
- 2 Corinthians 7:1
Through
Leviticus 8:21He washed the entrails and legs with water and burned the entire ram on the altar as a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD, just as the…
it leads to
- Exodus 29:18
Then 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.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Exodus 29:18
Where this verse is studied
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About Exodus
This page draws on 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.