Exodus 29:22
in Exodus 29Take the fat from the ram, the fat tail, the fat covering the entrails, the lobe of the liver, both kidneys with the fat on them, and the right thigh (since this is a ram for ordination),
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ASV
Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat, and the fat tail, and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul of the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right thigh (for it is a ram of consecration),
KJV
Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right shoulder; for it is a ram of consecration:
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This verse in Exodus 29
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA commentator
Gregory the DialogistThe Book of Pastoral Rule, Part 2, Chapter 3 · Written before 604.
Hence under the divine law the priest receives the shoulder for sacrifice, and this the right one and separate; to signify that his action should be not only profitable, but even singular; and that he should not merely do what is right among bad men, but transcend even the well-doers among those that are under him in the virtue of his conduct, as he surpasses them in the dignity of his order.
This site's exposition
Take the fat from the ram
on Exodus 29:22-25
The fat, the right shoulder and three pieces of bread are put into the priests' hands and waved, the first wave offering in Scripture. Moses then burns them, so the first thing placed in a priest's hand is the thing he gives up.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the rump,....
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 Nineteenth Century1 voice
The fat and the rump - The rump or tail of some of the eastern sheep is the best part of the animal, and is counted a great delicacy.
The words behind it
27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְלָקַחְתָּ֣ | velakachta | and you will take | H3947 → | 966 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הָ֠אַיִל | haayil | the ram | H352 → | 187 times |
| הַחֵ֨לֶב | hachelev | the fat | H2459 → | 92 times |
| וְהָֽאַלְיָ֜ה | vehaalyah | and the fat tail | H451 → | |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַחֵ֣לֶב׀ | hachelev | the fat | H2459 → | 92 times |
| הַֽמְכַסֶּ֣ה | hamkhaseh | which covers | H3680 → | 152 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַקֶּ֗רֶב | hakerev | the entrails | H7130 → | 227 times |
| וְאֵ֨ת | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יֹתֶ֤רֶת | yoteret | [the] lobe of | H3508 → | |
| הַכָּבֵד֙ | hakaved | the liver | H3516 → | |
| וְאֵ֣ת׀ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שְׁתֵּ֣י | shetei | [the] two | H8147 → | 768 times |
| הַכְּלָיֹ֗ת | hakelayot | the kidneys | H3629 → | |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַחֵ֙לֶב֙ | hachelev | the fat | H2459 → | 92 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עֲלֵהֶ֔ן | ʾalehen | [is] on them | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| וְאֵ֖ת | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שׁ֣וֹק | shok | [the] thigh of | H7785 → | |
| הַיָּמִ֑ין | haiyamin | the right | H3225 → | 140 times |
| כִּ֛י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אֵ֥יל | ʾeil | [is] a ram of | H352 → | 187 times |
| מִלֻּאִ֖ים | miluim | installation offering<s> | H4394 → | 15 times |
| הֽוּא׃ | hu' | it | H1931 → | 1879 times |
וְלָקַחְתָּ֣and you will take
velakachtaH3947 →966 times
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הָ֠אַיִלthe ram
haayilH352 →187 times
הַחֵ֨לֶבthe fat
hachelevH2459 →92 times
וְהָֽאַלְיָ֜הand the fat tail
vehaalyahH451 →
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
הַחֵ֣לֶב׀the fat
hachelevH2459 →92 times
הַֽמְכַסֶּ֣הwhich covers
hamkhasehH3680 →152 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַקֶּ֗רֶבthe entrails
hakerevH7130 →227 times
וְאֵ֨תand <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
יֹתֶ֤רֶת[the] lobe of
yoteretH3508 →
הַכָּבֵד֙the liver
hakavedH3516 →
וְאֵ֣ת׀and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
שְׁתֵּ֣י[the] two
sheteiH8147 →768 times
הַכְּלָיֹ֗תthe kidneys
hakelayotH3629 →
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
הַחֵ֙לֶב֙the fat
hachelevH2459 →92 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
עֲלֵהֶ֔ן[is] on them
ʾalehenH5921 →5755 times
וְאֵ֖תand <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
שׁ֣וֹק[the] thigh of
shokH7785 →
הַיָּמִ֑יןthe right
haiyaminH3225 →140 times
כִּ֛יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
אֵ֥יל[is] a ram of
ʾeilH352 →187 times
מִלֻּאִ֖יםinstallation offering<s>
miluimH4394 →15 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
Exodus 29:13Take all the fat that covers the entrails and the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys with the fat on them, and burn them on the altar.
it leads to
- Leviticus 3:3–4
From 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,
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Samuel 2:16
And if any man said to him, “The fat must be burned first; then you may take whatever you want,” the servant would reply, “No, you must give it to me right now. If…
- Leviticus 4:35
And he shall remove all the fat, just as the fat of the lamb is removed from the peace offerings, and he shall burn it on the altar along with the offerings made by…
- Isaiah 34:6
The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in…
- Numbers 18:17
But you must not redeem the firstborn of an ox, a sheep, or a goat; they are holy. You are to sprinkle their blood on the altar and burn their fat as an offering…
- Leviticus 3:3–4
Through
Leviticus 9:21but he waved the breasts and the right thigh as a wave offering before the LORD, as Moses had commanded.
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…
- Leviticus 7:30–34
Through
Leviticus 3:9And from the peace offering he shall bring an offering made by fire to the LORD consisting of its fat: the entire fat tail cut off close to the backbone, the fat that covers…
it leads to
- Leviticus 9:19
They also brought the fat portions from the ox and the ram—the fat tail, the fat covering the entrails, the kidneys, and the lobe of the liver—
- Isaiah 53:10
Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days,…
- Leviticus 9:19
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Gregory the Dialogist, The Book of Pastoral Rule, Part 2, Chapter 3; 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.