English Standard Version
Exodus 29:17
17Then you shall cut the ram into pieces, and wash its entrails and its legs, and put them with its pieces and its head,
Exodus 29:17 in other versions
- King James Version (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.
- New International Version (NIV)Cut the ram into pieces and wash the internal organs and the legs, putting them with the head and the other pieces.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then you shall cut the ram in pieces, wash its entrails and its legs, and put them with its pieces and with its head.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Cut the ram into pieces, and wash off the internal organs and the legs. Set them alongside the head and the other pieces of the body,
Context of Exodus 29:17
15"Then you shall take one of the rams, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the ram, 16and you shall kill the ram and shall take its blood and throw it against the sides of the altar. Then you shall cut the ram into pieces, and wash its entrails and its legs, and put them with its pieces and its head, 18and burn the whole ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the Lord. It is a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the Lord. 19"You shall take the other ram, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the ram,
Read all of Exodus 29Exodus 29:17 word by word
וְאֶ֨ת־הָאַ֔יִל תְּנַתֵּ֖חַ לִנְתָחָ֑יו וְרָחַצְתָּ֤ קִרְבּוֹ֙ וּכְרָעָ֔יו וְנָתַתָּ֥ עַל־נְתָחָ֖יו וְעַל־רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And thou shalt cutנָתַחnâthach · to cutH5408
- the ramאַ֫יִל'ayil · ramH352
- in piecesנֵ֫תַחnêthach · pieceH5409
- and washרָחַץrâchats · to wash: washH7364
- the inwardsקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: inner partsH7130
- of him, and his legsכֶּ֫רַעkârâ‛ · legH3767
- and putנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
- and unto his headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
Cross-references for Exodus 29:17
- Leviticus 1:9but its entrails and its legs he shall wash with water. And the priest shall burn all of it on the altar, as a burnt offering, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
- Leviticus 8:21He washed the entrails and the legs with water, and Moses burned the whole ram on the altar. It was a burnt offering with a pleasing aroma, a food offering for the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.
- Leviticus 9:14And he washed the entrails and the legs and burned them with the burnt offering on the altar.
- Jeremiah 4:14O Jerusalem, wash your heart from evil, that you may be saved. How long shall your wicked thoughts lodge within you?
- Matthew 23:26You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and the plate, that the outside also may be clean.
Commentaries on Exodus 29:17
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-37Verses 1-37 The consecration of the priests. See the notes to Exodus 29:4 Door of the tabernacle - Entrance of the tent. See Leviticus 8:3. Exodus 29:27 The “waving” was the more solemn process of the two: it was a movement several times repeated, while “heaving” was simply a “lifting up” once. Exodus 29:33 A stranger - One of another family, i. e. in this case, one not of the family of Aaron.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-18The next offering was a gift of thanks to God. It also represented fully dedicating oneself to God.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-2210-22. And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle--This part of the ceremonial consisted of three sacrifices: (1) The sacrifice of a bullock, as a sin offering; and in rendering it, the priest was directed to put his hand upon the head of his sacrifice, expressing by that act a consciousness of personal guilt, and a wish that it might be accepted as a vicarious satisfaction. (2) The sacrifice of a ram as a burnt offering (Ex…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Exodus 29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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