Exodus 29:17

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then you shall cut the ram into pieces, and wash its entrails and its legs, and put them with its pieces and its head,
• 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.

Context of Exodus 29:17

15“Take one of the rams. Then Aaron and his sons will place their hands on its head. 16Slaughter it, take the blood, and throw it against the altar on all sides. Cut the ram into pieces, wash the internal organs and legs, and put them with the other pieces and the head. 18Then burn the whole ram on the altar. It’s a burnt offering, a soothing aroma, an offering by fire to the Lord. 19“Take the other ram. Then Aaron and his sons will place their hands on its head.

Exodus 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 1:9Wash the internal organs and legs. Then the priest will burn all of it on the altar. It is a burnt offering, an offering by fire, a soothing aroma to the Lord.
• Leviticus 8:21He washed the internal organs and the legs. Then Moses burned the whole ram on the altar as the Lord commanded him. It was a burnt offering, a soothing aroma, an offering by fire to the Lord.
• Leviticus 9:14He washed the internal organs and the legs and laid them on top of the burnt offering on the altar.
• Jeremiah 4:14Jerusalem, wash the evil from your heart so that you may be rescued. Don’t continue making evil plans.
• Matthew 23:26You blind Pharisees! First clean the inside of the cups and dishes so that the outside may also 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

Topics related to Exodus 29:17

• Offerings

In the dictionaries

• Anoint
• Burnt offering
• Consecrate
• Fat
• Food
• Offer
• Perpetual
• Abel (1)
• Charge; Chargeable
• Exodus, the Book of

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