God’s Word Translation
Exodus 29:31
31“Take the ram used for the ordination, and boil its meat in a holy place.
Exodus 29:31 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt take the ram of the consecration, and seethe his flesh in the holy place.
- New International Version (NIV)“Take the ram for the ordination and cook the meat in a sacred place.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"You shall take the ram of ordination and boil its flesh in a holy place.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“And you shall take the ram of the consecration and boil its flesh in the holy place.
Context of Exodus 29:31
29“Aaron’s holy clothes will belong to his descendants so that they can be anointed and ordained in them. 30The son who succeeds him as priest—the one who goes into the tent of meeting to serve in the holy place—will wear them for seven days. “Take the ram used for the ordination, and boil its meat in a holy place. 32At the entrance to the tent of meeting, Aaron and his sons will eat the meat of the ram and the bread ⌞left⌟ in the basket. 33They will eat those offerings through which they made peace with the Lord at their ordination and installation. No one else may eat them because the offerings are holy.
Read all of Exodus 29Exodus 29:31 word by word
וְאֵ֛ת אֵ֥יל הַמִּלֻּאִ֖ים תִּקָּ֑ח וּבִשַּׁלְתָּ֥ אֶת־בְּשָׂר֖וֹ בְּמָקֹ֥ם קָדֹֽשׁ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Exodus 29:31
- Exodus 29:27Set apart as holy the breast that is offered to the Lord and the thigh that is the contribution. Both will come from the ram used for the ordination. They both belong to Aaron and his sons.
- Leviticus 8:31Moses told Aaron and his sons: “Cook the meat at the entrance to the tent of meeting. Take the meat and the bread in the basket of the ordination offering. Eat them there as I commanded when I said, ‘Aaron and his sons will eat it.’
- 1 Samuel 2:13Now, this was how the priests dealt with the people who were offering sacrifices: While the meat was boiling, the priest’s servant would come with a three-pronged fork in his hand.
- Ezekiel 46:20He said to me, “This is the place where the priests must boil the meat for the guilt offering and the offering for sin. This is the place where they must bake grain offerings so that they don’t have to bring the offerings into the outer courtyard. This way they won’t transfer holiness to the people.”
Commentaries on Exodus 29:31
- 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. 31This holy place was probably in the courtyard of the tabernacle.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-351. hallow them, to minister unto me in the priest's office--The act of inaugurating the priests was accompanied by ceremonial solemnities well calculated not only to lead the people to entertain exalted views of the office, but to impress those functionaries themselves with a profound sense of its magnitude and importance. In short, they were taught to know that the service was for them as well as for the people; and every time they engaged in a new…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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