Exodus 29:15

Exodus 29:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt also take one ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Then you shall take one of the rams, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the ram,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“You shall also take one ram, and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands on the head of the ram;
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Next Aaron and his sons must lay their hands on the head of one of the rams.

Context of Exodus 29:15

13Then take all the fat on the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, and both kidneys with the fat on them, and burn them on the altar. 14But burn the bull’s flesh and its hide and its intestines outside the camp. It is a sin offering. “Take one of the rams, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on its head. 16Slaughter it and take the blood and splash it against the sides of the altar. 17Cut the ram into pieces and wash the internal organs and the legs, putting them with the head and the other pieces.

Exodus 29:15 word by word

וְאֶת־הָאַ֥יִל הָאֶחָ֖ד תִּקָּ֑ח וְסָ֨מְכ֜וּ אַהֲרֹ֧ן וּבָנָ֛יו אֶת־יְדֵיהֶ֖ם עַל־רֹ֥אשׁ הָאָֽיִל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou shalt also takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• ramאַ֫יִל'ayil · ramH352
• and Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• and his sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• shall putסָמַךְsâmak · to supportH5564
• their handsיָדyâd · handH3027
• upon the headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218

Cross-references for Exodus 29:15

• Exodus 29:3Put them in a basket and present them along with the bull and the two rams.
• Leviticus 8:18He then presented the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.
• Exodus 29:10“Bring the bull to the front of the tent of meeting, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on its head.
• Leviticus 1:4You are to lay your hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted on your behalf to make atonement for you.

Commentaries on Exodus 29:15

• 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 29:15

• Hand
• Offerings

In the dictionaries

• Aaron
• Anoint
• Burnt offering
• Consecrate
• Fat
• Food
• Offer
• Perpetual
• 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