Focused Passage

Exodus 29:19-28

The Consecration of the Priests and the LORD’s Promise to Dwell Among Israel

The LORD gives the procedure for consecrating Aaron and his sons: preparing sacrificial animals and bread, washing the priests, clothing Aaron, anointing him, clothing his sons, offering a bull as a sin offering, offering one ram as a burnt offering, offering another ram as an ordination offering, applying blood to the priests, waving and burning portions before the LORD, eating the ordination meal, repeating the consecration for seven days, offering daily burnt offerings, consecrating the altar, and receiving the LORD’s promise to meet, sanctify, dwell, and be Israel’s God.

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19 Take the second ram, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on its head.

20 Slaughter the ram, take some of its blood, and put it on the right earlobes of Aaron and his sons, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Splatter the remaining blood on all sides of the altar.

21 And take some of the blood on the altar and some of the anointing oil and sprinkle it on Aaron and his garments, as well as on his sons and their garments. Then he and his garments will be consecrated, as well as his sons and their garments.

22 Take 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),

23 along with one loaf of bread, one cake of bread made with oil, and one wafer from the basket of unleavened bread that is before the LORD.

24 Put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and wave them before the LORD as a wave offering.

25 Then take them from their hands and burn them on the altar atop the burnt offering as a pleasing aroma before the LORD; it is a food offering to the LORD.

26 Take the breast of the ram of Aaron’s ordination and wave it before the LORD as a wave offering, and it will be your portion.

27 Consecrate for Aaron and his sons the breast of the wave offering that is waved and the thigh of the heave offering that is lifted up from the ram of ordination.

28 This will belong to Aaron and his sons as a regular portion from the Israelites, for it is the heave offering the Israelites will make to the LORD from their peace offerings.

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Verse 19

Original words

Take וְלָ֣קַחְתָּ֔ H3947 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular - אֵ֖ת H853 Direct object marker the second הַשֵּׁנִ֑י H8145 Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular ram הָאַ֣יִל H352 Article | Noun - masculine singular and Aaron אַהֲרֹ֧ן H175 Noun - proper - masculine singular and his sons וּבָנָ֛יו H1121 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker are to lay וְסָמַ֨ךְ H5564 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular their hands יְדֵיהֶ֖ם H3027 Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine plural on עַל־ H5921 Preposition [its] הָאָֽיִל׃ H352 Article | Noun - masculine singular head רֹ֥אשׁ H7218 Noun - masculine singular construct
Verse 20

Original words

Slaughter וְשָׁחַטְתָּ֣ H7819 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the ram הָאַ֗יִל H352 Article | Noun - masculine singular take וְלָקַחְתָּ֤ H3947 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular some of its blood מִדָּמוֹ֙ H1818 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular and put וְנָֽתַתָּ֡ה H5414 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular it on עַל־ H5921 Preposition the right earlobes תְּנוּךְ֩ H8571 Noun - masculine singular construct . . . אֹ֨זֶן H241 Noun - feminine singular construct of Aaron אַהֲרֹ֜ן H175 Noun - proper - masculine singular and וְעַל־ H5921 Conjunctive waw | Preposition his sons בָּנָיו֙ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular - הַיְמָנִ֔ית H3233 Article | Adjective - feminine singular construct - תְּנ֨וּךְ H8571 Noun - masculine singular construct - אֹ֤זֶן H241 Noun - feminine singular construct on וְעַל־ H5921 Conjunctive waw | Preposition the thumbs בֹּ֤הֶן H931 Noun - masculine singular construct of their right הַיְמָנִ֔ית H3233 Article | Adjective - feminine singular construct hands יָדָם֙ H3027 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural and on וְעַל־ H5921 Conjunctive waw | Preposition the big toes בֹּ֥הֶן H931 Noun - masculine singular construct of their right הַיְמָנִ֑ית H3233 Article | Adjective - feminine singular feet רַגְלָ֖ם H7272 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Splatter וְזָרַקְתָּ֧ H2236 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the remaining blood הַדָּ֛ם H1818 Article | Noun - masculine singular on עַל־ H5921 Preposition all sides סָבִֽיב׃ H5439 Adverb of the altar הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ H4196 Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 21

Original words

And take וְלָקַחְתָּ֞ H3947 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular some of מִן־ H4480 Preposition the blood הַדָּ֨ם H1818 Article | Noun - masculine singular - אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative on עַֽל־ H5921 Preposition the altar הַמִּזְבֵּחַ֮ H4196 Article | Noun - masculine singular and some of the anointing הַמִּשְׁחָה֒ H4888 Article | Noun - feminine singular oil וּמִשֶּׁ֣מֶן H8081 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct and sprinkle וְהִזֵּיתָ֤ H5137 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular [it] on עַֽל־ H5921 Preposition Aaron אַהֲרֹן֙ H175 Noun - proper - masculine singular and his garments בְּגָדָ֔יו H899 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular . . . וְעַל־ H5921 Conjunctive waw | Preposition as well as on וְעַל־ H5921 Conjunctive waw | Preposition his sons בָּנָ֛יו H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular . . . וְעַל־ H5921 Conjunctive waw | Preposition and their garments בִּגְדֵ֥י H899 Noun - masculine plural construct Then he הוּא֙ H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular and his garments וּבְגָדָ֔יו H899 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular will be consecrated וְקָדַ֥שׁ H6942 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular as well as his sons בָנָ֖יו H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular . . . אִתּ֑וֹ H854 Preposition | third person masculine singular and their וּבָנָ֛יו H1121 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular garments וּבִגְדֵ֥י H899 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct . . . בָנָ֖יו H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular . . . אִתּֽוֹ׃ H854 Preposition | third person masculine singular
Verse 22

Original words

Take וְלָקַחְתָּ֣ H3947 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular the fat הַחֵ֨לֶב H2459 Article | Noun - masculine singular from מִן־ H4480 Preposition the ram הָ֠אַיִל H352 Article | Noun - masculine singular the fat tail וְהָֽאַלְיָ֜ה H451 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker the fat הַחֵ֣לֶב׀ H2459 Article | Noun - masculine singular covering הַֽמְכַסֶּ֣ה H3680 Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the entrails הַקֶּ֗רֶב H7130 Article | Noun - masculine singular - וְאֵ֨ת H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker the lobe יֹתֶ֤רֶת H3508 Noun - feminine singular construct of the liver הַכָּבֵד֙ H3516 Article | Noun - feminine singular - וְאֵ֣ת׀ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker both שְׁתֵּ֣י H8147 Number - feminine dual construct kidneys הַכְּלָיֹ֗ת H3629 Article | Noun - feminine plural וְאֶת־ וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker with the fat הַחֵ֙לֶב֙ H2459 Article | Noun - masculine singular - אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative on them עֲלֵהֶ֔ן H5921 Preposition | third person feminine plural - וְאֵ֖ת H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and the right הַיָּמִ֑ין H3225 Article | Noun - feminine singular thigh שׁ֣וֹק H7785 Noun - feminine singular construct (since כִּ֛י H3588 Conjunction this הֽוּא׃ H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular is a ram אֵ֥יל H352 Noun - masculine singular construct for ordination) מִלֻּאִ֖ים H4394 Noun - masculine plural
Verse 23

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along with one אַחַ֗ת H259 Number - feminine singular construct loaf וְכִכַּ֨ר H3603 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct of bread לֶ֜חֶם H3899 Noun - masculine singular one אַחַ֖ת H259 Number - feminine singular construct cake וַֽחַלַּ֨ת H2471 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct of bread לֶ֥חֶם H3899 Noun - masculine singular construct made with oil שֶׁ֛מֶן H8081 Noun - masculine singular and one אֶחָ֑ד H259 Number - masculine singular wafer וְרָקִ֣יק H7550 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular from the basket מִסַּל֙ H5536 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct of unleavened bread הַמַּצּ֔וֹת H4682 Article | Noun - feminine plural that אֲשֶׁ֖ר H834 Pronoun - relative is before לִפְנֵ֥י H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 24

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Put וְשַׂמְתָּ֣ H7760 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular all these הַכֹּ֔ל H3605 Article | Noun - masculine singular in עַ֚ל H5921 Preposition the hands כַּפֵּ֣י H3709 Noun - feminine dual construct of Aaron אַהֲרֹ֔ן H175 Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . וְעַ֖ל H5921 Conjunctive waw | Preposition . . . כַּפֵּ֣י H3709 Noun - feminine dual construct and his sons בָנָ֑יו H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular and wave וְהֵנַפְתָּ֥ H5130 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular them אֹתָ֛ם H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine plural before לִפְנֵ֥י H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular as a wave offering תְּנוּפָ֖ה H8573 Noun - feminine singular
Verse 25

Original words

Then take וְלָקַחְתָּ֤ H3947 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular them אֹתָם֙ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine plural from their hands מִיָּדָ֔ם H3027 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural and burn them וְהִקְטַרְתָּ֥ H6999 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular on the altar הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חָה H4196 Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular atop עַל־ H5921 Preposition the burnt offering הָעֹלָ֑ה H5930 Article | Noun - feminine singular as a pleasing נִיח֙וֹחַ֙ H5207 Noun - masculine singular aroma לְרֵ֤יחַ H7381 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct before לִפְנֵ֣י H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct the LORD יְהוָ֔ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular it ה֖וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular is a food offering אִשֶּׁ֥ה H801 Noun - masculine singular to the LORD לַיהוָֽה׃ H3068 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 26

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Take וְלָקַחְתָּ֣ H3947 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the breast הֶֽחָזֶ֗ה H2373 Article | Noun - masculine singular of the ram מֵאֵ֤יל H352 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct of Aaron’s לְאַהֲרֹ֔ן H175 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular ordination הַמִּלֻּאִים֙ H4394 Article | Noun - masculine plural - אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative and wave וְהֵנַפְתָּ֥ H5130 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular it אֹת֛וֹ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine singular before לִפְנֵ֣י H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct the LORD יְהוָ֑ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular as a wave offering תְּנוּפָ֖ה H8573 Noun - feminine singular and it will be וְהָיָ֥ה H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular your לְךָ֖ Preposition | second person masculine singular portion לְמָנָֽה׃ H4490 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 27

Original words

Consecrate וְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֞ H6942 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular - אֵ֣ת׀ H853 Direct object marker for Aaron לְאַהֲרֹ֖ן H175 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular - וּמֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Pronoun - relative and his sons לְבָנָֽיו׃ H1121 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular the breast חֲזֵ֣ה H2373 Noun - masculine singular construct of the wave offering הַתְּנוּפָ֗ה H8573 Article | Noun - feminine singular - וְאֵת֙ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker that אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative is waved הוּנַ֖ף H5130 Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person masculine singular and the thigh שׁ֣וֹק H7785 Noun - feminine singular construct of the heave offering הַתְּרוּמָ֔ה H8641 Article | Noun - feminine singular that וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relative is lifted up הוּרָ֑ם H7311 Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person masculine singular from the ram מֵאֵיל֙ H352 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct of ordination הַמִּלֻּאִ֔ים H4394 Article | Noun - masculine plural - מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Preposition-m | Pronoun - relative
Verse 28

Original words

This will belong to וְהָיָה֩ H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Aaron לְאַהֲרֹ֨ן H175 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular and his sons וּלְבָנָ֜יו H1121 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular as a regular עוֹלָ֗ם H5769 Noun - masculine singular . . . מֵאֵת֙ H854 Preposition-m | Direct object marker portion לְחָק־ H2706 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct from the Israelites בְּנֵ֣י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular for כִּ֥י H3588 Conjunction it ה֑וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular is the heave offering תְרוּמָ֖ה H8641 Noun - feminine singular - יִהְיֶ֨ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular - מֵאֵ֤ת H854 Preposition-m | Direct object marker the Israelites בְּנֵֽי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular will make וּתְרוּמָ֞ה H8641 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular - תְּרוּמָתָ֖ם H8641 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural to the LORD לַיהוָֽה׃ H3068 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular from their peace offerings שַׁלְמֵיהֶ֔ם H8002 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural . . . מִזִּבְחֵ֣י H2077 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct

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