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Contemporary English Version

Exodus 29:25

After this, the meat and bread are to be placed on the altar and sent up in smoke with a smell that pleases me.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Priest;   Symbols and Similitudes;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Peace-Offerings;   Wave-Offering;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Priest;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Priest, Christ as;   Worship;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Priest;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Bull;   Dedicate, Dedication;   High Priest;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Leviticus;   Priests and Levites;   Sacrifice and Offering;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Offerings, the;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - High priest;   Priest;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Priesthood, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Sacrifice;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Priestly Code;   Sidra;   Urim and Thummim;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
You shall take them from their hands, and burn them on the altar on the burnt offering, for a sweet savor before the LORD: it is an offering made by fire to the LORD.
King James Version
And thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn them upon the altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour before the Lord : it is an offering made by fire unto the Lord .
Lexham English Bible
And you will take them from their hand and turn them to smoke on the altar beside the burnt offering as a fragrance of appeasement before Yahweh; it is an offering made by fire before Yahweh.
New Century Version
Then take them from their hands and burn them on the altar with the whole burnt offering. This is an offering made by fire to the Lord ; its smell is pleasing to the Lord .
New English Translation
Then you are to take them from their hands and burn them on the altar for a burnt offering, for a soothing aroma before the Lord . It is an offering made by fire to the Lord .
Amplified Bible
"Then you shall take them from their hands, add them to the burnt offering, and burn them on the altar for a sweet and soothing aroma before the LORD; it is an offering by fire to the LORD.
New American Standard Bible
"Then you shall take them from their hands, and offer them up in smoke on the altar on the burnt offering for a soothing aroma before the LORD; it is an offering by fire to the LORD.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Againe, thou shalt receyue them of their handes, & burne them vpon the altar besides the burnt offring for a sweete sauour before ye Lord: for this is an offering made by fire vnto the Lord.
Legacy Standard Bible
You shall take them from their hands and offer them up in smoke on the altar on the burnt offering for a soothing aroma before Yahweh; it is an offering by fire to Yahweh.
Complete Jewish Bible
Then take them back; and burn them up in smoke on the altar, on top of the burnt offering, to be a pleasing aroma before Adonai ; it is an offering made to Adonai by fire.
Darby Translation
And thou shalt receive them of their hand and burn [them] upon the altar over the burnt-offering, for a sweet odour before Jehovah: it is an offering by fire to Jehovah.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then take them from Aaron and his sons and put them on the altar with the ram. Then burn everything on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the Lord . It is a sweet-smelling gift to the Lord .
English Standard Version
Then you shall take them from their hands and burn them on the altar on top of the burnt offering, as a pleasing aroma before the Lord . It is a food offering to the Lord .
George Lamsa Translation
And you shall receive them from their hands, and burn the breast of the ram upon the altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour before the LORD; it is an offering made by fire to the LORD.
Good News Translation
Then take it from them and burn it on the altar, on top of the burnt offering, as a food offering to me. The odor of this offering pleases me.
Christian Standard Bible®
Take them from their hands and burn them on the altar on top of the burnt offering, as a pleasing aroma before the Lord; it is a fire offering to the Lord.
Literal Translation
And you shall take them from their hands, and you shall burn the burnt offering on the altar for a soothing fragrance before the face of Jehovah; it is a fire offering to Jehovah.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The take it out of their handes, and burne it vpon the altare for a burnt offeringe, to be a swete sauoure vnto ye LORDE. For it is the LORDES sacrifice.
American Standard Version
And thou shalt take them from their hands, and burn them on the altar upon the burnt-offering, for a sweet savor before Jehovah: it is an offering made by fire unto Jehovah.
Bible in Basic English
Then take them from their hands, and let them be burned on the burned offering on the altar, a sweet smell before the Lord, an offering made by fire to the Lord.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And agayne thou shalt take it from of their handes, and burne it vpon the aulter for a burnt offeryng, to be a sauour of sweetnes before the Lorde: for it is a sacrifice by fire vnto the Lord.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And thou shalt take them from their hands, and make them smoke on the altar upon the burnt-offering, for a sweet savour before the LORD; it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
King James Version (1611)
And thou shalt receiue them of their hands, and burne them vpon the Altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet sauour before the Lord: it is an offering made by fire vnto the Lord.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And thou shalt take them from their hands, and shalt offer them up on the altar of whole burnt-offering for a sweet-smelling savour before the Lord: it is an offering to the Lord.
English Revised Version
And thou shalt take them from their hands, and burn them on the altar upon the burnt offering, for a sweet savour before the LORD: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
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 an offering made by fire to the LORD.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thou schalt take alle thingis fro `the hondis of hem, and schalt brenne on the autir, in to brent sacrifice, `swettist odour in the siyt of the Lord, for it is the offryng of the Lord.
Young's Literal Translation
and thou hast taken them out of their hand, and hast made perfume on the altar beside the burnt-offering, for sweet fragrance before Jehovah; a fire-offering it [is] to Jehovah.
Update Bible Version
And you shall take them from their hands, and burn them on the altar on the burnt-offering, for a sweet savor before Yahweh: it is an offering made by fire to Yahweh.
Webster's Bible Translation
And thou shalt receive them from their hands, and burn [them] upon the altar for a burnt-offering, for a sweet savor before the LORD: it [is] an offering made by fire to the LORD.
World English Bible
You shall take them from their hands, and burn them on the altar on the burnt offering, for a sweet savor before Yahweh: it is an offering made by fire to Yahweh.
New King James Version
You shall receive them back from their hands and burn them on the altar as a burnt offering, as a sweet aroma before the LORD. It is an offering made by fire to the LORD.
New Living Translation
Afterward take the various breads from their hands, and burn them on the altar along with the burnt offering. It is a pleasing aroma to the Lord , a special gift for him.
New Life Bible
Then take them from their hands and burn them on the altar for a burnt gift in worship. It is a pleasing smell before the Lord. It is a gift by fire to the Lord.
New Revised Standard
Then you shall take them from their hands, and turn them into smoke on the altar on top of the burnt offering of pleasing odor before the Lord ; it is an offering by fire to the Lord .
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and shalt take them from their hand, and burn them as incense on the altar upon the ascending-sacrifice, - as a satisfying odour, before Yahweh, an altar-flame, it is to Yahweh.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou shalt take all from their hands; and shalt burn them upon the altar for a holocaust, a most sweet savour in the sight of the Lord, because it is his oblation.
Revised Standard Version
Then you shall take them from their hands, and burn them on the altar in addition to the burnt offering, as a pleasing odor before the LORD; it is an offering by fire to the LORD.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"You shall take them from their hands, and offer them up in smoke on the altar on the burnt offering for a soothing aroma before the LORD; it is an offering by fire to the LORD.

Contextual Overview

1 The Lord said to Moses: When you ordain one of Aaron's sons as my priest, choose a young bull and two rams that have nothing wrong with them. 2 Then from your finest flour make three batches of dough without yeast. Shape some of it into larger loaves, some into smaller loaves mixed with olive oil, and the rest into thin wafers brushed with oil. 3 Put all of this bread in a basket and bring it when you come to sacrifice the three animals to me. 4 Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the sacred tent and have them wash themselves. 5 Dress Aaron in the priestly shirt, the robe that goes under the sacred vest, the vest itself, the breastpiece, and the sash. 6 Put on his turban with its narrow strip of engraved gold 7 and then ordain him by pouring olive oil on his head. 8 Next, dress Aaron's sons in their special shirts 9 and caps and their sashes, then ordain them, because they and their descendants will always be priests. 10 Lead the bull to the entrance of the sacred tent, where Aaron and his sons will lay their hands on its head.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

thou: Leviticus 7:29-31, Leviticus 8:28, Psalms 99:6

for a sweet: Exodus 29:18

offering: Exodus 29:41, Leviticus 1:9, Leviticus 1:13, Leviticus 2:2, Leviticus 2:9, Leviticus 2:16, Leviticus 3:3, Leviticus 3:5, Leviticus 3:9, Leviticus 3:11, Leviticus 3:14, Leviticus 3:16, Leviticus 7:5, Leviticus 7:25, Leviticus 10:13, 1 Samuel 2:28

Reciprocal: Exodus 29:13 - burn them Numbers 15:3 - will make 2 Corinthians 2:15 - a sweet

Cross-References

Genesis 12:18
Finally, the king sent for Abram and said to him, "What have you done to me? Why didn't you tell me Sarai was your wife?
Genesis 29:35
She had one more son and named him Judah, because she said, "I'll praise the Lord !"
Judges 1:7
and he said, "I've cut off the thumbs and big toes of seventy kings and made those kings crawl around under my table for scraps of food. Now God is paying me back." The army of Judah took the king of Bezek along with them to Jerusalem, where he died.
Proverbs 11:31
If good people are rewarded here on this earth, all who are cruel and mean will surely be punished.
Matthew 7:2
God will be as hard on you as you are on others! He will treat you exactly as you treat them.
Matthew 7:12
Treat others as you want them to treat you. This is what the Law and the Prophets are all about.
John 21:17
Jesus asked a third time, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" Peter was hurt because Jesus had asked him three times if he loved him. So he told Jesus, "Lord, you know everything. You know I love you." Jesus replied, "Feed my sheep.
Revelation 3:19
I correct and punish everyone I love. So make up your minds to turn away from your sins.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And thou shalt receive them of their hands,.... After they had been put into them, and filled with them, and waved by them:

and burn them upon the altar for a burnt offering; not the flesh of the ram, which is after ordered to be boiled and eaten by Aaron and his sons; but the fat of it, before described, with one loaf, one cake, and one wafer of unleavened bread, out of the basket: this was done

for a sweet savour before the Lord; that it might be grateful and acceptable to him, as it was:

it is an offering made by fire unto the Lord;

:-.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The consecration of the priests. See the notes to Lev. 8–9.

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.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Exodus 29:25. Thou shalt receive them of their hands — Aaron and his sons are here considered merely as any common persons bringing an offering to God, and not having, as yet, any authority to present it themselves, but through the medium of a priest. Moses, therefore, was now to Aaron and his sons what they were afterwards to the children of Israel; and as the minister of God he now consecrates them to the sacred office, and presents their offerings to Jehovah.


 
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