The Ram of Ordination
Leviticus 8:29
In 11 translations
- BSB
- He also took the breast—Moses’ portion of the ram of ordination—and waved it before the LORD as a wave offering, as the LORD had commanded him.
- KJV
- And Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave offering before the LORD: for of the ram of consecration it was Moses’ part; as the LORD commanded Moses.
- WEB
- Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave offering before Yahweh. It was Moses’ portion of the ram of consecration, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
- ASV
- And Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave-offering before Jehovah: it was Moses’ portion of the ram of consecration; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
- LSV
- and Moses takes the breast, and waves it [as] a wave-offering before YHWH; it has been for Moses for a portion of the ram of the consecrations, as YHWH has commanded Moses.
- YLT
- and Moses taketh the breast, and waveth it — a wave-offering before Jehovah; of the ram of the consecrations it hath been to Moses for a portion, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.
- DBY
- And Moses took the breast, and waved it as a wave-offering before Jehovah; of the ram of consecration it was Moses' part; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
- DRC
- And he took of the ram of consecration, the breast for his portion, elevating it before the Lord, as the Lord had commanded him.
- GNV
- Likewise Moses tooke the breast of the ram of consecrations, and shooke it to and from before the Lord: for it was Moses portion, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
- JPS
- And Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave-offering before the LORD; it was Moses' portion of the ram of consecration; as the LORD commanded Moses.
- LXXE8:28
- And Moses took the breast, and separated it for a heave-offering before the Lord, from the ram of consecration; and it became Moses' portion, as the Lord commanded Moses.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- וַיִּקַּ֤ח מֹשֶׁה֙ אֶת־הֶ֣חָזֶ֔ה וַיְנִיפֵ֥הוּ תְנוּפָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה מֵאֵ֣יל הַמִּלֻּאִ֗ים לְמֹשֶׁ֤ה הָיָה֙ לְמָנָ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃
- LXX-Br8:28
- Καὶ λαβὼν Μωυσῆς τὸ στηθύνιον, ἀφεῖλεν αὐτὸ ἐπίθεμα ἔναντι Κυρίου, ἀπὸ τοῦ κριοῦ τῆς τελειώσεως· καὶ ἐγένετο Μωυσῇ ἐν μεριδι, καθὰ ἐνετείλατο Κύριος τῷ Μωυσῇ.
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
AaronPortion; PartBreastConsecrate; ConsecrationWave-OfferingSelf-SurrenderHandPriests and LevitesLaw in the Old TestamentSymbols and Similitudes
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Cross-references most cited first
- Leviticus 7:30–34With his own hands he is to bring the offerings made by fire to the LORD; he shall bring the fat, together with the breast, and wave the breast as a wave offering before the LORD. The priest is to burn the fat on the…
- Isaiah 66:20And they will bring all your brothers from all the nations as a gift to the LORD on horses and chariots and wagons, on mules and camels, to My holy mountain Jerusalem,” says the LORD, “just as the Israelites bring an…
- Exodus 29:26–27Take 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. Consecrate for Aaron and his sons the breast of the wave offering that is waved and the…
- 1 Corinthians 10:31So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.
- 1 Peter 4:11If anyone speaks, he should speak as one conveying the words of God. If anyone serves, he should serve with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the…
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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- Content check: text matches KJV Lev.8.29 (word overlap 0.70), not Lev.8.28 (0.33); standard ref corrected from Lev.8.28 (TVTMS action was 'identity').
- Content check: text matches KJV Lev.8.29 (word overlap 0.70), not Lev.8.28 (0.33); standard ref corrected from Lev.8.28 (TVTMS action was 'identity'). (transferred from brenton)