King James Version
Exodus 29:15 in the King James Version says “Thou shalt also take one ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 29 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Thou shalt also take one ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram.”
Exodus 29:15 · KJV
And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul that is above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn them upon the altar. the caul: it seemeth by anatomy, and the Hebrew doctors, to be the midriff
But the flesh of the bullock, and his skin, and his dung, shalt thou burn with fire without the camp: it is a sin offering.
Thou shalt also take one ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram.
And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take his blood, and sprinkle it round about upon the altar.
And thou shalt cut the ram in pieces, and wash the inwards of him, and his legs, and put them unto his pieces, and unto his head. unto: or, upon
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properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“of the ram”
H352properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically an oak or other strong tree
“shall put”
H5564to prop (literally or figuratively); reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of (in a favorable or unfavorable sense)
“and his sons”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“their hands”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“upon the head”
H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
“of the ram”
H352properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically an oak or other strong tree
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