King James Version
Exodus 29:31 in the King James Version says “And thou shalt take the ram of the consecration, and seethe his flesh in the holy place.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 29 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And thou shalt take the ram of the consecration, and seethe his flesh in the holy place.”
Exodus 29:31 · KJV
And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons' after him, to be anointed therein, and to be consecrated in them.
And that son that is priest in his stead shall put them on seven days, when he cometh into the tabernacle of the congregation to minister in the holy place. that son: Heb. he of his sons
And thou shalt take the ram of the consecration, and seethe his flesh in the holy place.
And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
And they shall eat those things wherewith the atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them: but a stranger shall not eat thereof, because they are holy.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“the ram”
H352properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically an oak or other strong tree
“of the consecration”
H4394a fulfilling (only in plural), i.e., (literally) a setting (of gems), or (technically) consecration (also concretely, a dedicatory sacrifice)
“and seethe”
H1310properly, to boil up; hence, to be done in cooking; figuratively to ripen
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“his flesh”
H1320flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man
“place”
H4725properly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
“in the holy”
H6918sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) god (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary
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