King James Version
Exodus 29:32 in the King James Version says “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 tabernacl...” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 29 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
Exodus 29:32 · KJV
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.
And if ought of the flesh of the consecrations, or of the bread, remain unto the morning, then thou shalt burn the remainder with fire: it shall not be eaten, because it is holy.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“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)
“the flesh”
H1320flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man
“of the ram”
H352properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically an oak or other strong tree
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“and the bread”
H3899food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“that is in the basket”
H5536properly, a willow twig (as pendulous), i.e., an osier; but only as woven into a basket
“of the congregation”
H4150properly, an appointment, i.e., a fixed time or season; specifically, a festival; conventionally a year; by implication, an assembly (as convened for
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