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It is a burnt offering to the LORD, a pleasing aroma, a food offering presented to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/29.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />then burn the entire animal on the altar. This is a burnt offering to the LORD; it is a pleasing aroma, a special gift presented to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/29.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and burn the whole ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the LORD. It is a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/29.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then burn the entire ram on the altar; it is a burnt offering to the LORD, a pleasing aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/29.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it <i>is</i> a burnt offering unto the LORD: it <i>is</i> a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/29.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And you shall burn the whole ram on the altar. It <i>is</i> a burnt offering to the LORD; it <i>is</i> a sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/29.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And you shall offer up in smoke the whole ram on the altar; it is a burnt offering to the LORD: it is a soothing aroma, an offering by fire to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/29.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You shall offer up in smoke the whole ram on the altar; it is a burnt offering to the LORD: it is a soothing aroma, an offering by fire to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/29.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And you shall offer up in smoke the whole ram on the altar; it is a burnt offering to the LORD: it is a soothing aroma, an offering by fire to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/29.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You shall offer up in smoke the whole ram on the altar; it is a burnt offering to Yahweh: it is a soothing aroma, an offering by fire to Yahweh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/29.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and you shall burn the whole ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the LORD: it is a sweet <i>and</i> soothing aroma, an offering by fire to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/29.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then burn the whole ram on the altar; it is a burnt offering to the LORD. It is a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/29.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then burn the whole ram on the altar; it is a burnt offering to the LORD. It is a pleasing aroma, a fire offering to the LORD.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/29.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it is a burnt-offering unto Jehovah; it is a sweet savor, an offering made by fire unto Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/29.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then make sure that the whole animal goes up in smoke with a smell that pleases me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/29.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it is a burnt offering unto the LORD: it is a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/29.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then burn the whole ram on the altar. It's a burnt offering, a soothing aroma, an offering by fire to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/29.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Burn the whole ram on the altar as a food offering. The odor of this offering pleases me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/29.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />and send up the whole ram in smoke on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the LORD; it's a soothing aroma, an offering by fire to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/29.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then burn the entire ram on the altar; it is a burnt offering to the LORD, a pleasing aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/29.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />and burn the whole ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the LORD, a soothing aroma; it is an offering made by fire to the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/29.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall burn the whole ram on the altar: it is a burnt offering to the LORD; it is a pleasant aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/29.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it is a burnt-offering to the LORD: it is a sweet savor, an offering made by fire to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/29.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You shall burn the whole ram on the altar: it is a burnt offering to Yahweh; it is a pleasant aroma, an offering made by fire to Yahweh. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/29.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and you have made incense with the whole ram on the altar. It [is] a burnt-offering to YHWH, a refreshing fragrance; it [is] a fire-offering to YHWH.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/29.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and thou hast made perfume with the whole ram on the altar. It is a burnt-offering to Jehovah, a sweet fragrance; a fire-offering it is to Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/29.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And burn all the ram upon the altar: this a burnt-offering to Jehovah: this a sacrifice, a smell of a sweet odor to Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/29.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And thou shalt offer the whole ram for a burnt offering upon the altar: it is an oblation to the Lord, a most sweet savour of the victim of the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/29.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And you shall offer the entire ram as a burnt offering upon the altar. It is an oblation to the Lord, a most sweet odor of the victim of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/29.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then you shall burn the entire ram on the altar, since it is a burnt offering, a sweet-smelling oblation to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/29.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and turn the whole ram into smoke on the altar; it is a burnt offering to the LORD; it is a pleasing odor, an offering by fire to the LORD.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/29.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And you shall burn the whole ram upon the altar; it is a burnt offering to the LORD; it is a sweet savour, an offering made by fire to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/29.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And offer up the whole ram on the altar; it is a sacrifice to LORD JEHOVAH for a sweet savor offering to LORD JEHOVAH.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/29.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And thou shalt make the whole ram smoke upon the altar; it is a burnt-offering unto the LORD; it is a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/29.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt offer the whole ram on the altar, a whole burnt-offering to the Lord for a sweet-smelling savour: it is an offering of incense to the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/29-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=7465" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/29.htm">The Order of the Sacrifices</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>Cut the ram into pieces, wash the entrails and legs, and place them with its head and other pieces. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6999.htm" title="6999: wə·hiq·ṭar·tā (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To make sacrifices smoke. A primitive root; to smoke, i.e. Turn into fragrance by fire.">Then burn</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">the entire</a> <a href="/hebrew/352.htm" title="352: hā·’a·yil (Art:: N-ms) -- From the same as 'uwl; properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief; also a ram; a pilaster; an oak or other strong tree.">ram</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: ham·miz·bê·ḥāh (Art:: N-ms:: 3fs) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">on the altar;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">it</a> <a href="/hebrew/5930.htm" title="5930: ‘ō·lāh (N-fs) -- Whole burnt offering. Or mowlah; feminine active participle of alah; a step or; usually a holocaust.">is a burnt offering</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5207.htm" title="5207: nî·ḥō·w·aḥ (N-ms) -- A quieting, soothing, tranquilizing. Or niychoach; from nuwach; properly, restful, i.e. Pleasant; abstractly, delight.">a pleasing</a> <a href="/hebrew/7381.htm" title="7381: rê·aḥ (N-ms) -- To smell, perceive odor. From ruwach; odor.">aroma,</a> <a href="/hebrew/801.htm" title="801: ’iš·šeh (N-ms) -- The same as 'eshshah, but used in a liturgical sense; properly, a burnt-offering; but occasionally of any sacrifice.">an offering made by fire</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD.</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>Take the second ram, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on its head.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/1-9.htm">Leviticus 1:9</a></span><br />The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall burn all of it on the altar as a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/1-13.htm">Leviticus 1:13</a></span><br />The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall present all of it and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/1-17.htm">Leviticus 1:17</a></span><br />He shall tear it open by its wings, without dividing the bird completely. And the priest is to burn it on the altar atop the burning wood. It is a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/3-5.htm">Leviticus 3:5</a></span><br />Then Aaron’s sons are to burn it on the altar atop the burnt offering that is on the burning wood, as a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/3-16.htm">Leviticus 3:16</a></span><br />Then the priest is to burn the food on the altar as a food offering, a pleasing aroma. All the fat is the LORD’s.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/8-21.htm">Leviticus 8:21</a></span><br />He washed the entrails and legs with water and burned the entire ram on the altar as a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/9-24.htm">Leviticus 9:24</a></span><br />Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell facedown.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/28-2.htm">Numbers 28:2</a></span><br />“Command the Israelites and say to them: See that you present to Me at its appointed time the food for My food offerings, as a pleasing aroma to Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/28-6.htm">Numbers 28:6</a></span><br />This is a regular burnt offering established at Mount Sinai as a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/28-8.htm">Numbers 28:8</a></span><br />And offer the second lamb at twilight, with the same grain offering and drink offering as in the morning. It is a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/28-13.htm">Numbers 28:13</a></span><br />and a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering with each lamb. This is a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/28-24.htm">Numbers 28:24</a></span><br />Offer the same food each day for seven days as a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. It is to be offered with its drink offering and the regular burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/29-2.htm">Numbers 29:2</a></span><br />As a pleasing aroma to the LORD, you are to present a burnt offering of one young bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/29-8.htm">Numbers 29:8</a></span><br />Present as a pleasing aroma to the LORD a burnt offering of one young bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/29-13.htm">Numbers 29:13</a></span><br />As a pleasing aroma to the LORD, you are to present a food offering, a burnt offering of thirteen young bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old, all unblemished,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And you shall burn the whole ram on the altar: it is a burnt offering to the LORD: it is a sweet smell, an offering made by fire to the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">a burnt offering</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/22-2.htm">Genesis 22:2,7,13</a></b></br> And he said, Take now thy son, thine only <i>son</i> Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/9-24.htm">Leviticus 9:24</a></b></br> And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: <i>which</i> when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/7-9.htm">1 Samuel 7:9</a></b></br> And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered <i>it for</i> a burnt offering wholly unto the LORD: and Samuel cried unto the LORD for Israel; and the LORD heard him.</p><p class="hdg">sweet savour</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/8-21.htm">Genesis 8:21</a></b></br> And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart <i>is</i> evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/1-17.htm">Leviticus 1:17</a></b></br> And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, <i>but</i> shall not divide <i>it</i> asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that <i>is</i> upon the fire: it <i>is</i> a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ephesians/5-2.htm">Ephesians 5:2</a></b></br> And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/29-16.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/genesis/8-21.htm">Aroma</a> <a href="/exodus/29-14.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/exodus/24-5.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/exodus/18-12.htm">Burnt-Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/29-14.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/numbers/28-6.htm">Fire-Offering</a> <a href="/genesis/27-27.htm">Fragrance</a> <a href="/philippians/4-18.htm">Odor</a> <a href="/philippians/4-18.htm">Odour</a> <a href="/exodus/29-13.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/exodus/29-14.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/29-13.htm">Perfume</a> <a href="/genesis/49-15.htm">Pleasant</a> <a href="/exodus/21-8.htm">Pleasing</a> <a href="/exodus/29-17.htm">Ram</a> <a href="/exodus/5-21.htm">Savor</a> <a href="/philippians/4-18.htm">Savour</a> <a href="/exodus/16-24.htm">Smell</a> <a href="/exodus/29-13.htm">Smoke</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-41.htm">Soothing</a> <a href="/exodus/25-6.htm">Sweet</a> <a href="/exodus/26-11.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/29-20.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/exodus/29-25.htm">Aroma</a> <a href="/exodus/29-25.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/exodus/29-25.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/exodus/29-25.htm">Burnt-Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/29-25.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-11.htm">Fire-Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/30-38.htm">Fragrance</a> <a href="/exodus/29-25.htm">Odor</a> <a href="/exodus/29-25.htm">Odour</a> <a href="/exodus/29-25.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/exodus/29-24.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/29-25.htm">Perfume</a> <a href="/exodus/29-25.htm">Pleasant</a> <a href="/exodus/29-25.htm">Pleasing</a> <a href="/exodus/29-19.htm">Ram</a> <a href="/exodus/29-25.htm">Savor</a> <a href="/exodus/29-25.htm">Savour</a> <a href="/exodus/29-25.htm">Smell</a> <a href="/exodus/29-25.htm">Smoke</a> <a href="/exodus/29-25.htm">Soothing</a> <a href="/exodus/29-25.htm">Sweet</a> <a href="/exodus/29-24.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 29</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/29-1.htm">The sacrifice and ceremonies of consecrating the priests and the altar</a></span><br><span class="reftext">38. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/29-38.htm">The continual burnt offerings</a></span><br><span class="reftext">45. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/29-45.htm">God's promise to dwell among the children of Israel</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This act of burning signifies complete dedication and surrender to God. In the ancient Near Eastern context, burning was a common method of offering sacrifices, symbolizing the transformation of the physical into the spiritual, as the smoke ascends to the heavens.<p><b>the whole ram</b><br />The ram, a mature male sheep, was often used in sacrificial offerings due to its value and significance. The "whole" ram indicates totality, suggesting that nothing is withheld from God. This act of offering the entire animal underscores the concept of complete devotion and the idea that God deserves our all.<p><b>on the altar</b><br />The altar, or "מִזְבֵּחַ" (mizbeach) in Hebrew, was a sacred place where offerings were made to God. It represents a point of contact between the divine and the human. Historically, altars were central to worship practices, serving as a physical reminder of God's presence and the need for atonement.<p><b>It is a burnt offering</b><br />The term "burnt offering" comes from the Hebrew "עֹלָה" (olah), meaning "that which goes up." This offering is entirely consumed by fire, symbolizing the worshiper's complete submission and the desire for the offering to ascend to God. It reflects the idea of purification and consecration.<p><b>to the LORD</b><br />The use of "LORD" in all caps signifies the divine name "YHWH" (Yahweh), the covenant name of God. This emphasizes the personal relationship between God and His people, reminding them of His faithfulness and their obligation to live in obedience to His commands.<p><b>a pleasing aroma</b><br />The phrase "pleasing aroma" translates the Hebrew "רֵיחַ נִיחוֹחַ" (reyach nichoach), which conveys the idea of satisfaction and acceptance by God. In ancient cultures, the aroma of sacrifices was believed to be pleasing to the deities, symbolizing divine favor and acceptance.<p><b>an offering made by fire</b><br />This phrase highlights the method of the offering, emphasizing the transformative power of fire. Fire in the Bible often represents God's presence, purification, and judgment. The offering made by fire signifies the purifying and consuming nature of God's holiness.<p><b>to the LORD</b><br />Reiterating the recipient of the offering, this phrase underscores the purpose and direction of the sacrifice. It is not merely a ritualistic act but a meaningful expression of worship and devotion to Yahweh, the one true God. This repetition reinforces the centrality of God in the life and worship of His people.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/29.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">Thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar.</span>--A burnt offering, as representing self- sacrifice, was <span class= "ital">entirely </span>acceptable to God; the whole might be consumed upon the altar. It was otherwise with sin offerings, of which only certain parts could be thus offered. (Comp. above, <a href="/exodus/29-14.htm" title="But the flesh of the bullock, and his skin, and his dung, shall you burn with fire without the camp: it is a sin offering.">Exodus 29:14</a>; and see <a href="/leviticus/4-12.htm" title="Even the whole bullock shall he carry forth without the camp to a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn him on the wood with fire: where the ashes are poured out shall he be burnt.">Leviticus 4:12</a>; <a href="/leviticus/4-21.htm" title="And he shall carry forth the bullock without the camp, and burn him as he burned the first bullock: it is a sin offering for the congregation.">Leviticus 4:21</a>, &c.)<p><span class= "bld">A sweet savour.</span>--Comp. <a href="/genesis/8-21.htm" title="And the LORD smelled a sweet smell; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.">Genesis 8:21</a> and Note <span class= "ital">ad loc. </span>It was a general heathen notion that the gods were actually delighted with the odour of the sacrifices offered to them; but there are no just grounds for taxing the Hebrews with such coarse and materialistic ideas. The expression, as used in this place, in <a href="/genesis/8-21.htm" title="And the LORD smelled a sweet smell; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.">Genesis 8:21</a>, and in Leviticus and Numbers repeatedly, is metaphorical. (Comp. <a href="/exodus/5-21.htm" title="And they said to them, The LORD look on you, and judge; because you have made our smell to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.">Exodus 5:21</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/29.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar</span>. This became the general law of the burnt-offering (<a href="/leviticus/1-9.htm">Leviticus 1:9, 13, 17</a>). It indicated that self-sacrifice was wholly acceptable to God; whereas in sin-offerings there was a taint of evil which rendered all but certain parts of the victim unacceptable (ver. 14). <span class="cmt_word">A sweet savour.</span> This is not to be understood in the coarse sense in which heathen writers used similar expressions, meaning by them (as it would seem) that the gods were really pleased with the odour of sacrifices. No candid mind can ascribe to the Hebrews such anthropomorphism. Evidently no more is meant than that the offering would be pleasing to God. See <a href="/genesis/8-21.htm">Genesis 8:21</a>; <a href="/leviticus/1-9.htm">Leviticus 1:9, 13, 17</a>, etc. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/29-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then burn</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִקְטַרְתָּ֤</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiq·ṭar·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6999.htm">Strong's 6999: </a> </span><span class="str2">To smoke, turn into fragrance by fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the entire</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">ram</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאַ֙יִל֙</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’a·yil)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_352.htm">Strong's 352: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength, strong, a chief, a ram, a pilaster, an oak, strong tree</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the altar;</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miz·bê·ḥāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> </span><span class="str2">An altar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֖וּא</span> <span class="translit">(hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is a burnt offering</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹלָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5930.htm">Strong's 5930: </a> </span><span class="str2">Whole burnt offering</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַֽיהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a pleasing</span><br /><span class="heb">נִיח֔וֹחַ</span> <span class="translit">(nî·ḥō·w·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5207.htm">Strong's 5207: </a> </span><span class="str2">A quieting, soothing, tranquilizing</span><br /><br /><span class="word">aroma,</span><br /><span class="heb">רֵ֣יחַ</span> <span class="translit">(rê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7381.htm">Strong's 7381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To smell, perceive odor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">an offering made to the LORD by fire.</span><br /><span class="heb">אִשֶּׁ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(’iš·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_801.htm">Strong's 801: </a> </span><span class="str2">A burnt-offering, a sacrifice</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/29-18.htm">Exodus 29:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/29-18.htm">Exodus 29:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/29-18.htm">Exodus 29:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/29-18.htm">Exodus 29:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/29-18.htm">Exodus 29:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/29-18.htm">Exodus 29:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/29-18.htm">Exodus 29:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/29-18.htm">Exodus 29:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/29-18.htm">Exodus 29:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/29-18.htm">Exodus 29:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/29-18.htm">OT Law: Exodus 29:18 You shall burn the whole ram (Exo. 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