Exodus 29 · Verse 18

Exodus 29:18

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.
Exodus 29:18, King James Version

Exodus 29:18 in other translations

BSBThen 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.
WEBYou 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.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTand 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.
DARBYand thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it is a burnt-offering to Jehovah — a sweet odour; it is an offering by fire to Jehovah.
BBEAnd let them all be burned on the altar as a burned offering to the Lord: a sweet smell, an offering made by fire to the Lord.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Exodus 29:18 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 29:10-22

10-22. And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle--This part of the ceremonial consisted of three sacrifices: (1) The sacrifice of a bullock, as a sin offering; and in rendering it, the priest was directed to put his hand upon the head of his sacrifice, expressing by that act a consciousness of personal guilt, and a wish that it might be accepted as a vicarious satisfaction. (2) The sacrifice…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 18 It is a burnt-offering - See Clarke's note on Lev 7:1, etc.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 29:1-37

The continual burnt-offerings, God's promise to dwell among Israel. (38-46) Verses 1-37 Aaron and his sons were to be set apart for the priest's office, with ceremony and solemnity. Our Lord Jesus is the great High Priest of our profession, called of God to be so; anointed with the Spirit, whence he is called Messiah, the Christ; clothed with glory and beauty; sanctified by his own blood; made perfect, or…

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Exodus 29:18 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהִקְטַרְתָּ֤ve.hik.tar.Taand you will make smokeH6999
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הָאַ֙יִל֙ha.'A.yilthe ramH352
הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָהha.miz.Be.chahthe altar towardsH4196
עֹלָ֥ה'o.Lah[is] a burnt offeringH5930
ה֖וּאhu'itH1931
לַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068
רֵ֣יחַRei.ach[is] an odor ofH7381
נִיח֔וֹחַni.Cho.achsoothingH5207
אִשֶּׁ֥ה'i.Sheha fire offeringH801
לַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068
הֽוּא\׃Hu'itH1931

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Exodus 29:18

  • Genesis 8:21

    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 is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.

  • Isaiah 1:11

    To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the Lord: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.

  • Leviticus 9:24

    And there came a fire out from before the Lord, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.

  • 1 Kings 3:4

    And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.

  • 1 Kings 18:38

    Then the fire of the Lord fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.

  • Exodus 29:25

    And thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn them upon the altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour before the Lord: it is an offering made by fire unto the Lord.

  • Genesis 22:13

    And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.

  • Philippians 4:18

    But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God.

  • Ephesians 5:2

    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.

  • Jeremiah 7:21-22

    Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Put your burnt offerings unto your sacrifices, and eat flesh. For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices:

  • Genesis 22:2

    And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son 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.

  • Psalms 50:8

    I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually before me.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
a burnt offering.
Ge 22:2,7,13; Le 9:24; 1Sa 7:9; 1Ki 3:4; 18:38; Ps 50:8; Isa 1:11
Jer 6:20; 7:21,22; Mr 12:33; Heb 10:6-10
sweet savour.
Ge 8:21; Le 1:17; Eph 5:2; Php 4:18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Exodus 29:17

    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.

  • Exodus 29:18

    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.

  • Exodus 29:19

    And thou shalt take the other ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram.

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Exodus 29:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y quemarás todo el carnero sobre el altar: es holocausto á Jehová, olor grato, es ofrenda quemada á Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et tu feras fumer tout le bélier sur l’autel: c’est un holocauste à l’ Éternel, une odeur agréable; c’est un sacrifice par feu à l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und den ganzen Widder sollst du auf dem Altar räuchern: es ist ein Brandopfer dem Jehova, ein lieblicher Geruch; es ist ein Feueropfer dem Jehova.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et offeres totum arietem in incensum super altare: oblatio est Domino, odor suavissimus victimæ Domini.