Leviticus 8 · Verse 29

Leviticus 8:29

And Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave offering before the Lord: for of the ram of consecration it was Moses’ part; as the Lord commanded Moses.
Leviticus 8:29, King James Version

Leviticus 8:29 in other translations

BSBHe also took the breast—Moses’ portion of the ram of ordination—and waved it before the LORD as a wave offering, as the LORD had commanded him.
WEBMoses took the breast, and waved it for a wave offering before the LORD. It was Moses’ portion of the ram of consecration, as the LORD commanded Moses.
ASVAnd Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave-offering before Jehovah: it was Moses’ portion of the ram of consecration; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
YLTand Moses taketh the breast, and waveth it--a wave-offering before Jehovah; of the ram of the consecrations it hath been to Moses for a portion, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.
DARBYAnd Moses took the breast, and waved it as a wave-offering before Jehovah; of the ram of consecration it was Moses' part; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
BBEAnd Moses took the breast, waving it for a wave offering before the Lord; it was Moses' part of the sheep of the priest's offering, as the Lord gave orders to Moses.
WebsterAnd Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave-offering before the LORD: for of the ram of consecration it was Moses's part; as the LORD commanded Moses.

What does Leviticus 8:29 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 8:22-30

22-30. brought the other ram,--&c. After the sin offering and burnt offering had been presented on their behalf, this was their peace offering, by which they declared the pleasure which they felt in entering upon the service of God and being brought into close communion with Him as the ministers of His sanctuary, together with their confident reliance on His grace to help them in all their sacred duties.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 8:14-36

In these types we see our great High Priest, even Christ Jesus, solemnly appointed, anointed, and invested with his sacred office, by his own blood, and the influences of his Holy Spirit. He sanctifies the ordinances of religion, to the benefit of his people and the honour of God the Father; who for his sake accepts our worship, though it is polluted with sin. We may also rejoice, that he is a merciful and faithful…

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Leviticus 8:29 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.Kachand he tookH3947
מֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehMosesH4872
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הֶ֣חָזֶ֔הhe.cha.Zehthe breastH2373
וַיְנִיפֵ֥הוּvay.ni.Fe.huand he waved itH5130
תְנוּפָ֖הte.nu.Faha wave-offeringH8573
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
מֵאֵ֣ילme.'Eilfrom [the] ram ofH352
הַמִּלֻּאִ֗יםha.mi.lu.'Im<the> installation offering<s>H4394
לְמֹשֶׁ֤הle.mo.Shehto MosesH4872
הָיָה֙ha.Yahit belongedH1961
לְמָנָ֔הle.ma.Nahto a portionH4490
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
צִוָּ֥הtzi.Vahhe had commandedH6680
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
מֹשֶֽׁה\׃mo.ShehMosesH4872

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Cross references for Leviticus 8:29

  • 1 Peter 4:11

    If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

  • Exodus 29:26-27

    And thou shalt take the breast of the ram of Aaron’s consecration, and wave it for a wave offering before the Lord: and it shall be thy part. And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the shoulder of the heave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of the consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons:

  • 1 Corinthians 10:31

    Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

  • Isaiah 66:20

    And they shall bring all your brethren for an offering unto the Lord out of all nations upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon swift beasts, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith the Lord, as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the Lord.

  • Leviticus 7:30-34

    His own hands shall bring the offerings of the Lord made by fire, the fat with the breast, it shall he bring, that the breast may be waved for a wave offering before the Lord. And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar: but the breast shall be Aaron’s and his sons’. And the right shoulder shall ye give unto the priest for an heave offering of the sacrifices of your peace offerings. He among the sons of Aaron, that offereth the blood of the peace offerings, and the fat, shall have the right shoulder for his part. …

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7:30-34; Ex 29:26,27; Isa 66:20; 1Co 10:31; 1Pe 4:11

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Context

  • Leviticus 8:28

    And Moses took them from off their hands, and burnt them on the altar upon the burnt offering: they were consecrations for a sweet savour: it is an offering made by fire unto the Lord.

  • Leviticus 8:29

    And Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave offering before the Lord: for of the ram of consecration it was Moses’ part; as the Lord commanded Moses.

  • Leviticus 8:30

    And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood which was upon the altar, and sprinkled it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon his sons’ garments with him; and sanctified Aaron, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons’ garments with him.

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Leviticus 8:29 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y tomó Moisés el pecho, y meciólo, ofrenda agitada delante de Jehová: del carnero de las consagraciones aquélla fué la parte de Moisés; como Jehová lo había mandado á Moisés.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Moïse prit la poitrine, et la tournoya comme offrande tournoyée devant l’ Éternel; ce fut – du bélier de consécration – la part de Moïse, comme l’ Éternel l’avait commandé à Moïse.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Mose nahm die Brust und webte sie als Webopfer vor Jehova; von dem Einweihungswidder ward sie dem Mose zuteil, so wie Jehova dem Mose geboten hatte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Tulitque pectusculum, elevans illud coram Domino, de ariete consecrationis in partem suam, sicut præceperat ei Dominus.