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Exodus 29:18

What does Exodus 29:18 mean?

A plain-English look at Exodus 29:18 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And 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.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and thou hast made perfume with the whole ram on the altar. It <FI>is<Fi> a burnt-offering to Jehovah, a sweet fragrance; a fire-offering it <FI>is<Fi> to Jehovah.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

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.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

and 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.

Context

v.17And thou shalt cut the ram into its pieces, and wash its inwards, and its legs, and put them with its pieces, and with its head.

v.18This passage

v.19And thou shalt take the other ram; and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon the head of the ram.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Hebrews 10:6

    In whole burnt offerings andsacrificesfor sin thou hadst no pleasure:

  • Leviticus 1:17

    and he shall rend it by the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder. And the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah.

  • Genesis 22:13

    And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, behind him a ram caught in the 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.

  • Psalms 50:8

    I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices; And thy burnt-offerings are continually before me.

  • Leviticus 9:24

    And there came forth fire from before Jehovah, and consumed upon the altar the burnt-offering and the fat: and when all the people saw it, they shouted, and fell on their faces.

  • Genesis 22:2

    And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son, whom thou lovest, even Isaac, 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.

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