The Meaning of Exodus 29:15 Explained

Exodus 29:15

KJV: Thou shalt also take one ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram.

YLT: 'And the one ram thou dost take, and Aaron and his sons have laid their hands on the head of the ram,

Darby: And thou shalt take one of the rams, and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram;

ASV: Thou shalt also take the one ram; and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon the head of the ram.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Thou shalt also take  one  ram;  and Aaron  and his sons  shall put  their hands  upon the head  of the ram. 

What does Exodus 29:15 Mean?

Context Summary

Exodus 29:1-18 - The Priests Prepared For Consecration
The consecration of the priests was an elaborate and impressive ceremony. Notice how Aaron and his sons are classed together, as though to remind us that Jesus and we stand together forever-more. He is the faithful High Priest, but we also have been made priests unto God. First came the washing with water, intimating the necessity for personal purity. See Hebrews 10:22. Then the donning of official robes; for God's priests must be arrayed in the beauty of holiness. See Psalms 110:3.
The anointing oil is the emblem of the Holy Spirit. See Psalms 132:1-18 and 1 John 2:27. It is not enough to have the Holy Spirit in us for character; His anointing must be on us for service. The slain bullock, as sin offering, reminds us of the contrast between our Lord and us. He knew no sin; we require the propitiation for sin. The burned-offering reminds us of Romans 12:1-2. [source]

Chapter Summary: Exodus 29

1  The sacrifice and ceremonies of consecrating the priests and the altar
38  The continual burnt offerings
45  God's promise to dwell among the children of Israel

What do the individual words in Exodus 29:15 mean?

And ram one You shall also take and shall put Aaron and his sons - their hands on the head of the ram
וְאֶת־ הָאַ֥יִל הָאֶחָ֖ד תִּקָּ֑ח וְסָ֨מְכ֜וּ אַהֲרֹ֧ן וּבָנָ֛יו אֶת־ יְדֵיהֶ֖ם עַל־ רֹ֥אשׁ הָאָֽיִל

הָאַ֥יִל  ram 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַיִל 
Sense: ram.
הָאֶחָ֖ד  one 
Parse: Article, Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).
תִּקָּ֑ח  You  shall  also  take 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: יָקַח 
Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away.
וְסָ֨מְכ֜וּ  and  shall  put 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: סָמַךְ  
Sense: to lean, lay, rest, support, put, uphold, lean upon.
אַהֲרֹ֧ן  Aaron 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַהֲרֹון  
Sense: brother of Moses, a Levite and the first high priest.
וּבָנָ֛יו  and  his  sons 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
יְדֵיהֶ֖ם  their  hands 
Parse: Noun, fdc, third person masculine plural
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
רֹ֥אשׁ  the  head 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: רֹאשׁ 
Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.
הָאָֽיִל  of  the  ram 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַיִל 
Sense: ram.

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