Exodus 29:22

Take the fat from the ram, the fat tail, the fat covering the entrails, the lobe of the liver, both kidneys with the fat on them, and the right thigh (since this is a ram for ordination),

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The Lord instructs Moses to complete the ordination ritual for Aaron and his sons by extracting specific portions from the sacrificial ram.

The words — The verb לָקַחְתָּ (la.kach.Ta) translates literally as "you will take," commanding the physical removal of designated parts. The noun הָאַלְיָה (ha.'al.Yah) means "the fat tail," specifying a particular anatomical region set apart for the rite.

The thread — Leviticus 3:9 and Leviticus 7:3 similarly prescribe the fat tail and organ fat for peace offerings. Exodus 29:13 lists the fat covering the entrails, the liver lobe, and the kidneys for burning, but it does not mention the fat tail.

Why it lands — The text requires exact physical separation of specified fat portions before presentation. A reader must observe that ritual procedure demands precise compliance with the listed anatomical boundaries rather than generalized sacrifice.

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The Hebrew words

וְלָקַחְתָּ֣ve./la.kach.Taand/ you will take מִן־min-from הָ֠אַיִלHa./'a.yilthe/ ram הַחֵ֨לֶבha./Che.levthe/ fat וְהָֽאַלְיָ֜הve./ha./'al.Yahand/ the/ fat tail וְאֶת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>הַחֵ֣לֶב׀ha./Che.levthe/ fat הַֽמְכַסֶּ֣הha/m.kha.Sehwhich/ covers אֶת־'et-<obj.>הַקֶּ֗רֶבha./Ke.revthe/ entrails וְאֵ֨תve./'Etand/ <obj.>יֹתֶ֤רֶתyo.Te.ret[the] lobe of הַכָּבֵד֙ha./ka.Vedthe/ liver וְאֵ֣ת׀ve./'Etand/ <obj.>שְׁתֵּ֣יshe.Tei[the] two הַכְּלָיֹ֗תha./ke.la.Yotthe/ kidneys וְאֶת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>הַחֵ֙לֶב֙ha./Che.levthe/ fat אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhich עֲלֵהֶ֔ן'a.le./Hen[is] on/ them וְאֵ֖תve./'Etand/ <obj.>שׁ֣וֹקShok[the] thigh of הַיָּמִ֑יןhai./ya.Minthe/ right כִּ֛יkifor אֵ֥יל'eil[is] a ram of מִלֻּאִ֖יםmi.lu.'Iminstallation offering<s>הֽוּא׃Hu'it

King James Version

Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right shoulder; for it is a ram of consecration:

Cross-references

Exodus 29:13 Take all the fat that covers the entrails and the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys with the fat on them, and burn them on the altar.
Leviticus 3:9 And from the peace offering he shall bring a food offering to the LORD consisting of its fat: the entire fat tail cut off close to the backbone, the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,
Leviticus 7:3 And all the fat from it shall be offered: the fat tail, the fat that covers the entrails,
Leviticus 7:32 And you are to give the right thigh to the priest as a contribution from your peace offering.
Leviticus 8:25 And Moses took the fat—the fat tail, all the fat that was on the entrails, the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys with their fat—as well as the right thigh.
Leviticus 9:19 They also brought the fat portions from the ox and the ram—the fat tail, the fat covering the entrails, the kidneys, and the lobe of the liver—
Leviticus 9:21 but he waved the breasts and the right thigh as a wave offering before the LORD, as Moses had commanded.
Leviticus 10:14 And you and your sons and daughters may eat the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution in a ceremonially clean place, because these portions have been assigned to you and your children from the peace offerings of the sons of Israel.
Numbers 18:18 And their meat belongs to you, just as the breast and right thigh of the wave offering belong to you.