Bible Strands
Exodus 29:31
You are to take the ram of ordination and boil its flesh in a holy place.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God commands Moses regarding the final preparation of the ordination ram during the seven-day consecration of Aaron and his sons. This directive falls between the instruction for the succeeding priest to wear sacred garments for seven days and the order for Aaron's lineage to eat the cooked meat at the Tent's entrance.
The words — The Hebrew תִּקָּ֑ח (ti.Kach) means "you will take," and בְּ/מָקֹ֥ם (be./ma.Kom) literally translates to "in a place." The text specifies this location as holy, restricting the boiling process to a designated sacred area rather than allowing it anywhere.
The thread — Moses repeats the boiling and eating command in Leviticus 8:31, anchoring the ritual at the Tent of Meeting entrance. The prescribed location and method later stand in contrast to the unauthorized priestly practices described in 1 Samuel 2:13 and 1 Samuel 2:15.
Why it lands — The text requires exact compliance with the prescribed location and cooking method for the sacrificial meat. A reader must accept that ritual obedience demands following fixed spatial and procedural boundaries rather than adapting worship to convenience or personal preference.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And thou shalt take the ram of the consecration, and seethe his flesh in the holy place.
Cross-references
- Leviticus 8:31 And Moses said to Aaron and his sons, “Boil the meat at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and eat it there with the bread that is in the basket of ordination offerings, as I commanded, saying, ‘Aaron and his sons are to eat it.’
- 1 Samuel 2:13 or for the custom of the priests with the people. When any man offered a sacrifice, the servant of the priest would come with a three-pronged meat fork while the meat was boiling
- 1 Samuel 2:15 Even before the fat was burned, the servant of the priest would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give the priest some meat to roast, because he will not accept boiled meat from you, but only raw.”
- Ezekiel 46:20 and said to me, “This is the place where the priests shall boil the guilt offering and the sin offering, and where they shall bake the grain offering, so that they do not bring them into the outer court and transmit holiness to the people.”