Bible Strands
Exodus 29:32
At the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, Aaron and his sons are to eat the meat of the ram and the bread that is in the basket.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God instructs Moses to direct Aaron and his sons to consume the ordained ram's meat and basket bread at the Tent of Meeting's entrance during their consecration rites.
The words — The verb וְאָכַל (ve.'a.Khal) translates literally as "and he will eat," while בְּשַׂר (be.Sar) means "the meat of." These terms specify the mandatory consumption of the ram's flesh.
The thread — This consumption of sacred priestly provisions parallels the eating of consecrated bread in Matthew 12:4 and the unleavened bread prepared in Exodus 29:2, while Exodus 29:33 restricts the meal to the ordained priests alone.
Why it lands — The text requires ordained priests to consume the atonement offerings at the sanctuary entrance, establishing that sacred ritual provisions remain restricted to those formally consecrated for service.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Cross-references
- Matthew 12:4 He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests.
- Exodus 24:9 Then Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel,
- Exodus 29:2 along with unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil. Make them out of fine wheat flour,
- Exodus 29:23 along with one loaf of bread, one cake of bread made with oil, and one wafer from the basket of unleavened bread that is before the LORD.
- Leviticus 10:12 And Moses said to Aaron and his remaining sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, “Take the grain offering that remains from the food offerings to the LORD and eat it without leaven beside the altar, because it is most holy.