Exodus 29:34

And if any of the meat of ordination or any bread is left until the morning, you are to burn up the remainder. It must not be eaten, because it is sacred.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Moses issues this command to Aaron and his sons during the seven-day ordination ceremony that consecrates them as priests. The instruction addresses the proper disposal of leftover ritual food after the consecration rites.

The words — The Hebrew יִוָּתֵ֞ר (yi.va.Ter) means it will be left over, and הַ/מִּלֻּאִ֛ים (ha./mi.lu.'Im) refers to the installation or ordination offering. Together they designate the specific consecrated items that trigger the disposal rule.

The thread — The text links this command to Exodus 12:10 regarding Passover leftovers, Exodus 16:19 concerning manna, and Leviticus 8:32 which repeats the ordination disposal rule. Each passage establishes a consistent boundary on retaining consecrated or divinely provided food past morning.

Why it lands — The verse commands immediate burning of leftover ordination meat and bread to prevent unauthorized consumption of what is declared sacred. Readers must apply a strict protocol to ritual elements, treating consecrated items as non-negotiable rather than personal property.

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The Hebrew words

וְֽאִם־ve./'im-and/ if יִוָּתֵ֞רyi.va.Terit will be left over מִבְּשַׂ֧רmi./be.Sarsome of/ [the] meat of הַמִּלֻּאִ֛יםha./mi.lu.'Im<the>/ installation offering<s>וּמִן־u./min-and/ some of הַלֶּ֖חֶםha./Le.chemthe/ bread עַד־'ad-until הַבֹּ֑קֶרha./Bo.kerthe/ morning וְשָׂרַפְתָּ֤ve./sa.raf.Taand/ you will burn אֶת־'et-<obj.>הַנּוֹתָר֙ha./no.Tar<the>/ what is left over בָּאֵ֔שׁba./'Eshwith <the>/ fire לֹ֥אlo'not יֵאָכֵ֖לye.'a.Khelit will be eaten כִּי־ki-for קֹ֥דֶשׁKo.desh[is] a holy thing הֽוּא׃Hu'it

King James Version

And if ought of the flesh of the consecrations, or of the bread, remain unto the morning, then thou shalt burn the remainder with fire: it shall not be eaten, because it is holy.

Cross-references

Exodus 12:10 Do not leave any of it until morning; before the morning you must burn up any part that is left over.
Leviticus 8:32 Then you must burn up the remainder of the meat and bread.
Exodus 16:19 Then Moses said to them, “No one may keep any of it until morning.”
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),
Exodus 29:26 Take the breast of the ram of Aaron’s ordination and wave it before the LORD as a wave offering, and it will be your portion.
Exodus 29:28 This will belong to Aaron and his sons as a regular portion from the Israelites, for it is the heave offering the Israelites will make to the LORD from their peace offerings.
Leviticus 7:18 If any of the meat from his peace offering is eaten on the third day, it will not be accepted. It will not be credited to the one who presented it; it shall be an abomination, and the one who eats of it shall bear his iniquity.
Leviticus 10:16 Later, Moses searched carefully for the goat of the sin offering, and behold, it had been burned up. He was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s remaining sons, and asked,