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Exodus 29:30-32
New English Translation
Exodus 29:30-32
New English Translation
30 The priest who succeeds him[a] from his sons, when he first comes[b] to the tent of meeting to minister in the Holy Place, is to wear them for seven days.[c]
31 “You are to take the ram of the consecration and cook[d] its meat in a holy place.[e] 32 Aaron and his sons are to eat the meat of the ram and the bread that was in the basket at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
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- Exodus 29:30 tn Heb “after him”; NCV, NLT “after Aaron.”
- Exodus 29:30 tn The text just has the relative pronoun and the imperfect tense. It could be translated “who comes/enters.” But the context seems to indicate that this would be when he first comes to the tent to begin his tenure as High Priest, and so a temporal clause makes this clear. “First” has been supplied.
- Exodus 29:30 tn “Seven days” is an adverbial accusative of time. The ritual of ordination is to be repeated for seven days, and so they are to remain there in the court in full dress.
- Exodus 29:31 tn Or “boil” (see Lev 8:31).
- Exodus 29:31 sn The “holy place” must be in the courtyard of the sanctuary. Lev 8:31 says it is to be cooked at the entrance of the tent of meeting. Here it says it will be eaten there as well. This, then, becomes a communion sacrifice, a peace offering which was a shared meal. Eating a communal meal in a holy place was meant to signify that the worshipers and the priests were at peace with God.
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