Exodus 29:31

Then take the sheep of the wave offering and let its flesh be cooked in water in a holy place.

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In The King James Version

And thou shalt take the ram of the consecration, and seethe his flesh in the holy place.

In Context

30For seven days the son who becomes priest in his place will put them on when he comes into the Tent of meeting to do the work of the holy place.

32And let Aaron and his sons make a meal of it, with the bread in the basket, at the door of the Tent of meeting.

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Cross References

Leviticus 8:31And Moses said to Aaron and to his sons, The flesh is to be cooked in water at the door of the Tent of meeting, and there you are to take it as food, together with the bread in the basket, as I have given orders, saying, It is the food of Aaron and his sons.

1 Samuel 2:15And more than this, before the fat was burned, the priest's servant would come and say to the man who was making the offering, Give me some of the flesh to be cooked for the priest; he has no taste for meat cooked in water, but would have you give it uncooked.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 29:2-38

The Consecration of the Priests. ( b. c. 1491.) 1 And this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them to hallow them, to minister unto me in the priest's office: Take one young bullock, and two rams without blemish, 2 And unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened tempered with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil: of wheaten flour shalt thou make them. 3 And thou shalt put them into one basket, and bring them in the basket, with the bullock and the two rams. 4 And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the… Read the whole commentary →

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