Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 29:22
Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul [above] the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that [is] upon them, and the right shoulder; for it [is] a ram of consecration:
22. the fat, and ] read with Sam. ‘ the fat, (even)’: the fat tail, as Lev 3:9; Lev 7:3 shew, was part of the fat of the animal. So Di. (on Lev 8:25), B. &c.
the fat tail ] Lev 3:9; Lev 7:3; Lev 8:25; Lev 9:19 ; and probably to be restored in 1Sa 9:24 (for the ungrammatical ‘that which was upon it’). What is meant is the large tail of certain species of sheep, still bred in Palestine, and elsewhere, which was esteemed a delicacy. The tail is often so heavy as to need the support of a little cart (Hdt. iii. 113; EB. iv. 4441: see ill. in Jewish Encycl. xi. 50).
the caul ] the appendix, as v. 13.
the right thigh ] so rightly; not shoulder (RVm. = AV.). In the ordinary peace-offering this was the perquisite of the officiating priest (Lev 7:32 f.); here it is burnt ultimately ( v. 25) upon the altar. The other parts mentioned were burnt regularly on the altar (Lev 3:9-11).
a ram of installation ] lit. ‘of filling ’ ( sc. of hands): cf. the cognate verb in v. 9. ‘Consecration’ is not sufficiently distinctive. So vv. 26, 27, 31, 34; in the , Lev 8:22; Lev 8:28-29; LevExo 8:31; Lev 8:33; and Lev 7:37 .
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
22 25. Symbolical investiture of the priests with authority to offer sacrifice. Select portions of the offerings to be placed on their open hands, waved, as they lie there, forwards and backwards before the altar, and finally burnt upon it (Lev 8:25-28).
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 22. The fat and the rump] The rump or tail of some of the eastern sheep is the best part of the animal, and is counted a great delicacy. They are also very large, some of them weighing from twelve to forty pounds‘ weight; “so that the owners,” says Mr. Ludolf, in his History of Ethiopia, “are obliged to tie a little cart behind them, whereon they put the tail of the sheep, as well for the convenience of carriage, and to ease the poor creature, as to preserve the wool from dirt, and the tail from being torn among the bushes and stones.” An engraving of this kind of sheep, his tall, cart, &c., may be seen at p. 53 of the above work.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Of the priests in their office. Therefore the right shoulder was burnt, which in other sacrifices was given to the priest.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the rump,…. The fat which was upon it: the sheep in Arabia and about Judea were remarkable for their large tails; according to Rauwolff z, they were half a span thick, and one and a half broad, and very fat; and so in Africa and Egypt were rams of large tails often and twenty pounds weight a; and Aristotle b speaks of sheep in Syria that had tails a cubit broad; and Herodotus c makes mention of two sorts in Arabia, one sort have tails three cubits long, which if drawn upon the ground would ulcerate, wherefore the shepherds make little carts to bear them upon d, and the other sort have tails a cubit broad; and Vartomanus e relates, how in Arabia are fat sheep whose tails weigh eleven, twelve, seventeen, nay, forty four pounds, and of a cubit long:
and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul of the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them:
[See comments on Ex 29:13]
and the right shoulder; what was to be done with it is afterwards observed as well as with the rest:
for it is a ram of consecration; or “of fillings” f; Jarchi says, the Scripture declares these fillings to be peace offerings, for they minister peace to the altar, and to him that does the service, and to the owners; wherefore the breast was necessarily his that did the service for his portion, and this was Moses, for he ministered in the fillings, and the rest Aaron and his sons ate, for they were the owners.
z Travels, p. 221. a Leo. African. Descript. Africae, l. 9. p. 753. b Hist. Animal. l. 8, c. 28. c Thalia sive, l. 3. c. 113. d The same is observed in T. Bab. Sabbat, fol. 54. 2. & Gloss. in. ib. e Navigat. l. 2. c. 5, 9, 15. f “impletionum”, Montanus, Vatablus, Piscator.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(22) Thou shalt take of the ram the fat . . . These were the portions commonly burnt upon the altar in the case of peace offerings. (See Lev. 3:9-11.) By the rump is meant the broad fat tail which characterises Oriental sheep, and which is said to weigh from six to twenty pounds. (Fellows, Asia Minor, p. 10. Comp. Herod. iii. 113; Leo African. 9 p. 293A.)
The caul above the liver.See Note 2 on Exo. 29:13.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
22-25. A wave offering before the Lord This was a constant accompaniment of peace offerings, (comp . Lev 7:14, note,) and as a symbolical act was an acknowledgment of God’s rule in all the world around . (See below . ) Ordinarily “the wave breast and the heave shoulder” were assigned to the priests to be eaten, (Exo 29:27; Lev 7:34-35,) but on the occasion of the consecration of Aaron and his sons, after the ceremonial of waving was performed by them, Moses received them of their hands, and offered them, with the several portions mentioned in Exo 29:22, and the unleavened bread (Exo 29:23) for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour before the Lord. So that in this ceremony of induction into office the priests appropriately consecrated every thing, by a symbolical act, unto Jehovah .
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Exo 29:22. The right-shoulder; for it is a ram of consecration See Exo 29:27-28. A ram of consecration, in the Hebrew, is a ram of fillings; for the meaning of which, see note on Exo 29:9. The right-shoulder in peace-offerings belonged to the priest, Lev 7:32 but as they, who were now consecrating, were not yet priests, it was to be burnt upon the altar. The rump here spoken of, means the remarkably large and fat tail which the eastern sheep bear, and which are sometimes of very considerable weight. See Bochart and Ludolph.
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
The waving implied that the whole was an offering to God, whose presence was understood to be at the service. 1Ti 2:8 .
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Exo 29:22 Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul [above] the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that [is] upon them, and the right shoulder; for it [is] a ram of consecration:
Ver. 22. A ram of consecration. ] A thank offering to God for advancing Aaron to the priesthood. See the like in St Paul, 1Ti 1:12 .
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Also thou: Exo 29:13, Lev 8:25-27
the rump: Alyah is the large tail of a species of eastern sheep. “This tail,” says Dr. Russell, “is very broad and large, terminating in a small appendix that turns back upon it. It is of a substance between fat and marrow, and is not eaten separately, but mixed with lean meat in many of their dishes, and also often used instead of butter. A common sheep of this sort, without the head, feet, skin, and entrails, weighs about twelve or fourteen Aleppo rotoloes, (a rotoloe is five pounds), of which the tail is usually three rotoloes or upwards; but such as are of the largest breed, and have been fattened, will sometimes weigh about thirty rotoloes, and the tails of these ten.” Lev 3:9, Lev 7:3, Lev 9:19
right shoulder: Lev 7:32, Lev 7:33, Lev 9:21, Lev 10:14, Num 18:18
Reciprocal: Exo 29:34 – flesh Lev 3:3 – the fat Lev 3:4 – General Lev 3:16 – all the fat Lev 6:22 – wholly
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
29:22 Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul [above] the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that [is] upon them, and the right shoulder; for it [is] a {g} ram of consecration:
(g) Which is offered for the consecration of the high priest.