Exodus 29:17

KJV1611 – Modern English

And you shall cut the ram in pieces, wash its entrails and its legs, and put them with its pieces and with its head.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאֶ֨ת־הָאַ֔יִל תְּנַתֵּ֖חַ לִנְתָחָ֑יו וְרָחַצְתָּ֤ קִרְבּוֹ֙ וּכְרָעָ֔יו וְנָתַתָּ֥ עַל־נְתָחָ֖יו וְעַל־רֹאשֽׁוֹ

Transliteration

And-ʾeṯ-the-ʾayil tənatēaḥ to-nəṯāḥāyw; and-rāḥaṣtā qirbô and-ḵərāʿāyw and-nāṯattā upon-nəṯāḥāyw and-upon-rōʾšô

Grammar Details

• *wə-ʾeṯ*: conjunction + direct object marker
• *hā-ʾayil*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the ram
• *tənatēaḥ*: verb, piel imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you shall cut
• *li-nəṯāḥāyw*: preposition + noun, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - into its pieces
• *wə-rāḥaṣtā*: conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and you shall wash
• *qirbô*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his inwards
• *û-ḵərāʿāyw*: conjunction + noun, feminine dual + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his legs
• *wə-nāṯattā*: conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and you shall put
• *ʿal-nəṯāḥāyw*: preposition + noun, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - on his pieces
• *wə-ʿal*: conjunction + preposition
• *rōʾšô*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his head

Word Meanings

• *ʾayil*: ram/male sheep/pillar/leader
• *tənatēaḥ*: cut/divide/cut in pieces
• *nəṯāḥāyw*: his pieces/parts
• *rāḥaṣtā*: wash/cleanse/bathe
• *qirbô*: his entrails/inward parts/midst
• *ḵərāʿāyw*: his legs/knees
• *nāṯattā*: put/place/set
• *rōʾšô*: his head/top

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Cut the ram into pieces, wash its entrails and legs, and place them with its head and other pieces.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And thou shalt cut the ram in pieces, and wash the inwards of him, and his legs, and put them unto his pieces, and unto his head.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And thou shalt cut the ram into its pieces, and wash its inwards, and its legs, and put them with its pieces, and with its head.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And thou shalt cut the ram in pieces, and wash the inwards of him, and his legs, and put them unto his pieces, and unto his head.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and cutt the ram in peces and whesh the inwardes of him and his legges, ad put them vnto the peces ad vnto his heed,

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But the ramme shalt thou deuyde in peces, and wash his bowels and his legges, and laye them vpon the peces and the heade,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And thou shalt cut the ramme in pieces, and wash the inwards of him and his legges, and shalt put them vpon the pieces thereof, and vpon his head.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And cut the Ramme in peeces, and washe the inwardes of hym, and his legges, and put them vnto the peeces, and vnto his head.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And thou shalt cut the ram in pieces, and wash the inwards of him, and his legs, and put [them] unto his pieces, and unto his head.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You shall cut the ram into its pieces, and wash its innards, and its legs, and put them with its pieces, and with its head.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the ram thou dost cut into its pieces, and hast washed its inwards, and its legs, and hast put `them' on its pieces, and on its head;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And thou shalt cut the ram into its pieces, and wash its inwards, and its legs, and put them with its pieces, and with its head.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And thou shalt cut the ram into its pieces, and wash its inwards, and its legs, and put them with its pieces, and with its head.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then the sheep is to be cut up into its parts, and after washing its legs and its inside parts, you are to put them with the parts and the head,

• World English Bible (2000)

  You shall cut the ram into its pieces, and wash its innards, and its legs, and put them with its pieces, and with its head.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then you are to cut the ram into pieces and wash the entrails and its legs and put them on its pieces and on its head

Referenced Verses

• Lev 1:9 : 9 But its entrails and its legs shall he wash with water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the LORD.
• Lev 1:13 : 13 But he shall wash the entrails and the legs with water: and the priest shall bring it all and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the LORD.
• Lev 8:21 : 21 And he washed the entrails and the legs in water; and Moses burned the whole ram on the altar: it was a burnt sacrifice for a sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
• Lev 9:14 : 14 And he washed the entrails and the legs, and burnt them upon the burnt offering on the altar.
• Jer 4:14 : 14 O Jerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness, that you may be saved. How long shall your vain thoughts lodge within you?
• Matt 23:26 : 26 Blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also.