Exodus 29:18

18 et offeres totum arietem in incensum super altare oblatio est Domini odor suavissimus victimae Dei

Exodus 29:18 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 29:18

And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar
For which reason his head, his pieces, his inwards, and his legs, were to be put together, and laid in order upon the altar:

it is a burnt offering unto the Lord;
offered up to him, and accepted by him, as follows:

it is a sweet savour;
or "a smell of rest" F25, in which God acquiesces, and rests, and takes delight and pleasure; it is, as the Septuagint version,

for a smell of sweet savour,
or a sweet smelling savour; which phrase the apostle makes use of, and applies to the sacrifice of Christ, ( Ephesians 5:2 ) :

an offering made by fire unto the Lord;
which being consumed by fire ascended upwards to the Lord, and became acceptable to him, as the sacrifice of his own Son, in his fiery sufferings and death, was unto him.


FOOTNOTES:

F25 (xwxyn xyr) "odor quietis", Montanus, Fagius, Vatablus, Cartwright, Piscator.

Exodus 29:18 In-Context

16 quem cum mactaveris tolles de sanguine eius et fundes circa altare
17 ipsum autem arietem secabis in frusta lotaque intestina eius ac pedes pones super concisas carnes et super caput illius
18 et offeres totum arietem in incensum super altare oblatio est Domini odor suavissimus victimae Dei
19 tolles quoque arietem alterum super cuius caput Aaron et filii eius ponent manus
20 quem cum immolaveris sumes de sanguine ipsius et pones super extremum dextrae auriculae Aaron et filiorum eius et super pollices manus eorum et pedis dextri fundesque sanguinem super altare per circuitum
The Latin Vulgate is in the public domain.