Keluaran 10:25

10:25 But Moses said, “Will you also ¹  provide us ²  with sacrifices and burnt offerings that we may present them ³  to the Lord our God?

Keluaran 25:25

25:25 You are to make a surrounding frame ⁴  for it about three inches broad, and you are to make a surrounding border of gold for its frame.

Keluaran 29:10

29:10 “You are to present the bull at the front of the tent of meeting, and Aaron and his sons are to put ⁵  their hands on the head ⁶  of the bull.

Keluaran 40:30

40:30 Then he put the large basin between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it ⁷  for washing.

[10:25]  ¹ tn B. Jacob (Exodus, 287) shows that the intent of Moses in using גַּם (gam) is to make an emphatic rhetorical question. He cites other samples of the usage in Num 22:33; 1 Sam 17:36; 2 Sam 12:14, and others. The point is that if Pharaoh told them to go and serve Yahweh, they had to have animals to sacrifice. If Pharaoh was holding the animals back, he would have to make some provision.

[10:25]  ² tn Heb “give into our hand.”

[10:25]  ³ tn The form here is וְעָשִּׂינוּ (vÿ’asinu), the Qal perfect with a vav (ו) consecutive – “and we will do.” But the verb means “do” in the sacrificial sense – prepare them, offer them. The verb form is to be subordinated here to form a purpose or result clause.

[25:25]  ⁴ sn There is some debate as to the meaning of מִסְגֶּרֶת (misgeret). This does not seem to be a natural part of the table and its legs. The drawing on the Arch of Titus shows two cross-stays in the space between the legs, about halfway up. It might have been nearer the top, but the drawing of the table of presence-bread from the arch shows it half-way up. This frame was then decorated with the molding as well.

[29:10]  ⁵ tn The verb is singular, agreeing with the first of the compound subject – Aaron.

[29:10]  ⁶ sn The details of these offerings have to be determined from a careful study of Leviticus. There is a good deal of debate over the meaning of laying hands on the animals. At the very least it identifies the animal formally as their sacrifice. But it may very well indicate that the animal is a substitute for them as well, given the nature and the effect of the sacrifices.

[40:30]  ⁷ tn Heb “there.”