Leviticus 7:31

31 The priest will burn the fat on the Altar; Aaron and his sons get the breast.

Leviticus 7:31 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 7:31

And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar
Of burnt offering, even the fat upon the inwards, the two kidneys, the flanks, the caul, and liver:

but the breast shall be Aaron's and his sons;
which being waved before the Lord for a wave offering, was the Lord's, and so was given to his priests to eat of, for the service done by them, it being but reasonable that they that serve at the altar should live of it; and thus, with other things, a maintenance was provided for the priests and their families, as ought also to be for Gospel ministers under the present dispensation.

Leviticus 7:31 In-Context

29 "Speak to the People of Israel. Tell them: When you present a Peace-Offering to God, bring some of your Peace-Offering as a special sacrifice to God,

30 a gift to God in your own hands. Bring the fat with the breast and then wave the breast before God as a Wave-Offering.

31 The priest will burn the fat on the Altar; Aaron and his sons get the breast.

32 Give the right thigh from your Peace-Offerings as a Contribution-Offering to the priest.

33 Give a portion of the right thigh to the son of Aaron who offers the blood and fat of the Peace-Offering as his portion.