Leviticus 7:32

32 'You shall give 1the right thigh to the priest as a contribution from the sacrifices of your peace offerings.

Leviticus 7:32 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 7:32

And the right shoulder shall ye give unto the priest [for]
an heave offering
Whether of an ox or a cow, a lamb or a goat:

of the sacrifices of your peace offerings;
which were of either of these creatures; the Targum of Jonathan paraphrases it,

``the right arm from the shoulder to the elbow.''

The breast being the seat of wisdom, and the shoulder of strength, some think denote Christ as the wisdom and power of God unto his people, his priests, who have all their knowledge and strength from him, and who bears them on his heart and on his shoulder.

Leviticus 7:32 In-Context

30 'His own hands are to bring offerings by fire to the LORD . He shall bring the fat with the breast, that the breast may be presented as a wave offering before the LORD .
31 'The priest shall offer up the fat in smoke on the altar, but the breast shall belong to Aaron and his sons.
32 'You shall give the right thigh to the priest as a contribution from the sacrifices of your peace offerings.
33 'The one among the sons of Aaron who offers the blood of the peace offerings and the fat, the right thigh shall be his as his portion.
34 'For I have taken the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution from the sons of Israel from the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and have given them to Aaron the priest and to his sons as their due forever from the sons of Israel.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Exodus 29:27; Leviticus 7:34; Leviticus 9:21; Numbers 6:20

Footnotes 1

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