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Leviticus 7:33-38

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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 1the 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.
35 'This is that which is consecrated to Aaron and that 2which is consecrated to his sons from the offerings by fire to the LORD, in that day when he presented them to serve as priests to the LORD.
36 'These the LORD had commanded to be given them from the sons of Israel in the day that He 3anointed them. It is their due forever throughout their generations.' "
37 This is the law of the burnt offering, the grain offering and the sin offering and the guilt offering and 4the ordination offering and the sacrifice of peace offerings,
38 5which the LORD commanded Moses at Mount Sinai in the day that He commanded the sons of Israel to present their offerings to the LORD in the wilderness of Sinai.
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Leviticus 7:33-38 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 7

The several things contained in this chapter are the law of the trespass offering, Le 7:1-7 the portion the priests had in the burnt offerings and meat offerings, Le 7:8-10 the law of the peace offerings, whether by way of thanksgiving, or a vow, or voluntary oblation, Le 7:11-21 the prohibition of fat and blood, Le 7:22-27 the parts the priests should have in the peace offerings, the breast and right shoulder, Le 7:28-36 and the chapter is concluded with a recapitulation of the various things contained in this and the preceding chapters, Le 7:37,38.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 5

  • 1. Exodus 29:27; Leviticus 10:14, 15; Numbers 18:18
  • 2. Numbers 18:8
  • 3. Exodus 40:13-15; Leviticus 8:12, 30
  • 4. Exodus 29:22-34; Leviticus 8:22, 23
  • 5. Leviticus 1:1; Leviticus 26:46; Leviticus 27:34; Deuteronomy 4:5

Footnotes 5

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