Leviticus 7:31

31 The priest shall burn the fat on the altar, but the breast belongs to Aaron and his sons.

Leviticus 7:31 in Other Translations

KJV
31 And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar: but the breast shall be Aaron's and his sons'.
ESV
31 The priest shall burn the fat on the altar, but the breast shall be for Aaron and his sons.
NLT
31 Then the priest will burn the fat on the altar, but the breast will belong to Aaron and his descendants.
MSG
31 The priest will burn the fat on the Altar; Aaron and his sons get the breast.
CSB
31 The priest is to burn the fat on the altar, but the breast belongs to Aaron and his sons.

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 “Say to the Israelites: ‘Anyone who brings a fellowship offering to the LORD is to bring part of it as their sacrifice to the LORD.
30 With their own hands they are to present the food offering to the LORD; they are to bring the fat, together with the breast, and wave the breast before the LORD as a wave offering.
31 The priest shall burn the fat on the altar, but the breast belongs to Aaron and his sons.
32 You are to give the right thigh of your fellowship offerings to the priest as a contribution.
33 The son of Aaron who offers the blood and the fat of the fellowship offering shall have the right thigh as his share.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Exodus 29:13
  • 2. S Exodus 29:27; ver 34
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