Leviticus 7:31

31 qui adolebit adipem super altare pectusculum autem erit Aaron et filiorum eius

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 loquere filiis Israhel qui offert victimam pacificorum Domino offerat simul et sacrificium id est libamenta eius
30 tenebit manibus adipem hostiae et pectusculum cumque ambo oblata Domino consecrarit tradet sacerdoti
31 qui adolebit adipem super altare pectusculum autem erit Aaron et filiorum eius
32 armus quoque dexter de pacificorum hostiis cedet in primitias sacerdotis
33 qui obtulerit sanguinem et adipem filiorum Aaron ipse habebit et armum dextrum in portione sua
The Latin Vulgate is in the public domain.