Bible Strands
Exodus 29:26
Take the breast of the ram of Aaron’s ordination and wave it before the LORD as a wave offering, and it will be your portion.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God instructs Moses to designate the breast of the ordination ram as the priestly portion during Aaron’s consecration ceremony.
The words — חָזֶה (cha.Zeh) means “breast” and הֵנַפְתָּ (he.naf.Ta) means “you will wave,” describing the physical handling of the meat before its allocation.
The thread — This allocation connects to Leviticus 7:31, which assigns the breast to Aaron and his sons, and Leviticus 8:29, where Moses receives it as his portion during the same ordination rite.
Why it lands — The text establishes a concrete rule for priestly sustenance derived from sacred rituals, requiring readers to recognize how ritual actions dictate material provision.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And thou shalt take the breast of the ram of Aaron’s consecration, and wave it for a wave offering before the Lord: and it shall be thy part.
Cross-references
- Leviticus 8:29 He also took the breast—Moses’ portion of the ram of ordination—and waved it before the LORD as a wave offering, as the LORD had commanded him.
- Leviticus 7:31 The priest is to burn the fat on the altar, but the breast belongs to Aaron and his sons.
- Psalms 99:6 Moses and Aaron were among His priests; Samuel was among those who called on His name. They called to the LORD and He answered.
- Leviticus 7:34 I have taken from the sons of Israel the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution of their peace offerings, and I have given them to Aaron the priest and his sons as a permanent portion from the sons of Israel.’”