Leviticus 10:15

They are to bring the thigh of the contribution and the breast of the wave offering, together with the fat portions of the food offerings, to wave as a wave offering before the LORD. It will belong permanently to you and your children, as the LORD has commanded.”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Moses relays the LORD’s command to Aaron’s surviving sons regarding the permanent allocation of priestly portions following the judgment on Nadab and Abihu.

The words — תְּנוּפָה (terufah) denotes the wave-offering, and שׁוֹק (shok) refers to the thigh of the sacrifice, designating the specific meat portions allocated to the priesthood.

The thread — The allocation of the breast and thigh appears in Leviticus 7:34 as the established priestly portion from Israel’s peace offerings, while the phrase “to you and your offspring forever” echoes the ancestral promises in Genesis 13:15 and 17:8.

Why it lands — The text requires the priests to present the designated portions before the LORD and recognizes their permanent, hereditary right to these portions as a direct divine command.

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The Hebrew words

שׁ֣וֹקShok[the] thigh of הַתְּרוּמָ֞הha./te.ru.Mahthe/ contribution וַחֲזֵ֣הva./cha.Zehand/ [the] breast of הַתְּנוּפָ֗הha./te.nu.Fahthe/ wave-offering עַ֣ל'alwith אִשֵּׁ֤י'i.Shei[the] fire offerings of הַחֲלָבִים֙ha./cha.la.Vim<the>/ fat<s>יָבִ֔יאוּya.Vi.'uthey will bring לְהָנִ֥יףle./ha.Nifto/ wave תְּנוּפָ֖הte.nu.Faha wave-offering לִפְנֵ֣יli/f.Nei<to>/ before יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahweh וְהָיָ֨הve./ha.Yahand/ it will belongלְךָ֜le./Khato/ youוּלְבָנֶ֤יךָu./le./va.Nei./khaand/ to/ sons/ your אִתְּךָ֙'i.te./Khawith/ you לְחָק־le./chok-to/ a prescribed portion of עוֹלָ֔םo.Lamperpetuity כַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka./'a.Sherjust/ as צִוָּ֥הtzi.Vahhe has commanded יְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehYahweh

King James Version

The heave shoulder and the wave breast shall they bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave offering before the Lord; and it shall be thine, and thy sons’ with thee, by a statute for ever; as the Lord hath commanded.

Cross-references

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.’”
Genesis 13:15 for all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever.
Genesis 17:8 And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”
Genesis 17:13 Whether they are born in your household or purchased, they must be circumcised. My covenant in your flesh will be an everlasting covenant.
Genesis 17:17 Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?”
Leviticus 7:29 “Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘Anyone who presents a peace offering to the LORD must bring it as his sacrifice to the LORD.
1 Corinthians 9:13 Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings?