Bible Strands
Leviticus 7:32
And you are to give the right thigh to the priest as a contribution from your peace offering.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The text records a divine command delivered to the Israelite community concerning the distribution of the peace offering. This instruction functions as a procedural step within the broader sacrificial regulations.
The words — תְּרוּמָה (terumah) translates literally as "contribution" or "heaved portion," marking the item set apart. שׁוֹק (shok) denotes the "thigh," specifying the exact anatomical portion required for transfer.
The thread — This allocation rule appears in Leviticus 7:34, where the breast and right thigh are formally designated as the priest's portion. The ritual enactment is recorded in Leviticus 9:21, and the requirement is reiterated in Numbers 6:20.
Why it lands — The text commands the direct handover of a specific meat portion to the priest, establishing a material provision for worship service. It requires precise obedience to the distribution of sacrificial resources without deviation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the right shoulder shall ye give unto the priest for an heave offering of the sacrifices of your peace offerings.
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.’”
- Leviticus 9:21 but he waved the breasts and the right thigh as a wave offering before the LORD, as Moses had commanded.
- Numbers 6:20 The priest shall then wave them as a wave offering before the LORD. This is a holy portion for the priest, in addition to the breast of the wave offering and the thigh that was presented. After that, the Nazirite may drink wine.
- Leviticus 10:14 And you and your sons and daughters may eat the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution in a ceremonially clean place, because these portions have been assigned to you and your children from the peace offerings of the sons of Israel.
- Numbers 18:18 And their meat belongs to you, just as the breast and right thigh of the wave offering belong to you.
- Deuteronomy 18:3 This shall be the priests’ share from the people who offer a sacrifice, whether a bull or a sheep: the priests are to be given the shoulder, the jowls, and the stomach.
- 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?
- Leviticus 8:25 And Moses took the fat—the fat tail, all the fat that was on the entrails, the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys with their fat—as well as the right thigh.