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.’”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God declares the allocation of priestly portions immediately after detailing the presentation of blood and fat for peace offerings. The words — לָקַ֙חְתִּי (la.Kach.ti) means "I have taken," and חֲזֵ֨ה (cha.Zeh) denotes the "breast" set apart for the priest. The thread — This allocation recurs in Numbers 18:18 regarding the priestly share of meat and wave offerings, and Leviticus 10:14 instructs Aaron and his household to eat these portions. Why it lands — The text establishes that priestly sustenance comes directly from the people's worship offerings rather than external provision. Readers must recognize that worship and provision are structurally linked in the covenant community.

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The Hebrew words

כִּי֩kifor אֶת־'et-<obj.>חֲזֵ֨הcha.Zeh[the] breast of הַתְּנוּפָ֜הha./te.nu.Fahthe/ wave-offering וְאֵ֣ת׀ve./'Etand/ <obj.>שׁ֣וֹקShok[the] thigh of הַתְּרוּמָ֗הha./te.ru.Mahthe/ contribution לָקַ֙חְתִּי֙la.Kach.tiI have taken מֵאֵ֣תme./'Etfrom/ with בְּנֵֽי־be.nei-[the] people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsrael מִזִּבְחֵ֖יmi./ziv.Cheifrom/ [the] sacrifices of שַׁלְמֵיהֶ֑םshal.mei./Hempeace offerings/ their וָאֶתֵּ֣ןva./'e.Tenand/ I have given אֹ֠תָם'O.to/m<obj.>/ them לְאַהֲרֹ֨ןle./'a.ha.Ronto/ Aaron הַכֹּהֵ֤ןha./ko.Henthe/ priest וּלְבָנָיו֙u./le./va.Na/vand/ to/ sons/ his לְחָק־le./chok-to/ a prescribed portion of עוֹלָ֔םo.Lamperpetuity מֵאֵ֖תme./'Etfrom/ with בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] people of יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElIsrael

King James Version

For the wave breast and the heave shoulder have I taken of the children of Israel from off the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and have given them unto Aaron the priest and unto his sons by a statute for ever from among the children of Israel.

Cross-references

Numbers 18:18 And their meat belongs to you, just as the breast and right thigh of the wave offering belong to you.
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.
Exodus 29:9 Wrap the sashes around Aaron and his sons and tie headbands on them. The priesthood shall be theirs by a permanent statute. In this way you are to ordain Aaron and his sons.
Exodus 29:27 Consecrate for Aaron and his sons the breast of the wave offering that is waved and the thigh of the heave offering that is lifted up from the ram of ordination.
Leviticus 3:17 This is a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live: You must not eat any fat or any blood.”
Leviticus 7:30 With his own hands he is to bring the food offerings to the LORD; he shall bring the fat, together with the breast, and wave the breast as a wave offering before the LORD.
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.

People named

Aaron