You shall sanctify the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the wave offering, which is waved, and which is raised up, of the ram of consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons. It shall be for Aaron and his sons as their portion forever from the children of Israel; for it is a wave offering. It shall be a wave offering from the children of Israel of the sacrifices of their peace offerings, even their wave offering to Yahweh.
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“You shall take the breast of Aaron’s ram of consecration, and wave it for a wave offering before Yahweh. It shall be your portion. You shall sanctify the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the wave offering, which is waved, and which is raised up, of the ram of consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons. It shall be for Aaron and his sons as their portion forever from the children of Israel; for it is a wave offering. It shall be a wave offering from the children of Israel of the sacrifices of their peace offerings, even their wave offering to Yahweh.
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You shall sanctify the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the wave offering, which is waved, and which is raised up, of the ram of consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons.
It shall be for Aaron and his sons as their portion forever from the children of Israel; for it is a wave offering. It shall be a wave offering from the children of Israel of the sacrifices of their peace offerings, even their wave offering to Yahweh.
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And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the shoulder of the heave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of the consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons:
And it shall be Aaron’s and his sons’ by a statute for ever from the children of Israel: for it is an heave offering: and it shall be an heave offering from the children of Israel of the sacrifice of their peace offerings, even their heave offering unto the LORD.
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And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave-offering, and the thigh of the heave-offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of consecration, even of that which is Aaron's, and of that which is his sons'.
And it shall be for Aaron and his sons as a due for ever from the children of Israel; for it is a heave-offering; and it shall be a heave-offering from the children of Israel of their sacrifices of peace-offerings, even their heave-offering unto the LORD.
Cross-references (20)
- Leviticus 10:15 (v27) The heaved thigh and the waved breast they shall bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave offering before…
- Numbers 18:11 (v27) “This is yours, too: the wave offering of their gift, even all the wave offerings of the children of Israel. I have given them to you, and…
- Deuteronomy 18:3 (vv27–28) This shall be the priests’ due from the people, from those who offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep, that they shall give to the…
- Exodus 29:27 (v28) You shall sanctify the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the wave offering, which is waved, and which is raised up, of the ram…
- Leviticus 3:1 (v28) “ ‘If his offering is a sacrifice of peace offerings, if he offers it from the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer it without…
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- Leviticus 7:11-38 (v28) “ ‘This is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which one shall offer to Yahweh: If he offers it for a thanksgiving, then he shall…
- Leviticus 7:31-34 (v27) The priest shall burn the fat on the altar, but the breast shall be Aaron’s and his sons’. The right thigh you shall give to the priest for…
- Leviticus 7:37 (v27) This is the law of the burnt offering, the meal offering, the sin offering, the trespass offering, the consecration, and the sacrifice of…
- Leviticus 8:28-31 (v27) Moses took them from their hands, and burned them on the altar on the burnt offering. They were a consecration offering for a pleasant…
- Leviticus 9:21 (v27) Aaron waved the breasts and the right thigh for a wave offering before Yahweh, as Moses commanded.
- Leviticus 10:14-15 (v28) The waved breast and the heaved thigh you shall eat in a clean place, you, and your sons, and your daughters with you: for they are given…
- Numbers 6:20 (v27) and the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before Yahweh. They are holy for the priest, together with the breast that is waved and…
- Numbers 15:19-20 (v28) then it shall be that when you eat of the bread of the land, you shall offer up a wave offering to Yahweh. Of the first of your dough you…
- Numbers 18:18-19 (v27) Their meat shall be yours, as the wave offering breast and as the right thigh, it shall be yours. All the wave offerings of the holy things…
- Numbers 18:24 (v28) For the tithe of the children of Israel, which they offer as a wave offering to Yahweh, I have given to the Levites for an inheritance.…
- Numbers 18:29 (v28) Out of all your gifts, you shall offer every wave offering to Yahweh, of all its best parts, even the holy part of it.’
- Numbers 31:29 (v28) Take it from their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest, for Yahweh’s wave offering.
- Numbers 31:41 (v28) Moses gave the tribute, which was Yahweh’s wave offering, to Eleazar the priest, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
- Hebrews 7:28 (v27) For the law appoints men as high priests who have weakness, but the word of the oath which came after the law appoints a Son forever who…
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv27–28 So called because it was not only shaken to…
So called because it was not only shaken to and fro, but also lifted up.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv27–28 Exo 29:27 And thou shalt sanctify the breast of…
Exo 29:27 And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the shoulder of the heave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of the consecration, [even] of [that] which [is] for Aaron, and of [that] which is for his sons:
Ver. 27. The breast of the wave offering, and the shoulder.] To teach the priests to serve the Lord with all their heart, and with all their strength.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv27–28 Heaved up: this was done by throwing the parts…
Heaved up: this was done by throwing the parts upward, and catching them again.
Even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons: the words may be rendered thus, of which breast and shoulder of the ram shall be Aaron’s portion, and of which shall be the portion of his sons; so there is only an ellipsis of the verb substantive, which is most common, and the Hebrew prefix lamed designs a thing belonging to the person to whom that is prefixed, as it is in other like cases, as Gen 40:8; Deu 1:17; Psa 47:9.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv27–28 And thou shall sanctify the breast of the wave…
And thou shall sanctify the breast of the wave offering,.... Set it apart for the use of the priest in all succeeding ages:
and the shoulder of the heave offering: as the breast was waved from one hand to another, or cast from the hand of one to the hand of another; the shoulder was heaved up, or cast up and caught again: this also was to be sanctified or set apart for the priest's use, Lev 7:32,
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which is waved, and which is heaved up of the ram of the consecration: the breast was waved and the shoulder heaved:
even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons; as these two parts before mentioned in peace offerings were.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On v27 Verse 27. The breast of the wave-offering, and the…
Verse 27. The breast of the wave-offering, and the shoulder of the heave-offering] As the wave-offering was agitated to and fro, and the heave-offering up and down, some have conceived that this twofold action represented the figure of the cross, on which the great Peace-offering between God and man was offered in the personal sacrifice of our blessed Redeemer. Had we authority for this conjecture, it would certainly cast much light on the meaning and intention of these offerings; and when the intelligent reader is informed that one of the most judicious critics in the whole republic of letters is the author of this conjecture, viz., Houbigant, he will treat it with respect. I shall here produce his own words on this verse:
Hic distinguuntur, תנופה et תרומה, ut ejusdem oblationis caeremoniae duae. In significatur, moveri oblatam victimam huc et illuc, ad dextram et ad sinistram. In תרומה sursum tolli, et sublatam rursus deprimi; nam pluribus vicibus id fiebat. Rem sic interpretantur Judaei; et Christianos docent, quanquam id non agentes, sic adumbrari eam crucem, in quam generis humani victima illa pacifica sublata est, quam veteres victimae omnes praenunciabant.
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"The heave-offering and wave-offering, as two ceremonies in the same oblation, are here distinguished. The wave-offering implies that the victim was moved hither and thither, to the right hand and to the left; the heave-offering was lifted up and down, and this was done several times. In this way the Jews explain these things, and teach the Christians, that by these acts the cross was adumbrated, upon which that Peace-offering of the human race was lifted up which was prefigured by all the ancient victims."
The breast and the shoulder, thus waved and heaved, were by this consecration appointed to be the priests' portion for ever; and this, as Mr. Ainsworth piously remarks, "taught the priests how, with all their heart and all their strength, they should give themselves unto the service of the Lord in his Church." Moses, as priest, received on this occasion the breast and the shoulder, which became afterwards the portion of the priests; see Ex 29:28, and Le 7:34. It is worthy of remark, that although Moses himself had no consecration to the sacerdotal office, yet he acts here as high priest, consecrates a high priest, and receives the breast and the shoulder, which were the priests' portion! But Moses was an extraordinary messenger, and derived his authority, without the medium of rites or ceremonies, immediately from God himself. It does not appear that Christ either baptized the twelve apostles, or ordained them by imposition of hands; yet, from his own infinite sufficiency, he gave them authority both to baptize, and to lay on hands, in appointing others to the work of the sacred ministry. Ex 29:29
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On v28 Israel. As these parts have been offered by Aaron…
Israel. As these parts have been offered by Aaron to the Lord, so the Israelites shall present them to him and his sons, when they offer sacrifice. (Menochius) --- All the different kinds of victims were immolated on this occasion, because the priests were consecrated to offer them all. (Du Hamel)
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv27–28 27. the breast of the wave offering] or, the…
27. the breast of the wave offering] or, the wave breast, as this part of the peace-offering was technically called (Lev_7:34; Lev_10:14 al.).
the thigh of the heave offering elsewhere (Lev_7:34 al.) the heave thigh: better (see on Exo_25:2), the thigh of the contribution, i.e. the thigh which was contributed by the worshipper to the priest. As was explained on Exo_25:2, no rite of elevation is implied in the expression.
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heaved up] contributed; lit. lifted up, or separated, from a large mass for a sacred purpose. Cf. Exo Exo_35:24; and see DB. iii. 588a (5 a).
from the ram of installation, (even) from that which is for Aaron, and from that which, &c.] ‘that which’ (twice) is in apposition wit ‘the ram of installation.’
27–28. Both the breast and the thigh of the ram of installation to in perpetuity the perquisite of Aaron and his sons. The verses (which do not agree with vv. 22, 24; for the thigh which was there burnt on the altar is here to be the perquisite of the priests) are probably a later insertion, correcting v. 26, and harmonizing (though imperfectly) vv. 22, 25 with the practice that was usual in the case of a peace-offering, viz. for the priests to receive both the breast and the right thigh (Lev_7:32-34).
27–30. Two parenthetical regulations: neither in Leviticus 8.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On v27 (27, 28) The wave offering.—For the future, in every…
THE LAW OF THE WAVE AND HEAVE OFFERINGS, AND OF THE CONSECRATION GARMENTS.
(27, 28) The wave offering.—For the future, in every case of offerings made at a consecration, both the breast and the right shoulder (Lev_7:32) were to be given to the officiating priest, who was to “wave” the one and “heave” the other before the Lord. “Heaving” was a single movement, an uplifting of the thing heaved; “waving” was a repeated movement, a swaying of the thing waved backwards and forwards horizontally. Both were modes of presenting the thing to God.
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(29) The holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons’ after him.—That Eleazar was consecrated in his father’s holy garments we learn from Num_20:28; but nothing is recorded as to the investiture of later high priests. Still, it is reasonable to suppose that the injunctions here given were carried out so long as the garments worn by Aaron held together.
To be anointed therein.—The anointing of each successive high priest is here commanded by implication. Jewish tradition affirms the practice to have been in conformity.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On v27 Vers. 27, 28. A short digression is here made,…
Vers. 27, 28. A short digression is here made, from this particular offering, to all future offerings for consecration. For the future both the breast and the right shoulder are to belong to the priests. The shoulder, moreover, is to be "heaved," and only the breast "waved; ... heaving" being a single lifting up of the offering towards heaven, while" waving" was a repeated movement in a horizontal direction. Wave and heave offerings are always connected with the portions of the priests, or with things dedicated to God"s service. (see Exo_25:2 Exo_35:22, 24 38:24, Lev_7:30-34; Num_18:11, Num_18:19, Num_18:24, etc.)
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