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Leviticus 7:31

The priest shall burn the fat on the altar, but the breast shall be Aaron’s and his sons’.

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  • WEB World English Bible

    The priest shall burn the fat on the altar, but the breast shall be Aaron’s and his sons’.

  • KJV King James Version

    And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar: but the breast shall be Aaron’s and his sons’.

  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    And the priest shall make the fat smoke upon the altar; but the breast shall be Aaron's and his sons'.

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Cross-references (9)

Passages linked to Leviticus 7:31 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.

  • Leviticus 3:5 Aaron’s sons shall burn it on the altar on the burnt offering, which is on the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh.
  • Leviticus 3:11 The priest shall burn it on the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire to Yahweh.
  • Leviticus 3:16 The priest shall burn them on the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire, for a pleasant aroma; all the fat is Yahweh’s.
  • Leviticus 7:34 For the waved breast and the heaved thigh I have taken from the children of Israel out of the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and have given them to Aaron the priest and to his sons as their portion forever from the children of Israel.’ ”
  • Leviticus 5:13 The priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin that he has sinned in any of these things, and he will be forgiven; and the rest shall be the priest’s, as the meal offering.’ ”
  • Leviticus 6:16 That which is left of it Aaron and his sons shall eat. It shall be eaten without yeast in a holy place. They shall eat it in the court of the Tent of Meeting.
  • Leviticus 6:26 The priest who offers it for sin shall eat it. It shall be eaten in a holy place, in the court of the Tent of Meeting.
  • Leviticus 8:29 Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave offering before Yahweh. It was Moses’ portion of the ram of consecration, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
  • Numbers 18:18 Their meat shall be yours, as the wave offering breast and as the right thigh, it shall be yours.

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Explain this verse (6 sources)

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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Lev 7:31 And the priest shall burn the fat…

Lev 7:31 And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar: but the breast shall be Aaron’s and his sons’.

Ver. 31,32. The breast shall be Aaron’s and his sons’. And the right shoulder.] To note that men must give their breasts and shoulders, affections and actions, even their whole selves; first to the Lord, and then to us ministers by the will of God, as those famous Macedonians did in 2Co 8:5; that so they may be sani in doctrina et sancti in vita, sound in doctrine, and holy in life.

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain i.e. The portion of every succeeding high priest and…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the right shoulder shall ye give unto the…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain His sons - The portion of every succeeding high-priest…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain The breast, and other parts mentioned, Deuteronomy xviii. 3.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 the upper part of the leg above the knee

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