and it shall be for Aaron and his sons as their portion forever from the children of Israel; for it is a wave offering: and 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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- KJV 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.
- BSB This will belong to Aaron and his sons as a regular portion from the Israelites, for it is the heave offering the Israelites will make to the LORD from their peace offerings.
- NKJV It shall be from the children of Israel for Aaron and his sons by a statute forever. For it is a heave offering; it shall be a heave offering from the children of Israel from the sacrifices of their peace offerings, that is, their heave offering to the Lord.
- NASB It shall be for Aaron and his sons as their portion forever from the sons of Israel, for it is a contribution; and it shall be a contribution from the sons of Israel from the sacrifices of their peace offerings, their contribution to the Lord.
- NLT In the future, whenever the people of Israel lift up a peace offering, a portion of it must be set aside for Aaron and his descendants. This is their permanent right, and it is a sacred offering from the Israelites to the Lord.
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Quick answer
These portions became the priests' perpetual share from Israel's peace offerings, given as wave offerings to Yahweh. God permanently provided for the priests from the people's sacrifices.
Overview
This lasting ordinance ensured the priests were supported through the offerings the people brought to God. What was given to God was, in part, given to those who served him. The arrangement reflects God's ongoing provision for his ministers and points to how he supplies the needs of those who labor in his service.
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- Num 18:29Out of all your gifts, you shall offer every wave offering of Yahweh, of all its best, even the holy part of it out of it.’
- Num 15:19–20then it shall be that when you eat of the bread of the land, you shall offer up a wave offering to Yahweh.
- Exod 29:27You shall sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the thigh of the wave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons:
- Lev 10:14–15The 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 as your portion, and your sons’ portion, out of the sacrifices of the peace offerings of the children of Israel.
- Lev 3:1“‘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 defect before Yahweh.
- Num 31:41Moses gave the tribute, which was Yahweh’s wave offering, to Eleazar the priest, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
- Lev 7:11–38“‘This is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which one shall offer to Yahweh.
- Num 18:24For 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. Therefore I have said to them, ‘Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.’”
- Deut 18:3This 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 priest the shoulder, the two cheeks, and the inner parts.
- Num 31:29Take it from their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest, for Yahweh’s wave offering.
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