And you shall give the right thigh to the priest as a contribution from the sacrifices of your peace offerings.
Parallel translations
- WEB The right thigh you shall give to the priest for a heave offering out of the sacrifices of your peace offerings.
- KJV And the right shoulder shall ye give unto the priest for an heave offering of the sacrifices of your peace offerings.
- BSB And you are to give the right thigh to the priest as a contribution from your peace offering.
- NKJV Also the right thigh you shall give to the priest as a heave offering from the sacrifices of your peace offerings.
- NLT Give the right thigh of your peace offering to the priest as a gift.
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Quick answer
The right thigh is given to the priest as a contribution from the peace offerings. A choice portion supported the officiating priest.
Overview
The right thigh, a valued cut, was set apart for the priest as his share of the fellowship offering. Together with the breast, it provided substantial sustenance for those without land. This continues the consistent biblical care for those devoted to God's service.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- Lev 9:21and the breasts and the right thigh Aaron waved for a wave offering before Yahweh, as Moses commanded.
- Lev 7:34For 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.’”
- Num 6:20and the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before Yahweh. This is holy for the priest, together with the breast that is waved and the thigh that is offered. After that the Nazirite may drink wine.
- 1 Cor 9:13–14Don’t you know that those who serve around sacred things eat from the things of the temple, and those who wait on the altar have their portion with the altar?
- Lev 10:14The 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.
- Num 18:18–19Their meat shall be yours, as the wave offering breast and as the right thigh, it shall be yours.
- 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.
- Lev 8:25–26He took the fat, and the fat tail, and all the fat that was on the innards, and the cover of the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and the right thigh;
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Every sacrifice, every priest, and every day of atonement points beyond itself to the one perfect offering and the great High Priest who, by his own blood, makes the unclean holy once for all.
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