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31 The priest shall burn the fat on the altar,(A) but the brisket belongs to Aaron and his sons. 32 Moreover, from your communion sacrifices you shall give to the priest the right leg as a contribution. 33 The one among Aaron’s sons who offers the blood and the fat of the communion offering shall have the right leg as his portion, 34 for from the communion sacrifices of the Israelites I have taken the brisket that is elevated and the leg that is a contribution, and I have given them to Aaron, the priest, and to his sons as their due from the Israelites forever.(B)

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31 The priest shall burn the fat on the altar,(A) but the breast belongs to Aaron and his sons.(B) 32 You are to give the right thigh of your fellowship offerings to the priest as a contribution.(C) 33 The son of Aaron who offers the blood and the fat of the fellowship offering shall have the right thigh as his share. 34 From the fellowship offerings of the Israelites, I have taken the breast that is waved and the thigh(D) that is presented and have given them to Aaron the priest and his sons(E) as their perpetual share from the Israelites.’”

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14 (A)The brisket of the elevated offering and the leg[a] of the contribution, however, you and your sons and daughters may eat, in a clean place; for these have been assigned to you and your children as your due from the communion sacrifices of the Israelites. 15 The leg of the contribution and the brisket of the elevated offering shall be brought in with the oblations of fat to be raised as an elevated offering before the Lord. They shall belong to you and your children as your due forever, as the Lord has commanded.”

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Footnotes

  1. 10:14 Brisket…leg: these are from the Israelites’ communion sacrifices in 9:4, 18–21.

14 But you and your sons and your daughters may eat the breast(A) that was waved and the thigh that was presented. Eat them in a ceremonially clean place;(B) they have been given to you and your children as your share of the Israelites’ fellowship offerings. 15 The thigh(C) that was presented and the breast that was waved must be brought with the fat portions of the food offerings, to be waved before the Lord as a wave offering.(D) This will be the perpetual share for you and your children, as the Lord has commanded.”

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18 (A)Their meat, however, shall be yours, just as the brisket of the elevated offering and the right thigh belong to you. 19 As a perpetual due I assign to you and to your sons and daughters with you all the contributions of holy things which the Israelites set aside for the Lord; this is a covenant of salt[a] to last forever before the Lord, for you and for your descendants with you.

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Footnotes

  1. 18:19 A covenant of salt: cf. 2 Chr 13:5. The reference may perhaps be to the preservative power of salt (cf. Mt 5:13); but more likely the phrase refers to the custom of eating salt together to render a contract unbreakable. See note on Lv 2:13.

18 Their meat is to be yours, just as the breast of the wave offering(A) and the right thigh are yours.(B) 19 Whatever is set aside from the holy(C) offerings the Israelites present to the Lord I give to you and your sons and daughters as your perpetual share. It is an everlasting covenant of salt(D) before the Lord for both you and your offspring.”

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This shall be the due of the priests from the people: those who are offering a sacrifice, whether an ox or a sheep, shall give the priest the shoulder, the jowls and the stomach.

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This is the share due the priests(A) from the people who sacrifice a bull(B) or a sheep: the shoulder, the internal organs and the meat from the head.(C)

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