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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Gill's Exposition
And it shall be Aaron's and his sons by a statute for ever from the children of Israel,.... That is, the shoulder, which seems particularly meant, though the breast also was theirs, which was at this…
The consecration of the priests. See the notes to Lev. 8–9. Exo 29:4 Door of the tabernacle - Entrance of the tent. See Lev 8:3. Exo 29:27 The “waving” was the more solemn process of the two: it was a…
Here is, I. The law concerning the consecration of Aaron and his sons to the priest's office, which was to be done with a great deal of ceremony and solemnity, that they themselves might be duly…
Cambridge Bible
for Aaron and his sons in Lev 7:33 it is laid down that the -heave thigh" is to be in particular the perquisite of the officiatingpriest.
a due(ḥôḳ; lit. statute) for ever See on Exo 27:21.
an heave…
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