And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the shoulder of the heave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of the consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons:
You must set apart as holy the breast portion that is waved as an offering and the shoulder portion that is lifted up as an offering from the ram used for the consecration ceremony - both the portion for Aaron and the portion for his sons.
God is instructing Moses to set apart specific portions of the sacrificial ram as holy offerings during the ceremony that consecrates Aaron and his sons as priests.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of God's detailed instructions to Moses for consecrating Aaron and his sons as the first priests of Israel. The 'wave offering' and 'heave offering' were special ceremonial gestures where portions of the sacrifice were lifted up or waved before the Lord to symbolically present them to God. This established the priestly system that would serve as mediators between God and the Israelite people.
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