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Leviticus 7:34

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
For the wave breast and the heave shoulder have I taken of the children of Israel from off the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and have given them unto Aaron the priest and unto his sons by a statute for ever from among the children of Israel.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

I have taken the breast that is waved and the shoulder that is lifted up from the Israelites' peace offerings, and I have given these portions to Aaron the priest and his sons as their permanent share from the Israelites.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God is establishing that certain parts of the peace offerings belong permanently to the priests as their provision from the people's sacrifices.

📚 Historical Context

This verse comes from the detailed laws God gave Moses regarding sacrificial offerings and priestly duties. The 'wave breast' and 'heave shoulder' were specific portions of peace offerings that were ceremonially presented to God through ritual motions before being given to the priests. Since priests had no land inheritance like other tribes, God provided for them through these designated portions from the people's offerings.

Explore Similar Verses

Exodus 29:28
And this will belong to Aaron and his sons forever as a permanent law from the people of Israel, because it is a special offering lifted up to God. It will be a lifted-up offering from the Israelites taken from their fellowship sacrifices—their special offering to the LORD.
Numbers 18:8
And the LORD said to Aaron, 'Look, I have also put you in charge of my special offerings - all the holy things that the people of Israel bring to me. I'm giving these to you and your sons because you have been anointed as priests, and this is a permanent law.'
Numbers 18:11
And this belongs to you: the special offerings that the people of Israel bring as gifts, including all their wave offerings. I have given these to you and your sons and daughters as a permanent law. Anyone in your household who is ceremonially clean may eat from these offerings.

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The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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