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Leviticus 9:21

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And the breasts and the right shoulder Aaron waved for a wave offering before the LORD; as Moses commanded.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Aaron lifted up the breasts and the right shoulder as a wave offering before the LORD, just as Moses had instructed him to do.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Aaron followed Moses' instructions exactly, presenting specific parts of the sacrifice to God by lifting them up in a ceremonial way.

📚 Historical Context

This occurs during the first sacrificial ceremony performed by Aaron as the newly ordained high priest of Israel. The 'wave offering' was a ritual where the priest would lift portions of the sacrifice toward heaven and then toward the altar, symbolically presenting them to God before they were given to the priests as their portion. This was part of establishing the formal worship system God had commanded for the Israelites after they left Egypt.

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