Deuteronomy 18:3 BSB

Deuteronomy 18:3

This shall be the priests’ share from the people who offer a sacrifice, whether a bull or a sheep: the priests are to be given the shoulder, the jowls, and the stomach.

BSB

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ASV

And this shall be the priests’ due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep, that they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw.

KJV

And this shall be the priest’s due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep; and they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw.

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Commentary

3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

For “maw” read stomach, which was regarded as one of the richest and choicest parts. As the animal slain may be considered to consist of three principal parts, head, feet, and body, a portion of each is by the regulation in question to be given to the priest, thus representing the consecration of the whole; or, as some ancient commentators think, the dedication of the words, acts, and appetites of the worshipper to God. The text probably refers to peace-offerings, and animals killed for the sacrificial meals held in connection with the peace-offerings.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

The maw - The Hebrew word here rendered maw or stomach, may have another signification, and some render it the breast, others take it for the part, which lies under the breast.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Here "the two cheeks" or head and "the maw" or stomach, deemed anciently a great dainty, are specified. But whether this is a new injunction, or a repetition of the old with the supplement of more details, it is not easy to determine.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְזֶ֡ה	ve.Zeh	and this	H2088 →
יִהְיֶה֩	yih.Yeh	it will be	H1961 →
מִשְׁפַּ֨ט	mish.Pat	[the] right of	H4941 →
הַכֹּהֲנִ֜ים	ha.ko.ha.Nim	the priests	H3548 →
מֵאֵ֣ת	me.'Et	from with	H854 →
הָעָ֗ם	ha.'Am	the people	H5971 →
מֵאֵ֛ת	me.'Et	from with	H854 →
זֹבְחֵ֥י	zoe.Chei	[those who] sacrifice	H2076 →
הַזֶּ֖בַח	ha.Ze.vach	<of> the sacrifice	H2077 →
אִם־	'im-	whether	H518 →
שׁ֣וֹר	Shor	ox	H7794 →
אִם־	'im-	or	H518 →
שֶׂ֑ה	Seh	sheep	H7716 →
וְנָתַן֙	ve.na.Tan	and he will give	H5414 →
לַכֹּהֵ֔ן	la.ko.Hen	to the priest	H3548 →
הַזְּרֹ֥עַ	ha.ze.Ro.a'	the arm	H2220 →
וְהַלְּחָיַ֖יִם	ve.ha.le.cha.Ya.yim	and the two cheeks	H3895 →
וְהַקֵּבָֽה׃	ve.ha.ke.Vah	and the stomach	H6896 →

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Deuteronomy 12:27
Present the meat and blood of your burnt offerings on the altar of the LORD your God. The blood of your other sacrifices must be poured out beside the altar of the LORD your…
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- Leviticus 1:13
  The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall bring all of it and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, a…
- Leviticus 17:11
  For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for your souls upon the altar; for it is the blood that makes atonement…
- Leviticus 1:9
  The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall burn all of it on the altar as a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the…
- Leviticus 1:5
  And he shall slaughter the young bull before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to present the blood and sprinkle it on all sides of the altar at the entrance to the…
- Leviticus 4:30
  Then the priest is to take some of its blood with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour out the rest of the blood at the…

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About Deuteronomy

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Deuteronomy