Leviticus 7:31 BSB — MannaFest

Leviticus 7:31

The priest is to burn the fat on the altar, but the breast belongs to Aaron and his sons.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar; but the breast shall be Aaron’s and his sons’.

KJV

And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar: but the breast shall be Aaron’s and his sons’.

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Commentary

1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

He that offereth the sacrifice of his peace offerings unto the Lord--In order to show that the sacrifice was voluntary, the offerer was required to bring it with his own hands to the priest.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהִקְטִ֧יר	ve.hik.Tir	and he will make smoke	H6999 →
הַכֹּהֵ֛ן	ha.ko.Hen	the priest	H3548 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַחֵ֖לֶב	ha.Che.lev	the fat	H2459 →
הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָה	ha.miz.Be.chah	the altar towards	H4196 →
וְהָיָה֙	ve.ha.Yah	and it will belong	H1961 →
הֶֽחָזֶ֔ה	he.cha.Zeh	the breast	H2373 →
לְאַהֲרֹ֖ן	le.'a.ha.Ron	to Aaron	H175 →
וּלְבָנָֽיו׃	u.le.va.Nav	and to sons his	H1121 →

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The walk

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Leviticus 3:16
Then the priest is to burn the food on the altar as an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma. All the fat is the LORD’s.
leads to
- Leviticus 4:31
  Then he is to remove all the fat, just as it is removed from the peace offering, and the priest is to burn it on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Exodus 29:13
  Take all the fat that covers the entrails and the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys with the fat on them, and burn them on the altar.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Leviticus 7:23–25
  “Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘You are not to eat any of the fat of an ox, a sheep, or a goat.
Through
Leviticus 3:5
Then Aaron’s sons are to burn it on the altar atop the burnt offering that is on the burning wood, as an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
leads to
- Leviticus 6:12
  The fire on the altar shall be kept burning; it must not be extinguished. Every morning the priest is to add wood to the fire, arrange the burnt offering on it, and burn the…
Through
Leviticus 3:11
Then the priest is to burn them on the altar as food, an offering made by fire to the LORD.
leads to
- Leviticus 21:17
  “Say to Aaron, ‘For the generations to come, none of your descendants who has a physical defect may approach to offer the food of his God.
- Leviticus 21:6
  They must be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. Because they present to the LORD the offerings made by fire, the food of their God, they must be…
- Leviticus 3:16
  Then the priest is to burn the food on the altar as an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma. All the fat is the LORD’s.
Through
Leviticus 6:26
The priest who offers it shall eat it; it must be eaten in a holy place, in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting.
leads to
- Leviticus 10:17–18
  “Why didn’t you eat the sin offering in the holy place? For it is most holy; it was given to you to take away the guilt of the congregation by making atonement for them…