Leviticus 7:31
in Leviticus 7The priest is to burn the fat on the altar, but the breast belongs to Aaron and his sons.
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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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This verse in Leviticus 7
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
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.
This site's exposition
Then the LORD said to Moses
on Leviticus 7:28-34
The breast goes to Aaron and his sons, and the right thigh to the priest who presents the blood and fat. Verse 34 says the LORD took those parts from the sons of Israel and gave them to the priests, so their food is His gift.
This site's exposition
The priest is to burn the fat on the altar
The fat goes up on the altar, following Leviticus 3:16, where all the fat is the LORD's. The breast that was waved is given to Aaron and his sons. John Wesley, on verse 30, notes that a peace offering was burned only in part, and this verse names that part.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar,....
Jesus Christ is our great peace-offering; for he made himself a sacrifice, not only to atone for sin, and so to save us from the curse, but to purchase a blessing for us, and all good. By our joyfully partaking of the benefits of redemption we feast upon the sacrifice, to signify which the Lord's supper was instituted.
The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהִקְטִ֧יר | vehiktir | and he will make smoke | H6999 → | 116 times |
| הַכֹּהֵ֛ן | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַחֵ֖לֶב | hachelev | the fat | H2459 → | 92 times |
| הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָה | hamizbechah | the altar towards | H4196 → | 401 times |
| וְהָיָה֙ | vehayah | and it will belong | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| הֶֽחָזֶ֔ה | hechazeh | the breast | H2373 → | 13 times |
| לְאַהֲרֹ֖ן | leaharon | to Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| וּלְבָנָֽיו׃ | ulevanav | and to sons his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
וְהִקְטִ֧ירand he will make smoke
vehiktirH6999 →116 times
הַכֹּהֵ֛ןthe priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַחֵ֖לֶבthe fat
hachelevH2459 →92 times
הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָהthe altar towards
hamizbechahH4196 →401 times
וְהָיָה֙and it will belong
vehayahH1961 →3559 times
הֶֽחָזֶ֔הthe breast
hechazehH2373 →13 times
לְאַהֲרֹ֖ןto Aaron
leaharonH175 →347 times
וּלְבָנָֽיו׃and to sons his
ulevanavH1121 →4930 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Leviticus 3:16Then 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.
it 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 separate 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 separate 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.
- Leviticus 4:31
Through
Leviticus 3:5Then 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.
it 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…
- Leviticus 6:12
Through
Leviticus 3:11Then the priest is to burn them on the altar as food, an offering made by fire to the LORD.
it 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.
- Leviticus 21:17
Through
Leviticus 6:26The priest who offers it shall eat it; it must be eaten in a holy place, in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting.
it 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…
- Leviticus 10:17–18
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This page draws on Alfred Edersheim, The Temple: Its Ministry and Services; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.