Leviticus 9:21
in Leviticus 9but he waved the breasts and the right thigh as a wave offering before the LORD, as Moses had commanded.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and the breasts and the right thigh Aaron waved for a wave-offering before Jehovah; as Moses commanded.
KJV
And the breasts and the right shoulder Aaron waved for a wave offering before the Lord; as Moses commanded.
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This verse in Leviticus 9
Commentary
1 note on this verseThis site's exposition
He slew also the bullock and the ram
on Leviticus 9:18-21
The peace offerings come last, and by the rule of 7:15 these are the parts a worshipper eats. The offerer's list in chapters 1 to 5 puts the peace offering third and the priest's list at 6:8 to 7:38 moves it to the end, and Aaron's first service follows the priest's order. The breasts and the right shoulder are waved and become the portion of the priests, so a day that opened with Aaron's own sin closes with food on his table.
The words behind it
13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאֵ֣ת | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הֶחָז֗וֹת | hechazot | the breasts | H2373 → | 13 times |
| וְאֵת֙ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שׁ֣וֹק | shok | [the] thigh of | H7785 → | 19 times |
| הַיָּמִ֔ין | haiyamin | the right | H3225 → | 140 times |
| הֵנִ֧יף | henif | he waved | H5130 → | 37 times |
| אַהֲרֹ֛ן | ʾaharon | Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| תְּנוּפָ֖ה | tenufah | a wave-offering | H8573 → | 30 times |
| לִפְנֵ֣י | lifnei | <to> before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| יְהוָ֑ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר | kaasher | just as | H834 → | 5497 times |
| צִוָּ֥ה | tzivah | he had commanded | H6680 → | 494 times |
| מֹשֶֽׁה׃ | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
וְאֵ֣תand <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
הֶחָז֗וֹתthe breasts
hechazotH2373 →13 times
וְאֵת֙and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
שׁ֣וֹק[the] thigh of
shokH7785 →19 times
הַיָּמִ֔יןthe right
haiyaminH3225 →140 times
הֵנִ֧יףhe waved
henifH5130 →37 times
אַהֲרֹ֛ןAaron
ʾaharonH175 →347 times
תְּנוּפָ֖הa wave-offering
tenufahH8573 →30 times
לִפְנֵ֣י<to> before
lifneiH6440 →2123 times
יְהוָ֑הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
כַּאֲשֶׁ֖רjust as
kaasherH834 →5497 times
צִוָּ֥הhe had commanded
tzivahH6680 →494 times
מֹשֶֽׁה׃Moses
moshehH4872 →765 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
1 Peter 4:11If anyone speaks, he should speak as one conveying the words of God. If anyone serves, he should serve with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be glorified through…
it leads to
- 1 Corinthians 10:31
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.
- 1 Peter 4:10
As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another.
- Ephesians 6:10
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
- Ephesians 4:29
Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.
- 1 Corinthians 12:4
There are different gifts, but the same Spirit.
- 1 Corinthians 10:31
Through
Isaiah 49:3He said to Me, “You are My Servant, Israel, in whom I will display My glory.”
it leads to
- Isaiah 42:1
“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
- 1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
- Isaiah 44:23
Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has…
- Isaiah 42:1
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This page draws on Andrew Bonar, A Commentary on Leviticus and Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch.
