Leviticus 7:28-34 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bible Comments

Continuation of Peace Offerings. An addition to the provisions of Leviticus 7:8-10. The breast and the thigh go to the priests, the latter to the officiator, the former to the priests in general (cf. 1 Samuel 2:13-16; Deuteronomy 18:3); here, a still larger portion is surrendered by the offerer. The breast is to be waved, moved backwards and forwards in the direction of the altar; the thigh is simply heaved, i.e. lifted out of the rest of the offering and laid aside, as in Leviticus 7:14.

Leviticus 7:28-34

28 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

29 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, He that offereth the sacrifice of his peace offerings unto the LORD shall bring his oblation unto the LORD of the sacrifice of his peace offerings.

30 His own hands shall bring the offerings of the LORD made by fire, the fat with the breast, it shall he bring, that the breast may be waved for a wave offering before the LORD.

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

32 And the right shoulder shall ye give unto the priest for an heave offering of the sacrifices of your peace offerings.

33 He among the sons of Aaron, that offereth the blood of the peace offerings, and the fat, shall have the right shoulder for his part.

34 For the wave breast and the heave shoulder have I taken of the children of Israel from off the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and have given them unto Aaron the priest and unto his sons by a statute for ever from among the children of Israel.