Leviticus 7:35 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

This is the portion of the anointing of Aaron, and of the anointing of his sons, out of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, in the day when he presented them to minister unto the LORD in the priest's office; This is the portion of the anointing. "The portion" is a supplement of our translators, and with "the anointing," is tautological х mishchat (H4888) signifies not only unction, but a part, a measured out, an allotted portion, from maashach (H4886), to spread out, to measure-e.g., things broad or long, as cloth, by spanning it with the hand]. The clause, then, should be rendered thus: 'This (namely, the wave breast and heave shoulder) is the allotted portion of Aaron, and the allotted portion of the numerous body of sacred functionaries which composed the sacerdotal order, assigned to them on the day of their consecration to the priestly office. These verses contain a general summing up of the laws which regulated the rights, privileges, and duties of the priests.

Leviticus 7:35

35 This is the portion of the anointing of Aaron, and of the anointing of his sons, out of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, in the day when he presented them to minister unto the LORD in the priest's office;