a son (as a builder of the family name) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
Aaron
אַהֲרֹ֑ן'a.ha.Ron
H175
Aharon · proper noun, a man's name
offereth
הַמַּקְרִ֞יבha.mak.Riv
H7126
to approach (causatively · definite article + verb, hiphil active participle, masculine singular absolute
blood
דַּ֧םdam
H1818
blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or… · noun, common masculine singular construct
offerings
הַשְּׁלָמִ֛יםha.she.la.Mim
H8002
properly · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
fat
הַחֵ֖לֶבha.Che.lev
H2459
fat · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
right
הַיָּמִ֖יןhai.ya.Min
H3225
the right hand or side (leg · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
shoulder
שׁ֥וֹקShok
H7785
the (lower) leg (as a runner) · noun, common feminine singular construct
part
לְמָנָֽהle.ma.Nah
H4490
properly · preposition + noun, common feminine singular absolute
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Leviticus 26:1-46 Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land,…
Leviticus 7:3 And he shall offer of it all the fat thereof; the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards,
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Commentary
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 7:11-34
All this relates to the peace-offerings: it is the repetition and explication of what we had before, with various additions.
I. The nature and intention of the peace-offerings are here more distinctly opened. They were offered either, 1. In thankfulness for some special mercy received, such as recovery from sickness, preservation in a journey, deliverance at sea, redemption out of captivity, all which are specified in Ps. 107, and for them men are called upon to offer the sacrifice of thanksgiving, Lev 7:22. Or, 2. In performance of some vow which a man made when he was in distress (Lev 7:16), and this was less honourable than the former, though the omission of it would have been more culpab…
THE PRIESTS' PORTION. (Lev 7:28-38)
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. The breast having been waved to and fro in a solemn manner as devoted to God, was given to the priests; it was assigned to the use of their order generally, but the right shoulder was the perquisite of the officiating priest.
Adam Clarke on Leviticus 7:32
The right shoulder - See Clarke on Exo 29:27 (note).
John Gill on Leviticus 7:33
He among the sons of Aaron that offereth the blood of the peace offerings, and the fat,.... Who sprinkled the blood of them upon the altar round about, and burnt the fat upon it, which were rites enjoined to be observed, Leviticus 3:2,
shall have the right shoulder for his part; his particular part and share, because of his service: Aben Ezra remarks, that the right shoulder was given to him that sprinkled the blood, and the breast to all the priests; and Jarchi observes, that he that was fit for sprinkling the blood, and burning the fat, and went out an unclean person in the time of sprinkling the blood, or burning the fat, had no part in the flesh.
The Church Fathers
What does it mean that the priest, by a precept of the law, receives not only the right shoulder, but receives it "separated"? Not only is his work useful; it is also unique. Not only does he do what is right among wicked men, but he surpasses those who live well and are subject to him by the honor of his orders and thus surpasses them in his virtuous life. When the breast and the shoulder are given to him as food—since he is bidden to consume part of the sacrifice—he learns to sacrifice something of himself to God. Not only should he think right thoughts in his breast, but also by the work of his shoulder draw his hearers to things above. Nothing in this present life should he desire, nothing should he fear. He should despise the pleasures of this world and reject the fear within, and he should scorn fear as he meditates on the pleasures of inner sweetness.
What does it mean that the priest, by a precept of the law, receives not only the right shoulder, but receives it "separated"? Not only is his work useful; it is also unique. Not only does he do what is right among wicked men, but he surpasses those who live well and are subject to him by the honor of his orders and thus surpasses them in his virtuous life. When the breast and the shoulder are given to him as food—since he is bidden to consume part of the sacrifice—he learns to sacrifice something of himself to God. Not only should he think right thoughts in his breast, but also by the work of his shoulder draw his hearers to things above. Nothing in this present life should he desire, nothing should he fear. He should despise the pleasures of this world and reject the fear within, and he should scorn fear as he meditates on the pleasures of inner sweetness. Exposition of the Old and New Testament, Leviticus
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Dictionary and topics
Flesh-hook — A many-pronged fork used in the sacrificial services (1 Sam. 2:13, 14; Ex. 27:3; 38:3) by the priest in drawing away the flesh. The fat of the sacrifice, together with the breast and shoulder (Lev.…
Knife — (1.) Heb. hereb, “the waster,” a sharp instrument for circumcision (Josh. 5:2, 3, lit. “knives of flint;” comp. Ex. 4:25); a razor (Ezek. 5:1); a graving tool (Ex. 20:25); an axe (Ezek. 26:9). (2.)…
Peace offerings — (Heb. shelamim), detailed regulations regarding given in Lev. 3; 7:11-21, 29-34. They were of three kinds, (1) eucharistic or thanksgiving offerings, expressive of gratitude for blessings received;…
Wave offerings — Parts of peace-offerings were so called, because they were waved by the priests (Ex. 29:24, 26, 27; Lev. 7:20-34; 8:27; 9:21; 10:14, 15, etc.), in token of a solemn special presentation to God. They…
Peace Offerings · The priest: Had the shoulder and breast as his portion — The priest: Had the shoulder and breast as his portion
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John Calvin on Leviticus 7:26–end
Leviticus 7:26-27
26. Moreover, ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of fowl or of beast, in any of your dwellings.
26. Nullum sanguinem comedetis in cunctis habitationibus vestris, tam de avibus quam de jumentis.
27. Whatsoever soul it be that eateth any manner of blood, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.
27. Omnis anima quae comederit ullum sanguinem, excidetur anima illa e populis suis.
Keil & Delitzsch on Leviticus 7:30-33
His hands were to bring the firings of Jehovah, i.e., the portions to be burned upon the altar (Lev 1:9), viz., "the fat (the fat portions, Lev 3:3-4) with the breast," - the former to be burned upon the altar, the latter "to wave as a wave-offering before Jehovah." חזה, τὸ στηθύνιον (lxx), i.e., according to Pollux, τῶν στηθῶν τὸ μέσον, pectusculum or pectus (Vulg. cf. Lev 9:20-21; Lev 10:15), signifies the breast, the breast-piece of the sacrificial animals,
(Note: The etymology of the word is obscure. According to Winer, Gesenius, and others, it signifies adspectui patens; whilst Meier and Knobel regard it as meaning literally the division, or middle-piece; and Dietrich attributes t…
The prohibition against consuming blood was so important that the Council at Jerusalem included it in the instructions for Gentile believers (Acts 15:29).
Rashi on Leviticus 7:33
'וגו השלמים דם את המקריב [HE AMONG THE SONS OF AARON] THAT OFFERETH THE BLOOD OF THE PEACE-OFFERINGS [AND THE FAT SHALL HAVE THE SHOULDER OF THE RIGHT SIDE FOR HIS PART] — “He that offereth the blood” means: he who is fitted to perform the sprinkling of it and to burn the fat portions, — thus excluding a priest who was unclean at the time when the blood was sprinkled, or the fat portions were burnt — that he does not share in the flesh (Sifra, Tzav, Chapter 16 8; Zevachim 98b).
