Numbers 18:18

And the flesh of them shall be thine, as the wave breast and as the right shoulder are thine.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
flesh	וּבְשָׂרָ֖ם u.ve.sa.Ram	H1320	flesh (from its freshness) · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
wave	הַתְּנוּפָ֛ה ha.te.nu.Fah	H8573	a brandishing (in threat) · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
breast	כַּחֲזֵ֧ה ka.cha.Zeh	H2373	the breast (as most seen in front) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
right	הַיָּמִ֖ין hai.ya.Min	H3225	the right hand or side (leg · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
shoulder	וּכְשׁ֥וֹק u.khe.Shok	H7785	the (lower) leg (as a runner) · conjunction + preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Exodus 29:26-28 And thou shalt take the breast of the ram of Aaron’s consecration, and wave it for a wave offering before the LORD: and it shall be thy part…
Leviticus 7:31-34 And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar: but the breast shall be Aaron’s and his sons’.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 18:8-19

The priest's service is called a warfare; and who goes a warfare at his own charges? As they were well employed, so they were well provided for, and well paid. None shall serve God for nought. All believers are spiritual priests, and God has promised to take care of them; they shall dwell in the land, and verily they shall be fed, and shall not want any good thing. Godliness has the promise of the life that now is. And from this plentiful provision here made for the priests the apostle infers that it is the duty of Christian churches to maintain their ministers; those that served at the altar lived upon the altar. So those that preach the gospel should live upon the gospel, and live comforta…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 18:14

Every thing devoted in Israel shall be thine--provided it was adapted for food or consumable by use; for the gold and silver vessels that were dedicated as the spoils of victory were not given to the priests, but for the use and adornment of the sacred edifice.

John Gill on Numbers 18:18

And the flesh of them shall be thine,.... For him and his family to eat of, whether blemished or perfect the Jews say (l): as the wave breast and as the right shoulder are thine: which were his part of the peace offerings, for him and his sons to eat of, Leviticus 7:34; and the Jews observe (m), that as the wave breast and heave shoulder of the peace offerings might be eaten in two days and one night, so might those of the firstlings. (l) Maimon. & Bartenora in Misn. Becorot, c. 4. sect. 2. & 5. 2.((m) Maimon. & Bartenora in Misn. Zebachim, c. 5. sect. 8.

John Calvin on Numbers 18:8-19

Numbers 18:8-19 8. And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Behold, I also have given thee the charge of mine heave offerings of all the hallowed things of the children of Israel; unto thee have I given them by reason of the anointing, and to thy sons, by an ordinance for ever. 8. Loquutus est Jehova ad Aharon, Ecce, ego dedi tibi custodiam oblationum incarum, omnes sanctificationes filiorum Israel dedi tibi propter unctionem, et filiis tuis in statutum perpetuum. 9. This shall be thine of the most holy things, reserved from the fire: every oblation of theirs, every meat offering of theirs, and every sin offering of theirs, and every trespass offering of theirs, which they shall render unto me, sh…

Dictionary and topics

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.)…
Law of Moses — Is the whole body of the Mosaic legislation (1 Kings 2:3; 2 Kings 23:25; Ezra 3:2). It is called by way of eminence simply “the Law” (Heb. Torah, Deut. 1:5; 4:8, 44; 17:18, 19; 27:3, 8). As a written…
Priest — The Heb. kohen, Gr. hierus, Lat. sacerdos, always denote one who offers sacrifices. At first every man was his own priest, and presented his own sacrifices before God. Afterwards that office devolved…
Wave Offering — This rite, together with that of “heaving” or “raising” the offering was an inseparable accompaniment of peace offerings. In such the right shoulder, considered the choicest part of the victim, was…
First Born, The · Of clean beasts: Flesh of, the priest’s portion — Of clean beasts: Flesh of, the priest’s portion
Priests · Revenues of: First-born of animals or their substitutes — Revenues of: First-born of animals or their substitutes

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Numbers 18:18

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 18:8-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 18:14

John Gill on Numbers 18:18

John Calvin on Numbers 18:8-19

Dictionary and topics

Numbers 18:18

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 18:8-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 18:14

John Gill on Numbers 18:18

John Calvin on Numbers 18:8-19

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Numbers 18:8-18

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Numbers 18:15-16

Rashi on Numbers 18:18