Deuteronomy 18:3

This shall be the recompense for the priests from the people, and from those who offer victims, whether they will immolate an ox or a sheep. They shall give to the priest the shoulder and the breast,

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In The King James Version

And this shall be the priest’s due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep; and they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw.

In Context

2And they shall receive nothing else from the possession of their brothers. For the Lord himself is their inheritance, just as he said to them.

4the first-fruits of grain, wine, and oil, and a portion of the wool from the shearing of the sheep.

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Cross References

Exodus 29:27And you shall sanctify both the consecrated chest and the shoulder that you separated from the ram,

Leviticus 7:30He shall hold in his hands the fat of the victim, and the breast. And when he will have offered and consecrated both to the Lord, he shall deliver them to the priest,

Leviticus 22:7and the sun has set, then, having been purified, he shall eat from what has been sanctified, because it is his food.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 18:2-9

Maintenance of the Levites. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and his inheritance. 2 Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the Lord is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them. 3 And this shall be the priest's due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep; and they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the… Read the whole commentary →

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