Leviticus 9:21

Aaron separated their breasts, and the right shoulders, elevating them before the Lord, as Moses had commanded.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And the breasts and the right shoulder Aaron waved for a wave offering before the LORD; as Moses commanded.

In Context

20They put upon the breasts. And after the fat was burnt upon the altar,

22And stretching forth his hands to the people, he blessed them. And so the victims for sin, and the holocausts, and the peace offerings being finished, he came down.

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Cross References

Exodus 29:26Thou shalt take also the breast of the ram, wherewith Aaron was consecrated, and elevating it thou shalt sanctify it before the Lord, and it shall fall to thy share.

Leviticus 7:26Moreover you shall not eat the blood of any creature whatsoever, whether of birds or beasts.

Isaiah 49:3And he said to me: Thou art my servant Israel, for in thee will I glory.

1 Peter 4:11If any man speak, let him speak, as the words of God. If any man minister, let him do it, as of the power, which God administereth: that in all things God may be honoured through Jesus Christ: to whom is glory and empire for ever and ever. Amen.

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 9:9-23

8 Aaron therefore went unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself. 9 And the sons of Aaron brought the blood unto him: and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar, and poured out the blood at the bottom of the altar: 10 But the fat, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver of the sin offering, he burnt upon the altar; as the Lord commanded Moses. 11 And the flesh and the hide he burnt with fire without the camp. 12 And he slew the burnt… Read the whole commentary →

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