Leviticus 10 · Verse 15

Leviticus 10:15

The heave shoulder and the wave breast shall they bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave offering before the Lord; and it shall be thine, and thy sons’ with thee, by a statute for ever; as the Lord hath commanded.
Leviticus 10:15, King James Version

Leviticus 10:15 in other translations

BSBThey are to bring the thigh of the contribution and the breast of the wave offering, together with the fat portions of the offerings made by fire, to wave as a wave offering before the LORD. It will belong permanently to you and your children, as the LORD has commanded.”
WEBThey shall bring the heaved thigh and the waved breast with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave offering before the LORD. It shall be yours, and your sons’ with you, as a portion forever, as the LORD has commanded.”
ASVThe heave-thigh and the wave-breast shall they bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave-offering before Jehovah: and it shall be thine, and thy sons’ with thee, as a portion for ever; as Jehovah hath commanded.
YLTthe leg of the heave-offering, and breast of the wave-offering, besides fire-offerings of the fat, they do bring in to wave a wave-offering before Jehovah, and it hath been to thee, and to thy sons with thee, by a statute age-during, as Jehovah hath commanded.'
DARBYThe shoulder of the heave-offering and the breast of the wave-offering shall they bring, with the fire-offering of the pieces of fat, to wave them as a wave-offering before Jehovah; and they shall be thine, and thy sons' with thee, for an everlasting statute, as Jehovah has commanded.
BBELet them take the breast which is waved and the leg which is lifted up on high, with the fat of the burned offering, to be waved for a wave offering before the Lord; and this will be for you and for your sons with you, for a right for ever, as the Lord has given orders.
WebsterThe heave-shoulder and the wave-breast shall they bring, with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave-offering before the LORD; and it shall be thine, and thy sons' with thee, by a statute for ever; as the LORD hath commanded.

What does Leviticus 10:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 10:12-15

12-15. Moses spake unto Aaron, &c.--This was a timely and considerate rehearsal of the laws that regulated the conduct of the priests. Amid the distractions of their family bereavement, Aaron and his surviving sons might have forgotten or overlooked some of their duties.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 10:12-20

Afflictions should rather quicken us to our duty, than take us from it. But our unfitness for duty, when it is natural and not sinful, will have great allowances made for it; God will have mercy, and not sacrifice. Let us profit by the solemn warning this history conveys. When professing worshippers come with zeal without knowledge, carnal affections, earthly, light, vain, trifling thoughts, the devices of…

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Leviticus 10:15 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

שׁ֣וֹקShok[the] thigh ofH7785
הַתְּרוּמָ֞הha.te.ru.Mahthe contributionH8641
וַחֲזֵ֣הva.cha.Zehand [the] breast ofH2373
הַתְּנוּפָ֗הha.te.nu.Fahthe wave-offeringH8573
עַ֣ל'alwithH5921
אִשֵּׁ֤י'i.Shei[the] fire offerings ofH801
הַחֲלָבִים֙ha.cha.la.Vim<the> fat<s>H2459
יָבִ֔יאוּya.Vi.'uthey will bringH935
לְהָנִ֥יףle.ha.Nifto waveH5130
תְּנוּפָ֖הte.nu.Faha wave-offeringH8573
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְהָיָ֨הve.ha.Yahand it will belongH1961
לְךָ֜le.Khato you
וּלְבָנֶ֤יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaand to sons yourH1121
אִתְּךָ֙'i.te.Khawith youH854
לְחָק\־le.chok-to a prescribed portion ofH2706
עוֹלָ֔םo.LamperpetuityH5769
כַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
צִוָּ֥הtzi.Vahhe has commandedH6680
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Leviticus 10:15

  • Leviticus 7:34

    For the wave breast and the heave shoulder have I taken of the children of Israel from off the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and have given them unto Aaron the priest and unto his sons by a statute for ever from among the children of Israel.

  • Genesis 17:17

    Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?

  • 1 Corinthians 9:13-14

    Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar? Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel.

  • Genesis 13:15

    For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.

  • Leviticus 7:29-30

    Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, He that offereth the sacrifice of his peace offerings unto the Lord shall bring his oblation unto the Lord of the sacrifice of his peace offerings. His own hands shall bring the offerings of the Lord made by fire, the fat with the breast, it shall he bring, that the breast may be waved for a wave offering before the Lord.

  • Genesis 17:13

    He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.

  • Genesis 17:8

    And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

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heave shoulder.
7:29,30,34
for ever.
7:34; Ge 13:15; 17:8,13,17; 1Co 9:13,14

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Context

  • Leviticus 10:14

    And the wave breast and heave shoulder shall ye eat in a clean place; thou, and thy sons, and thy daughters with thee: for they be thy due, and thy sons’ due, which are given out of the sacrifices of peace offerings of the children of Israel.

  • Leviticus 10:15

    The heave shoulder and the wave breast shall they bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave offering before the Lord; and it shall be thine, and thy sons’ with thee, by a statute for ever; as the Lord hath commanded.

  • Leviticus 10:16

    And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron which were left alive, saying,

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Leviticus 10:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Con las ofrendas de los sebos que se han de encender, traerán la espaldilla que se ha de elevar, y el pecho que será mecido, para que lo mezas por ofrenda agitada delante de Jehová: y será por fuero perpetuo tuyo, y de tus hijos contigo, como Jehová lo ha mandado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Ils apporteront l’épaule élevée et la poitrine tournoyée (avec les sacrifices par feu, qui sont les graisses), pour les tournoyer comme offrande tournoyée devant l’ Éternel; et cela t’appartiendra, et à tes fils avec toi, par statut perpétuel, comme l’ Éternel l’a commandé.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Den Schenkel des Hebopfers und die Brust des Webopfers sollen sie nebst den Feueropfern der Fettstücke bringen, um sie als Webopfer vor Jehova zu weben; und sie sollen dir gehören und deinen Söhnen mit dir, als eine ewige Gebühr, so wie Jehova geboten hat.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		eo quod armum et pectus, et adipes qui cremantur in altari, elevaverunt coram Domino, et pertineant ad te, et ad filios tuos, lege perpetua, sicut præcepit Dominus.