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Contemporary English Version

Leviticus 9:21

Then Aaron burned the fat on the altar and lifted up the ribs and the right hind leg to show that these were dedicated to the Lord . This was done just as the Lord had instructed Moses.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Israel;   Offerings;   Symbols and Similitudes;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Wave-Offering;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Wave Offerings;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Sacrifice;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Leviticus;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Leg;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Wave Offering;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Events of the Encampment;   Priesthood, the;   Worship, the;   On to Canaan;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
and the breasts and the right thigh Aharon waved for a wave offering before the LORD, as Moshe commanded.
King James Version
And the breasts and the right shoulder Aaron waved for a wave offering before the Lord ; as Moses commanded.
Lexham English Bible
Then Aaron waved the breast sections and the right upper thigh as a wave offering before Yahweh, just as Moses had commanded.
New Century Version
He presented the breasts and the right thigh before the Lord as the priests' share of the offering, as Moses had commanded.
New English Translation
Finally Aaron waved the breasts and the right thigh as a wave offering before the Lord just as Moses had commanded.
Amplified Bible
But the breasts and the right thigh Aaron presented as a wave offering before the LORD, just as Moses had commanded.
New American Standard Bible
But the breasts and the right thigh Aaron presented as a wave offering before the LORD, just as Moses had commanded.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But the breastes and the ryght shoulder Aaron shooke to and fro before the Lord, as the Lord had commaunded Moses.
Legacy Standard Bible
But the breasts and the right thigh Aaron waved as a wave offering before Yahweh, just as Moses had commanded.
Complete Jewish Bible
The breasts and right thigh Aharon waved as a wave offering before Adonai , as Moshe had ordered.
Darby Translation
and the breast-pieces and the right shoulder Aaron waved as a wave-offering before Jehovah, as Moses had commanded.
Easy-to-Read Version
He lifted the breasts and the gift of the right thigh to show he was offering them before the Lord , just as Moses had commanded.
English Standard Version
but the breasts and the right thigh Aaron waved for a wave offering before the Lord , as Moses commanded.
George Lamsa Translation
And the breasts and the right shoulder Aaron waved for a wave offering before the LORD; as Moses commanded.
Good News Translation
and presented the breasts and the right hind legs as the special gift to the Lord for the priests, as Moses had commanded.
Christian Standard Bible®
but he presented the breasts and the right thigh as a presentation offering before the Lord, as Moses had commanded.
Literal Translation
And Aaron waved the breasts, and the right leg as a wave offering before Jehovah, as Moses commanded.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But the brest and the right shulder waued Aaron for a Waueofferynge before the LORDE, as the LORDE commaunded Moses.
American Standard Version
and the breasts and the right thigh Aaron waved for a wave-offering before Jehovah; as Moses commanded.
Bible in Basic English
And Aaron took the breasts and the right leg, waving them for a wave offering before the Lord, as Moses gave orders.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But the breastes and the ryght shoulder, Aaron waued for a waue offering before the Lorde, as the Lorde commaunded Moyses.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the breasts and the right thigh Aaron waved for a wave-offering before the LORD; as Moses commanded.
King James Version (1611)
And the breasts and the right shoulder, Aaron waued for a waue offering before the Lord, as Moses commanded.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Aaron separated the breast and the right shoulder as a choice-offering before the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.
English Revised Version
and the breasts and the right thigh Aaron waved for a wave offering before the LORD; as Moses commanded.
Berean Standard Bible
but he waved the breasts and the right thigh as a wave offering before the LORD, as Moses had commanded.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Aaron departide the brestis, and the riyt schuldris of tho, and reiside bifor the Lord, as Moises comaundide.
Young's Literal Translation
and the breasts, and the right leg hath Aaron waved -- a wave-offering before Jehovah, as He hath commanded Moses.
Update Bible Version
and the breasts and the right thigh Aaron waved for a wave-offering before Yahweh; as Moses commanded.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the breasts and the right shoulder Aaron waved [for] a wave-offering before the LORD; as Moses commanded.
World English Bible
and the breasts and the right thigh Aaron waved for a wave offering before Yahweh, as Moses commanded.
New King James Version
but the breasts and the right thigh Aaron waved as a wave offering before the LORD, as Moses had commanded.
New Living Translation
Aaron then lifted up the breasts and right thighs as a special offering to the Lord , just as Moses had commanded.
New Life Bible
But Aaron gave the breasts and the right thigh as a wave gift before the Lord, just as Moses had said.
New Revised Standard
and the breasts and the right thigh Aaron raised as an elevation offering before the Lord , as Moses had commanded.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
but the breasts and the right shoulder, did Aaron wave as a wave-offering, before Yahweh, - as Moses commanded,
Douay-Rheims Bible
Aaron separated their breasts, and the right shoulders, elevating them before the Lord, as Moses had commanded.
Revised Standard Version
but the breasts and the right thigh Aaron waved for a wave offering before the LORD; as Moses commanded.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
But the breasts and the right thigh Aaron presented as a wave offering before the LORD, just as Moses had commanded.

Contextual Overview

8 Aaron stepped up to the altar and killed the bull that was to be the sacrifice for his sins. 9 His sons brought him the blood. He dipped a finger in it, smeared some on the four corners of the bronze altar, and poured out the rest at its foot. 10 But he sent up in smoke the fat, the kidneys, and the lower part of the liver, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 11 Then Aaron burned the skin and the flesh outside the camp. 12 After Aaron had killed the ram that was sacrificed to please the Lord , Aaron's sons brought him the blood, and he splattered it against all four sides of the altar. 13 They brought him each piece of the animal, including the head, and he burned them all on the altar. 14 He washed the insides and the hind legs and also sent them up in smoke. 15 Next, Aaron sacrificed the goat for the sins of the people, as he had done with the sacrifice for his own sins. 16 And so, he burned this sacrifice on the altar in the proper way. 17 He also presented the grain sacrifice and burned a handful of the flour on the altar as part of the morning sacrifice.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the breasts: Leviticus 7:24, Leviticus 7:26, Leviticus 7:30-34, Exodus 29:27, Exodus 29:28, Isaiah 49:3, Luke 2:13, 1 Peter 4:11

as Moses commanded: The Samaritan text, and thirty manuscripts have, kaasher tzivvah yehowah eth Moshe, "as Jehovah commanded Moses;" which is also the reading of the LXX, Arabic, and Targum of Onkelos, and seems to be the true reading, being supported, not only by these authorities, but by the whole chapter itself.

Reciprocal: Exodus 29:22 - right shoulder Exodus 29:24 - a wave Leviticus 7:32 - General Leviticus 10:14 - General Leviticus 23:11 - General Numbers 6:20 - the priest shall

Cross-References

Genesis 6:9
and this is the story about him. Noah was the only person who lived right and obeyed God.
Genesis 9:3
and I have given them to you for food. From now on, you may eat them, as well as the green plants that you have always eaten.
Genesis 9:4
But life is in the blood, and you must not eat any meat that still has blood in it.
Genesis 9:15
I will remember my promise to you and to all other living creatures. Never again will I let floodwaters destroy all life.
Genesis 9:16
When I see the rainbow in the sky, I will always remember the promise that I have made to every living creature.
Proverbs 20:1
It isn't smart to get drunk! Drinking makes a fool of you and leads to fights.
Ecclesiastes 7:20
No one in this world always does right.
Romans 13:13
So behave properly, as people do in the day. Don't go to wild parties or get drunk or be vulgar or indecent. Don't quarrel or be jealous.
1 Corinthians 10:12
Even if you think you can stand up to temptation, be careful not to fall.
Galatians 5:21
envious. They get drunk, carry on at wild parties, and do other evil things as well. I told you before, and I am telling you again: No one who does these things will share in the blessings of God's kingdom.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the breasts and the right shoulder,.... The breasts of the bullock and the ram, and the right shoulders of them both:

Aaron waved for a wave offering before the Lord; which was given to him as his part of the peace offerings, after they had been thus waved before the Lord; whereby an acknowledgment was made that he was Lord of all, and had a right to all they had; in token of which these parts were given to his priests towards their maintenance:

as Moses commanded; see Exodus 29:27.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

In this first complete series of offerings made by the high priest, the sacrifices take their appointed order; first, the sin-offering to make atonement; then the burnt-offering, to signify the surrender of the body, soul and spirit to Yahweh in heaven; and lastly the peace-offering, to show forth the communion vouchsafed to those who are justified and sanctified. See Leviticus 8:14 note.


 
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