Exodus - 29:26



26 "You shall take the breast of Aaron's ram of consecration, and wave it for a wave offering before Yahweh: and it shall be your portion.

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Explanation and meaning of Exodus 29:26.

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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.
Thou 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.
And thou shalt take the breast of the ram of consecration which is for Aaron, and wave it as a wave-offering before Jehovah; and it shall be thy part.
And thou hast taken the breast from the ram of the consecration which is for Aaron, and hast waved it, a wave-offering before Jehovah, and it hath become thy portion;
Then take the breast of Aaron's sheep, waving it before the Lord; and it is to be your part of the offering.
Likewise, you shall take the chest of the ram, with which Aaron was initiated, and you shall sanctify it, lifting it up in the sight of the Lord, and it will fall to your share.
Accipies item pectus arietis consecrationum quod est ipsi Aharon, et exaltabis illud exaltationem coram Jehova, eritque tibi in partem.

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Historical Commentaries

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And thou shalt take the breast of the ram of Aaron's consecration, and wave it (h) [for] a wave offering before the LORD: and it shall be thy part.
(h) This sacrifice the priest did move toward the East, West, North, and South.

And thou shalt take the breast of the ram of Aaron's consecrations,.... The ram being slain and cut to pieces, this part is particularly disposed of:
and wave it for a wave offering before the Lord; in the manner before described:
and it shall be thy part: the part of Moses, he officiating now as a priest; and we find accordingly in later times that this part of the sacrifice belonged to the priest, Leviticus 7:31.

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