The Meaning of Leviticus 7:34 Explained

Leviticus 7:34

KJV: 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.

YLT: 'For the breast of the wave-offering, and the leg of the heave-offering, I have taken from the sons of Israel, from the sacrifices of their peace-offerings, and I give them to Aaron the priest, and to his sons, by a statute age-during, from the sons of Israel.'

Darby: For the breast of the wave-offering, and the shoulder of the heave-offering, have I taken of the children of Israel from the sacrifices of their peace-offerings, and have given them unto Aaron the priest and unto his sons from the children of Israel by an everlasting statute.

ASV: For the wave-breast and the heave-thigh have I taken of the children of Israel out of the sacrifices of their peace-offerings, and have given them unto Aaron the priest and unto his sons as their portion for ever from the children of Israel.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Leviticus 7:34 Mean?

Context Summary

Leviticus 7:22-38 - Things Forbidden The Portion Of The Priests
The eating of the fat and the blood was prohibited; the first probably during the pilgrimage, the latter in perpetuity. See Leviticus 3:17. When we are told that the disobedient soul must be cut off, it refers probably to the excommunication which the priest pronounced until the offender had repented and was reinstated in the privileges of God's house. The waving of parts of the victim consisted in the priest placing his hands beneath those of the offerer, who held the piece to be waved, and moving them slowly backward and forward before the Lord, to and from the altar. The heaving was performed by slowly lifting the pieces upward and downward. These movements signified that the pieces, though not burned at the altar, were specially consecrated to God's service. The shoulder is the emblem of government and strength; the breast of the affections. We specially need to meditate on these aspects of our Lord's character. It may be that the action referred to in Acts 13:3 meant that the Church waved the two first missionaries as a votive-offering to God. [source]

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 7

1  The law of the trespass offering
11  and of the peace offering
12  whether it be for a thanksgiving
16  or a vow, or a free will offering
22  the fat and the blood are forbidden
28  The priests' portion in the peace offerings
35  The whole summed up

What do the individual words in Leviticus 7:34 mean?

For - the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the heave offering I have taken from the sons of Israel from the sacrifices of their peace offerings and I have given them to Aaron the priest and to his sons by a statute forever the sons of Israel
כִּי֩ אֶת־ חֲזֵ֨ה הַתְּנוּפָ֜ה וְאֵ֣ת ׀ שׁ֣וֹק הַתְּרוּמָ֗ה לָקַ֙חְתִּי֙ מֵאֵ֣ת בְּנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מִזִּבְחֵ֖י שַׁלְמֵיהֶ֑ם וָאֶתֵּ֣ן אֹ֠תָם לְאַהֲרֹ֨ן הַכֹּהֵ֤ן וּלְבָנָיו֙ לְחָק־ עוֹלָ֔ם בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
חֲזֵ֨ה  the  breast 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: חָזֶה  
Sense: breast (of animals), breast of an animal sacrifice.
הַתְּנוּפָ֜ה  of  the  wave  offering 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: תְּנוּפָה  
Sense: swinging, waving, wave offering, offering.
שׁ֣וֹק  the  thigh 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: שֹׁוק  
Sense: leg, thigh.
הַתְּרוּמָ֗ה  of  the  heave  offering 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: תְּרוּמָה  
Sense: contribution, offering.
לָקַ֙חְתִּי֙  I  have  taken 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: יָקַח 
Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away.
בְּנֵֽי־  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל  of  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
מִזִּבְחֵ֖י  from  the  sacrifices 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: זֶבַח  
Sense: sacrifice.
שַׁלְמֵיהֶ֑ם  of  their  peace  offerings 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: שֶׁלֶם  
Sense: peace offering, requital, sacrifice for alliance or friendship.
וָאֶתֵּ֣ן  and  I  have  given 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
לְאַהֲרֹ֨ן  to  Aaron 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַהֲרֹון  
Sense: brother of Moses, a Levite and the first high priest.
הַכֹּהֵ֤ן  the  priest 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
וּלְבָנָיו֙  and  to  his  sons 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
לְחָק־  by  a  statute 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: חֹק  
Sense: statute, ordinance, limit, something prescribed, due.
עוֹלָ֔ם  forever 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֹולָם  
Sense: long duration, antiquity, futurity, for ever, ever, everlasting, evermore, perpetual, old, ancient, world.
בְּנֵ֥י  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל  of  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.