Deuteronomy 18:3

“And this shall be the due of the priests from the people, from those who sacrifice the sacrifice, whether an ox or a lamb: he shall give to the priest the shoulder, the two cheeks, and the stomach.”

Deuteronomy 18:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 18:3, word by word

shall beיִהְיֶהyihye

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “yihye” appears
the dueמִשְׁפַּטmishpat

right

What is due someone: what the orphan should receive.

Where else “mishpat” appears
of the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

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the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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those who sacrificeזֹבְחֵיzovche

sacrifice

To kill an animal as a gift to God or other gods.

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the sacrificeזֶּבַחzevach

sacrifice

An animal offered to God and eaten together.

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an oxשׁוֹרshor

ox, bull

Ox or bull: a head of cattle.

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a lambשֶׂהse

lamb, sheep

One animal of the flock: a lamb, a sheep or a young goat.

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he shall giveנָתַןnatan

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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the shoulderזְּרֹעַzeroa

arm

The limb between shoulder and hand; in an animal, the shoulder.

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the two cheeksלְּחָיַיִםlechayayim

jawbone

The jawbone of an animal, with its teeth.

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and the stomachקֵּבָהkeva

stomach

Stomach: one of the stomachs of animals that chew the cud.

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The context

2And they shall have no inheritance among their brothers; YHWH is their inheritance, as he has spoken to them.

3 · This verse (above)

4The firstfruits of your grain, of your new wine, and of your oil, and the firstfruits of the shearing of your flock, you shall give to him.

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