Leviticus 10:15

“The thigh of the contribution and the breast of the wave offering they shall bring, together with the fire offerings of the fat portions, to wave as a wave offering before YHWH; and it shall be yours and your sons’ with you, as a statute forever, as YHWH has commanded.””

Leviticus 10:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 10:15, word by word

The thighשׁוֹקshok

thigh, leg

Thigh, leg of an animal or a person.

Where else “shok” appears
of the contributionתְּרוּמָהteruma

contribution

Contribution: what is set apart from one's goods to give to God; also a portion set aside or a gift.

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and the breastחֲזֵהchaze

breast

The breast of an animal.

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of the wave offeringתְּנוּפָהtenufa

wave offering

An offering waved before YHWH when presented.

Where else “tenufa” appears
they shall bringיָבִיאוּyaviu

bring

To bring something or someone.

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the fire offeringsאִשֵּׁיishe

fire offering

Fire offering: an offering burned on the altar for God; sometimes any sacrifice.

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of the fat portionsחֲלָבִיםchalavim

fat

The soft white tissue around an animal's insides, burned for YHWH.

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to waveהָנִיףhanif

wave

To swing an offering before YHWH to present it.

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beforeפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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and it shall beהָיָהhaya

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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and your sons’בָנֶיvane

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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as a statuteחָקchak

statute

A rule that God or a king sets and that must be kept.

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foreverעוֹלָםolam

forever

Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.

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has commandedצִוָּהtsiva

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

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The context

14The breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution you shall eat in a clean place, you and your sons and your daughters with you; for they have been given as your portion and the portion of your sons from the sacrifices of peace of the sons of Israel.

15 · This verse (above)

16Moses searched diligently for the goat of the sin offering, and look, it had been burned; and he was angry with Eleazar and with Ithamar, the remaining sons of Aaron, saying,

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