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International Version</a></span><br />Their meat is to be yours, just as the breast of the wave offering and the right thigh are yours.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/18.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The meat of these animals will be yours, just like the breast and right thigh that are presented by lifting them up as a special offering before the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But their flesh shall be yours, as the breast that is waved and as the right thigh are yours.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And their meat belongs to you, just as the breast and right thigh of the wave offering belong to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the flesh of them shall be thine, as the wave breast and as the right shoulder are thine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And their flesh shall be yours, just as the wave breast and the right thigh are yours.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />However, their meat shall be yours; it shall be yours like the breast of a wave offering and like the right thigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Their meat shall be yours; it shall be yours like the breast of a wave offering and like the right thigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And their meat shall be yours; it shall be yours like the breast of a wave offering and like the right thigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And their meat shall be yours; it shall be yours like the breast of a wave offering and like the right thigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Their meat shall be yours, like the breast of a wave offering and like the right thigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But their meat belongs to you. It belongs to you like the breast of the presentation offering and the right thigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But their meat belongs to you. It belongs to you like the breast of the presentation offering and the right thigh.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the flesh of them shall be thine, as the wave-breast and as the right thigh, it shall be thine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You are allowed to eat the meat of those animals, just as you can eat the choice ribs and the right hind leg of the special sacrifices. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the flesh of them shall be thine, as the wave breast and as the right thigh, it shall be thine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But the meat is yours, like the breast and the right thigh that are presented.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The meat from them belongs to you, like the breast and the right hind leg of the special offering. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Their meat is to belong to you, just as the breast wave offering and the right thigh is yours. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And their meat belongs to you, just as the breast and right thigh of the wave offering belong to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />And their meat will be yours, just as the breast and the right hip of the raised offering is yours.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Their flesh shall be yours, as the wave offering breast and as the right thigh, it shall be yours.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the flesh of them shall be thine, as the wave-breast and as the right shoulder are thine<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Their meat shall be yours, as the wave offering breast and as the right thigh, it shall be yours. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and their flesh is yours, as the breast of the wave-offering and as the right leg are yours.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and their flesh is thine, as the breast of the wave-offering, and as the right leg, it is thine;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And their flesh shall be to thee, as the breast of the lifting up, and as the right shoulder shall be to thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But the flesh shall fall to thy use, as the consecrated breast, and the right shoulder shall be thine. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Yet truly, the flesh shall fall to your use, just as the consecrated breast and the right shoulder shall be yours.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Their meat, however, shall be yours, just as the brisket of the elevated offering and the right thigh belong to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />but their flesh shall be yours, just as the breast that is elevated and as the right thigh are yours.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But their meat shall be yours, as the wave breast and as the right shoulder are yours.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And their flesh shall be for you as the breast of the offering and shall be like the right shoulder for you.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the flesh of them shall be thine, as the wave-breast and as the right thigh, it shall be thine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the flesh shall be thine, as also the breast of the wave-offering and as the right shoulder, it shall be thine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/18-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=5823" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/18.htm">Offerings for Priests and Levites</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>But you must not redeem the firstborn of an ox, a sheep, or a goat; they are holy. You are to sprinkle their blood on the altar and burn their fat as an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: ū·ḇə·śā·rām (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 3mp) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man.">And their meat</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh- (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">belongs</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">to you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2373.htm" title="2373: ka·ḥă·zêh (Prep-k:: N-msc) -- Breast (of animals). From chazah; the breast.">just as the breast</a> <a href="/hebrew/3225.htm" title="3225: hay·yā·mîn (Art:: N-fs) -- Right hand. From yaman; the right hand or side of a person or other object; locally, the south.">and right</a> <a href="/hebrew/7785.htm" title="7785: ū·ḵə·šō·wq (Conj-w, Prep-k:: N-fsc) -- A leg. From shuwq; the leg.">thigh</a> <a href="/hebrew/8573.htm" title="8573: hat·tə·nū·p̄āh (Art:: N-fs) -- From nuwph; a brandishing; by implication, tumult; specifically, the official undulation of sacrificial offerings.">of the wave offering</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">belong</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">to you.</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>All the holy offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD I give to you and to your sons and daughters as a permanent statute. It is a permanent covenant of salt before the LORD for you and your offspring.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/7-31.htm">Leviticus 7:31-34</a></span><br />The priest is to burn the fat on the altar, but the breast belongs to Aaron and his sons. / And you are to give the right thigh to the priest as a contribution from your peace offering. / The son of Aaron who presents the blood and fat of the peace offering shall have the right thigh as a portion. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-3.htm">Deuteronomy 18:3</a></span><br />This shall be the priests’ share from the people who offer a sacrifice, whether a bull or a sheep: the priests are to be given the shoulder, the jowls, and the stomach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/29-27.htm">Exodus 29:27-28</a></span><br />Consecrate for Aaron and his sons the breast of the wave offering that is waved and the thigh of the heave offering that is lifted up from the ram of ordination. / This will belong to Aaron and his sons as a regular portion from the Israelites, for it is the heave offering the Israelites will make to the LORD from their peace offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/10-14.htm">Leviticus 10:14-15</a></span><br />And you and your sons and daughters may eat the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution in a ceremonially clean place, because these portions have been assigned to you and your children from the peace offerings of the sons of Israel. / They are to bring the thigh of the contribution and the breast of the wave offering, together with the fat portions of the food offerings, to wave as a wave offering before the LORD. It will belong permanently to you and your children, as the LORD has commanded.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/9-13.htm">1 Corinthians 9:13-14</a></span><br />Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings? / In the same way, the Lord has prescribed that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/7-5.htm">Hebrews 7:5</a></span><br />Now the law commands the sons of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their brothers—though they too are descended from Abraham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/3-3.htm">Leviticus 3:3-5</a></span><br />From the peace offering he is to bring a food offering to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them, / both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys. / Then Aaron’s sons are to burn it on the altar atop the burnt offering that is on the burning wood, as a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-13.htm">1 Samuel 2:13-16</a></span><br />or for the custom of the priests with the people. When any man offered a sacrifice, the servant of the priest would come with a three-pronged meat fork while the meat was boiling / and plunge it into the pan or kettle or cauldron or cooking pot. And the priest would claim for himself whatever the meat fork brought up. This is how they treated all the Israelites who came to Shiloh. / Even before the fat was burned, the servant of the priest would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give the priest some meat to roast, because he will not accept boiled meat from you, but only raw.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/9-18.htm">Leviticus 9:18-21</a></span><br />Then he slaughtered the ox and the ram as the people’s peace offering. His sons brought him the blood, and he splattered it on all sides of the altar. / They also brought the fat portions from the ox and the ram—the fat tail, the fat covering the entrails, the kidneys, and the lobe of the liver— / and placed these on the breasts. Aaron burned the fat portions on the altar, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/31-4.htm">2 Chronicles 31:4-6</a></span><br />Moreover, he commanded the people living in Jerusalem to make a contribution for the priests and Levites so that they could devote themselves to the Law of the LORD. / As soon as the order went out, the Israelites generously provided the firstfruits of the grain, new wine, oil, and honey, and of all the produce of the field, and they brought in an abundance—a tithe of everything. / And the Israelites and Judahites who lived in the cities of Judah also brought a tithe of their herds and flocks and a tithe of the holy things consecrated to the LORD their God, and they laid them in large heaps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/10-37.htm">Nehemiah 10:37-39</a></span><br />Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor. / A priest of Aaron’s line is to accompany the Levites when they collect the tenth, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of these tithes to the storerooms of the treasury in the house of our God. / For the Israelites and the Levites are to bring the contributions of grain, new wine, and oil to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept and where the ministering priests, the gatekeepers, and the singers stay. Thus we will not neglect the house of our God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-8.htm">Malachi 3:8-10</a></span><br />Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you ask, ‘How do we rob You?’ In tithes and offerings. / You are cursed with a curse, yet you—the whole nation—are still robbing Me. / Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-23.htm">Matthew 23:23</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-42.htm">Luke 11:42</a></span><br />Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-27.htm">Romans 15:27</a></span><br />They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual blessings, they are obligated to minister to them with material blessings.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the flesh of them shall be yours, as the wave breast and as the right shoulder are yours.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/29-26.htm">Exodus 29:26-28</a></b></br> And thou shalt take the breast of the ram of Aaron's consecration, and wave it <i>for</i> a wave offering before the LORD: and it shall be thy part… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/7-31.htm">Leviticus 7:31-34</a></b></br> And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar: but the breast shall be Aaron's and his sons'… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/6-20.htm">Breast</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-14.htm">Leg</a> <a href="/numbers/18-9.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/numbers/18-17.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/11-15.htm">Right</a> <a href="/numbers/7-9.htm">Shoulder</a> <a href="/numbers/6-20.htm">Thigh</a> <a href="/numbers/18-11.htm">Wave</a> <a href="/numbers/6-20.htm">Wave-Breast</a> <a href="/numbers/8-15.htm">Waved</a> <a href="/numbers/8-21.htm">Wave-Offering</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/1-22.htm">Breast</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-3.htm">Leg</a> <a href="/numbers/28-5.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/numbers/18-24.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/20-17.htm">Right</a> <a href="/numbers/34-11.htm">Shoulder</a> <a href="/judges/3-16.htm">Thigh</a> <a href="/numbers/18-19.htm">Wave</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-34.htm">Wave-Breast</a> <a href="/job/31-21.htm">Waved</a> <a href="/exodus/29-24.htm">Wave-Offering</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 18</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/18-1.htm">The charge of the priests and Levites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/18-8.htm">The priests, portion</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/18-21.htm">The Levites,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/18-25.htm">The heave offering to the priests out of the Levites' portion</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/numbers/18.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>And their meat shall be yours</b><br />This phrase signifies the provision and sustenance that God provides for the priests. The Hebrew word for "meat" here is "בָּשָׂר" (basar), which generally refers to flesh or food. In the context of the Levitical priesthood, this is a direct command from God, ensuring that the priests, who serve in the tabernacle, are provided for through the offerings of the people. This provision underscores the principle that those who serve God and His people are worthy of their sustenance from the work they do, a theme echoed in the New Testament (<a href="/1_corinthians/9-13.htm">1 Corinthians 9:13-14</a>).<p><b>just as the breast and right thigh</b><br />The "breast" and "right thigh" refer to specific portions of the sacrificial offerings that were designated for the priests. The Hebrew words are "חָזֶה" (chazeh) for breast and "שׁוֹק" (shoq) for thigh. These parts were considered choice cuts, symbolizing honor and respect for the priestly role. Historically, these portions were seen as a sign of God's favor and a reminder of the covenant relationship between God and the priesthood. The allocation of these parts to the priests highlights the importance of honoring those who mediate between God and His people.<p><b>of the wave offering</b><br />The "wave offering" is a specific type of offering in the Hebrew sacrificial system, known as "תְּנוּפָה" (tenufah). This offering involved the physical act of waving the sacrifice before the Lord, symbolizing the presentation and dedication of the offering to God. The wave offering was a way to acknowledge God's sovereignty and provision. It served as a reminder of the Israelites' dependence on God for their sustenance and the priests' role in facilitating this relationship. The wave offering, therefore, is not just a ritual act but a profound expression of worship and gratitude.<p><b>belong to you</b><br />The phrase "belong to you" emphasizes the rightful inheritance and provision for the priests. The Hebrew root "לָכֶם" (lachem) indicates possession and entitlement. This divine allocation underscores the principle of divine provision for those who are set apart for God's service. It reflects the broader biblical theme of God as the provider, ensuring that His servants are cared for. This provision is not merely a physical necessity but a spiritual affirmation of the priests' role and their special relationship with God. It serves as a reminder of the faithfulness of God in meeting the needs of His people, especially those who dedicate their lives to His service.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">And the flesh of them shall be thine . . . --</span>In <a href="/context/deuteronomy/12-17.htm" title="You may not eat within your gates the tithe of your corn, or of your wine, or of your oil, or the firstborn of your herds or of your flock, nor any of your vows which you vow, nor your freewill offerings, or heave offering of your hand:">Deuteronomy 12:17-18</a>, the firstlings of the herd and of the flock are directed to be eaten by the owners in the place which the Lord should choose. Either the law as prescribed in Numbers was subsequently modified, or the second clause of this verse explains and qualifies the preceding clause, and assigns only the wave breast and the right shoulder (or, rather, <span class= "ital">leg</span>) to the priests. (Comp. <a href="/context/leviticus/10-14.htm" title="And the wave breast and heave shoulder shall you eat in a clean place; you, and your sons, and your daughters with you: for they be your due, and your sons' due, which are given out of the sacrifices of peace offerings of the children of Israel.">Leviticus 10:14-15</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The flesh</span> <span class="cmt_word">of them shall be thine, as the wave breast and as the right shoulder are</span> thine. This is on the face of it inconsistent with the direction given in <a href="/deuteronomy/15-19.htm">Deuteronomy 15:19, 20</a>, that the flesh of the first-lings should be eaten by the offerers in the holy place (cf. also <a href="/deuteronomy/12-17.htm">Deuteronomy 12:17, 18</a>). Two explanations have been proposed. <p><span class="Text_Heading">1.</span> That the firstlings were given to the priest in the same sense as the peace offerings, <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, only as regarded the breast and shoulder, while the rest went to the offerer. This, however, does obvious violence to the language, and is not supported by the Septuagint. <p><span class="Text_Heading">2.</span> That as the priest was bound to consume the firstlings with his family, and could not sell them, he would be certainly disposed to invite the offerer to join him in the sacred meal. This may have <span class="accented">been</span> usually the case, but it was entirely within the option of the priest, and could scarcely be made the basis of a direct command, <span class="accented">like</span> that of <a href="/deuteronomy/15-19.htm">Deuteronomy 15:19</a>, still less of an indirect assumption, like that of <a href="/deuteronomy/12-17.htm">Deuteronomy 12:17, 18</a>, that the firstlings stood upon the same footing as free-will offerings and heave offerings. It is easier to suppose that the law was actually modified in this, as in some other particulars. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/18-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And their meat</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְשָׂרָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·śā·rām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man</span><br /><br /><span class="word">belongs to you,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִהְיֶה־</span> <span class="translit">(yih·yeh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">just as the breast</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּחֲזֵ֧ה</span> <span class="translit">(ka·ḥă·zêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2373.htm">Strong's 2373: </a> </span><span class="str2">Breast (of animals)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and right</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיָּמִ֖ין</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yā·mîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3225.htm">Strong's 3225: </a> </span><span class="str2">The right hand, side, the south</span><br /><br /><span class="word">thigh</span><br /><span class="heb">וּכְשׁ֥וֹק</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḵə·šō·wq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7785.htm">Strong's 7785: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, leg</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the wave offering</span><br /><span class="heb">הַתְּנוּפָ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(hat·tə·nū·p̄āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8573.htm">Strong's 8573: </a> </span><span class="str2">A brandishing, tumult, the official undulation of sacrificial offerings</span><br /><br /><span class="word">belong to you.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִהְיֶֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(yih·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/18-18.htm">Numbers 18:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/18-18.htm">Numbers 18:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/18-18.htm">Numbers 18:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/18-18.htm">Numbers 18:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/18-18.htm">Numbers 18:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/18-18.htm">Numbers 18:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/18-18.htm">Numbers 18:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/18-18.htm">Numbers 18:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/18-18.htm">Numbers 18:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/18-18.htm">Numbers 18:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/18-18.htm">OT Law: Numbers 18:18 Their flesh shall be yours as (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/18-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 18:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 18:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/18-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 18:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 18:19" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>