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Verse 35

"This is the anointing-portion of Aaron, and the anointing-portion of his sons, out of the offering of Jehovah made by fire, in the day when he presented them to minister unto Jehovah in the priest's office; which Jehovah commanded to be given them of the children of Israel, in the day that he anointed them. It is their portion forever throughout their generations."

This paragraph refers to the various portions of certain sacrifices given to the priests, portions here called anointing-portions. In the previous paragraph, certain of these portions were called "wave-breast" and "heave-thigh." This was a reference to the manner in which those portions were handled before God's altar. The breast was "waved," passed from right to left and left to right after being elevated in the hands of the worshipper. "Heaved" has almost the same meaning, except that it indicated a heavier load. It was lifted up (sometimes two men were required to do this) toward heaven and lowered perhaps a number of times. In both instances, the meaning was that the portion actually belonged to God, being actually offered "up" to him, but the lowering indicated God's returning it as a gift to the priests. Note that God as the "giver" appears very plainly in these verses.

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