Numbers 18:11

And this is thine ,.... What follow, which appertained to the priests, are the less or lighter holy things:

the heave offering of their gift : the right shoulder, given to the priest for an heave offering of the sacrifices of peace offerings, Leviticus 7:32 ; according to Jarchi, it was what was lifted up or heaved from the thank offering, the peace offerings, and the ram of the Nazarites, see Leviticus 7:14 ,

with all the wave offerings of the children of Israel ; which were waved to and fro before the Lord, as the breast of the peace offerings, called therefore the wave breast, Leviticus 7:30 ,

I have given them unto thee, and to thy sons, and to thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever ; for these were to be eaten in their own houses, and by their families, wives, children, and servants bought with their money, or born in their houses; but not hired servants, nor sojourners, nor strangers; nor their daughters married to strangers though, if widows, or divorced, and without children, and returned to their father's house, they might eat of them, Leviticus 22:10 ; thus a provision was made for the maintenance of the priests of the Lord and their families, until the Messiah should come; who has also appointed that they that preach the Gospel should live of it, 1 Corinthians 9:13 ,

everyone that is clean in thy house shall eat of it : that was clean in a ceremonial sense; had not touched a dead body, &c.; Jarchi says, this is said to comprehend his wife; but that might be concluded from what is said before, for if his children, much more might his wife eat of it.