16 And Aaron and his sons are to eat (A)what is left of it. It shall be eaten as unleavened cakes in a holy place; they are to eat it in the courtyard of the tent of meeting.

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16 Aaron and his sons(A) shall eat the rest(B) of it, but it is to be eaten without yeast(C) in the sanctuary area;(D) they are to eat it in the courtyard(E) of the tent of meeting.(F)

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18 (A)Every male among the sons of Aaron may eat it; it is a permanent ordinance throughout your generations, from the offerings by fire to the Lord. [a](B)Whoever touches them [b]will become consecrated.’”

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  1. Leviticus 6:18 Or Whatever
  2. Leviticus 6:18 Or shall first be

18 Any male descendant of Aaron may eat it.(A) For all generations to come(B) it is his perpetual share(C) of the food offerings presented to the Lord. Whatever touches them will become holy.[a](D)’”

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  1. Leviticus 6:18 Or Whoever touches them must be holy; similarly in verse 27

28 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 29 “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘He who offers (A)the sacrifice of his peace offerings to the Lord shall bring his offering to the Lord from the sacrifice of his peace offerings. 30 His own hands are to bring offerings by fire to the Lord. He shall bring the fat with the breast, so that the (B)breast may be [a]presented as a wave offering before the Lord. 31 And the priest shall offer up the fat in smoke on the altar, but (C)the breast shall belong to Aaron and to his sons. 32 And you shall give (D)the right thigh to the priest as a [b]contribution from the sacrifices of your peace offerings. 33 The one among the sons of Aaron who offers the blood of the peace offerings and the fat, the right thigh shall be his as his portion. 34 For I have taken from the sons of Israel (E)the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the [c]contribution from the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and have given them to Aaron the priest and to his sons as their allotted portion forever from the sons of Israel.

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  1. Leviticus 7:30 Lit waved
  2. Leviticus 7:32 Or uplifted offering
  3. Leviticus 7:34 Or uplifted offering

The Priests’ Share

28 The Lord said to Moses, 29 “Say to the Israelites: ‘Anyone who brings a fellowship offering to the Lord is to bring part of it as their sacrifice to the Lord. 30 With their own hands they are to present the food offering to the Lord; they are to bring the fat, together with the breast, and wave the breast before the Lord as a wave offering.(A) 31 The priest shall burn the fat on the altar,(B) but the breast belongs to Aaron and his sons.(C) 32 You are to give the right thigh of your fellowship offerings to the priest as a contribution.(D) 33 The son of Aaron who offers the blood and the fat of the fellowship offering shall have the right thigh as his share. 34 From the fellowship offerings of the Israelites, I have taken the breast that is waved and the thigh(E) that is presented and have given them to Aaron the priest and his sons(F) as their perpetual share from the Israelites.’”

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