King James Version
What Does Leviticus 7:29 Mean?
“Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, He that offereth the sacrifice of his peace offerings unto the LORD shall bring his oblation unto the LORD of the sacrifice of his peace offerings.”
Context
27
Whatsoever soul it be that eateth any manner of blood, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.
28
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, He that offereth the sacrifice of his peace offerings unto the LORD shall bring his oblation unto the LORD of the sacrifice of his peace offerings.
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His own hands shall bring the offerings of the LORD made by fire, the fat with the breast, it shall he bring, that the breast may be waved for a wave offering before the LORD.
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And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar: but the breast shall be Aaron's and his sons'.
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Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(29) **He that offereth the sacrifice of his peace offerings.**—That is, if his peace offering is one of the three aforementioned classes. (See Leviticus 7:11.)
**Shall bring his oblation.**—That is, those portions of the peace offering which the offerer devoted to the Lord and to the officiating priest.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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