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Portions for the Priests

“‘And[a] the priest who presents a person’s[b] burnt offering, to that[c] priest belongs[d] the skin of the burnt offering that he presented. And every grain offering that is baked in the oven and all that is prepared in a[e] cooking pan or[f] on a flat baking pan belongs to[g] the priest who presented it. 10 And every grain offering, whether mixed with oil or dry, shall be for all of Aaron’s sons equally.[h]

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 7:8 Or “As for”
  2. Leviticus 7:8 Literally “of a man”
  3. Leviticus 7:8 Hebrew “the”
  4. Leviticus 7:8 Literally “to/for him it shall be”
  5. Leviticus 7:9 Hebrew “the”
  6. Leviticus 7:9 Or “and”
  7. Leviticus 7:9 Literally “for him it shall be” or “it will become his”
  8. Leviticus 7:10 Literally “each as his brother”

In the case of the burnt offering, the priest may keep the hide of the sacrificed animal. Any grain offering that has been baked in an oven, prepared in a pan, or cooked on a griddle belongs to the priest who presents it. 10 All other grain offerings, whether made of dry flour or flour moistened with olive oil, are to be shared equally among all the priests, the descendants of Aaron.

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