Leviticus 7:30

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Leviticus 7:30 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “his own hands shall bring the offerings of Jehovah made by fire; the fat with the breast shall he bring, that the breast may be waved for a wave-offering before Jehovah.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

his own hands shall bring the offerings of Jehovah made by fire; the fat with the breast shall he bring, that the breast may be waved for a wave-offering before Jehovah.
Leviticus 7:30 — American Standard Version

Context — Leviticus 7

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30his own hands shall bring the offerings of Jehovah made by fire; the fat with the breast shall he bring, that the breast may be waved for a wave-offering before Jehovah.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“His own hands shall bring the offerings of the Lord made by fire, etc.] That is, such parts of the peace offerings as were to be burnt with fire, as the fat on several parts described in (<030303>Leviticus 3:3,4) the owners of the offerings were to bring them in the manner as will be presently observed: the fat with the breast, it shall he bring; the fat to be burnt, and the breast for the priest and his sons, as in the following verse (<030731>Leviticus 7:31): that the breast may be waved [for] a wave offering before the Lord; how this waving was performed, (see Gill on “<022924>Exodus 29:24”) particularly with respect to these peace offerings it was thus; if a thank offering, the priest…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Wave-offering ... heave-offering - The latter appears to be used (like קרבן qorbân, Leviticus 1:2) for offerings in general. Waving (a moving to and fro, repeated several times) or heaving (a lifting up once) the offering was a solemn form of dedicating a thing to the use of the sanctuary. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“His own hands - After the beast was killed, and the parts of it divided, the priest was to put the parts mentioned into the hands of the offerer. Offerings made by fire - So called, not strictly, as burnt - offerings are, because some parts of these were left for the priest, but more largely, because even these peace - offerings were in part, tho' not wholly, burnt. Waved - To and fro, by his hands, which were supported and directed by the hands of the priest. Leviticus 7:31”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Exo 29:24-28; Num 6:20 own hands: Lev 3:3, Lev 3:4, Lev 3:9, Lev 3:14; Psa 110:3; Joh 10:18; Co2 8:12 with the breast: Lev 8:27, Lev 9:21 Leviticus 7:31”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“His hands were to bring the firings of Jehovah, i.e., the portions to be burned upon the altar ( Lev 1:9), viz., "the fat (the fat portions, Lev 3:3-4) with the breast," - the former to be burned upon the altar, the latter "to wave as a wave-offering before Jehovah." חזה, τὸ στηθύνιον (lxx), i.e., according to Pollux, τῶν στηθῶν τὸ μέσον, pectusculum or pectus (Vulg. cf. Lev 9:20-21; Lev 10:15), signifies the breast, the breast-piece of the sacrificial animals, (Note: The etymology of the word is obscure. According to Winer, Gesenius, and others, it signifies adspectui patens; whilst Meier and Knobel regard it as meaning literally the division, or middle-piece; and Dietrich attributes…”
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