Numbers 18:18

What does Numbers 18:18 mean?

A plain-English look at Numbers 18:18 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And the flesh of them shall be thine, as the wave-breast and as the right thigh, it shall be thine.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And the flesh of them shall be thine, as the wave breast and as the right shoulder are thine.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And the flesh of them shall be thine, as the wave-breast and as the right thigh, it shall be thine.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Their flesh is to be yours; like the breast of the wave offering and the right leg, it is to be yours.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and their flesh is thine, as the breast of the wave-offering, and as the right leg, it is thine;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

But the flesh shall fall to thy use, as the consecrated breast, and the right shoulder shall be thine.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And their flesh shall be thine; as the wave-breast and as the right shoulder shall it be thine.

Context

v.17But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet savor unto Jehovah.

v.18This passage

v.19All the heave-offerings of the holy things, which the children of Israel offer unto Jehovah, have I given thee, and thy sons and thy daughters with thee, as a portion for ever: it is a covenant of salt for ever before Jehovah unto thee and to thy seed with thee.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Exodus 29:26

    And thou shalt take the breast of Aaron’s ram of consecration, and wave it for a wave-offering before Jehovah: and it shall be thy portion.

  • Leviticus 7:31

    And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar; but the breast shall be Aaron’s and his sons’.

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