Leviticus 7:36

Leviticus 7:36 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Which the Lord commanded to be given them of the children of Israel, in the day that he anointed them, by a statute for ever throughout their generations.
• New International Version (NIV)On the day they were anointed, the Lord commanded that the Israelites give this to them as their perpetual share for the generations to come.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord commanded this to be given them by the people of Israel, from the day that he anointed them. It is a perpetual due throughout their generations."
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord commanded this to be given to them by the children of Israel, on the day that He anointed them, by a statute forever throughout their generations.

Context of Leviticus 7:36

34For I have taken the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the heave offering from the Israelites, from the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and I have given them to Aaron the priest and to his sons as their perpetual portion from the Israelites. 35‘This is the consecrated portion from the offerings by fire to the Lord that was designated for Aaron and his sons on the day he presented them to serve as priests to the Lord. The Lord commanded this to be given to the priests by the Israelites on the day that He anointed them. It is their portion perpetually throughout their generations.’ ” 37This is the law of the burnt offering, the grain offering, the sin offering, the guilt offering, the consecration (ordination) offering, and the sacrifice of peace offerings, 38which the Lord commanded Moses at Mount Sinai on the day He commanded the Israelites to present their offerings to the Lord, in the Wilderness of Sinai.

Leviticus 7:36 word by word

אֲשֶׁר֩ צִוָּ֨ה יְהוָ֜ה לָתֵ֣ת לָהֶ֗ם בְּיוֹם֙ מָשְׁח֣וֹ אֹתָ֔ם מֵאֵ֖ת בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל חֻקַּ֥ת עוֹלָ֖ם לְדֹרֹתָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Which the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• to be givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• them of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• in the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• that he anointedמָשַׁחmâshach · to anointH4886
• a statuteחֻקָּהchûqqâh · statuteH2708
• for everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• throughout their generationsדּוֹרdôr dôr · generationH1755

Cross-references for Leviticus 7:36

• Leviticus 8:12Then he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him, to consecrate him.
• Exodus 40:13You shall put the holy garments on Aaron and anoint him and consecrate him, that he may serve as a priest to Me.

Commentaries on Leviticus 7:36

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 36In the day that he anointed them - See Clarke's note on Exodus 40:15.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 35-38Verses 35-38 Solemn acts of religious worship are not things which we may do or not do at our pleasure; it is at our peril if we omit them. An observance of the laws of Christ cannot be less necessary than of the laws of Moses.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 36anointed: See Leviticus 8:12, 30; also Exodus 40:13–15.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 35-3835-38. This is the portion of the anointing of Aaron--These verses contain a general summing up of the laws which regulate the privileges and duties of the priests. The word "anointing" is often used as synonymous with "office" or "dignity." So that the "portion of the anointing of Aaron" probably means the provision made for the maintenance of the high priest and the numerous body of functionaries which composed the sacerdotal order. in the day when he…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Leviticus 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings