What Does Leviticus 7:9 Mean in the King James?
And all the meat offering that is baken in the oven, and all that is dressed in the fryingpan, and in the pan, shall be the priest’s that offereth it.
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
The priest’s portion is not an unrelated payment: it belongs to the one who brings the offering near.
THE MEANING
Here, the cooked grain gift belongs to the priest who brings it near. Approach and provision remain joined: the priest’s work at the altar carries a material share.
WHAT THIS UNDOES
It undoes the belief that service at the sacred table must be separated from the material provision of the one who serves there.
THE ROOT
מַקְרִיב
maqriv
GROWS FROM
קרב
qarab
To approach, come near, or bring near.
The verb rendered “offereth” means the one who brings near. Its root also names the offering itself and what is near, joining the priest’s service to the portion he receives.
ALSO GROWS
qorbān: Offering; something brought near.
קָרְבָּן
The priest’s act of presenting the gift is the same movement named by the offering’s word.
qarov: Near, close.
קָרוֹב
This branch makes the offering’s movement concrete: it is brought close, and the priest who brings it near receives its portion.
THE PATTERN
What is brought near for sacred service also provides for the one who serves there.
The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and his inheritance.Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar?THE THREAD
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock.The phrase “bring an offering” uses קרב (qarab), meaning “bring near,” the same root carried by “offereth” here. Leviticus 1:2 reveals the movement inside the act: the gift is brought near, and in 7:9 the one who brings it receives a share.
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