What Does Leviticus 7:33 Mean?
He among the sons of Aaron who brings near the blood of the wholeness offerings, and the fat, shall have the right thigh for his part.
Key words are shown with the Hebrew or Greek and what each word meant.
Selah Decoded Version The Selah Decoded Version renders what the Hebrew and Greek words meant to the people who first heard them.
King James wording
King James Version
He among the sons of Aaron, that offereth the blood of the peace offerings, and the fat, shall have the right shoulder for his part.THE KEY
The Hebrew word for offering means bringing near, and the one who brings the offering near receives a defined share from it.
THE MEANING
The verse holds approach and provision together: the one who offers the blood and fat receives the right shoulder as a portion. The offering and the priest’s share belong to the same movement.
THE ROOT
מַקְרִיב
makriv
GROWS FROM
קרב
קרב (qarav) means to approach or come near; in this form, it means to bring near.
“brings near” in this verse is makriv. The action translated “offereth” carries the sense of bringing near. The verse pairs that act of approach with a portion received by the one who performs it.
ALSO GROWS
qarav: To approach; come near.
קָרַב
This is the root verb beneath “offereth,” showing that the offering is described through the movement of bringing near.
qorban: Offering; something brought near.
קָרְבָּן
The noun for an offering shares the same root, linking what is presented with the act of approach.
לְמָנָה
lemanah
GROWS FROM
מנה
מנה (manah) carries the sense of counting, reckoning, appointing, or allotting.
The priest’s “part” is an allotted portion, connected to a root that can mean to count or assign. The share is specified, not left indefinite.
ALSO GROWS
manah: To count, reckon, or appoint.
מָנָה
The verb shares the root letters מנה and gives the portion the sense of something assigned.
maneh: A measured unit or weight.
מָנֶה
This related form places the idea of a share beside something measured and bounded.
שְׁלָמִים
shelamim
GROWS FROM
שלם
שלם (shalem) means whole or complete.
“wholeness offerings” in this verse is shelamim. The word translated “peace offerings” grows from the root of wholeness. The offering’s name holds a connection between the rite and the idea of completeness.
ALSO GROWS
shalom: Wholeness; well-being; peace.
שָׁלוֹם
This familiar branch shares the root שלם and shows the wider sense carried within the offering’s name.
shalem: Whole; complete.
שָׁלֵם
This form makes the root’s sense of completeness explicit in the word family.
THE PATTERN
Service at the altar is paired with a defined share from what is offered there.
And the LORD said unto Aaron, Behold, I also have given you the watch of my lifted offerings, of all the set-apart things of the children of Israel. To you I have given them, by reason of the oil smeared upon you, and to your sons, by an engraved statute for the ages.The priests, the Levites, all the tribe of Levi, have no portion nor inheritance with Israel; they eat the LORD's offerings of fire, and his inheritance.Do you not know that those who serve the set-apart things eat from the temple, and those who sit beside the altar share with the altar?THE THREAD
But for me, drawing near to God is good; I have set my shelter in the Lord LORD, to recount all your works.The Hebrew word behind “offereth” comes from קרב (qarav), the same root behind “draw near” in this verse. The offering is therefore named through the language of approach, a connection the English wording does not make explicit.
This reading is from Selah Verse.
You can read any verse this way in the app, keep it as a card, and send it on.
A Bible app where you send verses from your keyboard and in Messages, and every verse has a Deep Dive.
Does something in this reading look wrong? Tell us