²⁸The Lord spoke to Moses. He said, ²⁹“Speak to the people of Israel. Tell them, ‘Suppose a person brings a friendship offering to the Lord. Then he must bring part of it as his special gift to the Lord. ³⁰He must bring it with his own hands. It is an offering that is made to the Lord with fire. He must bring the fat together with the breast. He must lift the breast up and wave it in front of the Lord as a wave offering. ³¹The priest will burn the fat on the altar.

“ ‘But the breast belongs to Aaron and the priests who are in his family line. ³²Give the right thigh from your friendship offerings to the priest as a gift. ³³The priest who offers the blood and fat from the friendship offering must be given the right thigh. It is his share.

³⁴“ ‘I, the Lord, have taken the breast that is waved and the thigh that is given. I have taken them from the friendship offerings of the people of Israel. And I have given them to the priest Aaron and the priests who are in his family line. The offerings are their regular share from the people of Israel.’ ”

³⁵That is the part of the offerings that are made to the Lord with fire and given to Aaron and the priests who are in his family line. It was given to Aaron and his sons on the day they were set apart to serve the Lord as priests. ³⁶On the day they were anointed, the Lord commanded the people of Israel to give that part to them. For all time to come, it will be the regular share of Aaron and the priests who are in his family line.

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