“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 son of Aaron who offers the blood and the fat of the fellowship offering shall have the right thigh as his share. The officiating priest's claim on the right thigh is specific: the son of Aaron who offers the blood and the fat — the one who splashes the blood on the altar and burns the fat — receives the thigh. The thigh is compensation for the specific acts of the official service. The priest who performs the critical ritual acts of blood application and fat-burning is the priest who benefits from the right thigh. The covenant's justice is precise: those who serve receive in proportion to what they have done in the service.
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