This is the priests’ share from the people who offer a sacrifice, whether it is an ox, a sheep, or a goat; the priests are to be given the shoulder, jaws, and stomach. You are to give him the firstfruits of your grain, new wine, and fresh oil,(A) and the first sheared wool of your flock. For the Lord your God has chosen him and his sons from all your tribes to stand and minister in his name from now on.[a]

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  1. 18:5 Lit name all the days

This is the share due the priests(A) from the people who sacrifice a bull(B) or a sheep: the shoulder, the internal organs and the meat from the head.(C) You are to give them the firstfruits of your grain, new wine and olive oil, and the first wool from the shearing of your sheep,(D) for the Lord your God has chosen them(E) and their descendants out of all your tribes to stand and minister(F) in the Lord’s name always.(G)

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