Leviticus 7:32

Summary

The verse instructs that the right thigh from the peace offering sacrifice must be given to the priest as a special contribution. It specifies both the exact portion (the right thigh) and its designation (a terumah, a "lifted" or set-apart offering) coming from the worshipper's own peace-offering sacrifices.

Key words

Shok ("thigh of", H7785) — feminine singular noun in construct state, meaning it is grammatically bound to the following word ("thigh of the right [side]"), identifying the specific body part being designated.

yaMin ("right", H3225) — feminine singular noun functioning adjectivally, specifying which thigh (the right one, as opposed to left) is meant for this offering.

titteNu ("you will give", H5414) — qal imperfect, second person masculine plural. The imperfect aspect conveys an ongoing or repeated obligation rather than a single past event; the plural "you" addresses the community of offerers collectively.

teruMah ("a contribution", H8641) — feminine singular noun, a technical term for a portion set aside or lifted up for sacred use, distinct from the whole sacrifice itself.

mizZivchei ("from the sacrifices of", H2077) — masculine plural construct with the preposition mi ("from"), indicating the source: this thigh comes out of the larger category of peace-offering sacrifices already brought.

What the text says

The Hebrew sentence structure fronts the object — ve'Et shok hayyaMin ("and the thigh of the right") — before the verb titteNu ("you will give"), a common pattern in legal/instructional Hebrew that emphasizes what is being given before specifying the act of giving. The construct chain shok hayyaMin ("thigh of the right") functions as a single grammatical unit meaning "the right thigh," with yaMin clarifying laterality rather than serving as a separate noun.

The verb titteNu is plural, addressing all who bring peace offerings, and its imperfect form frames this as a standing rule rather than a one-time command. The noun teruMah names the category of offering this thigh belongs to — a portion formally designated for the priest, separate from other parts of the sacrifice. The final phrase, built on the construct chain zivchei shalmei ("sacrifices of the peace offerings of"), ties the whole instruction back to the specific sacrificial context: this thigh is taken specifically from the peace-offering sacrifices, not from other sacrifice types.

Differences between versions

The Vulgate renders teruMah ("contribution", H8641) as "in primitias" ("as first-fruits" or "as firstlings"), a term that in Latin sacrificial vocabulary suggests an initial/first portion, whereas the Hebrew teruMah denotes a "lifted" or set-apart contribution without an explicit "first" connotation. The BSB and SBLIBRE render this same term as "a contribution" or "ofrenda especial" ("special offering"), staying closer to the Hebrew's sense of a designated portion rather than a "first" one.