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shoulder

Meaning of “shoulder”

Sense 1: The upper joint of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, a place of bearing, support, or responsibility.

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38 occurrences38 verses14 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 21:14

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Leviticus 7:32
And the right shoulder shall ye give unto the priest for an heave offering of the sacrifices of your peace offerings.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 7:32 · retained source text

And the right shoulder shall ye giue vnto the Priest for an heaue offering of the sacrifices of your peace offerings.

Leviticus 7:33
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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 7:33 · retained source text

Hee among the sonnes of Aaron that offereth the blood of the peace offerings, and the fat, shall haue the right shoulder for his part.

Leviticus 7:34
For the wave breast and the heave shoulder have I taken of the children of Israel from off the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and have given them unto Aaron the priest and unto his sons by a statute for ever from among the children of Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 7:34 · retained source text

For the waue brest and the heaue shoulder haue I taken of the children of Israel, from off the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and haue giuen them vnto Aaron the Priest, and vnto his sonnes, by a statute for euer, from among the children of Israel.

Leviticus 8:25
And he took the fat, and the rump, and all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and the right shoulder:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 8:25 · retained source text

And hee tooke the fat, and the rumpe, and all the fat that was vpon the inwards, and the caule aboue the liuer, and the two kidneys and their fat, and the right shoulder.

Leviticus 8:26
And out of the basket of unleavened bread, that was before the Lord, he took one unleavened cake, and a cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, and put them on the fat, and upon the right shoulder:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 8:26 · retained source text

And out of the basket of vnleauened bread, that was before the LORD, he tooke one vnleauened cake, and a cake of oyled bread, and one wafer, and put them on the fat, and vpon the right shoulder.

Leviticus 10:14
And the wave breast and heave shoulder shall ye eat in a clean place; thou, and thy sons, and thy daughters with thee: for they be thy due, and thy sons’ due, which are given out of the sacrifices of peace offerings of the children of Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 10:14 · retained source text

And the waue breast and heaue shoulder shall ye eate in a cleane place, thou, and thy sonnes, and thy daughters with thee: For they be thy due and thy sonnes due, which are giuen out of the sacrifice of peace offerings, of the children of Israel.

1611 marginal noteExod. 29.24.

Leviticus 10:15
The heave shoulder and the wave breast shall they bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave offering before the Lord; and it shall be thine, and thy sons’ with thee, by a statute for ever; as the Lord hath commanded.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 10:15 · retained source text

The heaue shoulder, and the waue breast shal they bring, with the offrings made by fire of the fat, to waue it for a waue offering before the LORD: and it shall bee thine, and thy sonnes with thee, by a statute for euer, as the LORD hath commanded.

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