Exodus 29:24
New International Version
Put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and have them wave them before the LORD as a wave offering.

New Living Translation
Put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons to be lifted up as a special offering to the LORD.

English Standard Version
You shall put all these on the palms of Aaron and on the palms of his sons, and wave them for a wave offering before the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible
Put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and wave them before the LORD as a wave offering.

King James Bible
And thou shalt put all in the hands of Aaron, and in the hands of his sons; and shalt wave them for a wave offering before the LORD.

New King James Version
and you shall put all these in the hands of Aaron and in the hands of his sons, and you shall wave them as a wave offering before the LORD.

New American Standard Bible
and you shall put all these in the hands of Aaron and in the hands of his sons, and shall wave them as a wave offering before the LORD.

NASB 1995
and you shall put all these in the hands of Aaron and in the hands of his sons, and shall wave them as a wave offering before the LORD.

NASB 1977
and you shall put all these in the hands of Aaron and in the hands of his sons, and shall wave them as a wave offering before the LORD.

Legacy Standard Bible
and you shall put all these in the hands of Aaron and in the hands of his sons, and you shall wave them as a wave offering before Yahweh.

Amplified Bible
and you shall put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons, and wave them as a wave offering before the LORD.

Christian Standard Bible
and put all of them in the hands of Aaron and his sons and present them as a presentation offering before the LORD.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and put all of them in the hands of Aaron and his sons and wave them as a presentation offering before the LORD.

American Standard Version
and thou shalt put the whole upon the hands of Aaron, and upon the hands of his sons, and shalt wave them for a wave-offering before Jehovah.

Contemporary English Version
and put this bread, together with the meat, into the hands of Aaron and his sons. Then they will lift it all up to show that it is dedicated to me.

English Revised Version
and thou shalt put the whole upon the hands of Aaron, and upon the hands of his sons; and shalt wave them for a wave offering before the LORD.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Put all of these in the hands of Aaron and his sons, who will offer them to the LORD.

Good News Translation
Put all this food in the hands of Aaron and his sons and have them dedicate it to me as a special gift.

International Standard Version
You are to put all of these in the hands of Aaron and in the hands of his sons, and present them as a wave offering in the LORD's presence.

Majority Standard Bible
Put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and wave them before the LORD as a wave offering.

NET Bible
You are to put all these in Aaron's hands and in his sons' hands, and you are to wave them as a wave offering before the LORD.

New Heart English Bible
You shall put all of this in Aaron's hands, and in his sons' hands, and shall wave them for a wave offering before the LORD.

Webster's Bible Translation
And thou shalt put all in the hands of Aaron, and in the hands of his sons; and shalt wave them for a wave-offering before the LORD.

World English Bible
You shall put all of this in Aaron’s hands, and in his sons’ hands, and shall wave them for a wave offering before Yahweh.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and you have set the whole on the hands of Aaron, and on the hands of his sons, and have waved them [for] a wave-offering before YHWH;

Young's Literal Translation
'And thou hast set the whole on the hands of Aaron, and on the hands of his sons, and hast waved them -- a wave-offering before Jehovah;

Smith's Literal Translation
And put all upon the hands of Aaron and upon the hands of his sons; and lift them up a waving before Jehovah.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou shalt put all upon the hands of Aaron and of his sons, and shalt sanctify them elevating before the Lord.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And you shall place all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons, and you shall sanctify them, lifting them up in the sight of the Lord.

New American Bible
All these things you shall put into the hands of Aaron and his sons, so that they may raise them as an elevated offering before the LORD.

New Revised Standard Version
and you shall place all these on the palms of Aaron and on the palms of his sons, and raise them as an elevation offering before the LORD.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And you shall put all of these in the hands of Aaron and in the hands of his sons; and you shall wave them for a wave offering before the LORD.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And you will put all of them on the hands of Ahron and upon the hands of his sons and you shall set them apart as a portion before LORD JEHOVAH.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And thou shalt put the whole upon the hands of Aaron, and upon the hands of his sons; and shalt wave them for a wave-offering before the LORD.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And thou shalt put them all on the hands of Aaron, and on the hands of his sons, and thou shalt separate them as a separate offering before the Lord.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Order of the Sacrifices
23along with one loaf of bread, one cake of bread made with oil, and one wafer from the basket of unleavened bread that is before the LORD. 24Put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and wave them before the LORD as a wave offering. 25Then take them from their hands and burn them on the altar atop the burnt offering as a pleasing aroma before the LORD; it is an offering made by fire to the LORD.…

Cross References
Leviticus 8:27
He put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and waved them before the LORD as a wave offering.

Leviticus 7:30-31
With his own hands he is to bring the food offerings to the LORD; he shall bring the fat, together with the breast, and wave the breast as a wave offering before the LORD. / The priest is to burn the fat on the altar, but the breast belongs to Aaron and his sons.

Leviticus 8:29
He also took the breast—Moses’ portion of the ram of ordination—and waved it before the LORD as a wave offering, as the LORD had commanded him.

Leviticus 7:34
I have taken from the sons of Israel the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution of their peace offerings, and I have given them to Aaron the priest and his sons as a permanent portion from the sons of Israel.’”

Leviticus 10:14-15
And you and your sons and daughters may eat the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution in a ceremonially clean place, because these portions have been assigned to you and your children from the peace offerings of the sons of Israel. / They are to bring the thigh of the contribution and the breast of the wave offering, together with the fat portions of the food offerings, to wave as a wave offering before the LORD. It will belong permanently to you and your children, as the LORD has commanded.”

Numbers 6:20
The priest shall then wave them as a wave offering before the LORD. This is a holy portion for the priest, in addition to the breast of the wave offering and the thigh that was presented. After that, the Nazirite may drink wine.

2 Chronicles 29:31
Then Hezekiah said, “Now that you have consecrated yourselves to the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the house of the LORD.” So the assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all whose hearts were willing brought burnt offerings.

Leviticus 9:21
but he waved the breasts and the right thigh as a wave offering before the LORD, as Moses had commanded.

Leviticus 23:11
And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD so that it may be accepted on your behalf; the priest is to wave it on the day after the Sabbath.

Leviticus 23:20
The priest is to wave the lambs as a wave offering before the LORD, together with the bread of the firstfruits. The bread and the two lambs shall be holy to the LORD for the priest.

Numbers 18:11
And this is yours as well: the offering of their gifts, along with all the wave offerings of the Israelites. I have given this to you and your sons and daughters as a permanent statute. Every ceremonially clean person in your household may eat it.

Numbers 18:18
And their meat belongs to you, just as the breast and right thigh of the wave offering belong to you.

1 Samuel 2:28
And out of all the tribes of Israel I selected your father to be My priest, to offer sacrifices on My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in My presence. I also gave to the house of your father all the food offerings of the Israelites.

Hebrews 13:15
Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.

Romans 12:1
Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.


Treasury of Scripture

And you shall put all in the hands of Aaron, and in the hands of his sons; and shall wave them for a wave offering before the LORD.

put

Leviticus 8:27
And he put all upon Aaron's hands, and upon his sons' hands, and waved them for a wave offering before the LORD.

wave them.

Exodus 29:26,27
And thou shalt take the breast of the ram of Aaron's consecration, and wave it for a wave offering before the LORD: and it shall be thy part…

Leviticus 7:30
His own hands shall bring the offerings of the LORD made by fire, the fat with the breast, it shall he bring, that the breast may be waved for a wave offering before the LORD.

Leviticus 9:21
And the breasts and the right shoulder Aaron waved for a wave offering before the LORD; as Moses commanded.

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Exodus 29
1. The sacrifice and ceremonies of consecrating the priests and the altar
38. The continual burnt offerings
45. God's promise to dwell among the children of Israel














Put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons
This phrase refers to the consecration ceremony for Aaron and his sons as priests. The act of placing the offerings in their hands symbolizes the transfer of responsibility and authority for the priestly duties. In the ancient Near Eastern context, the hands were often seen as a symbol of power and action. This act signifies the beginning of their service to God, highlighting the importance of the priesthood in mediating between God and the Israelites. The priesthood of Aaron and his sons is a type of the eternal priesthood of Jesus Christ, who is our High Priest (Hebrews 4:14-16).

and wave them before the LORD
The wave offering was a specific type of offering in which the priest would move the offering back and forth before the altar. This act symbolized presenting the offering to God and acknowledging His sovereignty. The wave offering was a way to show that the offering was dedicated to God and set apart for His purposes. This ritual act is a reminder of the need for dedication and consecration in worship. The waving motion can also be seen as a gesture of giving and receiving, symbolizing the relationship between God and His people.

as a wave offering
The wave offering was part of the larger sacrificial system established in the Mosaic Law. It was often associated with peace offerings and was a way to express gratitude and fellowship with God. The wave offering was not burned on the altar but was given to the priests for their sustenance, signifying God's provision for those who serve Him. This offering points to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who offered Himself once for all (Hebrews 10:10), fulfilling the sacrificial system and establishing a new covenant between God and humanity.

Persons / Places / Events
1. Aaron
The brother of Moses and the first high priest of Israel. He is being consecrated for his priestly duties in this chapter.

2. Aaron's Sons
They are being consecrated alongside Aaron to serve as priests in the tabernacle.

3. Wave Offering
A specific type of offering in the Old Testament where the offering is waved before the LORD as a symbolic gesture of presenting it to God.

4. The LORD
The covenant name of God, Yahweh, who is the recipient of the offerings and the one who consecrates the priests.

5. Consecration Ceremony
The event described in Exodus 29 where Aaron and his sons are set apart for their priestly roles.
Teaching Points
The Role of Priests
The consecration of Aaron and his sons highlights the importance of being set apart for God's service. As believers, we are called to live lives that are holy and dedicated to God.

Symbolism of the Wave Offering
The wave offering symbolizes the act of presenting our lives and works to God. It reminds us that everything we have is ultimately for His glory.

God's Holiness and Our Response
The detailed instructions for the consecration ceremony underscore God's holiness and the reverence required in approaching Him. We are called to approach God with the same reverence and dedication.

Priesthood of All Believers
In Christ, all believers are part of a royal priesthood, called to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God. This calls us to live lives that reflect our priestly role.(24) Thou shalt put all in the hands of Aaron, and in the hands of his sons.--Rather, on the hands. Having placed the offerings on the hands of his brother and his brother's sons, Moses was to put his own hands beneath theirs, and to make a waving motion towards the four quarters of the sky, thus presenting the offerings to the ubiquitous God. Aaron and his sons thus performed their first priestly act, as passive instruments in Moses' hands, by his muscular energy. Their priestly character was by these means made complete. (On "wave offerings," see Note upon Leviticus 7:30.)

Verse 24. - Thou shalt put all in the hands, or "on the hands." The offerings were to be laid first, on the hands of Aaron, and then on those of his sons, which were to support them; while Moses, putting his hands under theirs, made a waving motion with them towards the four corners of the heavens, to indicate that the gifts were offered to the omnipresent God. This process was that "filling of the hand," by which the actual installation in office took place. Moses, by the act, transferred the priestly functions, which he had hitherto exercised, to his brother and his brother's descendants. He made them by his muscular energy perform their first priestly act.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Put
וְשַׂמְתָּ֣ (wə·śam·tā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set

all these
הַכֹּ֔ל (hak·kōl)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

into
עַ֚ל (‘al)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the hands
כַּפֵּ֣י (kap·pê)
Noun - fdc
Strong's 3709: Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan

of Aaron
אַהֲרֹ֔ן (’a·hă·rōn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 175: Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses

and his sons
בָנָ֑יו (ḇā·nāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1121: A son

and wave
וְהֵנַפְתָּ֥ (wə·hê·nap̄·tā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 5130: To move to and fro, wave, sprinkle

them
אֹתָ֛ם (’ō·ṯām)
Direct object marker | third person masculine plural
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

before
לִפְנֵ֥י (lip̄·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's 6440: The face

the LORD
יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

as a wave offering.
תְּנוּפָ֖ה (tə·nū·p̄āh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8573: A brandishing, tumult, the official undulation of sacrificial offerings


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