Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The priest is to wave the two lambs before the LORD as a wave offering, together with the bread of the firstfruits. They are a sacred offering to the LORD for the priest. New Living Translation “The priest will lift up the two lambs as a special offering to the LORD, together with the loaves representing the first of your crops. These offerings, which are holy to the LORD, belong to the priests. English Standard Version And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits as a wave offering before the LORD, with the two lambs. They shall be holy to the LORD for the priest. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits for a wave offering before the LORD, with the two lambs: they shall be holy to the LORD for the priest. New King James Version The priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits as a wave offering before the LORD, with the two lambs. They shall be holy to the LORD for the priest. New American Standard Bible The priest shall then wave them with the bread of the first fruits as a wave offering with two lambs before the LORD; they are to be holy to the LORD for the priest. NASB 1995 ‘The priest shall then wave them with the bread of the first fruits for a wave offering with two lambs before the LORD; they are to be holy to the LORD for the priest. NASB 1977 ‘The priest shall then wave them with the bread of the first fruits for a wave offering with two lambs before the LORD; they are to be holy to the Lord for the priest. Legacy Standard Bible The priest shall then wave them with the bread of the first fruits for a wave offering with two lambs before Yahweh; they shall be holy to Yahweh for the priest. Amplified Bible The priest shall wave them before the LORD as a wave offering, together with the bread of the first fruits and the two lambs. They are to be holy to the LORD for the priest. Christian Standard Bible The priest will present the lambs with the bread of firstfruits as a presentation offering before the LORD; the bread and the two lambs will be holy to the LORD for the priest. Holman Christian Standard Bible The priest will wave the lambs with the bread of firstfruits as a presentation offering before the LORD; the bread and the two lambs will be holy to the LORD for the priest. American Standard Version And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the first-fruits for a wave-offering before Jehovah, with the two lambs: they shall be holy to Jehovah for the priest. Contemporary English Version The priest will lift up the rams together with the bread in dedication to me. These offerings are holy and are my gift to the priest. English Revised Version And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits for a wave offering before the LORD, with the two lambs: they shall be holy to the LORD for the priest. GOD'S WORD® Translation The priest must present them along with the bread of the first harvested grain as an offering to the LORD. All this, along with the two lambs, will be holy and will belong to the LORD's priests. Good News Translation The priest shall present the bread with the two lambs as a special gift to the LORD for the priests. These offerings are holy. International Standard Version Then the priest is to wave them—the two lambs with the bread of first fruits—as raised offerings in the LORD's presence. They'll be sacred to the LORD on account of the priest. Majority Standard Bible 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. NET Bible and the priest is to wave them--the two lambs--along with the bread of the first fruits, as a wave offering before the LORD; they will be holy to the LORD for the priest. New Heart English Bible The priest shall wave them with the bread of the first fruits for a wave offering before the LORD, with the two lambs. They shall be holy to the LORD for the priest. Webster's Bible Translation And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the first-fruits for a wave-offering before the LORD, with the two lambs: they shall be holy to the LORD for the priest. World English Bible The priest shall wave them with the bread of the first fruits for a wave offering before Yahweh, with the two lambs. They shall be holy to Yahweh for the priest. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand the priest has waved them, besides the bread of the first-[fruits], [as] a wave-offering before YHWH, besides the two lambs; they are holy to YHWH for the priest; Young's Literal Translation and the priest hath waved them, besides the bread of the first -fruits -- a wave-offering before Jehovah, besides the two lambs; they are holy to Jehovah for the priest; Smith's Literal Translation And the priest lifted them up upon the bread of the first-fruits, a lifting up before Jehovah upon the two lambs: they shall be holy to Jehovah for the priest. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd when the priest hath lifted them up with the leaves of the firstfruits before the Lord, they shall fall to his use. Catholic Public Domain Version And when the priest has lifted them up with the loaves of the first-fruits, in the sight of the Lord, they shall fall to his use. New American Bible The priest shall elevate them—that is, the two lambs—with the bread of the first-ripened fruits as an elevated offering before the LORD; these shall be sacred to the LORD and belong to the priest. New Revised Standard Version The priest shall raise them with the bread of the first fruits as an elevation offering before the LORD, together with the two lambs; they shall be holy to the LORD for the priest. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the priest shall wave them with the bread of the first-fruits for a wave offering before the LORD, with the two lambs; they shall be holy before the LORD for the priest. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the Priest shall dedicate them with the bread of first fruits, an offering before LORD JEHOVAH with two lambs; they shall be holy before LORD JEHOVAH for the Priest. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the first-fruits for a wave-offering before the LORD, with the two lambs; they shall be holy to the LORD for the priest. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the priest shall place them with the loaves of the first-fruits an offering before the Lord with the two lambs, they shall be holy to the Lord; they shall belong to the priest that brings them. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Feast of Pentecost…19You shall also prepare one male goat as a sin offering and two male lambs a year old as a peace offering. 20The 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. 21On that same day you are to proclaim a sacred assembly, and you must not do any regular work. This is to be a permanent statute wherever you live for the generations to come.… Cross References Exodus 29:24-28 Put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and wave them before the LORD as a wave offering. / Then take them from their hands and burn them on the altar atop the burnt offering as a pleasing aroma before the LORD; it is a food offering to the LORD. / Take the breast of the ram of Aaron’s ordination and wave it before the LORD as a wave offering, and it will be your portion. ... Numbers 18:8-11 Then the LORD said to Aaron, “Behold, I have put you in charge of My offerings. As for all the sacred offerings of the Israelites, I have given them to you and your sons as a portion and a permanent statute. / A portion of the most holy offerings reserved from the fire will be yours. From all the offerings they render to Me as most holy offerings, whether grain offerings or sin offerings or guilt offerings, that part belongs to you and your sons. / You are to eat it as a most holy offering, and every male may eat it. You shall regard it as holy. ... Deuteronomy 18:3-5 This shall be the priests’ share from the people who offer a sacrifice, whether a bull or a sheep: the priests are to be given the shoulder, the jowls, and the stomach. / You are to give them the firstfruits of your grain, new wine, and oil, and the first wool sheared from your flock. / For the LORD your God has chosen Levi and his sons out of all your tribes to stand and minister in His name for all time. 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. 2 Chronicles 31:4-10 Moreover, he commanded the people living in Jerusalem to make a contribution for the priests and Levites so that they could devote themselves to the Law of the LORD. / As soon as the order went out, the Israelites generously provided the firstfruits of the grain, new wine, oil, and honey, and of all the produce of the field, and they brought in an abundance—a tithe of everything. / And the Israelites and Judahites who lived in the cities of Judah also brought a tithe of their herds and flocks and a tithe of the holy things consecrated to the LORD their God, and they laid them in large heaps. ... Nehemiah 10:37-39 Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor. / A priest of Aaron’s line is to accompany the Levites when they collect the tenth, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of these tithes to the storerooms of the treasury in the house of our God. / For the Israelites and the Levites are to bring the contributions of grain, new wine, and oil to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept and where the ministering priests, the gatekeepers, and the singers stay. Thus we will not neglect the house of our God.” Ezekiel 44:30 The best of all the firstfruits and of every contribution from all your offerings will belong to the priests. You are to give your first batch of dough to the priest, so that a blessing may rest upon your homes. Malachi 3:10 Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure. Matthew 5:17 Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. Matthew 12:1-8 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them. / When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.” / Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? ... Luke 6:1-5 One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them. / But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” / Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? ... Luke 24:44 Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.” John 1:17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. Acts 2:1-4 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. / Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. / They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. ... Acts 20:7 On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Since Paul was ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight. Treasury of Scripture And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the first fruits for a wave offering before the LORD, with the two lambs: they shall be holy to the LORD for the priest. wave them Leviticus 23:17 Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth deals: they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven; they are the firstfruits unto the LORD. Leviticus 7:29,30 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, He that offereth the sacrifice of his peace offerings unto the LORD shall bring his oblation unto the LORD of the sacrifice of his peace offerings… Exodus 29:24 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. holy to Leviticus 7:31-34 And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar: but the breast shall be Aaron's and his sons'… Leviticus 8:29 And Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave offering before the LORD: for of the ram of consecration it was Moses' part; as the LORD commanded Moses. Leviticus 10:14,15 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… Jump to Previous Bread First Firstfruits First-Fruits Fruits He-Lambs Holy Lambs Offering Sacred Together Wave Waved Wave-OfferingJump to Next Bread First Firstfruits First-Fruits Fruits He-Lambs Holy Lambs Offering Sacred Together Wave Waved Wave-OfferingLeviticus 23 1. The feasts of the Lord3. the Sabbath 4. The Passover 9. The sheaf of firstfruits 15. The feast of Pentecost 22. Gleanings to be left for the poor 23. The feast of trumpets 26. The day of atonement 33. The feast of tabernacles The priest is to wave the lambs as a wave offering before the LORD In the ancient Israelite sacrificial system, the wave offering was a symbolic act of presenting the offering to God. The priest would physically wave the lambs, signifying their dedication to the LORD. This act demonstrated the Israelites' acknowledgment of God's provision and sovereignty. The lambs, as part of the sacrificial system, foreshadowed the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world (John 1:29). The waving motion may have symbolized the offering being lifted up to God, indicating His acceptance and blessing. together with the bread of the firstfruits The bread and the two lambs shall be holy to the LORD for the priest Persons / Places / Events 1. The PriestThe priest acts as a mediator between God and the people, performing sacred rituals and offerings. 2. Wave Offering A specific type of offering where the priest waves the offering before the LORD, symbolizing dedication and consecration. 3. Bread of the Firstfruits Represents the first yield of the harvest, offered to God as a sign of gratitude and acknowledgment of His provision. 4. The LORD The covenant name of God, Yahweh, to whom the offerings are made. 5. Sacred Offering An offering set apart for God, signifying holiness and dedication. Teaching Points The Role of the PriestThe priest serves as an intermediary, pointing to the ultimate High Priest, Jesus Christ, who intercedes on our behalf. Significance of the Wave Offering The wave offering symbolizes the dedication of our lives to God. Just as the offering is waved before the LORD, our lives should be lived in His presence and for His glory. Firstfruits and Gratitude Offering the firstfruits is an act of faith and gratitude, acknowledging God's provision and sovereignty. We are called to give God the first and best of our resources and talents. Holiness and Dedication The sacred offering underscores the importance of holiness and being set apart for God's purposes. As believers, we are called to live lives that reflect God's holiness.(20) And the priest shall wave them . . . with the two lambs.--During the second Temple this was done in the following manner :--The two lambs were brought into the Temple, and waved together or separately by the priest while yet alive. Whereupon they were slain, and the priest took the breast and shoulder of each one (see Leviticus 7:30-32), laid them down by the side of the two loaves, put both his hands under them, and waved them all together or separately towards the east side forwards and backwards, up and down. He then burned the fat of the two lambs, after which the remainder of the flesh, which became the perquisite of the officiating priest, was eaten by him and his fellow-priests. Of the two loaves the high priest took one, and the other was divided between the officiating priests, who had to eat them up within the same day and half the following night, just as the flesh of the most holy things. After these prescribed sacrifices had been offered, each individual brought his free-will offering, which formed the cheerful and hospitable meal of the family, and to which the Levite, the widow, the orphan, the poor, and the stranger, were invited. Hebrew The priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ן ׀ (hak·kō·hên) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3548: Priest is to wave וְהֵנִ֣יף (wə·hê·nîp̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5130: To move to and fro, wave, sprinkle [the lambs] אֹתָ֡ם (’ō·ṯām) Direct object marker | third person masculine plural Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case as a wave offering תְּנוּפָה֙ (tə·nū·p̄āh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8573: A brandishing, tumult, the official undulation of sacrificial offerings before לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face the LORD, יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel together with עַל֩ (‘al) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the bread לֶ֨חֶם (le·ḥem) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain of the firstfruits. הַבִּכּוּרִ֤ים (hab·bik·kū·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1061: The first-fruits of the crop The bread and the two שְׁנֵ֖י (šə·nê) Number - mdc Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) lambs כְּבָשִׂ֑ים (kə·ḇā·śîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3532: A lamb are to be יִהְי֥וּ (yih·yū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be sacred קֹ֛דֶשׁ (qō·ḏeš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity to the LORD לַיהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel for the priest. לַכֹּהֵֽן׃ (lak·kō·hên) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3548: Priest Links Leviticus 23:20 NIVLeviticus 23:20 NLT Leviticus 23:20 ESV Leviticus 23:20 NASB Leviticus 23:20 KJV Leviticus 23:20 BibleApps.com Leviticus 23:20 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 23:20 Chinese Bible Leviticus 23:20 French Bible Leviticus 23:20 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 23:20 The priest shall wave them (Le Lv Lev.) |
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