Leviticus 23 · Verse 20

Leviticus 23:20

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.
Leviticus 23:20, King James Version

Leviticus 23:20 in other translations

BSBThe 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.
WEBThe 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.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTand 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;
DARBYAnd the priest shall wave them with the bread of the first-fruits as a wave-offering before Jehovah, with the two he-lambs; they shall be holy to Jehovah, for the priest.
BBEAnd these will be waved by the priest, with the bread of the first-fruits, for a wave offering to the Lord, with the two lambs: they will be holy to the Lord for the priest.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Leviticus 23:20 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 23:15-22

The feast of Weeks was held in remembrance of the giving of the law, fifty days after the departure from Egypt; and looked forward to the outpouring of the Holy Ghost, fifty days after Christ our Passover was sacrificed for us. On that day the apostles presented the first-fruits of the Christian church to God. To the institution of the feast of Pentecost, is added a repetition of that law, by which they were…

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Leviticus 23:20 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהֵנִ֣יףve.he.Nifand he will waveH5130
הַכֹּהֵ֣ן\׀ha.ko.Henthe priestH3548
אֹתָ֡ם'o.Tam<obj.> themH853
עַל֩'alwithH5921
לֶ֨חֶםLe.chem[the] bread ofH3899
הַבִּכּוּרִ֤יםha.bi.ku.Rimthe first-fruitsH1061
תְּנוּפָה֙te.nu.Faha wave-offeringH8573
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
עַל\־'al-withH5921
שְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeitwoH8147
כְּבָשִׂ֑יםke.va.Simmale lambsH3532
קֹ֛דֶשׁKo.desha holy thingH6944
יִהְי֥וּyih.Yuthey will beH1961
לַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068
לַכֹּהֵֽן\׃la.ko.Henfor the priestH3548

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Cross references for Leviticus 23:20

  • Deuteronomy 18:4

    The firstfruit also of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him.

  • Numbers 18:8-12

    And the Lord spake unto Aaron, Behold, I also have given thee the charge of mine heave offerings of all the hallowed things of the children of Israel; unto thee have I given them by reason of the anointing, and to thy sons, by an ordinance for ever. This shall be thine of the most holy things, reserved from the fire: every oblation of theirs, every meat offering of theirs, and every sin offering of theirs, and every trespass offering of theirs, which they shall render unto me, shall be most holy for thee and for thy sons. In the most holy place shalt thou eat it; every male shall eat it: it shall be holy unto thee. And this is thine; the heave offering of their gift, with all the wave offerings of the children of Israel: I have given them unto thee, and to thy sons and to thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: every one that is clean in thy house shall eat of it. …

  • 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.

  • 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 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. 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.

  • Leviticus 7:29-34

    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. 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. And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar: but the breast shall be Aaron’s and his sons’. And the right shoulder shall ye give unto the priest for an heave offering of the sacrifices of your peace offerings. …

  • 1 Corinthians 9:11

    If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?

  • Luke 2:14

    Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

  • 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.

  • Ephesians 2:14

    For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;

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wave them.
17; 7:29,30; Ex 29:24; Lu 2:14; Eph 2:14
holy to.
7:31-34; 8:29; 10:14,15; Nu 18:8-12; De 18:4; 1Co 9:11

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Context

  • Leviticus 23:19

    Then ye shall sacrifice one kid of the goats for a sin offering, and two lambs of the first year for a sacrifice of peace offerings.

  • Leviticus 23:20

    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.

  • Leviticus 23:21

    And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be an holy convocation unto you: ye shall do no servile work therein: it shall be a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.

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Leviticus 23:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y el sacerdote los mecerá en ofrenda agitada delante de Jehová, con el pan de las primicias, y los dos corderos: serán cosa sagrada de Jehová para el sacerdote.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et le sacrificateur les tournoiera avec le pain des premiers fruits, en offrande tournoyée devant l’ Éternel, avec les deux agneaux: ils seront saints, consacrés à l’ Éternel pour le sacrificateur.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und der Priester soll sie weben samt dem Brote der Erstlinge als Webopfer vor Jehova, samt den zwei Lämmern: sie sollen Jehova heilig sein für den Priester.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cumque elevaverit eos sacerdos cum panibus primitiarum coram Domino, cedent in usum ejus.