Leviticus 14:12

Then the priest is to take one of the male lambs and present it as a guilt offering, along with the log of olive oil; and he must wave them as a wave offering before the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The text addresses the priest performing a ritual cleansing at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. This instruction occurs during the procedural sequence for restoring a cleansed individual to the community.

The words — The verb לָקַח (la.Kach) literally means "to take," directing the priest to seize the male lamb. The noun אָשָׁם ('a.Sham) denotes a "guilt offering," specifying the lamb's ritual category.

The thread — The wave offering procedure parallels Exodus 29:24, where priestly hands present gifts before the LORD. The guilt offering designation connects to Leviticus 5:2 and Leviticus 6:6, where similar offerings address ritual impurity and require priestly handling.

Why it lands — The passage requires the priest to execute a precise physical sequence of taking, presenting, and waving items before the sanctuary. It demands strict adherence to ritual protocol rather than internal reflection.

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The Hebrew words

וְלָקַ֨חve./la.Kachand/ he will take הַכֹּהֵ֜ןha./ko.Henthe/ priest אֶת־'et-<obj.>הַכֶּ֣בֶשׂha./Ke.vesthe/ male lamb הָאֶחָ֗דha./'e.Chad<the>/ one וְהִקְרִ֥יבve./hik.Rivand/ he will present אֹת֛וֹ'o.T/o<obj.>/ it לְאָשָׁ֖םle./'a.Shamto/ a guilt offering וְאֶת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>לֹ֣גlog[the] log of הַשָּׁ֑מֶןha./Sha.men<the>/ oil וְהֵנִ֥יףve./he.Nifand/ he will wave אֹתָ֛ם'o.Ta/m<obj.>/ them תְּנוּפָ֖הte.nu.Faha wave-offering לִפְנֵ֥יli/f.Nei<to>/ before יְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehYahweh

King James Version

And the priest shall take one he lamb, and offer him for a trespass offering, and the log of oil, and wave them for a wave offering before the Lord:

Cross-references

Exodus 29:24 Put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and wave them before the LORD as a wave offering.
Leviticus 6:6 Then he must bring to the priest his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram of proper value from the flock.
Leviticus 5:2 Or if a person touches anything unclean—whether the carcass of any unclean wild animal or livestock or crawling creature—even if he is unaware of it, he is unclean and guilty.
Leviticus 5:6 and he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD for the sin he has committed: a female lamb or goat from the flock as a sin offering. And the priest will make atonement for him concerning his sin.
Leviticus 5:18 He is to bring to the priest an unblemished ram of proper value from the flock as a guilt offering. Then the priest will make atonement on his behalf for the wrong he has committed in ignorance, and he will be forgiven.
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.
Isaiah 53:10 Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.