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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The text commands the priest to perform a ritual after the Israelites enter the Promised Land and begin reaping their harvest. The words — The verb הֵנִיף (he.Nif) denotes a ceremonial waving, applied here to the עֹמֶר ('O.mer), a measured sheaf of firstfruits. The thread — This wave offering parallels the priestly rites in Exodus 29:24 and Leviticus 9:21, where similar waving consecrates gifts before Yahweh. Why it lands — The text requires the priest to present the sheaf on the day after the Sabbath to secure divine acceptance for the people’s harvest.

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The Hebrew words

וְהֵנִ֧יףve./he.Nifand/ he will wave אֶת־'et-<obj.>הָעֹ֛מֶרha./'O.merthe/ sheaf לִפְנֵ֥יli/f.Nei<to>/ before יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahweh לִֽרְצֹנְכֶ֑םli/r.tzo.ne./Khemfor/ acceptance/ your מִֽמָּחֳרַת֙mi./mo.cho.Ratfrom/ [the] next day of הַשַּׁבָּ֔תha./sha.Batthe/ sabbath יְנִיפֶ֖נּוּye.ni.Fe./nuhe will wave/ it הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha./ko.Henthe/ priest

King James Version

And he shall wave the sheaf before the Lord, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.

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 9:21 but he waved the breasts and the right thigh as a wave offering before the LORD, as Moses had commanded.
Leviticus 10:14 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.