Leviticus 23:12

On the day you wave the sheaf, you shall offer a year-old lamb without blemish as a burnt offering to the LORD,

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — God instructs Moses and the priesthood regarding the ritual calendar for Israel. The directive is issued at the moment of establishing the harvest festival when the first sheaf is presented.

The words — כֶּבֶשׂ (keves) denotes a male lamb, and תָּמִים (tamim) specifies that the animal must be unblemished.

The thread — The requirement for an unblemished flock animal appears in Leviticus 1:10, while the theological application of a perfect lamb offering is cited in Hebrews 10:10 and 1 Peter 1:19.

Why it lands — The text commands the immediate presentation of a flawless lamb as a burnt offering on a fixed festival day. It demands strict adherence to ritual purity and precise timing in worship.

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The Hebrew words

וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֕םva./'a.si.Temand/ you will offer בְּי֥וֹםbe./Yomon/ [the] day הֲנִֽיפְכֶ֖םha.nif./Khemwave/ you אֶת־'et-<obj.>הָעֹ֑מֶרha./'O.merthe/ sheaf כֶּ֣בֶשׂKe.vesa male lamb תָּמִ֧יםta.Mimunblemished בֶּן־ben-a son of שְׁנָת֛וֹshe.na.T/oyear/ its לְעֹלָ֖הle./'o.Lahto/ a burnt offering לַיהוָֽה׃la./Yah.wehto/ Yahweh

King James Version

And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf an he lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the Lord.

Cross-references

Leviticus 1:10 If, however, one’s offering is a burnt offering from the flock—from the sheep or goats—he is to present an unblemished male.
Hebrews 10:10 And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
1 Peter 1:19 but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.