Exodus 29:26

“You shall take the breast from the ram of ordination that is for Aaron and wave it as a wave offering before YHWH, and it shall be yours as a portion.”

Exodus 29:26 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 29:26, word by word

You shall takeלָקַחְתָּlakachta

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

Where else “lakachta” appears
the breastחָזֶהchaze

breast

The breast of an animal.

Where else “chaze” appears
from the ramאֵילel

ram

A full-grown male sheep, used as an offering.

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of ordinationמִּלֻּאִיםmiluim

ordination

The ordination of the priests: the rite in which they were installed in office.

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is for Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon

Aaron

Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.

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and waveהֵנַפְתָּhenafta

wave

To swing an offering before YHWH to present it.

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as a wave offeringתְּנוּפָהtenufa

wave offering

An offering waved before YHWH when presented.

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beforeפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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and it shall beהָיָהhaya

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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as a portionמָנָהmana

portion

Portion, the share that falls to someone.

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The context

25Then you shall take them from their hands and offer them up in smoke on the altar, on top of the burnt offering, as a pleasing aroma before YHWH; it is a fire offering to YHWH.

26 · This verse (above)

27You shall consecrate the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution, which was waved and which was lifted up from the ram of ordination, from what is for Aaron and from what is for his sons.

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