You shall takeוְלָקַחְתָּthe breastאֶת הֶחָזֶהfrom the ramמֵאֵילof ordinationהַמִּלֻּאִיםthatאֲשֶׁרis for Aaronלְאַהֲרֹןand waveוְהֵנַפְתָּitאֹתוֹas a wave offeringתְּנוּפָהbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWH,יְהוָהand it shall beוְהָיָהyoursלְךָas a portion.לְמָנָה
Exodus 29:26
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “el” appears- of ordinationמִּלֻּאִיםmiluim
ordination
The ordination of the priests: the rite in which they were installed in office.
Where else “miluim” appears- is for Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- and waveהֵנַפְתָּhenafta
wave
To swing an offering before YHWH to present it.
Where else “henafta” appears- as a wave offeringתְּנוּפָהtenufa
wave offering
An offering waved before YHWH when presented.
Where else “tenufa” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- 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.
Where else “yehva” appears- and it shall beהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- as a portionמָנָהmana
portion
Portion, the share that falls to someone.
Where else “mana” appears
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.