“Speakדַּבֵּרto the sonsאֶל בְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלand sayוְאָמַרְתָּto them:אֲלֵהֶםWhenכִּיyou comeתָבֹאוּintoאֶלthe landהָאָרֶץthatאֲשֶׁרIאֲנִיam givingנֹתֵןyouלָכֶםand reapוּקְצַרְתֶּםits harvest,אֶת קְצִירָהּyou shall bringוַהֲבֵאתֶםthe sheafאֶת עֹמֶרof the firstfruitsרֵאשִׁיתof your harvestקְצִירְכֶםtoאֶלthe priest.הַכֹּהֵן
Leviticus 23:10
Study it in the app““Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them: When you come into the land that I am giving you and reap its harvest, you shall bring the sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest to the priest.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 23:10, word by word
- “Speakדַּבֵּרdaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “daber” appears- to the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- and sayאָמַרְתָּamarta
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amarta” appears- you comeתָבֹאוּtavou
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “tavou” appears- the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- am givingנֹתֵןnoten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “noten” appears- and reapקְצַרְתֶּםketsartem
reap
To cut the ripe grain; those who cut it.
Where else “ketsartem” appears- its harvestקְצִירָketsira
harvest
To cut and gather ripe grain and fruit; the season for it and what is gathered.
Where else “ketsira” appears- the sheafעֹמֶרomer
sheaf
A bundle of cut grain.
Where else “omer” appears- of the firstfruitsרֵאשִׁיתreshit
firstfruits
The earliest part of the harvest, for YHWH.
Where else “reshit” appears- the priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears
Translation note
Paul calls the risen Messiah “the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep” (1 Corinthians 15:20).
The context
9And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,
10 · This verse (above)
11And he shall wave the sheaf before YHWH for your acceptance; on the day after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it.