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And he shall waveוְהֵנִיףthe sheafאֶת הָעֹמֶרbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWHיְהוָהfor your acceptance;לִרְצֹנְכֶםon the day afterמִמָּחֳרַתthe Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּתthe priestהַכֹּהֵןshall wave it.יְנִיפֶנּוּ
Leviticus 23:11
Study it in the app“And he shall wave the sheaf before YHWH for your acceptance; on the day after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 23:11, word by word
- And he shall waveהֵנִיףhenif
wave
To swing an offering before YHWH to present it.
Where else “henif” appears- the sheafעֹמֶרomer
sheaf
A bundle of cut grain.
Where else “omer” 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- for your acceptanceרְצֹנְretson
acceptance
For YHWH to welcome someone or their offering.
Where else “retson” appears- on the day afterמָּחֳרַתmachorat
next day
The next day, tomorrow.
Where else “machorat” appears- the Sabbathשַּׁבָּתshabat
Sabbath
The seventh day, set apart for YHWH, for rest.
Where else “shabat” appears- the priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears
The context
10“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.
11 · This verse (above)
12And on the day you wave the sheaf you shall offer a lamb without defect, a year old, as a burnt offering to YHWH,