Leviticus 23:17

“From your dwellings you shall bring two loaves for a wave offering; they shall be of two tenths of an ephah of fine flour, baked with leaven, as first fruits to YHWH.”

Leviticus 23:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 23:17, word by word

From your dwellingsמּוֹשְׁבֹתֵיmoshvote

dwelling

A place where someone settles to live, whether a house, a city or a camp.

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you shall bringתָּבִיאּוּtaviu

bring

To bring something or someone.

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twoשְׁתַּיִםshetayim

two

A pair, a quantity of two.

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loavesלֶחֶםlechem

bread

Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.

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for a wave offeringתְּנוּפָהtenufa

wave offering

An offering waved before YHWH when presented.

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they shall beתִּהְיֶינָהtihyena

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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tenths of an ephahעֶשְׂרֹנִיםesronim

tenth part

A tenth part (of an ephah, the measure for grain).

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of fine flourסֹלֶתsolet

fine flour

Fine flour, the best kind.

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bakedתֵּאָפֶינָהteafena

bake

Bake bread; as a noun, "baker".

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with leavenחָמֵץchamets

what is leavened

What is leavened: bread or dough that has fermented.

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as first fruitsבִּכּוּרִיםbikurim

firstfruits

Firstfruits: the first of the harvest to ripen, which was offered to God.

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to YHWHיהוָהyhva

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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The context

16Until the day after the seventh Sabbath you shall count fifty days, and you shall present a new grain offering to YHWH.

17 · This verse (above)

18And with the bread you shall present seven lambs without defect, a year old, and one young bull and two rams; they shall be a burnt offering to YHWH, with their grain offering and their libations, a fire offering, a pleasing aroma to YHWH.

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