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But the breastsוְ הֶחָזוֹתand the rightהַיָּמִיןthighוְ שׁוֹקAaronאַהֲרֹןwavedהֵנִיףas a wave offeringתְּנוּפָהbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWH,יְהוָהasכַּאֲשֶׁרMosesמֹשֶׁהhad commanded.צִוָּה
Leviticus 9:21
Study it in the app“But the breasts and the right thigh Aaron waved as a wave offering before YHWH, as Moses had commanded.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 9:21, word by word
- But the breastsחָזוֹתchazot
breast
The breast of an animal.
Where else “chazot” appears- and the rightיָּמִיןyamin
right side
The right side.
Where else “yamin” appears- thighשׁוֹקshok
thigh, leg
Thigh, leg of an animal or a person.
Where else “shok” appears- Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- wavedהֵנִיףhenif
wave
To swing an offering before YHWH to present it.
Where else “henif” 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- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- had commandedצִוָּהtsiva
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appears
The context
20they put the fat portions on the breasts, and he offered up in smoke the fat portions on the altar.
21 · This verse (above)
22Aaron lifted his hands toward the people and blessed them; and he came down from offering the sin offering, the burnt offering, and the peace offerings.