Leviticus 23:20 — King James Version← Study notes

“And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits for a wave offering before the Lord, with the two lambs: they shall be holy to the Lord for the priest.”

Leviticus 23:20 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Leviticus 23:2016 words

וְהֵנִיףwəhēnîp̄And quiver

הַכֹּהֵןhakōhēnThe officiating

אֹתָםʾōtām—

עַלʿalAbove

לֶחֶםleḥemFood

הַבִּכּוּרִיםhabikûrîmThe first-fruits

תְּנוּפָהtənûp̄āhBrandishing

לִפְנֵיlip̄ənêTo face

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

עַלʿalAbove

שְׁנֵיšənêTwo

כְּבָשִׂיםkəvāśîmRam

קֹדֶשׁqōdešSacred

יִהְיוּyihəyûExist

לַיהוָהlayhwāhTo LORD

לַכֹּהֵןlakōhēnTo officiating

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וְהֵנִיףwəhēnîp̄And quiver

הַכֹּהֵןhakōhēnThe officiating

אֹתָםʾōtāmdirect object marker (no translation)

עַלʿalAbove

לֶחֶםleḥemFood

הַבִּכּוּרִיםhabikûrîmThe first-fruits

תְּנוּפָהtənûp̄āhBrandishing

לִפְנֵיlip̄ənêTo face

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

עַלʿalAbove

שְׁנֵיšənêTwo

כְּבָשִׂיםkəvāśîmRam

קֹדֶשׁqōdešSacred

יִהְיוּyihəyûExist

לַיהוָהlayhwāhTo LORD

לַכֹּהֵןlakōhēnTo officiating

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