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On the day after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD so that it may be accepted on your behalf; the priest is to wave it on the day after the Sabbath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/23.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/23.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted on your behalf; on the day after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He shall wave the sheaf before the LORD for you to be accepted; on the day after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/23.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216He shall wave the sheaf before the LORD for you to be accepted; on the day after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD for you to be accepted; on the day after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And he shall wave the sheaf before Yahweh for you to be accepted; on the day after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He shall wave the sheaf before the LORD so that you may be accepted; the priest shall wave it on the day after the Sabbath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will present the sheaf before the LORD so that you may be accepted; the priest is to present it on the day after the Sabbath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will wave the sheaf before the LORD so that you may be accepted; the priest is to wave it on the day after the Sabbath. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/23.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and he shall wave the sheaf before Jehovah, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />on the day after the Sabbath. He will lift it up in dedication to me, and I will accept you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/23.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He will present it to the LORD so that you will be accepted. He will present it on the day after Passover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/23.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He shall present it as a special offering to the LORD, so that you may be accepted. The priest shall present it the day after the Sabbath. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/23.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />who will offer the sheaf in the LORD's presence for your acceptance. The priest is to wave it on the day after the Sabbath. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD so that it may be accepted on your behalf; the priest is to wave it on the day after the Sabbath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/23.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />and he must wave the sheaf before the LORD to be accepted for your benefit--on the day after the Sabbath the priest is to wave it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you. On the next day after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/23.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He shall wave the sheaf before Yahweh, to be accepted for you. On the next day after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />then he has waved the sheaf before YHWH for your acceptance; on the next day of the Sabbath the priest waves it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> then he hath waved the sheaf before Jehovah for your acceptance; on the morrow of the sabbath doth the priest wave it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he lifted up the handful before Jehovah for your acceptance: on the morrow of the Sabbath the priest shall lift it up.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Who shall lift up the shed before the Lord, the next day after the sabbath, that it may be acceptable for you, and shall sanctify it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He shall lift up a sheaf before the Lord, on the day after the Sabbath, so that it may be acceptable for you, and he shall sanctify it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/23.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />who shall elevate the sheaf before the LORD that it may be acceptable on your behalf. On the day after the sabbath the priest shall do this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He shall raise the sheaf before the LORD, that you may find acceptance; on the day after the sabbath the priest shall raise it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD to be accepted for you; on the morrow the priest shall wave it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you shall dedicate the sheaf before LORD JEHOVAH to be acceptable, and after another day the Priest shall dedicate it.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you; on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and he shall lift up the sheaf before the Lord, to be accepted for you. On the morrow of the first day the priest shall lift it up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/23-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=6100" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/23.htm">The Feast of Firstfruits</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>“Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘When you enter the land that I am giving you and you reap its harvest, you are to bring to the priest a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5130.htm" title="5130: wə·hê·nîp̄ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To move to and fro, wave, sprinkle. A primitive root; to quiver; used in a great variety of applications.">And he shall wave</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6016.htm" title="6016: hā·‘ō·mer (Art:: N-ms) -- A heap, a sheaf, an omer (dry measure). From amar; properly, a heap, i.e. A sheaf; also an omer, as a dry measure.">the sheaf</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/7522.htm" title="7522: lir·ṣō·nə·ḵem (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 2mp) -- Goodwill, favor, acceptance, will. Or ratson; from ratsah; delight.">so that it may be accepted on your behalf;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: hak·kō·hên (Art:: N-ms) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">the priest</a> <a href="/hebrew/5130.htm" title="5130: yə·nî·p̄en·nū (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms:: 3mse) -- To move to and fro, wave, sprinkle. A primitive root; to quiver; used in a great variety of applications.">is to wave it</a> <a href="/hebrew/4283.htm" title="4283: mim·mā·ḥo·raṯ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- The morrow. Or mochoratham; feminine from the same as machar; the morrow or tomorrow.">on the day after</a> <a href="/hebrew/7676.htm" title="7676: haš·šab·bāṯ (Art:: N-cs) -- Sabbath. Intensive from shabath; intermission, i.e the Sabbath.">the Sabbath.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>On the day you wave the sheaf, you shall offer a year-old lamb without blemish as a burnt offering to the LORD,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-20.htm">1 Corinthians 15:20</a></span><br />But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/28-1.htm">Matthew 28:1</a></span><br />After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/16-1.htm">Mark 16:1-2</a></span><br />When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could go and anoint the body of Jesus. / Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they went to the tomb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/24-1.htm">Luke 24:1</a></span><br />On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/20-1.htm">John 20:1</a></span><br />Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-7.htm">Acts 20:7</a></span><br />On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Since Paul was ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/16-2.htm">1 Corinthians 16:2</a></span><br />On the first day of every week, each of you should set aside a portion of his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will be needed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-1.htm">Hebrews 10:1</a></span><br />For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-16.htm">Colossians 2:16-17</a></span><br />Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath. / These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-29.htm">Romans 8:29</a></span><br />For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/23-16.htm">Exodus 23:16</a></span><br />You are also to keep the Feast of Harvest with the firstfruits of the produce from what you sow in the field. And keep the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather your produce from the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-22.htm">Exodus 34:22</a></span><br />And you are to celebrate the Feast of Weeks with the firstfruits of the wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the turn of the year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/16-9.htm">Deuteronomy 16:9-10</a></span><br />You are to count off seven weeks from the time you first put the sickle to the standing grain. / And you shall celebrate the Feast of Weeks to the LORD your God with a freewill offering that you give in proportion to how the LORD your God has blessed you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/5-10.htm">Joshua 5:10-11</a></span><br />On the evening of the fourteenth day of the month, while the Israelites were camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, they kept the Passover. / The day after the Passover, on that very day, they ate unleavened bread and roasted grain from the produce of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ruth/1-22.htm">Ruth 1:22</a></span><br />So Naomi returned from the land of Moab with her daughter-in-law Ruth the Moabitess. And they arrived in Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/9-21.htm">Leviticus 9:21</a></b></br> And the breasts and the right shoulder Aaron waved <i>for</i> a wave offering before the LORD; as Moses commanded.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/10-14.htm">Leviticus 10:14</a></b></br> And the wave breast and heave shoulder shall ye eat in a clean place; thou, and thy sons, and thy daughters with thee: for <i>they be</i> thy due, and thy sons' due, <i>which</i> are given out of the sacrifices of peace offerings of the children of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/29-24.htm">Exodus 29:24</a></b></br> And thou shalt put all in the hands of Aaron, and in the hands of his sons; and shalt wave them <i>for</i> a wave offering before the LORD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/22-29.htm">Acceptance</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-29.htm">Accepted</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-29.htm">Behalf</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-8.htm">Find</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-10.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-30.htm">Morrow</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-29.htm">Pleasing</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-10.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-3.htm">Sabbath</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-10.htm">Sheaf</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-24.htm">Waved</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/18-5.htm">Acceptance</a> <a href="/numbers/31-51.htm">Accepted</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-28.htm">Behalf</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-26.htm">Find</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-12.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-15.htm">Morrow</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-31.htm">Pleasing</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-8.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-15.htm">Sabbath</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-12.htm">Sheaf</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-17.htm">Waved</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 23</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/23-1.htm">The feasts of the Lord</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/23-3.htm">the Sabbath</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/23-4.htm">The Passover</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/23-9.htm">The sheaf of firstfruits</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/23-15.htm">The feast of Pentecost</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/23-22.htm">Gleanings to be left for the poor</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/23-23.htm">The feast of trumpets</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/23-26.htm">The day of atonement</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/23-33.htm">The feast of tabernacles</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/23.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/23.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD</b><br>This phrase refers to the ritual of the wave offering, a significant part of the Feast of Firstfruits. The sheaf, or omer, represents the first portion of the barley harvest, symbolizing the Israelites' acknowledgment of God's provision. Waving it before the LORD signifies presenting it to God, acknowledging His sovereignty and blessing. This act of waving is a gesture of offering and dedication, showing gratitude and dependence on God for the harvest. The waving of the sheaf can be seen as a type of Christ, who is the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep (<a href="/1_corinthians/15-20.htm">1 Corinthians 15:20</a>), symbolizing His resurrection and the promise of eternal life for believers.<p><b>so that it may be accepted on your behalf;</b><br>The acceptance of the sheaf on behalf of the people indicates that this offering is not just a personal act but a communal one, representing the entire nation of Israel. It underscores the idea of substitutionary atonement, where the offering is made acceptable to God on behalf of the people. This concept is echoed in the New Testament, where Christ's sacrifice is accepted on behalf of humanity, providing atonement for sin (<a href="/hebrews/9-24.htm">Hebrews 9:24-28</a>).<p><b>the priest is to wave it</b><br>The role of the priest is crucial in this ritual, as he acts as a mediator between God and the people. The priest's involvement highlights the importance of mediation in the relationship between God and humanity. In the New Testament, Jesus is described as our High Priest (<a href="/hebrews/4-14.htm">Hebrews 4:14-16</a>), who mediates the new covenant and intercedes on our behalf.<p><b>on the day after the Sabbath.</b><br>This timing is significant as it places the offering on the first day of the week, which later becomes the day of Christ's resurrection. The day after the Sabbath, or the first day of the week, is symbolic of new beginnings and renewal. This connection to the resurrection of Christ emphasizes the fulfillment of the Old Testament types and shadows in the New Testament reality. The timing also aligns with the Christian practice of gathering on Sunday to celebrate the resurrection and the new life found in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who commands the observance of the feasts and rituals.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_priest.htm">The Priest</a></b><br>The mediator between God and the people, responsible for performing the wave offering.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sheaf.htm">The Sheaf</a></b><br>A bundle of the firstfruits of the harvest, symbolizing the beginning of the harvest season.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sabbath.htm">The Sabbath</a></b><br>The day of rest, which precedes the waving of the sheaf, marking the timing of the offering.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God, who are to observe this ritual as part of their covenant relationship with Him.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_principle_of_firstfruits.htm">The Principle of Firstfruits</a></b><br>The offering of the firstfruits symbolizes giving God the first and best of what we have. It is a reminder to prioritize God in all aspects of life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_priest.htm">The Role of the Priest</a></b><br>The priest's role as a mediator foreshadows Christ's ultimate mediation between God and humanity. Reflect on how Christ fulfills this role today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/sabbath_and_rest.htm">Sabbath and Rest</a></b><br>The timing of the offering after the Sabbath highlights the importance of rest and worship before service and work. Consider how you can incorporate rest into your spiritual life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/acceptance_before_god.htm">Acceptance Before God</a></b><br>The waving of the sheaf "so that it may be accepted" underscores the need for our offerings and lives to be acceptable to God. Reflect on what it means to live a life pleasing to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_harvest.htm">Symbolism of the Harvest</a></b><br>The harvest imagery points to spiritual growth and the gathering of souls. How can you participate in God's harvest today?<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_23.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 23</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_we_already_condemned.htm">What is the Feast of Firstfruits?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_a_wave_offering_for.htm">What is the purpose of a wave offering?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_feast_of_firstfruits.htm">What is the Feast of Firstfruits?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_offer_first_sheaf_in_varied_cycles.htm">In Leviticus 23:10-11, what is the practical or scientific basis for bringing the first sheaf as an offering, especially in regions with vastly different agricultural cycles?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/23.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">And he shall wave the sheaf.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">and he shall wave the omer. </span>The priest mixed with the omer of meal a log of oil, put on a handful of frankincense (see <a href="/leviticus/2-15.htm" title="And you shall put oil on it, and lay frankincense thereon: it is a meat offering.">Leviticus 2:15</a>), as on other meat-offerings, waved it, took a handful of it and caused it to ascend in smoke (see <a href="/leviticus/2-16.htm" title="And the priest shall burn the memorial of it, part of the beaten corn thereof, and part of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof: it is an offering made by fire to the LORD.">Leviticus 2:16</a>), and then consumed the residue in company with his fellow-priests. Immediately after this ceremony, bread, parched corn, green ears, &c, of the new crop were exposed for sale in the streets of Jerusalem, as, prior to the offering of the omer, no use whatever was allowed to be made of the new corn.<p><span class= "bld">On the morrow after the sabbath.--</span>The interpretation of this phrase also constituted one of the differences between the Pharisees and the Sadducees during the second Temple. According to the Pharisees, the term sabbath here, as elsewhere (see <a href="/leviticus/23-24.htm" title="Speak to the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall you have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation.">Leviticus 23:24</a>; <a href="/leviticus/23-32.htm" title="It shall be to you a sabbath of rest, and you shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even to even, shall you celebrate your sabbath.">Leviticus 23:32</a>; <a href="/leviticus/23-39.htm" title="Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered in the fruit of the land, you shall keep a feast to the LORD seven days: on the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath.">Leviticus 23:39</a>), is not the weekly sabbath, but the next day, or the first day of the holy convocation, the first day of Passover, on which the Israelites had to abstain from all unnecessary work. It is the 16th of Nisan. The Sadducees, however, maintained that it is to be understood in its literal sense as denoting the weekly sab-bath in the Passover week, which might happen to fall within the seven days, and possibly the fifth or sixth day of the festival. But this is against the import of <a href="/leviticus/23-15.htm" title="And you shall count to you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete:">Leviticus 23:15</a>. Here the feast of Pentecost is to be reckoned from this sabbath, and if this sabbath might either be on the second or sixth day of the Passover, not only would the feast of Pentecost have no definite day, but the Passover itself would, in the course of time, be displaced from the fundamental position which it occupies in the order of the annual festivals. Hence the Pharisees, rightly regarding the word sabbath here as an alternative term for the day of holy convocation, took the morrow after the sabbath to denote Nisan 16. On the afternoon of this day, therefore, the inhabitants of the neighbouring towns of Jerusalem assembled together "so that the reaping might take place amidst great tumult." As soon as it became dark, each of the reapers asked, "Has the sun gone down?" To which the people replied, "Yes." They asked twice again, "Has the sun gone down?" to which the people each time replied, "Yes." Each reaper then asked three times, "Is this the scythe? "to which the people each time replied "Yes." "Is this the box?" they next asked three times. "Yes," was again thrice the reply of the people. "Is this the Sabbath?" the reaper asked three times; and three times the people replied, "Yes." "Shall I cut?" he asked three times; and three times the people replied, "Yes." When cut it was laid in boxes, brought into the court of the Temple, threshed with canes and sticks, that the grains might not be crushed, and laid in a roast with holes, so that the fire might touch each grain. Thereupon it was spread in the court of the sanctuary for the wind to pass over it, and ground in a barley mill which left the hulls unground. The flour thus obtained was sifted through thirteen different sieves, each one finer than its predecessor. In this manner was the prescribed omer or tenth part got from the seah. . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/23-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And he shall wave</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהֵנִ֧יף</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hê·nîp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5130.htm">Strong's 5130: </a> </span><span class="str2">To move to and fro, wave, sprinkle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the sheaf</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעֹ֛מֶר</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6016.htm">Strong's 6016: </a> </span><span class="str2">A heap, a sheaf, an omer (dry measure)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that it may be accepted of your behalf;</span><br /><span class="heb">לִֽרְצֹנְכֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(lir·ṣō·nə·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7522.htm">Strong's 7522: </a> </span><span class="str2">Goodwill, favor, acceptance, will</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the priest</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכֹּהֵֽן׃</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kō·hên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Priest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is to wave it</span><br /><span class="heb">יְנִיפֶ֖נּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·nî·p̄en·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5130.htm">Strong's 5130: </a> </span><span class="str2">To move to and fro, wave, sprinkle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the day after</span><br /><span class="heb">מִֽמָּחֳרַת֙</span> <span class="translit">(mim·mā·ḥo·raṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4283.htm">Strong's 4283: </a> </span><span class="str2">The morrow, tomorrow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Sabbath.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשַּׁבָּ֔ת</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šab·bāṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7676.htm">Strong's 7676: </a> </span><span class="str2">Intermission, the Sabbath</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/23-11.htm">Leviticus 23:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/23-11.htm">Leviticus 23:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/23-11.htm">Leviticus 23:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/23-11.htm">Leviticus 23:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/23-11.htm">Leviticus 23:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/23-11.htm">Leviticus 23:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/23-11.htm">Leviticus 23:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/23-11.htm">Leviticus 23:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/23-11.htm">Leviticus 23:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/23-11.htm">Leviticus 23:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/23-11.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 23:11 And he shall wave the sheaf before (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/23-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 23:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 23:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/23-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 23:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 23:12" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>