KJV King James Version
And the priest shall wave them [for] a wave offering before the LORD: this [is] holy for the priest, with the wave breast and heave shoulder: and after that the Nazarite may drink wine.
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Numbers 6:20
And the priest shall wave them [for] a wave offering before the LORD: this [is] holy for the priest, with the wave breast and heave shoulder: and after that the Nazarite may drink wine.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The priest shall then wave them as a wave offering before the LORD. This is a holy portion for the priest, in addition to the breast of the wave offering and the thigh that was presented. After that, the Nazirite may drink wine.
WEB World English Bible
and the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before Yahweh. This is holy for the priest, together with the breast that is waved and the thigh that is offered. After that the Nazirite may drink wine.
ASV American Standard Version
and the priest shall wave them for a wave-offering before Jehovah; this is holy for the priest, together with the wave-breast and heave-thigh: and after that the Nazirite may drink wine.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the priest hath waved them, a wave-offering before Jehovah; it is holy to the priest, besides the breast of the wave-offering, and besides the leg of the heave-offering; and afterwards doth the Nazarite drink wine.
Surrounding context — Numbers 6
17 And he shall offer the ram [for] a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, with the basket of unleavened bread: the priest shall offer also his meat offering, and his drink offering.
18 And the Nazarite shall shave the head of his separation [at] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall take the hair of the head of his separation, and put [it] in the fire which [is] under the sacrifice of the peace offerings.
19 And the priest shall take the sodden shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put [them] upon the hands of the Nazarite, after [the hair of] his separation is shaven:
20 And the priest shall wave them [for] a wave offering before the LORD: this [is] holy for the priest, with the wave breast and heave shoulder: and after that the Nazarite may drink wine.
21 This [is] the law of the Nazarite who hath vowed, [and of] his offering unto the LORD for his separation, beside [that] that his hand shall get: according to the vow which he vowed, so he must do after the law of his separation.
22 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
23 Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them,
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וְהֵנִיף֩H5130 · nuphto sprinkleאוֹתָ֨םH853 · et[Obj.]הַכֹּהֵ֥ן׀H3548 · ko.henpriestתְּנוּפָה֮H8573 · te.nu.phahwave offeringלִפְנֵ֣יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeיְהוָה֒H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDקֹ֤דֶשׁH6944 · qo.deshholinessהוּא֙H1931 · huhe/she/itלַכֹּהֵ֔ןH3548 · ko.henpriestעַ֚לH5921 · aluponחֲזֵ֣הH2373 · cha.zehbreastהַתְּנוּפָ֔הH8573 · te.nu.phahwave offeringוְעַ֖לH5921 · aluponשׁ֣וֹקH7785 · shoqlegהַתְּרוּמָ֑הH8641 · te.ru.mahcontributionוְאַחַ֛רH310 · a.charafterיִשְׁתֶּ֥הH8354 · sha.tahto drinkהַנָּזִ֖ירH5139 · na.zirNaziriteיָֽיִן׃H3196 · ya.yinwine
Cross-references
Ecclesiastes 9:7Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.Numbers 5:25Then the priest shall take the jealousy offering out of the woman’s hand, and shall wave the offering before the LORD, and offer it upon the altar:Exodus 29:27-28And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the shoulder of the heave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of the consecration, [even] of [that] which [is] for Aaron, and of [that] which is for his sons:Isaiah 25:6And in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.Zechariah 9:15The LORD of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, [and] make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, [and] as the corners of the altar.John 19:30When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.Numbers 18:18And the flesh of them shall be thine, as the wave breast and as the right shoulder are thine.Zechariah 9:17For how great [is] his goodness, and how great [is] his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.Zechariah 10:7And [they of] Ephraim shall be like a mighty [man], and their heart shall rejoice as through wine: yea, their children shall see [it], and be glad; their heart shall rejoice in the LORD.Isaiah 53:10-12Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put [him] to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see [his] seed, he shall prolong [his] days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.Leviticus 9:21And the breasts and the right shoulder Aaron waved [for] a wave offering before the LORD; as Moses commanded.Leviticus 23:11And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.Matthew 26:29But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.Isaiah 35:10And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.John 17:4-5I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.Psalm 16:10-11For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.2 Timothy 4:7-8I have fought a good fight, I have finished [my] course, I have kept the faith:Mark 14:25Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.
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