Leviticus 14:12
New International Version
“Then the priest is to take one of the male lambs and offer it as a guilt offering, along with the log of oil; he shall wave them before the LORD as a wave offering.

New Living Translation
The priest will take one of the male lambs and the olive oil and present them as a guilt offering, lifting them up as a special offering before the LORD.

English Standard Version
And the priest shall take one of the male lambs and offer it for a guilt offering, along with the log of oil, and wave them for a wave offering before the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible
Then the priest is to take one of the male lambs and present it as a guilt offering, along with the log of olive oil; and he must wave them as a wave offering before the LORD.

King James Bible
And the priest shall take one he lamb, and offer him for a trespass offering, and the log of oil, and wave them for a wave offering before the LORD:

New King James Version
And the priest shall take one male lamb and offer it as a trespass offering, and the log of oil, and wave them as a wave offering before the LORD.

New American Standard Bible
Then the priest shall take the one male lamb and bring it as a guilt offering, with the log of oil, and present them as a wave offering before the LORD.

NASB 1995
“Then the priest shall take the one male lamb and bring it for a guilt offering, with the log of oil, and present them as a wave offering before the LORD.

NASB 1977
“Then the priest shall take the one male lamb and bring it for a guilt offering, with the log of oil, and present them as a wave offering before the LORD.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then the priest shall take the one male lamb and bring it near for a guilt offering, with the log of oil, and wave them as a wave offering before Yahweh.

Amplified Bible
Then the priest shall take one of the male lambs and offer it as a guilt offering, with the log of oil, and present them as a wave offering before the LORD.

Christian Standard Bible
The priest is to take one male lamb and present it as a guilt offering, along with the one-third quart of olive oil, and he will present them as a presentation offering before the LORD.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The priest is to take one male lamb and present it as a restitution offering, along with the one-third quart of olive oil, and he must wave them as a presentation offering before the LORD.

American Standard Version
And the priest shall take one of the he-lambs, and offer him for a trespass-offering, and the log of oil, and wave them for a wave-offering before Jehovah:

Contemporary English Version
There he will offer one of the rams, together with the oil, as a sacrifice to make things right. He will also lift them up to show that they are dedicated to me.

English Revised Version
and the priest shall take one of the he-lambs, and offer him for a guilt offering, and the log of oil, and wave them for a wave offering before the LORD:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The priest will take one of the male lambs and the quart of olive oil and present them to the LORD as a guilt offering.

Good News Translation
Then the priest shall take one of the male lambs and together with the half pint of oil he shall offer it as a repayment offering. He shall present them as a special gift to the LORD for the priest.

International Standard Version
The priest is to take one of the lambs and present it as a guilt offering, along with one log of olive oil, which he is to wave as a raised offering in the LORD's presence.

Majority Standard Bible
Then the priest is to take one of the male lambs and present it as a guilt offering, along with the log of olive oil; and he must wave them as a wave offering before the LORD.

NET Bible
"The priest is to take one male lamb and present it for a guilt offering along with the log of olive oil and present them as a wave offering before the LORD.

New Heart English Bible
"The priest shall take one of the male lambs, and offer him for a trespass offering, with the log of oil, and wave them for a wave offering before the LORD.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the priest shall take one he-lamb, and offer him for a trespass-offering, and the log of oil, and wave them for a wave-offering before the LORD.

World English Bible
“The priest shall take one of the male lambs, and offer him for a trespass offering, with the log of oil, and wave them for a wave offering before Yahweh.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and the priest has taken one male lamb, and has brought it near for a guilt-offering, also the log of oil, and has waved them [as] a wave-offering before YHWH.

Young's Literal Translation
and the priest hath taken the one he-lamb, and hath brought it near for a guilt-offering, also the log of oil, and hath waved them -- a wave offering before Jehovah.

Smith's Literal Translation
And the priest took one he lamb and brought him near for trespass, and the measure of oil, and lifted them up, a waving before Jehovah.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
He shall take a. lamb, and offer it for a trespass offering with the sextary of oil: and having offered all before the Lord,

Catholic Public Domain Version
he shall take a lamb and offer it for transgression, with the twelfth hin of oil. And having offered all these before the Lord,

New American Bible
Taking one of the male lambs, the priest shall present it as a reparation offering, along with the log of oil, raising them as an elevated offering before the LORD.

New Revised Standard Version
The priest shall take one of the lambs, and offer it as a guilt offering, along with the log of oil, and raise them as an elevation offering before the LORD.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And the priest shall take one male lamb and offer it for a trespass offering, and the half pint of oil, and wave them for a wave offering before the LORD;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the Priest shall take one lamb in front of LORD JEHOVAH and shall offer it in place of the sin, and the pint of oil, and the Priest shall dedicate them an offering before LORD JEHOVAH:
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the priest shall take one of the he-lambs, and offer him for a guilt-offering, and the log of oil, and wave them for a wave-offering before the LORD.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the priest shall take one lamb, and offer him for a trespass-offering, and the cup of oil, and set them apart for a special offering before the Lord.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Cleansing from Skin Diseases
11The priest who performs the cleansing shall present the one to be cleansed, together with these offerings, before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. 12Then the priest is to take one of the male lambs and present it as a guilt offering, along with the log of olive oil; and he must wave them as a wave offering before the LORD. 13Then he is to slaughter the lamb in the sanctuary area where the sin offering and burnt offering are slaughtered. Like the sin offering, the guilt offering belongs to the priest; it is most holy.…

Cross References
Hebrews 9:14
how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!

Hebrews 9:12
He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.

Hebrews 9:22
According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

Hebrews 10:10
And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

Hebrews 10:19
Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,

1 Peter 1:18-19
For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers, / but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.

Ephesians 5:2
and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.

Romans 12:1
Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.

1 Corinthians 5:7
Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.

Matthew 8:4
Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”

Luke 5:14
“Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”

Mark 1:44
“See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”

Exodus 29:1-2
“Now this is what you are to do to consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests: Take a young bull and two rams without blemish, / along with unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil. Make them out of fine wheat flour,

Exodus 29:10-11
You are to present the bull at the front of the Tent of Meeting, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on its head. / And you shall slaughter the bull before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

Exodus 29:20-21
Slaughter the ram, take some of its blood, and put it on the right earlobes of Aaron and his sons, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Splatter the remaining blood on all sides of the altar. / And take some of the blood on the altar and some of the anointing oil and sprinkle it on Aaron and his garments, as well as on his sons and their garments. Then he and his garments will be consecrated, as well as his sons and their garments.


Treasury of Scripture

And the priest shall take one he lamb, and offer him for a trespass offering, and the log of oil, and wave them for a wave offering before the LORD:

trespass

Leviticus 5:2,3,6,7,18,19
Or if a soul touch any unclean thing, whether it be a carcase of an unclean beast, or a carcase of unclean cattle, or the carcase of unclean creeping things, and if it be hidden from him; he also shall be unclean, and guilty…

Leviticus 6:6,7
And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest: …

Isaiah 53:10
Yet 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.

wave them

Leviticus 8:27-29
And he put all upon Aaron's hands, and upon his sons' hands, and waved them for a wave offering before the LORD…

Exodus 29:24
And thou shalt put all in the hands of Aaron, and in the hands of his sons; and shalt wave them for a wave offering before the LORD.

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Leviticus 14
1. The rites and sacrifices in cleansing the leper
33. The signs of leprosy in a house
48. The cleansing of that house














The priest
In the context of Leviticus, the priest serves as a mediator between God and the people of Israel. The Hebrew word for priest, "kohen," signifies one who is set apart for sacred duties. Historically, the priesthood was established to maintain the holiness of the community and to perform rituals that symbolized purification and atonement. The priest's role in this verse underscores the importance of divine order and the necessity of a consecrated individual to perform the sacred rites.

is to take
This phrase indicates a command, reflecting the divine instructions given to the priest. The Hebrew verb "laqach" implies an active, deliberate action. It emphasizes the priest's responsibility to follow God's precise instructions, highlighting the importance of obedience in worship and ritual practices.

one of the male lambs
The selection of a male lamb is significant in the sacrificial system. In Hebrew, "kebes" refers to a young ram, symbolizing innocence and purity. The male lamb is often seen as a foreshadowing of Christ, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. This choice of sacrifice points to the necessity of a spotless offering to atone for sin.

and present it as a guilt offering
The "guilt offering," or "asham" in Hebrew, is a specific type of sacrifice for atonement of unintentional sins or sins requiring restitution. This offering underscores the seriousness of sin and the need for reconciliation with God. It reflects the biblical principle that sin incurs a debt that must be paid, pointing to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ for humanity's sins.

along with the log of olive oil
The "log" is a unit of measurement, approximately equivalent to a pint. Olive oil, "shemen" in Hebrew, is often associated with anointing, healing, and the presence of the Holy Spirit. Its inclusion in the offering signifies the need for spiritual cleansing and renewal, symbolizing the anointing and empowerment of the Holy Spirit in the believer's life.

he must wave them as a wave offering
The "wave offering," or "tenufah" in Hebrew, involves a ritualistic motion of presenting the offering before the LORD. This act symbolizes the offering being lifted up to God and then returned to the priest, signifying God's acceptance and the sanctification of the offering. It represents the believer's dedication and the acknowledgment of God's sovereignty over all aspects of life.

before the LORD
This phrase emphasizes the presence of God in the sacrificial process. The Hebrew term "YHWH" is the sacred name of God, reminding the Israelites of His holiness and covenant relationship with them. Offering sacrifices "before the LORD" signifies the direct interaction with the divine, highlighting the importance of approaching God with reverence and humility. This phrase serves as a reminder of God's omnipresence and the need for His people to live in constant awareness of His holiness.

(12) And offer him for a trespass offering.--As leprosy was a Divine punishment for sin, the restored leper had to bring expiatory sacrifices. There is, however, a striking difference in the ritual of the leper's trespass offering and the ordinary trespass offering described in Leviticus 5:6, &c. In the case before us, not-only did oil accompany it, but both the trespass offering and the oil were waved by the priest, which did not take place on any other occasion in connection with the trespass offering and sin offering. Indeed, in no other case was the entire victim waved before the Lord.

Verse 12. - The log of oil, amounting to something more than half a pint, is waved by the priest, together with the lamb for the trespass offering, as a wave offering before the Lord, in order that a special consecration may be given them. They thus become qualified for the purposes for which they are presently used.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Then the priest
הַכֹּהֵ֜ן (hak·kō·hên)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3548: Priest

is to take
וְלָקַ֨ח (wə·lā·qaḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3947: To take

one
הָאֶחָ֗ד (hā·’e·ḥāḏ)
Article | Number - masculine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

of the male lambs
הַכֶּ֣בֶשׂ (hak·ke·ḇeś)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3532: A lamb

and present
וְהִקְרִ֥יב (wə·hiq·rîḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7126: To come near, approach

it as a guilt offering,
לְאָשָׁ֖ם (lə·’ā·šām)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 817: Guilt, a fault, a sin-offering

along with the log
לֹ֣ג (lōḡ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3849: A log, measure for, liquids

of olive oil;
הַשָּׁ֑מֶן (haš·šā·men)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8081: Grease, liquid, richness

and he must wave
וְהֵנִ֥יף (wə·hê·nîp̄)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5130: To move to and fro, wave, sprinkle

them
אֹתָ֛ם (’ō·ṯām)
Direct object marker | third person masculine plural
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

as a wave offering
תְּנוּפָ֖ה (tə·nū·p̄āh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8573: A brandishing, tumult, the official undulation of sacrificial offerings

before
לִפְנֵ֥י (lip̄·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's 6440: The face

the LORD.
יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel


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