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.
Parallel translations
- WEB “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.
- KJV 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:
- NKJV 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.
- NASB 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.
- NLT 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.
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Quick answer
The priest offers one lamb as a trespass (guilt) offering, waving it with the oil before Yahweh. It matters because the guilt offering addressed the man's offense and need for satisfaction.
Overview
The guilt offering, presented with the oil as a wave offering, acknowledges the debt the defilement represented and makes satisfaction before God. The waving dedicates the offering wholly to the Lord. This guilt offering foreshadows Christ, who was made a guilt offering for his people, bearing their debt and making full satisfaction (Isaiah 53:10).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Exod 29:24Put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and wave them before the LORD as a wave offering.
- Lev 6:6–7Then he must bring to the priest his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram of proper value from the flock.
- Isa 53:10Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.
- Lev 5:6–7and he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD for the sin he has committed: a female lamb or goat from the flock as a sin offering. And the priest will make atonement for him concerning his sin.
- Lev 5:2–3Or if a person touches anything unclean—whether the carcass of any unclean wild animal or livestock or crawling creature—even if he is unaware of it, he is unclean and guilty.
- Lev 5:18–19He is to bring to the priest an unblemished ram of proper value from the flock as a guilt offering. Then the priest will make atonement on his behalf for the wrong he has committed in ignorance, and he will be forgiven.
- Lev 8:27–29He put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and waved them before the LORD as a wave offering.
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