And the priest shall take the lamb of the trespass offering, and the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the LORD:
Parallel translations
- WEB The priest shall take the lamb of the trespass offering, and the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before Yahweh.
- BSB The priest shall take the lamb for the guilt offering, along with the log of olive oil, and wave them as a wave offering before the LORD.
- NKJV And the priest shall take the lamb of the trespass offering and the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them as a wave offering before the Lord.
- NASB The priest shall take the lamb of the guilt offering and the log of oil, and the priest shall offer them as a wave offering before the Lord.
- NLT The priest will take the lamb for the guilt offering, along with the olive oil, and lift them up as a special offering to the Lord.
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Quick answer
The priest takes the lamb of the guilt offering and the oil and waves them before Yahweh. It matters because the poor man's cleansing centers on the same guilt offering presented to God.
Overview
The single lamb of the guilt offering, with the oil, is waved before the Lord just as in the fuller ritual. The essential act of atonement is preserved for the poor worshiper. The guilt offering again points to Christ, who bore the guilt of his people, securing the cleansing that no offering of ours could finally accomplish.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Lev 14:10And on the eighth day he shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish, and three tenth deals of fine flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and one log of oil.
- Lev 14:12And 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:
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