Leviticus 23:20
What does Leviticus 23:20 mean?
A plain-English look at Leviticus 23:20 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the first-fruits for a wave-offering before Jehovah, with the two lambs: they shall be holy to Jehovah for the priest.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits for a wave offering before the Lord, with the two lambs: they shall be holy to the Lord for the priest.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the first-fruits for a wave-offering before Jehovah, with the two lambs: they shall be holy to Jehovah for the priest.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And these will be waved by the priest, with the bread of the first-fruits, for a wave offering to the Lord, with the two lambs: they will be holy to the Lord for the priest.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and the priest hath waved them, besides the bread of the first-<FI> fruits<Fi> --a wave-offering before Jehovah, besides the two lambs; they are holy to Jehovah for the priest;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And when the priest hath lifted them up with the loaves of the firstfruits before the Lord, they shall fall to his use.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the first-fruits as a wave-offering before Jehovah, with the two he-lambs; they shall be holy to Jehovah, for the priest.
Context
v.19And ye shall offer one he-goat for a sin-offering, and two he-lambs a year old for a sacrifice of peace-offerings.
v.20This passage
v.21And ye shall make proclamation on the selfsame day; there shall be a holy convocation unto you; ye shall do no servile work: it is a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Corinthians 9:11
If we sowed unto you spiritual things, is it a great matter if we shall reap your carnal things?
- Numbers 18:8
And Jehovah spake unto Aaron, And I, behold, I have given thee the charge of my heave-offerings, even all the hallowed things of the children of Israel; unto thee have I given them by reason of the anointing, and to thy sons, as a portion for ever.
- Leviticus 23:17
Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave-loaves of two tenth parts of an ephah: they shall be of fine flour, they shall be baken with leaven, for first-fruits unto Jehovah.
- Ephesians 2:14
For he is our peace, who made both one, and brake down the middle wall of partition,
- Deuteronomy 18:4
The first-fruits of thy grain, of thy new wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him.
- Exodus 29:24
and thou shalt put the whole upon the hands of Aaron, and upon the hands of his sons, and shalt wave them for a wave-offering before Jehovah.
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