Leviticus 8:27

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

He put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and waved them as a presentation offering before the Lord.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּתֵּ֣ן אֶת־הַכֹּ֔ל עַ֚ל כַּפֵּ֣י אַהֲרֹ֔ן וְעַ֖ל כַּפֵּ֣י בָנָ֑יו וַיָּ֧נֶף אֹתָ֛ם תְּנוּפָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃

Transliteration

And wayyittēn ʾeṯ-hakkōl upon kappê ʾAhărōn and upon kappê ḇānāw and wayyānep ʾōṯām tənûpāh before lipənê YHWH.

Grammar Details

• *wayyittēn*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he put/placed
• *ʾeṯ*: direct object marker
• *hakkōl*: definite article + masculine singular noun - the all/everything
• *kappê*: masculine dual construct - palms/hands of
• *ʾAhărōn*: proper noun - Aaron
• *ḇānāw*: masculine plural noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his sons
• *wayyānep*: waw consecutive + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he waved
• *ʾōṯām*: direct object marker + 3rd masculine plural suffix - them
• *tənûpāh*: feminine singular noun - wave offering
• *lipənê*: preposition + masculine plural construct - before/in the presence of
• *YHWH*: proper noun - the LORD

Word Meanings

• *wayyittēn*: put/placed/set
• *kōl*: all/everything/entirety
• *kappê*: palms/hands/flat surfaces
• *wayyānep*: waved/elevated/presented
• *tənûpāh*: wave offering/offering of elevation
• *lipənê*: before/in front of/in the presence of

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he put all upon Aaron's hands, and upon his sons' hands, and waved them for a wave offering before the LORD.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And he put all these in Aaron's hands and in his sons' hands, and waved them as a wave offering before the LORD.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he put all upon Aaron's hands, and upon his sons' hands, and waved them for a wave offering before the LORD.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and he put{H5414} the whole upon the hands{H3709} of Aaron,{H175} and upon the hands{H3709} of his sons,{H1121} and waved{H5130} them for a wave-offering{H8573} before{H6440} Jehovah.{H3068}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he put{H5414}{(H8799)} all upon Aaron's{H175} hands{H3709}, and upon his sons{H1121}' hands{H3709}, and waved{H5130}{(H8686)} them for a wave offering{H8573} before{H6440} the LORD{H3068}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  ad put altogether apo Aarons handes ad apo his sonnes handes, ad waued it a waueofferynge before the Lorde.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and put alltogether vpon the handes of Aaron and of his sonnes, and waued it for a Waueofferynge before the LORDE.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So hee put all in Aarons handes, and in his sonnes handes, and shooke it to and fro before the Lord.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And put altogether vpon Aarons handes, & vpon his sonnes handes, and waued it a waue offering before the Lord.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he put all upon Aaron's hands, and upon his sons' hands, and waved them [for] a wave offering before the LORD.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He put all these in Aaron's hands and in his sons' hands, and waved them for a wave offering before Yahweh.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and putteth the whole on the hands of Aaron, and on the hands of his sons, and waveth them -- a wave-offering before Jehovah.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and he put the whole upon the hands of Aaron, and upon the hands of his sons, and waved them for a wave-offering before Jehovah.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and he put the whole upon the hands of Aaron, and upon the hands of his sons, and waved them for a wave-offering before Jehovah.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he put them all on the hands of Aaron and on the hands of his sons, waving them for a wave offering before the Lord.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He put all these in Aaron's hands and in his sons' hands, and waved them for a wave offering before Yahweh.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He then put all of them on the palms of Aaron and his sons, who waved them as a wave offering before the LORD.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 29:24-37 : 24 You shall place all of these in the hands of Aaron and his sons, and wave them as a wave offering before the Lord. 25 Then take them from their hands and burn them on the altar along with the burnt offering as a pleasing aroma before the Lord, an offering made by fire to the Lord. 26 Take the breast of the ram used for Aaron’s ordination and wave it as a wave offering before the Lord. This portion will be your share. 27 Consecrate the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution that were waved and lifted up from the ram of ordination, given for Aaron and his sons. 28 This will be a perpetual statute for Aaron and his sons from the Israelites, for it is a contribution. It will be a contribution from their peace offerings, their contribution to the Lord. 29 The sacred garments of Aaron shall belong to his descendants after him, so that they can be anointed and ordained in them. 30 The son who succeeds him as priest shall wear them for seven days when he enters the Tent of Meeting to minister in the Holy Place. 31 You shall take the ram of ordination and boil its meat in a holy place. 32 Aaron and his sons shall eat the meat of the ram and the bread that is in the basket at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. 33 They shall eat those things by which atonement was made to consecrate and sanctify them. But no outsider shall eat them, because they are holy. 34 If any of the meat of ordination or bread is left until morning, you must burn it, for it may not be eaten because it is holy. 35 Do for Aaron and his sons everything I have commanded you, taking seven days to ordain them. 36 Each day you shall offer a bull as a sin offering for atonement. Purify the altar when you make atonement for it, and anoint it to consecrate it. 37 For seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and consecrate it. Then the altar will become most holy, and whatever touches the altar will be holy.
• Lev 7:30-31 : 30 With his own hands he shall bring the offerings made by fire to the Lord. He shall bring the fat together with the breast to be waved as a wave offering before the Lord. 31 The priest shall burn the fat on the altar, but the breast belongs to Aaron and his sons.
• Jer 30:21 : 21 Their leader will be one of their own, and their ruler will arise from among them. I will bring him near, and he will approach Me—for who would dare to risk his life to approach Me? declares the LORD.
• Heb 9:14 : 14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from dead works so that we may serve the living God?