Numbers 6:20
ContextNETBible | then the priest must wave them as a wave offering 1 before the Lord; it is a holy portion for the priest, together with the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the raised offering. 2 After this the Nazirite may drink 3 wine.’ |
XREF | Ex 29:27,28; Le 7:31,34; Le 9:21; Le 10:15; Le 23:11; Nu 5:25; Nu 18:18; Ps 16:10,11; Ec 9:7; Isa 25:6; Isa 35:10; Isa 53:10-12; Zec 9:15,17; Zec 10:7; Mt 26:29; Mr 14:25; Joh 17:4,5; Joh 19:30; 2Ti 4:7,8 |
NET © Notes |
1 sn The ritual of lifting the hands filled with the offering and waving them in the presence of the 2 sn The “wave offering” may be interpreted as a “special gift” to be transferred to the 3 tn The imperfect tense here would then have the nuance of permission. It is not an instruction at this point; rather, the prohibition has been lifted and the person is free to drink wine. |