Numbers 5:25
Context5:25 The priest will take the grain offering of suspicion from the woman’s hand, wave the grain offering before the Lord, and bring it to the altar.
Numbers 8:11
Context8:11 and Aaron is to offer 1 the Levites before the Lord as a wave offering from the Israelites, that they may do the work 2 of the Lord.
Numbers 6:20
Context6:20 then the priest must wave them as a wave offering 3 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. 4 After this the Nazirite may drink 5 wine.’


[8:11] 1 tn The Hebrew text actually has “wave the Levites as a wave offering.” The wave offering was part of the ritual of the peace offering and indicated the priest’s portion being presented to God in a lifted, waving motion for all to see. The Levites were going to be in the sanctuary to serve the
[8:11] 2 tn The construction emphasizes the spiritual service of the Levites, using the infinitive construct of עָבַד (’avad) followed by its cognate accusative.
[6:20] 1 sn The ritual of lifting the hands filled with the offering and waving them in the presence of the
[6:20] 2 sn The “wave offering” may be interpreted as a “special gift” to be transferred to the
[6:20] 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.