Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 5:25
Then the priest shall take the jealousy offering out of the woman’s hand, and shall wave the offering before the LORD, and offer it upon the altar:
25. shall wave the meal-offering ] The word ‘wave’ probably does not bear its technical meaning (explained in note on Num 6:20), but denotes simply to ‘offer.’ See Num 8:11; Num 8:13; Num 8:15; Num 8:21.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Then the priest shall take the jealousy offering out of the woman’s hand,…. Which she was obliged to hold in her hand while the above rites and ceremonies were performed; which was very heavy, being an omer of barley flour, a measure about three quarts, which was put into an Egyptian basket made of small palm tree twigs: and this was put into her hands to weary her, as before observed, that, having her mind distressed, she might the sooner confess her crime:
and shall wave the offering before the Lord: backwards and forwards, upwards and downwards, as Jarchi; who also observes, that the woman waved with him, for her hand was above the hand of the priest so the tradition is,
“he (her husband) took her offering out of the Egyptian basket, and put it into a ministering vessel, and gave it into her hand, and the priest put his hand under hers, and waved it a:”
and offer it upon the altar: this was the bringing of it to the southwest corner of the altar, as Jarchi says, before he took a handful out of it, as in other meat offerings.
a Misnah, ut supra, (Sotah) c. 3. sect. 1.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
The Priest Then Takes the Jealousy Offering Of barley Grain From the Hand of the Woman ( Num 5:25 )
Num 5:25
‘And the priest shall take the grain offering of jealousy out of the woman’s hand, and shall wave the grain offering before Yahweh, and bring it to the altar,’
Then before she drank the liquid the priest was to take the grain offering for jealousy from the woman’s hand and wave it before Yahweh and bring it to the altar. The waving before Yahweh demonstrated that His attention had been drawn to it, and that it was being given to Him.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
offering. Hebrew. minchah, gift or meal offering. See App-43.
wave. See note on Exo 29:27.
offer it = bring it. Hebrew. karab. App-43.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
priest: Num 5:15, Num 5:18
wave: Exo 29:24, Lev 8:27
Reciprocal: Num 6:20 – the priest shall