The Pulpit Commentary on Leviticus 14:12

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

The log of oil, amounting to something more than half a pint, is waved by the priest, together with the lamb for the trespass offering, as a wave offering before the Lord, in order that a special consecration may be given them.

They thus become qualified for the purposes for which they are presently used.

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