The Meaning of Leviticus 23:15 Explained

Leviticus 23:15

KJV: And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete:

YLT: 'And ye have numbered to you from the morrow of the sabbath, from the day of your bringing in the sheaf of the wave-offering: they are seven perfect sabbaths;

Darby: And ye shall count from the morning after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave-offering, seven weeks; they shall be complete;

ASV: And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave-offering; seven sabbaths shall there be complete:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And ye shall count  unto you from the morrow  after the sabbath,  from the day  that ye brought  the sheaf  of the wave offering;  seven  sabbaths  shall be  complete: 

What does Leviticus 23:15 Mean?

Context Summary

Leviticus 23:15-32 - Wave-Loaves, Trumpets And Atonement
The Hebrew feasts divide themselves into two groups, connected with the Passover and the Day of Atonement, respectively, and occurring in the first and seventh months of the year. First came the Passover, on the fourteenth day of the first month, followed closely by the Week of Unleavened Bread, and at a distance of seven weeks further on by the Feast of Pentecost (Pentecost is the Greek word for fifty; see Leviticus 23:16).
These three form the first group. Six months afterward, on the tenth day of the seventh month, came the most solemn day in the whole year-the Day of Atonement. It was preceded by the Feast of Trumpets, and followed closely by the Feast of Tabernacles. This was the second group. But each group set forth a distinct aspect of redemption. In the Passover, we are reminded that we were redeemed from sin: in the Atonement, that we are redeemed to God. Do not forget to find Christ's resurrection in Leviticus 23:11, and the first-fruits of the Spirit in Leviticus 23:17. [source]

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 23

1  The feasts of the Lord
3  the Sabbath
4  The Passover
9  The sheaf of firstfruits
15  The feast of Pentecost
22  Gleanings to be left for the poor
23  The feast of trumpets
26  The day of atonement
33  The feast of tabernacles

What do the individual words in Leviticus 23:15 mean?

And you shall count for yourselves from the day the after Sabbath from the day that you brought - the sheaf of the wave offering seven Sabbaths completed shall be
וּסְפַרְתֶּ֤ם לָכֶם֙ מִמָּחֳרַ֣ת הַשַּׁבָּ֔ת מִיּוֹם֙ הֲבִ֣יאֲכֶ֔ם אֶת־ עֹ֖מֶר הַתְּנוּפָ֑ה שֶׁ֥בַע שַׁבָּת֖וֹת תְּמִימֹ֥ת תִּהְיֶֽינָה

וּסְפַרְתֶּ֤ם  And  you  shall  count 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine plural
Root: סָפַר 
Sense: to count, recount, relate.
לָכֶם֙  for  yourselves 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine plural
מִמָּחֳרַ֣ת  from  the  day 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: מָחֳרָת  
Sense: the morrow, the day after.
הַשַּׁבָּ֔ת  the  after  Sabbath 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular
Root: שַׁבָּת  
Sense: Sabbath.
מִיּוֹם֙  from  the  day 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
הֲבִ֣יאֲכֶ֔ם  that  you  brought 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct, second person masculine plural
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
עֹ֖מֶר  the  sheaf 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: עֹמֶר 
Sense: omer.
הַתְּנוּפָ֑ה  of  the  wave  offering 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: תְּנוּפָה  
Sense: swinging, waving, wave offering, offering.
שֶׁ֥בַע  seven 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: שֶׁבַע  
Sense: seven (cardinal number).
שַׁבָּת֖וֹת  Sabbaths 
Parse: Noun, common plural
Root: שַׁבָּת  
Sense: Sabbath.
תְּמִימֹ֥ת  completed 
Parse: Adjective, feminine plural
Root: תָּמִים  
Sense: complete, whole, entire, sound.
תִּהְיֶֽינָה  shall  be 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine plural
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.