Leviticus 14:3
in Leviticus 14The priest is to go outside the camp to examine him, and if the skin disease of the afflicted person has healed,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the priest shall look; and, behold, if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper,
KJV
And the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the priest shall look, and, behold, if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper;
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This verse in Leviticus 14
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Then the LORD said to Moses
on Leviticus 14:1-3
This chapter opens with the disease already healed and the man still outside the camp. The priest goes out to examine him, since a man shut out cannot come in.
This site's exposition
go outside the camp to examine him
Adam Clarke notes that the priest alone had authority to declare a person clean. The healed man needed his verdict to return to civil and religious life. The verdict followed the healing.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And the priest shall go forth out of the camp,.... A little without the camp, as Ben Gersom notes.
One of the birds (and the Jews say, if there was any difference, it must be the larger and better of the two) was to be killed over an earthen cup of spring water, so that the blood of the bird might discolour the water. This (as some other types) had its accomplishment in the death of Christ, when out of his pierced side there came water and blood, John xix.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
The priest shall go forth out of the camp - As the leper was separated from the people, and obliged, because of his uncleanness, to dwell without the camp, and could not be admitted till the priest had declared that he was clean; hence it was necessary that the priest should go out and inspect him, and, if healed, offer for him the sacrifices required, in order to his re-admission to the camp. As the priest alone had authority to declare a person clean or unclean, it was necessary that the healed person should show himself to the priest, that he might make a declaration that he was clean and fit for civil and religious society, without which, in no case, could he be admitted; hence, when Christ cleansed the lepers, Mat 8:2-4, he commanded them to go and show themselves to the priest, etc.
The words behind it
13 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְיָצָא֙ | veyatza' | and he will go out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| הַכֹּהֵ֔ן | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| מִח֖וּץ | michutz | from [the] outside | H2351 → | 164 times |
| לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה | lamachaneh | of the camp | H4264 → | 215 times |
| וְרָאָה֙ | veraah | and he will see | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| הַכֹּהֵ֔ן | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| וְהִנֵּ֛ה | vehineh | and there! | H2009 → | 843 times |
| נִרְפָּ֥א | nirpa' | it has been healed | H7495 → | 67 times |
| נֶֽגַע־ | nega'- | [the] plague of | H5061 → | 78 times |
| הַצָּרַ֖עַת | hatzaraat | the serious skin disease | H6883 → | 35 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הַצָּרֽוּעַ׃ | hatzarua' | the [one who] had a serious skin disease | H6879 → | 20 times |
וְיָצָא֙and he will go out
veyatza'H3318 →1067 times
הַכֹּהֵ֔ןthe priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
מִח֖וּץfrom [the] outside
michutzH2351 →164 times
לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הof the camp
lamachanehH4264 →215 times
וְרָאָה֙and he will see
veraahH7200 →1300 times
הַכֹּהֵ֔ןthe priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
וְהִנֵּ֛הand there!
vehinehH2009 →843 times
נִרְפָּ֥אit has been healed
nirpa'H7495 →67 times
נֶֽגַע־[the] plague of
nega'-H5061 →78 times
הַצָּרַ֖עַתthe serious skin disease
hatzaraatH6883 →35 times
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הַצָּרֽוּעַ׃the [one who] had a serious skin disease
hatzarua'H6879 →20 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Matthew 11:5The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
it leads to
- Isaiah 61:1–3
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Isaiah 35:4–6
Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”
- Luke 4:18
“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Isaiah 42:6–7
“I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a…
- Isaiah 29:18
On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of the deep darkness the eyes of the blind will see.
- Isaiah 61:1–3
Through
Luke 7:22So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and…
it leads to
- Isaiah 35:5–6
Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
- Isaiah 35:5–6
Through
2 Kings 5:14So Naaman went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh was restored and became like that of a little child,…
it leads to
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About Leviticus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.