Leviticus 14:8
in Leviticus 14The one being cleansed must wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe with water; then he will be ceremonially clean. Afterward, he may enter the camp, but he must remain outside his tent for seven days.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and bathe himself in water; and he shall be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, but shall dwell outside his tent seven days.
KJV
And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, and shall tarry abroad out of his tent seven days.
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This verse in Leviticus 14
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA first baptism was that of the flood [of Noah] that cut away of sin. A second was that by the [Red] Sea and the cloud, for the cloud is a symbol of the Spirit, while the sea is a symbol of the water. A third is that of the [Levitical] law, for every unclean person washed himself with water and also washed his garments and thus entered into the camp. A fourth is that of John, which was an introductory baptism leading those thus baptized to penance, so that they might believe in Christ.
This site's exposition
shave off all his hair
on Leviticus 14:8-9
The cleansing comes in stages. He washes his clothes, shaves off all his hair and bathes, and that admits him to the camp while he still waits seven days outside his own tent. On the seventh day he shaves a second time, head and beard and eyebrows and all his hair, washes again, and then he is clean. Three thresholds are crossed in eight days, the camp, the tent and the door of the tabernacle.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
And shave off all his hair - That the water by which he was to be washed should reach every part of his body, that he might be cleansed from whatever defilement might remain on any part of the surface of his body. The Egyptian priests shaved the whole body every third day, to prevent all manner of defilement.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
The chief of these analogies is that as it was only when a leper exhibited a certain change of state that orders were given by the priest for a sacrifice, so a sinner must be in the exercise of faith and penitence ere the benefits of the gospel remedy can be enjoyed by him.
The words behind it
20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְכִבֶּס֩ | vekhibes | and he will wash | H3526 → | 51 times |
| הַמִּטַּהֵ֨ר | hamitaher | the [one] purifying himself | H2891 → | 94 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בְּגָדָ֜יו | begadav | garments his | H899 → | 217 times |
| וְגִלַּ֣ח | vegilach | and he will shave | H1548 → | 23 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| שְׂעָר֗וֹ | searo | hair his | H8181 → | 28 times |
| וְרָחַ֤ץ | verachatz | and he will wash | H7364 → | 72 times |
| בַּמַּ֙יִם֙ | bamayim | with <the> water | H4325 → | 581 times |
| וְטָהֵ֔ר | vetaher | and he will be pure | H2891 → | 94 times |
| וְאַחַ֖ר | veachar | and after | H310 → | 715 times |
| יָב֣וֹא | yavo' | he will come | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | into | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה | hamachaneh | the camp | H4264 → | 215 times |
| וְיָשַׁ֛ב | veyashav | and he will remain | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| מִח֥וּץ | michutz | from [the] outside | H2351 → | 164 times |
| לְאָהֳל֖וֹ | leoholo | of tent his | H168 → | 345 times |
| שִׁבְעַ֥ת | shivat | seven | H7651 → | 394 times |
| יָמִֽים׃ | yamim | days | H3117 → | 2304 times |
וְכִבֶּס֩and he will wash
vekhibesH3526 →51 times
הַמִּטַּהֵ֨רthe [one] purifying himself
hamitaherH2891 →94 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
בְּגָדָ֜יוgarments his
begadavH899 →217 times
וְגִלַּ֣חand he will shave
vegilachH1548 →23 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
שְׂעָר֗וֹhair his
searoH8181 →28 times
וְרָחַ֤ץand he will wash
verachatzH7364 →72 times
בַּמַּ֙יִם֙with <the> water
bamayimH4325 →581 times
וְטָהֵ֔רand he will be pure
vetaherH2891 →94 times
וְאַחַ֖רand after
veacharH310 →715 times
יָב֣וֹאhe will come
yavo'H935 →2568 times
אֶל־into
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הthe camp
hamachanehH4264 →215 times
וְיָשַׁ֛בand he will remain
veyashavH3427 →1079 times
מִח֥וּץfrom [the] outside
michutzH2351 →164 times
לְאָהֳל֖וֹof tent his
leoholoH168 →345 times
שִׁבְעַ֥תseven
shivatH7651 →394 times
יָמִֽים׃days
yamimH3117 →2304 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
1 Peter 3:21And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
it leads to
- Mark 16:16
Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
- Ezekiel 36:25–26
I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.
- Acts 22:16
And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’
- Acts 2:38
Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
- Galatians 3:27
For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
- Mark 16:16
Through
Leviticus 11:25and whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening.
it leads to
- Leviticus 11:40
Whoever eats from the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening, and anyone who picks up the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening.
- Leviticus 15:5
Anyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
- Numbers 31:24
On the seventh day you are to wash your clothes, and you will be clean. After that you may enter the camp.”
- Leviticus 11:40
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About Leviticus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Damascene, ORTHODOX FAITH 4.9; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.