Leviticus 14:10
in Leviticus 14On the eighth day he is to bring two unblemished male lambs, an unblemished ewe lamb a year old, a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with olive oil, and one log of olive oil.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And on the eighth day he shall take two he-lambs without blemish, and one ewe-lamb a year old without blemish, and three tenth parts of an ephah of fine flour for a meal-offering, mingled with oil, and one log of oil.
KJV
And on the eighth day he shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish, and three tenth deals of fine flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and one log of oil.
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This verse in Leviticus 14
Commentary
8 notes on this verse"And the offering of fine flour, sirs," I said, "which was prescribed to be presented on behalf of those purified from leprosy, was a type of the bread of the Eucharist, the celebration of which our Lord Jesus Christ prescribed, in remembrance of the suffering which He endured on behalf of those who are purified in soul from all iniquity, in order that we may at the same time thank God for having created the world, with all things therein, for the sake of man, and for delivering us from the evil in which we were, and for utterly overthrowing principalities and powers by Him who suffered according to His will.
This site's exposition
On the eighth day he is to bring
on Leviticus 14:10-13
The eighth day brings four offerings for one man, guilt, sin, burnt and grain. The guilt offering leads, though elsewhere it answers a wrong needing restitution at 5:15-16, and the fault recorded here is an illness.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Oil is added as a fit sign of God's grace and mercy, and of the leper's healing. A log is a measure containing six egg-shells full.
And on the eighth day,....
The priest must, upon this, pronounce him clean. It was requisite that this should be done with solemnity, that the leper might himself be the more affected with the mercy of God to him in his recovery, and that others might be satisfied to converse with him. Christ is our priest, to whom the Father has committed all judgment, and particularly the judgment of the leprosy.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
Two he-lambs - One for a trespass-offering, Lev 14:12, the other for a burnt-offering, Lev 14:19, Lev 14:20. One ewe-lamb - This was for a sin-offering Lev 14:19. Three tenth deals - Three parts of an ephah, or three omers; See all these measures explained in Exo 16:16 (note). The three tenth deals of flour were for a minchah, meat or gratitude-offering, Lev 14:20. The sin-offering was for his impurity; the trespass-offering for his transgression; and the gratitude-offering for his gracious cleansing. These constituted the offering which each was ordered to bring to the priest; see Mat 8:4.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
And this was considered to make atonement "for him"; that is, it removed that ceremonial pollution which had excluded him from the enjoyment of religious ordinances, just as the atonement of Christ restores all who are cleansed through faith in His sacrifice to the privileges of the children of God.
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Two young rams from one to three years old (not lambs), a ewe lamb in her first year (see Lev 12:6), three-tenth parts of an ephah (something over ten pints and a half) of fine flour mingled with oil, and a log (about half a pint; see Lev 19:35) of oil. The priest presented both the man and his offerings to Yahweh at the entrance of the tent of meeting. See Lev 1:3.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
AND ON THE EIGHTH DAY HE SHALL TAKE TWO HE-LAMBS WITHOUT BLEMISH, AND ONE EWE-LAMB. Scripture has not explained what is to be done with the two he-lambs and the one ewe-lamb.
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
'לפני ה BEFORE THE LORD — i. e. in the gate of Nicanor and not in the court itself (Sifra, Metzora, Section 3; Sotah 8a), since he was still short of atonement (as the sin-offering had not yet been brought, and under such circumstances he was not permitted to enter the court).
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּבַיּ֣וֹם | uvaiyom | and on the day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| הַשְּׁמִינִ֗י | hashemini | <the> eighth | H8066 → | 28 times |
| יִקַּ֤ח | yikach | he will take | H3947 → | 966 times |
| שְׁנֵֽי־ | shenei- | two | H8147 → | 768 times |
| כְבָשִׂים֙ | khevasim | male lambs | H3532 → | 107 times |
| תְּמִימִ֔ים | temimim | unblemished | H8549 → | 91 times |
| וְכַבְשָׂ֥ה | vekhavsah | and a ewe-lamb | H3535 → | |
| אַחַ֛ת | ʾachat | one | H259 → | 971 times |
| בַּת־ | bat- | a daughter of | H1323 → | 588 times |
| שְׁנָתָ֖הּ | shenatah | year its | H8141 → | 877 times |
| תְּמִימָ֑ה | temimah | unblemished | H8549 → | 91 times |
| וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה | usheloshah | and three | H7969 → | 432 times |
| עֶשְׂרֹנִ֗ים | ʾesronim | tenths | H6241 → | 33 times |
| סֹ֤לֶת | solet | fine flour | H5560 → | 53 times |
| מִנְחָה֙ | minchah | a grain offering | H4503 → | 211 times |
| בְּלוּלָ֣ה | belulah | mixed | H1101 → | 43 times |
| בַשֶּׁ֔מֶן | vashemen | with <the> oil | H8081 → | 193 times |
| וְלֹ֥ג | velog | and a log | H3849 → | 5 times |
| אֶחָ֖ד | ʾechad | one | H259 → | 971 times |
| שָֽׁמֶן׃ | shamen | oil | H8081 → | 193 times |
וּבַיּ֣וֹםand on the day
uvaiyomH3117 →2304 times
הַשְּׁמִינִ֗י<the> eighth
hasheminiH8066 →28 times
יִקַּ֤חhe will take
yikachH3947 →966 times
שְׁנֵֽי־two
shenei-H8147 →768 times
כְבָשִׂים֙male lambs
khevasimH3532 →107 times
תְּמִימִ֔יםunblemished
temimimH8549 →91 times
וְכַבְשָׂ֥הand a ewe-lamb
vekhavsahH3535 →
אַחַ֛תone
ʾachatH259 →971 times
בַּת־a daughter of
bat-H1323 →588 times
שְׁנָתָ֖הּyear its
shenatahH8141 →877 times
תְּמִימָ֑הunblemished
temimahH8549 →91 times
וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הand three
usheloshahH7969 →432 times
עֶשְׂרֹנִ֗יםtenths
ʾesronimH6241 →33 times
סֹ֤לֶתfine flour
soletH5560 →53 times
מִנְחָה֙a grain offering
minchahH4503 →211 times
בְּלוּלָ֣הmixed
belulahH1101 →43 times
בַשֶּׁ֔מֶןwith <the> oil
vashemenH8081 →193 times
וְלֹ֥גand a log
velogH3849 →5 times
אֶחָ֖דone
ʾechadH259 →971 times
שָֽׁמֶן׃oil
shamenH8081 →193 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
Mark 1:44“See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”
it leads to
- Leviticus 14:1–32
Then the LORD said to Moses,
- Matthew 8:4
Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”
- Luke 17:14
When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed.
- 1 Corinthians 10:11
Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.
- Leviticus 14:1–32
Through
Leviticus 2:1“When anyone brings a grain offering to the LORD, his offering must consist of fine flour. He is to pour olive oil on it, put frankincense on it,
it leads to
- Leviticus 6:14–18
Now this is the law of the grain offering: Aaron’s sons shall present it before the LORD in front of the altar.
- Leviticus 6:14–18
Through
Leviticus 14:21If, however, the person is poor and cannot afford these offerings, he is to take one male lamb as a guilt offering to be waved to make atonement for him, along with a tenth…
it leads to
- Leviticus 5:7
If, however, he cannot afford a lamb, he may bring to the LORD as restitution for his sin two turtledoves or two young pigeons—one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt…
- Leviticus 5:7
Through
Leviticus 14:12Then the priest is to take one of the male lambs and present it as a guilt offering, along with the log of olive oil; and he must wave them as a wave offering…
it leads to
- Exodus 29:24
Put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and wave them before the LORD as a wave offering.
- Leviticus 6:6–7
Then he must bring to the priest his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram of proper value from the flock.
- Exodus 29:24
Where this verse is studied
About Leviticus
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Andrew Bonar, A Commentary on Leviticus; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho, Chapter XLI and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.