Leviticus 14:15
in Leviticus 14Then the priest shall take some of the log of olive oil, pour it into his left palm,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the priest shall take of the log of oil, and pour it into the palm of his own left hand;
KJV
And the priest shall take some of the log of oil, and pour it into the palm of his own left hand:
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This verse in Leviticus 14
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
take some of the blood from the guilt offering
on Leviticus 14:14-20
Blood goes on the right earlobe, the right thumb and the right big toe. Exodus 29:20 marks the priests at the same three points, so a man shut out comes back marked where a priest is marked.
This site's exposition
pour it into his left palm
The priest uses his own left hand as the vessel, and the log waved in verse 12 is now divided into sprinkling, anointing and pouring. John Wesley reads the blood as the remission of sins through Christ and the oil as the Spirit's renewing grace. Blood comes first, then oil.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
The oil - As the blood signified Christ's blood by which men obtained remission of sins, so the oil noted the graces of the spirit by which they are renewed.
And the priest shall take some of the log of oil,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
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.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
תנוך is the inner wall of the ear. The etymology of the word תנוך is unknown to me, and the compilers of glossaries call it (translate it by) tendron (cf. Rashi on Exodus:22).
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
'לפני ה [AND HE SHALL SPRINKLE …] BEFORE THE LORD — in the direction of the Holy of Holies (cf. Sifra, Metzora, Chapter 3 9).
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
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְלָקַ֥ח | velakach | and he will take | H3947 → | 966 times |
| הַכֹּהֵ֖ן | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| מִלֹּ֣ג | milog | some of [the] log of | H3849 → | 5 times |
| הַשָּׁ֑מֶן | hashamen | <the> oil | H8081 → | 193 times |
| וְיָצַ֛ק | veyatzak | and he will pour [it] | H3332 → | 50 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| כַּ֥ף | kaf | [the] palm of | H3709 → | 192 times |
| הַכֹּהֵ֖ן | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| הַשְּׂמָאלִֽית׃ | hasemalit | <the> left | H8042 → | 9 times |
וְלָקַ֥חand he will take
velakachH3947 →966 times
הַכֹּהֵ֖ןthe priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
מִלֹּ֣גsome of [the] log of
milogH3849 →5 times
הַשָּׁ֑מֶן<the> oil
hashamenH8081 →193 times
וְיָצַ֛קand he will pour [it]
veyatzakH3332 →50 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
כַּ֥ף[the] palm of
kafH3709 →192 times
הַכֹּהֵ֖ןthe priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
הַשְּׂמָאלִֽית׃<the> left
hasemalitH8042 →9 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
Psalms 45:7You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.
it leads to
- Hebrews 1:9
You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy.”
- Psalms 21:6
For You grant him blessings forever; You cheer him with joy in Your presence.
- 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…
- Psalms 33:5
The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of His loving devotion.
- Hebrews 1:9
Through
1 John 2:20You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.
it leads to
- 1 John 2:27
And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all…
- John 14:26
But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.
- 2 Corinthians 1:21–22
Now it is God who establishes both us and you in Christ. He anointed us,
- Isaiah 61:1
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…
- 1 John 2:27
Where this verse is studied
About Leviticus
This page draws on Andrew Bonar, A Commentary on Leviticus; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch.