Leviticus 14:2
in Leviticus 14“This is the law for the one afflicted with a skin disease on the day of his cleansing, when he is brought to the priest.
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ASV
This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: he shall be brought unto the priest:
KJV
This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought unto the priest:
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This verse in Leviticus 14
Commentary
3 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
on the day of his cleansing
The day of his cleansing opens an eight-day rite, from the field outside the camp in verse 3 to the altar in verse 20. The one cleansed is brought, and the priest acts.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
This shall be the law of the leper, in the day of his cleansing,.... Or the rules, rites, ceremonies, and sacrifices to be observed therein.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| זֹ֤את | zot | this | H2063 → | 603 times |
| תִּֽהְיֶה֙ | tihyeh | it will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| תּוֹרַ֣ת | torat | [the] legal [procedure] of | H8451 → | 219 times |
| הַמְּצֹרָ֔ע | hametzora' | the [one who] has a serious skin disease | H6879 → | 20 times |
| בְּי֖וֹם | beyom | on [the] day of | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| טָהֳרָת֑וֹ | tohorato | purification his | H2893 → | 11 times |
| וְהוּבָ֖א | vehuva' | and he will be brought | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
זֹ֤אתthis
zotH2063 →603 times
תִּֽהְיֶה֙it will be
tihyehH1961 →3559 times
תּוֹרַ֣ת[the] legal [procedure] of
toratH8451 →219 times
הַמְּצֹרָ֔עthe [one who] has a serious skin disease
hametzora'H6879 →20 times
בְּי֖וֹםon [the] day of
beyomH3117 →2304 times
טָהֳרָת֑וֹpurification his
tohoratoH2893 →11 times
וְהוּבָ֖אand he will be brought
vehuva'H935 →2568 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הַכֹּהֵֽן׃the priest
hakohenH3548 →750 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
Luke 17:14When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed.
it leads to
- Leviticus 13:1–46
Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
- Luke 5:14
“Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”
- 2 Kings 5:14
So 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,…
- Matthew 3:15
“Let it be so now,” Jesus replied. “It is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness in this way.” Then John permitted Him.
- John 11:10
But if anyone walks at night, he will stumble, because he has no light.”
- Leviticus 13:1–46
Through
Numbers 6:9If someone suddenly dies in his presence and defiles his consecrated head of hair, he must shave his head on the day of his cleansing—the seventh day.
it leads to
- Numbers 6:18
Then at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the Nazirite is to shave his consecrated head, take the hair, and put it on the fire under the peace offering.
- Leviticus 14:9
On the seventh day he must shave off all his hair—his head, his beard, his eyebrows, and the rest of his hair. He must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water, and he…
- Acts 18:18
Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria,…
- Numbers 6:18
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This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
