Leviticus 14:25
in Leviticus 14And after he slaughters the lamb for the guilt offering, the priest is to take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he shall kill the lamb of the trespass-offering; and the priest shall take of the blood of the trespass-offering, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot.
KJV
And he shall kill the lamb of the trespass offering, and the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot:
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This verse in Leviticus 14
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
If, however, the person is poor
on Leviticus 14:21-32
Twelve verses run the whole rite again for a man who cannot afford it, and no step is dropped. Two lambs become two turtledoves or two young pigeons, but poverty never removes the lamb for the guilt offering.
This site's exposition
put it on the right earlobe
The poor man's blood goes on the same three points as in verse 14. John Wesley reads the blood as a token of forgiveness and the oil as healing, because God first forgives iniquities and then heals diseases. In both rites the oil goes on top of the blood.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
That blood seems to have been a token of forgiveness, the oil of healing: For God first forgiveth our iniquities, and then healeth our diseases. When the leper was anointed, the oil must have blood under it, to signify that all the graces and comforts of the spirit, all his sanctifying influences are owing to the death of Christ. It is by his blood alone that we are sanctified.
And he shall kill the lamb of the trespass offering,.... See Gill on Lev 14:13. and the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, &c. See Gill on Lev 14:14.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
if he be poor, and cannot get so much; then he shall take one lamb--a kind and considerate provision for an extension of the privilege to lepers of the poorer class. The blood of their smaller offering was to be applied in the same process of purification and they were as publicly and completely cleansed as those who brought a costlier offering (Ac 10:34).
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The words behind it
22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְשָׁחַט֮ | veshachat | and he will cut [the] throat of | H7819 → | 81 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כֶּ֣בֶשׂ | keves | [the] male lamb of | H3532 → | 107 times |
| הָֽאָשָׁם֒ | haasham | the guilt offering | H817 → | 46 times |
| וְלָקַ֤ח | velakach | and he will take | H3947 → | 966 times |
| הַכֹּהֵן֙ | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| מִדַּ֣ם | midam | some of [the] blood of | H1818 → | 360 times |
| הָֽאָשָׁ֔ם | haasham | the guilt offering | H817 → | 46 times |
| וְנָתַ֛ן | venatan | and he will put [it] | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| תְּנ֥וּךְ | tenukh | [the] lobe of | H8571 → | 8 times |
| אֹֽזֶן־ | ʾozen- | [the] ear of | H241 → | 187 times |
| הַמִּטַּהֵ֖ר | hamitaher | the [one] purifying himself | H2891 → | 94 times |
| הַיְמָנִ֑ית | haymanit | <the> right | H3233 → | 32 times |
| וְעַל־ | veal- | and on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| בֹּ֤הֶן | bohen | [the] thumb of | H931 → | 16 times |
| יָדוֹ֙ | yado | hand his | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| הַיְמָנִ֔ית | haymanit | <the> right | H3233 → | 32 times |
| וְעַל־ | veal- | and on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| בֹּ֥הֶן | bohen | [the] big toe of | H931 → | 16 times |
| רַגְל֖וֹ | raglo | foot his | H7272 → | 247 times |
| הַיְמָנִֽית׃ | haymanit | <the> right | H3233 → | 32 times |
וְשָׁחַט֮and he will cut [the] throat of
veshachatH7819 →81 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
כֶּ֣בֶשׂ[the] male lamb of
kevesH3532 →107 times
הָֽאָשָׁם֒the guilt offering
haashamH817 →46 times
וְלָקַ֤חand he will take
velakachH3947 →966 times
הַכֹּהֵן֙the priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
מִדַּ֣םsome of [the] blood of
midamH1818 →360 times
הָֽאָשָׁ֔םthe guilt offering
haashamH817 →46 times
וְנָתַ֛ןand he will put [it]
venatanH5414 →2011 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
תְּנ֥וּךְ[the] lobe of
tenukhH8571 →8 times
אֹֽזֶן־[the] ear of
ʾozen-H241 →187 times
הַמִּטַּהֵ֖רthe [one] purifying himself
hamitaherH2891 →94 times
הַיְמָנִ֑ית<the> right
haymanitH3233 →32 times
וְעַל־and on
veal-H5921 →5755 times
בֹּ֤הֶן[the] thumb of
bohenH931 →16 times
יָדוֹ֙hand his
yadoH3027 →1618 times
הַיְמָנִ֔ית<the> right
haymanitH3233 →32 times
וְעַל־and on
veal-H5921 →5755 times
בֹּ֥הֶן[the] big toe of
bohenH931 →16 times
רַגְל֖וֹfoot his
ragloH7272 →247 times
הַיְמָנִֽית׃<the> right
haymanitH3233 →32 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 40:6Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have opened. Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require.
it leads to
- Hebrews 10:5–12
Therefore, when Christ came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You prepared for Me.
- Isaiah 1:11
“What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood…
- 1 Samuel 15:22
But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of…
- Psalms 51:16
For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; You take no pleasure in burnt offerings.
- Hosea 6:6
For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
- Hebrews 10:5–12
Through
Ecclesiastes 5:1Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.
it leads to
- James 1:19
My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
- Hebrews 12:28–29
Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.
- Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
- James 1:19
Where this verse is studied
About Leviticus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; 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 Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.