Leviticus 14:29
in Leviticus 14The rest of the oil in his palm, the priest is to put on the head of the one to be cleansed, to make atonement for him before the LORD.
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ASV
and the rest of the oil that is in the priest’s hand he shall put upon the head of him that is to be cleansed, to make atonement for him before Jehovah.
KJV
And the rest of the oil that is in the priest’s hand he shall put upon the head of him that is to be cleansed, to make an atonement for him before the Lord.
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This verse in Leviticus 14
Commentary
4 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
to make atonement for him before the LORD
The oil on the head is counted as atonement for the poor man exactly as for the rich in verse 18. John Gill refers the reader back to that verse. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown call the whole provision kind and considerate toward lepers of the poorer class.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And the rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand,.... See Gill on Lev 14:18.
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
15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהַנּוֹתָ֗ר | vehanotar | and the remainder | H3498 → | 106 times |
| מִן־ | min- | of | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הַשֶּׁ֙מֶן֙ | hashemen | the oil | H8081 → | 193 times |
| אֲשֶׁר֙ | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | [is] on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| כַּ֣ף | kaf | [the] palm of | H3709 → | 192 times |
| הַכֹּהֵ֔ן | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| יִתֵּ֖ן | yiten | he will put | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| רֹ֣אשׁ | rosh | [the] head of | H7218 → | 599 times |
| הַמִּטַּהֵ֑ר | hamitaher | the [one] purifying himself | H2891 → | 94 times |
| לְכַפֵּ֥ר | lekhaper | to make atonement | H3722 → | 102 times |
| עָלָ֖יו | ʾalav | on him | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| לִפְנֵ֥י | lifnei | <to> before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| יְהוָֽה׃ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
וְהַנּוֹתָ֗רand the remainder
vehanotarH3498 →106 times
מִן־of
min-H4480 →1188 times
הַשֶּׁ֙מֶן֙the oil
hashemenH8081 →193 times
אֲשֶׁר֙which
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
עַל־[is] on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
כַּ֣ף[the] palm of
kafH3709 →192 times
הַכֹּהֵ֔ןthe priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
יִתֵּ֖ןhe will put
yitenH5414 →2011 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
רֹ֣אשׁ[the] head of
roshH7218 →599 times
הַמִּטַּהֵ֑רthe [one] purifying himself
hamitaherH2891 →94 times
לְכַפֵּ֥רto make atonement
lekhaperH3722 →102 times
עָלָ֖יוon him
ʾalavH5921 →5755 times
לִפְנֵ֥י<to> before
lifneiH6440 →2123 times
יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 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
John 17:19For them I sanctify Myself, so that they too may be sanctified by the truth.
it leads to
- Titus 2:14
He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
- Hebrews 2:11
For both the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.
- John 17:17
Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.
- 1 Corinthians 1:2
To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their…
- Hebrews 10:5–10
Therefore, when Christ came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You prepared for Me.
- Titus 2:14
Through
Leviticus 14:18The rest of the oil in his palm, the priest is to put on the head of the one to be cleansed, to make atonement for him before the LORD.
it leads to
- Leviticus 4:26
He must burn all its fat on the altar, like the fat of the peace offerings; thus the priest will make atonement for that man’s sin, and he will be forgiven.
- 2 Corinthians 1:21–22
Now it is God who establishes both us and you in Christ. He anointed us,
- Leviticus 4:26
Through
Leviticus 14:20and offer it on the altar, with the grain offering, to make atonement for him, and he will be clean.
it leads to
- Leviticus 14:10
On 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,…
- Leviticus 14:10
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) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.