Leviticus 14:11-21

11 and the priest who pronounces him clean shall present the man to be cleansed and the aforesaid before the LORD at the doorway of the tent of meeting.
12 "Then the priest shall take the one male lamb and bring it for a 1guilt offering, with the 2log of oil, and present them as a 3wave offering before the LORD.
13 "Next he shall slaughter the male lamb in 4the place where they slaughter the sin offering and the burnt offering, at the place of the sanctuary -for the guilt offering, 5like the sin offering, belongs to the priest; it is most holy.
14 "The priest shall then take some of the blood of the 6guilt offering, and the priest shall put it on 7the lobe of the right ear of the one to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot.
15 "The priest shall also take some of the 8log of oil, and pour it into his left palm;
16 the priest shall then dip his right-hand finger into the oil that is in his left palm, and with his finger sprinkle some of the oil seven times before the LORD.
17 "Of the remaining oil which is in his palm, the priest shall put some on the right ear lobe of the one to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, on the blood of the guilt offering;
18 while the rest of the oil that is in the priest's palm, he shall put on the head of the one to be cleansed. So the priest shall make 9atonement on his behalf before the LORD.
19 "The priest shall next offer the 10sin offering and make atonement for the one to be cleansed from his uncleanness. Then afterward, he shall slaughter the burnt offering.
20 "The priest shall offer up the burnt offering and the grain offering on the altar. Thus the priest shall make atonement for him, and 11he will be clean.
21 "12But if he is poor and his means are insufficient, then he is to take one male lamb for a 13guilt offering as a wave offering to make atonement for him, and one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, and a 14log of oil,

Leviticus 14:11-21 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 14

This chapter treats of the purification of lepers, and the rules to be observed therein; and first what the priest was to do for his cleansing when brought to him, by making use of two birds, with cedar wood, scarlet and hyssop, as directed, Le 14:1-7; what he was to do for himself, shaving off all his hair, and washing his flesh and clothes in water, Le 14:8,9; the offerings to be offered up for him, two he lambs and one ewe lamb, and a meat offering, with a particular account of the use of the blood of the trespass offering, and of oil put upon the tip of his right ear, the thumb of his right hand, and the great toe of his right foot, Le 14:10-20; but if poor, only one lamb was required, a meat offering of one tenth deal, and two turtle doves or two young pigeons, and blood and oil used as before, Le 14:21-32; next follow an account of leprosy in an house, and the signs of it, and the rules to judge of it, Le 14:33-48; and the manner of cleansing from it, Le 14:49-53; and the chapter is closed with a recapitulation of the several laws concerning the various sorts of leprosy in this and the preceding chapter, Le 14:54-57.

Cross References 14

  • 1. Leviticus 5:6, 18; Leviticus 6:6; Leviticus 14:19
  • 2. Leviticus 14:10
  • 3. Ex 29:22-24, 26
  • 4. Exodus 29:11; Leviticus 1:11; Leviticus 4:24
  • 5. Leviticus 6:24-30; Leviticus 7:7
  • 6. Leviticus 14:19
  • 7. Exodus 29:20; Leviticus 8:23, 24
  • 8. Leviticus 14:10
  • 9. Leviticus 4:26; Numbers 15:28; Hebrews 2:17
  • 10. Leviticus 14:12
  • 11. Leviticus 14:8, 9
  • 12. Leviticus 5:11; Leviticus 12:8; Leviticus 27:8
  • 13. Leviticus 14:22
  • 14. Leviticus 14:10

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