Leviticus 14:21-32

21 "1But if he is poor and his means are insufficient, then he is to take one male lamb for a 2guilt 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 3log of oil,
22 and two turtledoves or two young pigeons which are within his means, 4the one shall be a 5sin offering and the other a burnt offering.
23 "6Then the eighth day he shall bring them for his cleansing to the priest, at the doorway of the tent of meeting, before the LORD.
24 "The priest shall take the lamb of the guilt offering and 7the log of oil, and the priest shall offer them for a wave offering before the LORD.
25 "Next he shall slaughter the lamb of the guilt offering; and the priest is to take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on 8the 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.
26 "The priest shall also pour some of the oil into his left palm;
27 and with his right-hand finger the priest shall sprinkle some of the oil that is in his left palm seven times before the LORD.
28 "The priest shall then put some of the oil that is in his palm on the 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, on the place of the blood of the guilt offering.
29 "Moreover, the rest of the oil that is in the priest's palm he shall put on the head of the one to be cleansed, to make atonement on his behalf before the LORD.
30 "He shall then offer one of the turtledoves or young pigeons, which are within his means.
31 "He shall offer what he can afford *, 9the one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering, together with the grain offering. So the priest shall make atonement before the LORD on behalf of the one to be cleansed.
32 "This is the law for him in whom there is an infection of leprosy, whose means are limited for his cleansing."

Leviticus 14:21-32 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 9

  • 1. Leviticus 5:11; Leviticus 12:8; Leviticus 27:8
  • 2. Leviticus 14:22
  • 3. Leviticus 14:10
  • 4. Leviticus 5:7
  • 5. Lev 14:21, 24, 25
  • 6. Leviticus 14:10, 11
  • 7. Leviticus 14:10
  • 8. Leviticus 14:14
  • 9. Leviticus 5:7

Footnotes 8

  • [a]. Lit "hand is not reaching"
  • [b]. I.e. Approx one bu
  • [c]. I.e. Approx one pt
  • [d]. Lit "his hand reaches"
  • [e]. I.e. Approx one pt
  • [f]. Lit "from those which his hand can reach"
  • [g]. Lit "his hand can reach"
  • [h]. Lit "hand does not reach"
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