Laws for Cleansing Lepers

Leviticus 14

1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 "This shall be the law of the leprous person for the day of his cleansing. s He shall be brought to the priest, 3 and the priest shall go t out of the camp, and the priest shall look. Then, if the case of leprous disease is healed in the leprous person, 4 the priest shall command them to take for him who is to be cleansed two live 1 clean birds and u cedarwood and v scarlet yarn and w hyssop. 5 And the priest shall command them to kill one of the birds in an earthenware vessel over fresh 2 water. 6 He shall take the live bird with the cedarwood and the scarlet yarn and the hyssop, and dip them and the live bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the fresh water. 7 And he shall x sprinkle it y seven times on him who is to be cleansed of the leprous disease. Then he shall pronounce him clean and shall z let the living bird go a into the open field. 8 And he who is to be cleansed b shall wash his clothes and shave off all his hair and bathe himself in water, and he shall be clean. And after that he may come into the camp, but c live outside his tent seven days. 9 And d on the seventh day he shall shave off all his hair from his head, his beard, and his eyebrows. He shall shave off all his hair, and then he b shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and he shall be clean.

10 "And on the eighth day he e shall take two male lambs without blemish, and one ewe lamb a year old without blemish, and a f grain offering of three tenths of an ephah 3 of fine flour mixed with oil, and one log 4 of oil. 11 And the priest who cleanses him shall set the man who is to be cleansed and these things before the Lord, at the entrance of the tent of meeting. 12 And the priest shall take one of the male lambs and g offer it for a guilt offering, along with the log of oil, and h wave them for a wave offering before the Lord. 13 And he shall kill the lamb i in the place where they kill the sin offering and the burnt offering, in the place of the sanctuary. For j the guilt offering, like the sin offering, belongs to the priest; k it is most holy. 14 The priest shall take some of the blood of the guilt offering, and the priest shall put it l on the lobe of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot. 15 Then the priest shall take some of the log of oil and pour it into the palm of his own left hand 16 and dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand and sprinkle some oil with his finger seven times before the Lord. 17 And some of the oil that remains in his hand the priest shall put on the lobe of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot, on top of the blood of the guilt offering. 18 And the rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall put on the head of him who is to be cleansed. m Then the priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord. 19 The priest shall offer the sin offering, to make atonement for him who is to be cleansed from his uncleanness. And afterward he shall kill the burnt offering. 20 And the priest shall offer the burnt offering and the f grain offering on the altar. m Thus the priest shall make atonement for him, and he shall be clean.

21 "But n if he is poor and cannot afford so much, then he shall take one male lamb for a guilt offering h to be waved, to make atonement for him, and a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, and a log of oil; 22 o also two turtledoves or two pigeons, whichever he can afford. The one shall be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering. 23 p And on the eighth day he shall bring them for his cleansing to the priest, to the entrance of the tent of meeting, before the Lord. 24 q And the priest shall take the lamb of the guilt offering and the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the Lord. 25 And he shall kill the lamb of the guilt offering. r And the priest shall take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on the lobe of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot. 26 And the priest shall pour some of the oil into the palm of his own left hand, 27 and shall sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before the Lord. 28 And the priest shall put some of the oil that is in his hand on the lobe of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot, in the place where the blood of the guilt offering was put. 29 And the rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall put on the head of him who is to be cleansed, to make atonement for him before the Lord. 30 And he shall offer, of the s turtledoves or pigeons, whichever he can afford, 31 one 5 for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering, along with a grain offering. m And the priest shall make atonement before the Lord for him who is being cleansed. 32 This is the law for him in whom is a case of leprous disease, who cannot afford t the offerings for his cleansing."

  1. Cross References
    Matthew 8:2
    And behold, a leper came to him and knelt befor...
    Matthew 8:4
    And Jesus said to him, "See that you say nothin...
    Mark 1:40
    And a leper came to him, imploring him, and kne...
    Mark 1:44
    And said to him, "See that you say nothing to a...
    Luke 5:12
    While he was in one of the cities, there came a...
    Luke 5:14
    And he charged him to tell no one, but "go and ...
    Luke 17:14
    When he saw them he said to them, "Go and show ...
  2. Cross References
    2 Kings 7:10
    So they came and called to the gatekeepers of the city and told them, "We came to the camp of the Syrians, and behold, there was no one to be seen or heard there, nothing but the horses tied and the donkeys tied and the tents as they were.
    Luke 17:12
    And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance
  3. Cross References
    Numbers 19:6
    And the priest shall take cedarwood and hyssop and scarlet yarn, and throw them into the fire burning the heifer.
  4. Cross References
    Hebrews 9:19
    For when every commandment of the law had been declared by Moses to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people.
  5. Cross References
    Exodus 12:22
    Take a bunch of hyssop and dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and touch the lintel and the two doorposts with the blood that is in the basin. None of you shall go out of the door of his house until the morning.
  6. Cross References
    Hebrews 9:13
    For if the blood of goats and bulls, and the sprinkling of defiled persons with the ashes of a heifer, sanctify for the purification of the flesh.
  7. Cross References
    2 Kings 5:10
    And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, "Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall be restored, and you shall be clean.
    2 Kings 5:14
    So he went down and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.
  8. Cross References
    Leviticus 16:22
    The goat shall bear all their iniquities on itself to a remote area, and he shall let the goat go free in the wilderness.
  9. Cross References
    Leviticus 14:53
    And he shall let the live bird go out of the city into the open country. So he shall make atonement for the house, and it shall be clean.
    Leviticus 17:5
    This is to the end that the people of Israel may bring their sacrifices that they sacrifice in the open field, that they may bring them to the Lord, to the priest at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and sacrifice them as sacrifices of peace offerings to the Lord.
  10. Cross References
    Leviticus 14:47
    And whoever sleeps in the house shall wash his clothes, and whoever eats in the house shall wash his clothes.
    Leviticus 11:25
    And whoever carries any part of their carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening.
  11. Cross References
    Numbers 12:15
    So Miriam was shut outside the camp seven days, and the people did not set out on the march till Miriam was brought in again.
  12. Cross References
    Numbers 31:19
    Encamp outside the camp seven days. Whoever of you has killed any person and whoever has touched any slain, purify yourselves and your captives on the third day and on the seventh day.
  13. Cross References
    Leviticus 14:8
    And he who is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes and shave off all his hair and bathe himself in water, and he shall be clean. And after that he may come into the camp, but live outside his tent seven days.
  14. Cross References
    Matthew 8:4
    And Jesus said to him, "See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a proof to them.
    Mark 1:44
    And said to him, "See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, for a proof to them.
    Luke 5:14
    And he charged him to tell no one, but "go and show yourself to the priest, and make an offering for your cleansing, as Moses commanded, for a proof to them.
  15. Cross References
    Numbers 15:4
    Then he who brings his offering shall offer to the Lord a grain offering of a tenth of an ephah of fine flour, mixed with a quarter of a hin of oil.
    Leviticus 2:1
    When anyone brings a grain offering as an offering to the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour. He shall pour oil on it and put frankincense on it
  16. Cross References
    Leviticus 5:18
    He shall bring to the priest a ram without blemish out of the flock, or its equivalent for a guilt offering, and the priest shall make atonement for him for the mistake that he made unintentionally, and he shall be forgiven.
    Leviticus 6:6 - 7
    And he shall bring to the priest as his compensation to the Lord a ram without blemish out of the flock, or its equivalent for a guilt offering.
  17. Cross References
    Exodus 29:24
    You shall put all these on the palms of Aaron and on the palms of his sons, and wave them for a wave offering before the Lord.
  18. Cross References
    Leviticus 1:5
    Then he shall kill the bull before the Lord, and Aaron's sons the priests shall bring the blood and throw the blood against the sides of the altar that is at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
    Leviticus 1:11
    And he shall kill it on the north side of the altar before the Lord, and Aaron's sons the priests shall throw its blood against the sides of the altar.
    Leviticus 4:4
    He shall bring the bull to the entrance of the tent of meeting before the Lord and lay his hand on the head of the bull and kill the bull before the Lord.
    Leviticus 4:24
    And shall lay his hand on the head of the goat and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before the Lord ; it is a sin offering.
  19. Cross References
    Leviticus 7:7
    The guilt offering is just like the sin offering; there is one law for them. The priest who makes atonement with it shall have it.
  20. Cross References
    Leviticus 2:3
    But the rest of the grain offering shall be for Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the Lord 's food offerings.
    Leviticus 7:6
    Every male among the priests may eat of it. It shall be eaten in a holy place. It is most holy.
  21. Cross References
    Leviticus 8:23
    And he killed it, and Moses took some of its blood and put it on the lobe of Aaron's right ear and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot.
    Exodus 29:20
    And you shall kill the ram and take part of its blood and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron and on the tips of the right ears of his sons, and on the thumbs of their right hands and on the great toes of their right feet, and throw the rest of the blood against the sides of the altar.
  22. Cross References
    Leviticus 4:26
    And all its fat he shall burn on the altar, like the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings. So the priest shall make atonement for him for his sin, and he shall be forgiven.
  23. Cross References
    Leviticus 14:10
    And on the eighth day he shall take two male lambs without blemish, and one ewe lamb a year old without blemish, and a grain offering of three tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil, and one log of oil.
  24. Cross References
    Leviticus 14:18
    And the rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall put on the head of him who is to be cleansed. Then the priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord.
  25. Cross References
    Leviticus 5:7
    But if he cannot afford a lamb, then he shall bring to the Lord as his compensation for the sin that he has committed two turtledoves or two pigeons, one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering.
    Leviticus 5:11
    But if he cannot afford two turtledoves or two pigeons, then he shall bring as his offering for the sin that he has committed a tenth of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering. He shall put no oil on it and shall put no frankincense on it, for it is a sin offering.
    Leviticus 12:8
    And if she cannot afford a lamb, then she shall take two turtledoves or two pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. And the priest shall make atonement for her, and she shall be clean.'
  26. Cross References
    Leviticus 14:12
    And the priest shall take one of the male lambs and offer it for a guilt offering, along with the log of oil, and wave them for a wave offering before the Lord.
  27. Cross References
    Leviticus 12:8
    And if she cannot afford a lamb, then she shall take two turtledoves or two pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. And the priest shall make atonement for her, and she shall be clean.
  28. Cross References
    Leviticus 14:10 - 11
    And on the eighth day he shall take two male lambs without blemish, and one ewe lamb a year old without blemish, and a grain offering of three tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil, and one log of oil.
  29. Cross References
    Leviticus 14:12
    And the priest shall take one of the male lambs and offer it for a guilt offering, along with the log of oil, and wave them for a wave offering before the Lord.
  30. Cross References
    Leviticus 14:25 - 29
    And he shall kill the lamb of the guilt offering. And the priest shall take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on the lobe of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot.
    Leviticus 14:14 - 18
    The priest shall take some of the blood of the guilt offering, and the priest shall put it on the lobe of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot.
  31. Cross References
    Leviticus 14:22
    Also two turtledoves or two pigeons, whichever he can afford. The one shall be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering.
    Leviticus 15:15
    And the priest shall use them, one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. And the priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord for his discharge.
  32. Cross References
    Leviticus 14:18
    And the rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall put on the head of him who is to be cleansed. Then the priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord.
  33. Cross References
    Leviticus 14:10
    And on the eighth day he shall take two male lambs without blemish, and one ewe lamb a year old without blemish, and a grain offering of three tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil, and one log of oil.
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