Leviticus 14:2

Leviticus 14:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought unto the priest:
• New International Version (NIV)“These are the regulations for any diseased person at the time of their ceremonial cleansing, when they are brought to the priest:
• English Standard Version (ESV)"This shall be the law of the leprous person for the day of his cleansing. He shall be brought to the priest,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“This shall be the law of the leper for the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought to the priest.

Context of Leviticus 14:2

1And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying, This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: he shall be brought unto the priest, 3and the priest shall go out of the camp; and when the priest looketh, and behold, the sore of leprosy is healed in the leper, 4then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two clean living birds, and cedar-wood, and scarlet, and hyssop.

Leviticus 14:2 word by word

זֹ֤את תִּֽהְיֶה֙ תּוֹרַ֣ת הַמְּצֹרָ֔ע בְּי֖וֹם טָהֳרָת֑וֹ וְהוּבָ֖א אֶל־הַכֹּהֵֽן׃Read the interlinear

• beהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548

Cross-references for Leviticus 14:2

• Leviticus 14:54This is the law for every sore of leprosy, and for the scall,
• Leviticus 13:59This is the law of the sore of leprosy in a garment of wool or linen, or in the warp, or in the woof, or in anything of skin, to cleanse it, or to pronounce it unclean.
• Numbers 6:9And if any one die unexpectedly by him suddenly, and he hath defiled the head of his consecration, then he shall shave his head on the day of his cleansing; on the seventh day shall he shave it.
• Matthew 8:2And behold, a leper came up to [him] and did him homage, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou art able to cleanse me.
• Mark 1:40And there comes to him a leper, beseeching him, and falling on his knees to him, and saying to him, If thou wilt thou canst cleanse me.
• Luke 5:12And it came to pass as he was in one of the cities, that behold, there was a man full of leprosy, and seeing Jesus, falling upon his face, he besought him saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou art able to cleanse me.
• Luke 17:14And seeing [them] he said to them, Go, shew yourselves to the priests. And it came to pass as they were going they were cleansed.

Commentaries on Leviticus 14:2

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-32To fully understand these verses about purifying infected people, read them with Leviticus 13:1–46.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-572-3. law of the leper in the day of his cleansing--Though quite convalescent, a leper was not allowed to return to society immediately and at his own will. The malignant character of his disease rendered the greatest precautions necessary to his re-admission among the people. One of the priests most skilled in the diagnostics of disease [Grotius], being deputed to attend such outcasts, the restored leper appeared before this official, and when after…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 14:2

• Sanitation

In the dictionaries

• Ablution
• Clean
• Leprosy
• Purification
• Scrape
• Sprinkle
• Atonement, Day of
• Azazel
• Cleanse
• Color; Colors

Commentaries on Leviticus 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings