Leviticus 14:16

Leviticus 14:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand, and shall sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the Lord:
• New International Version (NIV)dip his right forefinger into the oil in his palm, and with his finger sprinkle some of it before the Lord seven times.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand, and shall sprinkle some of the oil with his finger seven times before the Lord.

Context of Leviticus 14:16

14The priest must put some of the blood on the lowest part of the person's right ear. He must put blood on the thumb of the person's right hand. And he must put blood on the big toe of the person's right foot. 15The priest must pour some of the oil into his own left hand. He must put a finger from his right hand into the oil. He must shake the oil seven times in front of the Lord's altar. 17The priest must put oil on the lowest part of the person's right ear. He must put some of the oil on the thumb of the person's right hand. He must put some of the oil on the big toe of the person's right foot. He will put the oil on top of the offering's blood. 18The priest must put the oil that he did not use on the person's head. This makes his atonement in front of the Lord.

Leviticus 14:16 word by word

וְטָבַ֤ל הַכֹּהֵן֙ אֶת־אֶצְבָּע֣וֹ הַיְמָנִ֔ית מִן־הַשֶּׁ֕מֶן אֲשֶׁ֥ר עַל־כַּפּ֖וֹ הַשְּׂמָאלִ֑ית וְהִזָּ֨ה מִן־הַשֶּׁ֧מֶן בְּאֶצְבָּע֛וֹ שֶׁ֥בַע פְּעָמִ֖ים לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• shall dipטָבַלţâbal · to dipH2881
• his rightיְמָנִיyemânîy · rightH3233
• fingerאֶצְבַּע'etsba‛ · fingerH676
• in the oilשֶׁ֫מֶןshemen · oilH8081
• in his leftשְׂמָאלִיώemâ'lîy · leftH8042
• handכַּףkaph · palmH3709
• and shall sprinkleנָזָהnâzâh · to sprinkleH5137
• sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• timesפַּ֫עַםpa‛am pa‛ămâh · beatH6471
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Leviticus 14:16

• Leviticus 4:6He must put his finger in the blood. He must shake it in front of the holy curtain seven times in front of the Lord.
• Luke 17:18But only this one man came back to thank God. And he is a foreign man from Samaria!’
• 1 Corinthians 10:31Whatever you are doing, show that God is great. When you eat anything, or you drink anything, do it all in a way that praises God.

Commentaries on Leviticus 14:16

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16The sevenfold sprinkling of the oil before the sanctuary, in addition to the waving of it, seems to have been intended to consecrate it to represent the spiritual gift consequent upon the covenant, the sealing of which had been figured by the sacramental blood of the offering.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-32Verses 10-32 The cleansed leper was to be presented to the Lord, with his offerings. When God has restored us to enjoy public worship again, after sickness, distance, or otherwise, we should testify our thanksgiving by our diligent use of the liberty. And both we and our offerings must be presented before the Lord, by the Priest that made us clean, even our Lord Jesus. Beside the usual rites of the trespass-offering, some of the blood, and some of the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-17In the ancient world, people often used olive oil to help with healing (see Isaiah 1:6; Luke 10:34). Its use here might symbolize healing and cleansing of the infection. This allowed the person to rejoin the community. It may also have represented a restored connection between God, the priest, and the worshiper.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-2010-20. on the eighth day he shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe-lamb of the first year without blemish--The purification of the leper was not completed till at the end of seven days, after the ceremonial of the birds [Le 14:4-7] and during which, though permitted to come into the camp, he had to tarry abroad out of his tent [Le 14:8], from which he came daily to appear at the door of the tabernacle with the offerings required. He was…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 14:16

• Atonement
• Offerings
• Seven

In the dictionaries

• Left hand
• Ablution
• Clean
• Lamb
• Leprosy
• Purification
• Scrape
• Sprinkle
• Atonement, Day of
• Azazel

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