English Standard Version
Leviticus 14:2
2"This shall be the law of the leprous person for the day of his cleansing. He shall be brought to the priest,
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:
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“The following instructions are for those seeking ceremonial purification from a skin disease. Those who have been healed must be brought to the priest,
Context of Leviticus 14:2
1The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, "This shall be the law of the leprous person for the day of his cleansing. He shall be brought to the priest, 3and the priest shall go out of the camp, and the priest shall look. Then, if the case of leprous disease is healed in the leprous person, 4the priest shall command them to take for him who is to be cleansed two live clean birds and cedarwood and scarlet yarn and hyssop.
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זֹ֤את תִּֽהְיֶה֙ תּוֹרַ֣ת הַמְּצֹרָ֔ע בְּי֖וֹם טָהֳרָת֑וֹ וְהוּבָ֖א אֶל־הַכֹּהֵֽן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Leviticus 14:2
- Leviticus 14:54This is the law for any case of leprous disease: for an itch,
- Leviticus 13:59This is the law for a case of leprous disease in a garment of wool or linen, either in the warp or the woof, or in any article made of skin, to determine whether it is clean or unclean.
- Numbers 6:9"And if any man dies very suddenly beside him and he defiles his consecrated head, then he shall shave his head on the day of his cleansing; on the seventh day he shall shave it.
- Matthew 8:2And behold, a leper came to him and knelt before him, saying, "Lord, if you will, you can make me clean."
- Mark 1:40And a leper came to him, imploring him, and kneeling said to him, "If you will, you can make me clean."
- Luke 5:12While he was in one of the cities, there came a man full of leprosy. And when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and begged him, "Lord, if you will, you can make me clean."
- Luke 17:14When he saw them he said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as they went 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
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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
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