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

1Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing. Now he shall be brought to the priest, 3and the priest shall go out to the outside of the camp. Thus the priest shall look, and if the infection of leprosy has been healed in the leper, 4then the priest shall give orders to take two live clean birds and cedar wood and a scarlet string and hyssop for the one who is to be cleansed.

Leviticus 14:2 word by word

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

• Thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• shall be the lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
• of the leperצָרַעtsâra‛ · be leprousH6879
• in the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of his cleansingטׇהֳרָהţohŏrâh · purifyingH2893
• Now he shall be broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• to the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548

Cross-references for Leviticus 14:2

• Leviticus 14:54This is the law for any mark of leprosy--even for a scale,
• Leviticus 13:59This is the law for the mark of leprosy in a garment of wool or linen, whether in the warp or in the woof, or in any article of leather, for pronouncing it clean or unclean.
• Numbers 6:9‘But if a man dies very suddenly beside him and he defiles his dedicated head of hair, then he shall shave his head on the day when he becomes clean; he shall shave it on the seventh day.
• Matthew 8:2And a leper came to Him and bowed down before Him, and said, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
• Mark 1:40And a leper came to Jesus, beseeching Him and falling on his knees before Him, and saying, “If You are willing, You can make me clean.”
• Luke 5:12While He was in one of the cities, behold, there was a man covered with leprosy; and when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and implored Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, 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 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