Leviticus 14:57

Leviticus 14:57 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)To teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean: this is the law of leprosy.
• New International Version (NIV)to determine when something is clean or unclean. These are the regulations for defiling skin diseases and defiling molds.
• English Standard Version (ESV)to show when it is unclean and when it is clean. This is the law for leprous disease.
• New King James Version (NKJV)to teach when it is unclean and when it is clean. This is the law of leprosy.”

Context of Leviticus 14:57

55and for the leprous garment or house, 56and for a swelling, for a scab, and for a bright spot-- to teach when they are unclean and when they are clean. This is the law of leprosy.

Leviticus 14:57 word by word

לְהוֹרֹ֕ת בְּי֥וֹם הַטָּמֵ֖א וּבְי֣וֹם הַטָּהֹ֑ר זֹ֥את תּוֹרַ֖ת הַצָּרָֽעַת׃ סRead the interlinear

• to teachיָרָהyârâh yârâ' · to showH3384
• whenיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• they are uncleanטָמֵאţâmê' · uncleanH2931
• they are cleanטָהוֹרţâhôr ţâhôr · pureH2889
• Thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• is the lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
• of leprosyצָרַ֫עַתtsâra‛ath · leprosyH6883

Cross-references for Leviticus 14:57

• Leviticus 10:10and to make a distinction between the holy and the profane, and between the unclean and the clean,
• Jeremiah 15:19Therefore, this is what the Lord says: “If you return, then I will restore you-- You will stand before Me; And if you extract the precious from the worthless, You will become My spokesman. They, for their part, may turn to you, But as for you, you are not to turn to them.
• Ezekiel 44:23Moreover, they shall teach My people the difference between the holy and the common, and teach them to distinguish between the unclean and the clean.
• Deuteronomy 24:8“Be careful about an infestation of leprosy, that you are very attentive and act in accordance with everything that the Levitical priests teach you; just as I have commanded them, you shall be careful to act.

Commentaries on Leviticus 14:57

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 54-57Verses 54-57 When that God who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us by his grace, Ep 2:4, 5, we shall manifest the change by repenting, and forsaking former sins. Let us follow after holiness, and let us compassionate other poor lepers, and desire, seek, and pray for their cleansing.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 54-57This is a summary statement about many kinds of infections (compare Leviticus 11:46–47).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 14:57

• Defilement
• 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