New English Translation
Leviticus 14:2
2“This is the law of the diseased person on the day of his purification, when he is 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:
- 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
1The Lord spoke to Moses: “This is the law of the diseased person on the day of his purification, when he is brought to the priest. 3The priest is to go outside the camp and examine the infection. If the infection of the diseased person has been healed, 4then the priest will command that two live clean birds, a piece of cedar wood, a scrap of crimson fabric, and some twigs of hyssop be taken up for the one being cleansed.
Read all of Leviticus 14Leviticus 14:2 word by word
זֹ֤את תִּֽהְיֶה֙ תּוֹרַ֣ת הַמְּצֹרָ֔ע בְּי֖וֹם טָהֳרָת֑וֹ וְהוּבָ֖א אֶל־הַכֹּהֵֽן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Leviticus 14:2
- Leviticus 14:54“This is the law for all diseased infections, for scall,
- Leviticus 13:59This is the law of the diseased infection in the garment of wool or linen, or the warp or woof, or any article of leather, for pronouncing it clean or unclean.
- Numbers 6:9“‘If anyone dies very suddenly beside him and he defiles his consecrated head, then he must shave his head on the day of his purification – on the seventh day he must shave it.
- Matthew 8:2And a leper approached, and bowed low before him, saying, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”
- Mark 1:40Now a leper came to him and fell to his knees, asking for help. “If you are willing, you can make me clean,” he said.
- Luke 5:12While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came to him who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he bowed down with his face to the ground and begged him, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”
- Luke 17:14When he saw them he said, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went along, 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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