Leviticus 14:54

Leviticus 14:54 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)This is the law for all manner of plague of leprosy, and scall,
• New International Version (NIV)These are the regulations for any defiling skin disease, for a sore,
• English Standard Version (ESV)This is the law for any case of leprous disease: for an itch,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“This is the law for any leprous sore and scale,

Context of Leviticus 14:54

52He shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird, with the living water, with the living bird, the cedar wood, the hyssop and the scarlet. 53But he is to let the living bird go out of the city into the open field. So he is to make atonement for the house, and it will be clean.” This is the Torah for any mark of tza'arat—even for a scab, 55or the tza'arat in a garment or for a house 56or for a swelling, a scab, or a bright spot—

Leviticus 14:54 word by word

זֹ֖את הַתּוֹרָ֑ה לְכָל־נֶ֥גַע הַצָּרַ֖עַת וְלַנָּֽתֶק׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
• for all manner of plagueנֶ֫גַעnega‛ · plagueH5061
• of leprosyצָרַ֫עַתtsâra‛ath · leprosyH6883
• and scallנֶ֫תֶקnetheq · scabH5424

Cross-references for Leviticus 14:54

• Leviticus 14:2“This is the Torah of the one with tza'arat in the day of his cleansing. He shall be brought to the kohen,
• Leviticus 6:9Then what is left from it Aaron and his sons are to eat. It is to be eaten as matzah in a holy place, in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting.
• Leviticus 7:1“This is the Torah of the trespass offering. It is most holy.
• Leviticus 11:46“This is the Torah of the animal, the bird, every living creature that moves in the waters, and every creature that creeps on the earth,
• Leviticus 15:32This is the Torah for one who has a discharge or for one who has an emission of semen, which causes him to become unclean,
• Numbers 5:29“This is the Torah regarding jealousy, when a woman goes astray from her husband and defiles herself,
• Numbers 6:13“Then this is the Torah of the Nazirite when his period of separation is over. He must be brought to the entrance of the Tent of Meeting.
• Numbers 19:14“This is the Torah for whenever a person dies in a tent. Anyone entering the tent or anyone inside the tent will be unclean seven days.
• Deuteronomy 24:8“Take care in the plague of tza'arat—be very careful to do all that the Levitical kohanim instruct you, just as I commanded them, so you are to take care to do.
• Leviticus 13:30then the kohen is to examine the plague, and behold, if its appearance is deeper than the skin, and the hair in it is yellow and thin, then the kohen is to pronounce him unclean. It is a scab—tza'arat of the head or the chin.

Commentaries on Leviticus 14:54

• 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 14:54

• 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