Leviticus 14:2
This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought unto the priest:
Leviticus 14:2 in other translations
| BSB | “This is the law for the one afflicted with a skin disease on the day of his cleansing, when he is brought to the priest. |
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| WEB | “This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought to the priest, |
| ASV | This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: he shall be brought unto the priest: |
| YLT | ‘This is a law of the leper, in the day of his cleansing, that he hath been brought in unto the priest, |
| DARBY | This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: he shall be brought unto the priest, |
| BBE | This is the law of the leper on the day when he is made clean: he is to be taken to the priest; |
| Webster | This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought to the priest: |
What does Leviticus 14:2 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 14:2-3
Le 14:1-57. The Rites and Sacrifices in Cleansing of the Leper.
2-3. 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 examination a certificate of health was given, the ceremonies here described were forthwith observed outside the camp.Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 14:1-9
The priests could not cleanse the lepers; but when the Lord removed the plague, various rules were to be observed in admitting them again to the ordinances of God, and the society of his people. They represent many duties and exercises of truly repenting sinners, and the duties of ministers respecting them. If we apply this to the spiritual leprosy of sin, it intimates that when we withdraw from those who walk…
Leviticus 14:2 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Leviticus 14:2
- Luke 17:14
And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.
- Luke 5:12-14
And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him. And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
- Mark 1:40-44
And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean. And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed. And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away; …
- Numbers 6:9
And if any man die very suddenly by him, and he hath defiled the head of his consecration; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it.
- Matthew 8:2-4
And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
- Leviticus 14:54-57
This is the law for all manner of plague of leprosy, and scall, And for the leprosy of a garment, and of a house, And for a rising, and for a scab, and for a bright spot: To teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean: this is the law of leprosy.
- Leviticus 13:59
This is the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of woollen or linen, either in the warp, or woof, or any thing of skins, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean.
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54-57; 13:59
in the day.
Nu 6:9
He shall.
Mt 8:2-4; Mr 1:40-44; Lu 5:12-14; 17:14
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Context
- Leviticus 14:1
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
- Leviticus 14:2
This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought unto the priest:
- Leviticus 14:3
And the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the priest shall look, and, behold, if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper;
Leviticus 14:2 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Esta será la ley del leproso cuando se limpiare: Será traído al sacerdote: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | C’est ici la loi du lépreux, au jour de sa purification: il sera amené au sacrificateur; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Dies soll das Gesetz des Aussätzigen sein am Tage seiner Reinigung: Er soll zu dem Priester gebracht werden; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Hic est ritus leprosi, quando mundandus est. Adducetur ad sacerdotem: |