Leviticus 14:3

1 Then the LORD said to Moses,

2 “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.

The priest is to go outside the camp to examine him, and if the skin disease of the afflicted person has healed,

4 the priest shall order that two live clean birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop be brought for the one to be cleansed.

5 Then the priest shall command that one of the birds be slaughtered over fresh water in a clay pot.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
The priest is to go outside the camp to examine him, and if the skin disease of the afflicted person has healed,
KJV
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;
WEB
and the priest shall go out of the camp. The priest shall examine him. Behold, if the plague of leprosy is healed in the leper,
ASV
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,
DARBY
and the priest shall go out of the camp; and when the priest looketh, and behold, the sore of leprosy is healed in the leper,
BLB
and the priest shall go out to the outside of the camp. And the priest shall examine [him], and behold, [if] the plague of the leprosy is healed in the leper,
ÅB
og presten skal gå utenfor leiren, og når da presten ser på ham og finner at han er helbredet for sin spedalskhet,
OTB
og presten skal gå utenfor leiren for å inspisere dem. Hvis personen er blitt helbredet fra den urene hudsykdommen,
B1930
og presten skal gå utenfor leiren, og når da presten ser på ham og finner at han er helbredet for sin spedalskhet,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Leviticus 13:46

    As long as he has the infection, he remains unclean. He must live alone in a place outside the camp.

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  • 1 Corinthians 6:9–11

    Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,

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  • Luke 4:27

    And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet. Yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.”

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  • 2 Kings 5:3

    She said to her mistress, “If only my master would go to the prophet who is in Samaria, he would cure him of his leprosy.”

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  • 2 Kings 5:7–8

    When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, “Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a leper? Surely you can see that he is seeking a quarrel with me!”

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  • Luke 17:15–19

    When one of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice.

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  • Job 5:18

    For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal.

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  • Luke 7:22

    So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.

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