Leviticus 14:32
30 Then he must sacrifice the turtledoves or young pigeons, whichever he can afford,
31 one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, together with the grain offering. In this way the priest will make atonement before the LORD for the one to be cleansed.
This is the law for someone who has a skin disease and cannot afford the cost of his cleansing.”
33 Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
34 “When you enter the land of Canaan, which I am giving you as your possession, and I put a contamination of mildew into a house in that land,
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.
Compare
- BSB
- This is the law for someone who has a skin disease and cannot afford the cost of his cleansing.”
- KJV
- This is the law of him in whom is the plague of leprosy, whose hand is not able to get that which pertaineth to his cleansing.
- WEB
- This is the law for him in whom is the plague of leprosy, who is not able to afford the sacrifice for his cleansing.
- ASV
- This is the law of him in whom is the plague of leprosy, who is not able to get [that which pertaineth] to his cleansing.
- DARBY
- This is the law for him in whom is the sore of leprosy, whose hand cannot get what is [regularly prescribed] in his cleansing.
- BLB
- This [is] the law of him in whom [is] a plague of leprosy, whose hand does not reach in his cleansing.”
- ÅB
- Dette er loven om den som lider av spedalskhet, men ikke har råd til å ofre meget når han skal renses.
- OTB
- Dette er loven for den som har en uren hudsykdom og ikke har råd til de vanlige offergavene for sin renselse.
- B1930
- Dette er loven om den som lider av spedalskhet, men ikke har råd til å ofre meget når han skal renses.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 14:10
On the eighth day he is to bring two unblemished male lambs, an unblemished ewe lamb a year old, a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with olive oil, and one log of olive oil.
Read in contextLeviticus 14:21
If, however, the person is poor and cannot afford these offerings, he is to take one male lamb as a guilt offering to be waved to make atonement for him, along with a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering, a log of olive oil,
Read in contextLeviticus 14:2
“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.
Read in contextMatthew 11:5
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.
Read in contextLeviticus 13:59
This is the law concerning a mildew contamination in wool or linen fabric, weave, or knit, or any leather article, for pronouncing it clean or unclean.”
Read in contextPsalms 136:23
He remembered us in our low estate His loving devotion endures forever.
Read in contextLeviticus 14:54–57
This is the law for any infectious skin disease, for a scaly outbreak,
Read in context1 Corinthians 1:27–28
But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
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