Leviticus 14:16

And the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand, and shall sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the LORD:

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
priest	הַכֹּהֵן֙ ha.ko.Hen	H3548	literally one officiating · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
dip	וְטָבַ֤ל ve.ta.Val	H2881	to dip · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
right	הַיְמָנִ֔ית hay.ma.Nit	H3233	right (i.e. at the right hand) · definite article + adjective, feminine singular absolute
finger	אֶצְבָּע֣וֹ 'etz.ba.'O	H676	something to sieze with · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
oil	הַשֶּׁ֕מֶן ha.She.men	H8081	grease · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
left	הַשְּׂמָאלִ֑ית ha.se.ma.Lit	H8042	situated on the left side · definite article + adjective, feminine singular absolute
hand	כַּפּ֖וֹ ka.Po	H3709	the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
sprinkle	וְהִזָּ֨ה ve.hi.Zah	H5137	to spirt · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
oil	הַשֶּׁ֧מֶן ha.She.men	H8081	grease · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
finger	בְּאֶצְבָּע֛וֹ be.'etz.ba.'O	H676	something to sieze with · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
seven	שֶׁ֥בַע She.va'	H7651	seven (as the sacred full one) · cardinal number, both genders singular absolute
times	פְּעָמִ֖ים pe.'a.Mim	H6471	a stroke · noun, common masculine plural absolute
before	לִפְנֵ֥י lif.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
LORD	יְהוָֽה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title

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Cross-references

Leviticus 4:6 And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the LORD, before the vail of the sanctuary.
Leviticus 4:17 And the priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD, even before the vail.
Luke 17:18 There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.
1 Corinthians 10:31 Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 14:10-20

Observe, I. To complete the purification of the leper, on the eighth day, after the former solemnity performed without the camp, and, as it should seem, before he returned to his own habitation, he was to attend at the door of the tabernacle, and was there to be presented to the Lord, with his offering, Lev 14:11. Observe here, 1. That the mercies of God oblige us to present ourselves to him, Rom 12:1. 2. When God has restored us to the liberty of ordinances again, after restraint by sickness, distance, or otherwise, we should take the first opportunity of testifying our respect to God, and our affection to his sanctuary, by a diligent improvement of the liberty we are restored to. When Chri…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 14:10

on the eighth day he shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe-lamb of the first year without blemish--The purification of the leper was not completed till at the end of seven days, after the ceremonial of the birds [Lev 14:4-7] and during which, though permitted to come into the camp, he had to tarry abroad out of his tent [Lev 14:8], from which he came daily to appear at the door of the tabernacle with the offerings required. He was presented before the Lord by the priest that made him clean. And hence it has always been reckoned among pious people the first duty of a patient newly restored from a long and dangerous sickness to repair to the church to offer his thanksgiving, whe…

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Adam Clarke on Leviticus 14:14

Upon the tip of the right ear, etc. - See Clarke's note on Exo 29:20.

John Gill on Leviticus 14:16

And the priest shall dip his right finger,.... The finger of his right hand, the forefinger of it: in the oil that is in his left hand; either that is in his own left hand, or in the left hand of a fellow priest: and shall sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the Lord; that is, over against the house of the holy of holies, as Jarchi, where Jehovah dwelt; but standing at the same time at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, which was eastward, and so he looked westward to the holy of holies; so says the Misnah (w), on which one of the commentators (x) observes, that he did not bring the oil into the temple to sprinkle it before the vail: but he stood in the cour…

Dictionary and topics

Lamb — (1.) Heb. kebes, a male lamb from the first to the third year. Offered daily at the morning and the evening sacrifice (Ex. 29:38-42), on the Sabbath day (Num. 28:9), at the feast of the New Moon…
Leprosy — (Heb. tsara’ath, a “smiting,” a “stroke,” because the disease was regarded as a direct providential infliction). This name is from the Greek lepra, by which the Greek physicians designated the…
Owl — (1.) Heb. bath-haya’anah, “daughter of greediness” or of “shouting.” In the list of unclean birds (Lev. 11:16; Deut. 14:15); also mentioned in Job 30:29; Isa. 13:21; 34:13; 43:20; Jer. 50:39; Micah…
Purification — The process by which a person unclean, according to the Levitical law, and thereby cut off from the sanctuary and the festivals, was restored to the enjoyment of all these privileges. The great…
Swan — Mentioned in the list of unclean birds (Lev. 11:18; Deut. 14:16), is sometimes met with in the Jordan and the Sea of Galilee.
Atonement · MA — MA

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Leviticus 14:16

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 14:10-20

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 14:10

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 14:14

John Gill on Leviticus 14:16

Dictionary and topics

Leviticus 14:16

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 14:10-20

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 14:10

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 14:14

John Gill on Leviticus 14:16

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Leviticus 14:10-33

Keil & Delitzsch on Leviticus 14:1-32

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Leviticus 14:15-17

Rashi on Leviticus 14:16