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Leviticus 14:7 Meaning

And he shall sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed from the leprosy seven times, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird loose into the open field.

Context Explained

5And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water:

6As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water:

7And he shall sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed from the leprosy seven times, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird loose into the open field.

8And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, and shall tarry abroad out of his tent seven days.

9But it shall be on the seventh day, that he shall shave all his hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows, even all his hair he shall shave off: and he shall wash his clothes, also he shall wash his flesh in water, and he shall be clean.

Key Themes

puritysacrificecleansing

Related Cross References

  • 1 Peter 1:2

    This verse speaks to the sprinkling of Jesus' blood for cleansing.

  • Hebrews 10:22

    This verse explains the significance of being sprinkled clean in relation to faith.

  • Leviticus 14:4

    This verse connects to the cleansing rituals outlined in Leviticus.

Source: Leviticus 14:7