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Leviticus 14:2

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Leviticus 14:2 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: he shall be brought unto the priest:” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: he shall be brought unto the priest:
Leviticus 14:2 — American Standard Version

Context — Leviticus 14

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
2This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: he shall be brought unto the priest:
3and 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,
4then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two living clean birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:
5And the priest shall command to kill one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“This shall be the law of the leper, in the day of his cleansing, etc.] Or the rules, rites, ceremonies, and sacrifices to be observed therein. Jarchi says, from hence we learn that they were not to purify a leper in the night: he shall be brought unto the priest: not into the camp, or city, or house, where the priest was, for till he was cleansed he could not be admitted into either; besides, the priest is afterwards said to go forth out of the camp to him; but he was to be brought pretty near the camp or city, where the priest went to meet him. As the leper was an emblem of a polluted sinner, the priest was a type of Christ, to whom leprous sinners must be brought for cleansing; they cannot…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“He shall be brought to the priest - Not into the priest's house, but to some place without the camp or city, which the priest shall appoint. Leviticus 14:3”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the law: Lev 14:54-57, Lev 13:59 in the day: Num 6:9 He shall: Mat 8:2-4; Mar 1:40-44; Luk 5:12-14, Luk 17:14 Leviticus 14:3”
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