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Leviticus 14:32

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Leviticus 14:32 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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.
Leviticus 14:32 — American Standard Version

Context — Leviticus 14

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
29and the rest of the oil that is in the priest`s hand he shall put upon the head of him that is to be cleansed, to make atonement for him before Jehovah.
30And he shall offer one of the turtle-doves, or of the young pigeons, such as he is able to get,
31even such as he is able to get, the one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering, with the meal-offering: and the priest shall make atonement for him that is to be cleansed before Jehovah.
32This is the law of him in whom is the plague of leprosy, who is not able to get [that which pertaineth] to his cleansing.
33And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
34When ye are come into the land of Canaan, which I give to you for a possession, and I put the plague of leprosy in a house of the land of your possession;
35then he that owneth the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, There seemeth to me to be as it were a plague in the house.
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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 [is] the law [of him] in whom [is] the plague of leprosy, etc.] The former part of the chapter contains an account of the laws, rites, and ceremonies of a leper who was able to bear the expenses them: this latter part respects such laws, rites, and ceremonies, that belonged to him: whose hand is not able to get [that which pertaineth] to his cleansing; as the three lambs and three tenth deals of fine flour, and therefore one lamb, and one tenth deal of fine flour, and two turtles or two young pigeons, were admitted of in the room of them, in consideration of his poverty. The Jewish canons respecting the cases of a poor and rich leper are these f504: if a poor leper offers the sacrifice…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Lev 14:2, Lev 14:54-57, Lev 13:59 whose hand: Lev 14:10, Lev 14:21; Psa 72:12-14, Psa 136:23; Mat 11:5; Co1 1:27, Co1 1:28 Leviticus 14:34”
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