John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 14:31
Even such as he is able to get, the one for a sin offering ,.... See Gill on Leviticus 14:22 . read more
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John Gill
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 14:32
This is the law of him in whom is the plague of leprosy ,.... 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... read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 14:3
The priest shall go forth out of the camp - As the leper was separated from the people, and obliged, because of his uncleanness, to dwell without the camp, and could not be admitted till the priest had declared that he was clean; hence it was necessary that the priest should go out and inspect him, and, if healed, offer for him the sacrifices required, in order to his re-admission to the camp. As the priest alone had authority to declare a person clean or unclean, it was necessary that the... read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 14:4
Two birds alive and clean, etc. - Whether these birds were sparrows, or turtledoves, or pigeons, we know not; probably any kind of clean bird, or bird proper to be eaten, might be used on this occasion, though it is more likely that turtle-doves or pigeons were employed, because these appear to have been the only birds offered in sacrifice. Of the cedarwood, hyssop, clean bird, and scarlet wool or fillet, were made an aspergillum, or instrument to sprinkle with. The cedar-wood served for the... read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 14:5
Over running water - Literally, living, that is, spring water. The meaning appears to be this: Some water (about a quarter of a log, an eggshell and a half full, according to the rabbins) was taken from a spring, and put into a clean earthen vessel, and they killed the bird over this water, that the blood might drop into it; and in this blood and water mixed, they dipped the instrument before described, and sprinkled it seven times upon the person who was to be cleansed. The living or spring... read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 14:7
Shall let the living bird loose - The Jews teach that wild birds were employed on this occasion, no tame or domestic animal was used. Mr. Ainsworth piously conjectures that the living and dead birds were intended to represent the death and resurrection of Christ, by which an atonement was made to purify the soul from its spiritual leprosy. The bird let loose bears a near analogy to the scapegoat. See Leviticus 16. read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 14:8
And shave off all his hair - That the water by which he was to be washed should reach every part of his body, that he might be cleansed from whatever defilement might remain on any part of the surface of his body. The Egyptian priests shaved the whole body every third day, to prevent all manner of defilement. read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 14:10
Two he-lambs - One for a trespass-offering, Leviticus 14:12 , the other for a burnt-offering, Leviticus 14:19 , Leviticus 14:20 . One ewe-lamb - This was for a sin-offering Leviticus 14:19 . Three tenth deals - Three parts of an ephah, or three omers; See all these measures explained in Exodus 16:16 ; (note). The three tenth deals of flour were for a minchah, meat or gratitude-offering, Leviticus 14:20 . The sin-offering was for his impurity; the trespass-offering for his... read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 14:12
Wave-offering - See Exodus 29:27 , and Leviticus 7, where the reader will find an ample account of all the various offerings and sacrifices used among the Jews. read more
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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 14:30
And he shall offer the one of the turtledoves ,.... See Gill on Leviticus 14:22 . read more