Leviticus 14:9

seventh day. He was clean on the first day, now he enters into the enjoyment of it himself.

wash his flesh in water = bathe his body. Flesh put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Part), App-6 , for his body, as in Ecclesiastes 2:3 .Isaiah 10:8 . Ezekiel 10:12 . Occurs eight times in Leviticus (Leviticus 14:9 ; Leviticus 15:13 , Leviticus 15:16 ; Leviticus 16:4 , Leviticus 16:24 , Leviticus 16:26 , Leviticus 16:28 ; Leviticus 22:6 ), and is rendered in three different ways in Authorized Version. But a peculiar ritual phrase should obviously be rendered by the same English phrase. This is to be distinguished from "himself" in Leviticus 14:8 ; Leviticus 15:5 , Leviticus 15:6 , Leviticus 15:7 , Leviticus 15:8 , Leviticus 15:10 , Leviticus 15:11 , Leviticus 15:16 , Leviticus 15:18 , Leviticus 15:21 , Leviticus 15:22 , Leviticus 15:27 ; Leviticus 17:16 .