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Leviticus 14:32 This is the law for someone who has a skin disease and cannot afford the cost of his cleansing."
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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/leviticus/14.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter"> (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/leviticus/14.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />These are the regulations for anyone who has a defiling skin disease and who cannot afford the regular offerings for their cleansing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/14.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />These are the instructions for purification for those who have recovered from a serious skin disease but who cannot afford to bring the offerings normally required for the ceremony of purification.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />This is the law for him in whom is a case of leprous disease, who cannot afford the offerings for his cleansing.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is the law for someone who has a skin disease and cannot afford the cost of his cleansing.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />This <i>is</i> the law <i>of him</i> in whom <i>is</i> the plague of leprosy, whose hand is not able to get <i>that which pertaineth</i> to his cleansing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />This <i>is</i> the law <i>for one</i> who had a leprous sore, who cannot afford the usual cleansing.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is the law <i>for him</i> in whom there is an infection of leprosy, whose means are limited for his cleansing.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />“This is the law for him in whom there is an infection of leprosy, whose means are limited for his cleansing.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“This is the law <i>for him</i> in whom there is an infection of leprosy, whose means are limited for his cleansing.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />This is the law <i>for him</i> in whom there is an infection of leprosy, whose means are limited for his cleansing.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />This is the law for the one in whom there is an infection of leprosy, whose means are limited for his [ceremonial] cleansing.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is the law for someone who has a skin disease and cannot afford the cost of his cleansing.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is the law for someone who has a skin disease and cannot afford the cost of his cleansing.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />These are the things you must do if you have leprosy and cannot afford the usual sacrifices to make you clean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />These are the instructions for one who has an infectious skin disease but cannot afford what is needed for his cleansing."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />This is the law for those who have a dreaded skin disease but who cannot afford the normal offerings required for his purification. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />This is the regulation concerning one who has an infectious skin disease but who cannot afford his cleansing."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is the law for someone who has a skin disease and cannot afford the cost of his cleansing.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />This is the law of the one in whom there is a diseased infection, who does not have sufficient means for his purification." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />This is the law for him in whom is the plague of leprosy, who is not able to afford the sacrifice for his cleansing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />This is the law of him in whom is the plague of leprosy, whose hand is not able to get that which pertaineth to his cleansing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />This is the law for him in whom is the plague of leprosy, who is not able to afford the sacrifice for his cleansing. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />This [is] a law of him in whom [is] a plague of leprosy, whose hand does not reach to his cleansing.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> This is a law of him in whom is a plague of leprosy, whose hand reacheth not to his cleansing.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />This the law of him in whom the stroke of leprosy, which his hand attained not in his cleansing.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />This is the sacrifice of a leper, that is not able to have all things that appertain to his cleansing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />This is the sacrifice of a leper, who is not able to obtain all of the things concerning his cleansing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />This is the ritual for one afflicted with a scaly infection who has insufficient means for purification. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />This is the ritual for the one who has a leprous disease, who cannot afford the offerings for his cleansing.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />This is the law of him in whom is the plague of leprosy who cannot afford the regular offerings for his cleansing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />This is the law of him who has in him a plague of leprosy and does not have enough in his hands to be cleansed."<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />This is the law of him in whom is the plague of leprosy, whose means suffice not for that which pertaineth to his cleansing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />This is the law for him in whom is the plague of leprosy, and who cannot afford the offerings for his purification.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/14-32.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=3717" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/14.htm">Cleansing from Skin Diseases</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">31</span>one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, together with the grain offering. In this way the priest will make atonement before the LORD for the one to be cleansed. <span class="reftext">32</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: zōṯ (Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">This</a> <a href="/hebrew/8451.htm" title="8451: tō·w·raṯ (N-fsc) -- Direction, instruction, law. Or torah; from yarah; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch.">is the law</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">for someone who has</a> <a href="/hebrew/bōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5061.htm" title="5061: ne·ḡa‘ (N-msc) -- A stroke, plague, mark. From naga'; a blow; also a spot."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6883.htm" title="6883: ṣā·rā·‘aṯ (N-fs) -- Leprosy. From tsara'; leprosy.">a skin disease</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and cannot</a> <a href="/hebrew/5381.htm" title="5381: ṯaś·śîḡ (V-Hifil-Imperf-3fs) -- To reach, overtake. A primitive root; to reach.">afford</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)"></a> <a href="/hebrew/2893.htm" title="2893: bə·ṭā·ho·rā·ṯōw (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Purifying, cleansing. Feminine of tohar; ceremonial purification; moral purity.">the cost of his cleansing.”</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/5-7.htm">Leviticus 5:7</a></span><br />If, however, he cannot afford a lamb, he may bring to the LORD as restitution for his sin two turtledoves or two young pigeons—one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/12-8.htm">Leviticus 12:8</a></span><br />But if she cannot afford a lamb, she shall bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. Then the priest will make atonement for her, and she will be clean.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/2-24.htm">Luke 2:24</a></span><br />and to offer the sacrifice specified in the Law of the Lord: “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-4.htm">Matthew 8:4</a></span><br />Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/1-44.htm">Mark 1:44</a></span><br />“See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/5-14.htm">Luke 5:14</a></span><br />“Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/15-14.htm">Leviticus 15:14-15</a></span><br />On the eighth day he is to take two turtledoves or two young pigeons, come before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, and give them to the priest. / The priest is to sacrifice them, one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for the man before the LORD because of his discharge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/15-29.htm">Leviticus 15:29-30</a></span><br />On the eighth day she is to take two turtledoves or two young pigeons and bring them to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. / The priest is to sacrifice one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for her before the LORD for her unclean discharge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/6-10.htm">Numbers 6:10-11</a></span><br />On the eighth day he must bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. / And the priest is to offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to make atonement for him, because he has sinned by being in the presence of the dead body. On that day he must consecrate his head again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/8-12.htm">2 Corinthians 8:12</a></span><br />For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-22.htm">Hebrews 9:22</a></span><br />According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/1-14.htm">Leviticus 1:14</a></span><br />If, instead, one’s offering to the LORD is a burnt offering of birds, he is to present a turtledove or a young pigeon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/9-2.htm">Leviticus 9:2</a></span><br />He said to Aaron, “Take for yourself a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without blemish, and present them before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/14-21.htm">Leviticus 14:21</a></span><br />If, however, the person is poor and cannot afford these offerings, he is to take one male lamb as a guilt offering to be waved to make atonement for him, along with a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering, a log of olive oil,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/27-8.htm">Leviticus 27:8</a></span><br />But if the one making the vow is too poor to pay the valuation, he is to present the person before the priest, who shall set the value according to what the one making the vow can afford.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">This is the law of him in whom is the plague of leprosy, whose hand is not able to get that which pertains to his cleansing.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/14-2.htm">Leviticus 14:2,54-57</a></b></br> This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought unto the priest: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/13-59.htm">Leviticus 13:59</a></b></br> This <i>is</i> the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of woollen or linen, either in the warp, or woof, or any thing of skins, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean.</p><p class="hdg">whose hand</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/14-10.htm">Leviticus 14:10,21</a></b></br> And on the eighth day he shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish, and three tenth deals of fine flour <i>for</i> a meat offering, mingled with oil, and one log of oil… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/72-12.htm">Psalm 72:12-14</a></b></br> For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and <i>him</i> that hath no helper… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/136-23.htm">Psalm 136:23</a></b></br> Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy <i>endureth</i> for ever:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/14-31.htm">Able</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-31.htm">Afford</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-29.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-23.htm">Cleansing</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-7.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-31.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-3.htm">Infection</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-7.htm">Infectious</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-2.htm">Leper</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-7.htm">Leprosy</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-11.htm">Making</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-31.htm">Means</a> <a href="/exodus/39-40.htm">Necessary</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-11.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-13.htm">Pertaineth</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-3.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-31.htm">Reacheth</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-36.htm">Regular</a> <a href="/exodus/30-8.htm">Regularly</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-2.htm">Regulations</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-30.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-3.htm">Skin</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-31.htm">Suffice</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/25-26.htm">Able</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-8.htm">Afford</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-48.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-49.htm">Cleansing</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-34.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-48.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-8.htm">Infection</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-54.htm">Infectious</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-4.htm">Leper</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-34.htm">Leprosy</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-10.htm">Making</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-26.htm">Means</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-20.htm">Necessary</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-5.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/numbers/3-26.htm">Pertaineth</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-34.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/numbers/21-30.htm">Reacheth</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-19.htm">Regular</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-8.htm">Regularly</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-54.htm">Regulations</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-15.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-54.htm">Skin</a> <a href="/numbers/6-21.htm">Suffice</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/14-1.htm">The rites and sacrifices in cleansing the leper</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/14-33.htm">The signs of leprosy in a house</a></span><br><span class="reftext">48. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/14-48.htm">The cleansing of that house</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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These laws were part of the larger Mosaic Law, which included moral, ceremonial, and civil instructions. The law served to set the Israelites apart as God's chosen people and to maintain purity and holiness within the community.<p><b>for someone who has a skin disease</b><br>Skin diseases, often translated as "leprosy" in older versions, covered a range of conditions. In ancient Israel, these diseases were not only medical issues but also had significant social and religious implications. Those afflicted were considered ceremonially unclean and were often isolated from the community to prevent the spread of impurity. This reflects the broader biblical theme of sin as a form of spiritual impurity that separates individuals from God.<p><b>and cannot afford the cost of his cleansing.</b><br>The law provided a means for the poor to be cleansed and reintegrated into the community, demonstrating God's compassion and provision for all, regardless of economic status. The prescribed offerings for cleansing were adjusted for those who could not afford the standard sacrifices, ensuring that poverty did not prevent someone from being restored to fellowship with God and the community. This provision foreshadows the New Testament teaching that salvation and spiritual cleansing through Jesus Christ are available to all, regardless of social or economic standing.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The author of Leviticus, who received the laws from God on Mount Sinai. He is the mediator between God and the Israelites, conveying God's instructions for holiness and purity.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/priests.htm">Priests</a></b><br>The Levitical priests are responsible for carrying out the purification rituals described in <a href="/bsb/leviticus/14.htm">Leviticus 14</a>. They serve as intermediaries between God and the people, ensuring that the laws are followed correctly.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_cleansed_person.htm">The Cleansed Person</a></b><br>This refers to the individual who has been healed from a skin disease (often translated as leprosy) and is undergoing the purification process to be reintegrated into the community.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The central place of worship for the Israelites, where the purification rituals are performed. It symbolizes God's presence among His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_offering.htm">The Offering</a></b><br>The offerings mentioned in <a href="/bsb/leviticus/14.htm">Leviticus 14</a> include a sin offering and a burnt offering, which are part of the ritual for cleansing a person who could not afford the more expensive offerings.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_for_all.htm">God's Provision for All</a></b><br><a href="/leviticus/14-32.htm">Leviticus 14:32</a> shows that God makes provisions for those who are less fortunate, ensuring that everyone has access to purification and restoration. This reflects God's inclusive nature and His desire for all to be part of His community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_priesthood.htm">The Role of the Priesthood</a></b><br>The priests serve as mediators, pointing to the ultimate mediator, Jesus Christ, who intercedes on our behalf. This highlights the importance of spiritual leadership and guidance in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_cleansing.htm">Spiritual Cleansing</a></b><br>The physical cleansing rituals in Leviticus symbolize the deeper spiritual cleansing that God desires for His people. This points to the need for repentance and the transformative power of God's grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_restoration.htm">Community Restoration</a></b><br>The purification process allows the cleansed person to rejoin the community, emphasizing the importance of reconciliation and unity within the body of believers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/compassion_and_justice.htm">Compassion and Justice</a></b><br>God's law provides for the poor, teaching us to act with compassion and justice towards those in need, reflecting God's heart for the marginalized.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 14</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_bird_blood_cure_skin_disease.htm">How could sprinkling bird blood and water (Leviticus 14:1-7) realistically cure or cleanse a contagious skin disease by any scientific or medical standard?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_explain_leviticus_14_on_mold_today.htm">How can one explain the instruction for dealing with mold or 'leprous' houses (Leviticus 14:33-53) given the differences in understanding mold remediation today?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_link_skin_issues_to_divine_judgment.htm">Why does the text attribute certain skin conditions to divine judgment instead of natural causes (Leviticus 13:9-17)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_quarantine_for_spots_still_relevant.htm">Does commanding people with suspicious spots to remain quarantined align with modern understandings of infectious diseases (Leviticus 13:4-5)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(32) <span class= "bld">This is the law of him . . . whose hand is not able to get.</span>--That is, that which is laid down in <a href="/context/leviticus/14-21.htm" title="And if he be poor, and cannot get so much; then he shall take one lamb for a trespass offering to be waved, to make an atonement for him, and one tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering, and a log of oil;">Leviticus 14:21-31</a> constitutes the law for the restored leper who is too poor to offer the sacrifices prescribed in <a href="/context/leviticus/14-10.htm" title="And on the eighth day he shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish, and three tenth deals of fine flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and one log of oil.">Leviticus 14:10-20</a>.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/14-32.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">This</span><br /><span class="heb">זֹ֣את</span> <span class="translit">(zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">is the law</span><br /><span class="heb">תּוֹרַ֔ת</span> <span class="translit">(tō·w·raṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8451.htm">Strong's 8451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Direction, instruction, law</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for someone who</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has a skin disease</span><br /><span class="heb">צָרָ֑עַת</span> <span class="translit">(ṣā·rā·‘aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6883.htm">Strong's 6883: </a> </span><span class="str2">Leprosy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and cannot</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">afford</span><br /><span class="heb">תַשִּׂ֥יג</span> <span class="translit">(ṯaś·śîḡ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5381.htm">Strong's 5381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To reach, overtake</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the cost of his cleansing.”</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּטָהֳרָתֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṭā·ho·rā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2893.htm">Strong's 2893: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ceremonial purification, moral purity</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/14-32.htm">Leviticus 14:32 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/14-32.htm">Leviticus 14:32 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/14-32.htm">Leviticus 14:32 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/14-32.htm">Leviticus 14:32 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/14-32.htm">Leviticus 14:32 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/14-32.htm">Leviticus 14:32 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/14-32.htm">Leviticus 14:32 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/14-32.htm">Leviticus 14:32 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/14-32.htm">Leviticus 14:32 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/14-32.htm">Leviticus 14:32 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/14-32.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 14:32 This is the law for him (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/14-31.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 14:31"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 14:31" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/14-33.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 14:33"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 14:33" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>