This is the law for someone who has a skin disease and cannot afford the cost of his cleansing.”
Parallel translations
- WEB This is the law for him in whom is the plague of leprosy, who is not able to afford the sacrifice for his cleansing.
- KJV 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.
- NKJV This is the law for one who had a leprous sore, who cannot afford the usual cleansing.”
- NASB This is the law for him in whom there is an infection of leprosy, whose means are limited for his cleansing.”
- NLT 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.”
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Quick answer
This verse summarizes the law for cleansing a leper who cannot afford the full sacrifice. It matters because it formally enshrines God's gracious provision for the poor.
Overview
Closing the section, this verse states that the reduced ritual is the appointed law for the poor leper's cleansing. It permanently embeds God's mercy toward those of limited means in the very structure of the law. This abiding provision reflects the heart of God for the lowly and foreshadows the gospel's free offer of cleansing to all in Christ.
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Cross-references · 9
- Lev 14:21If, 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,
- Lev 14:10On the eighth day he is to bring two unblemished male lambs, an unblemished ewe lamb a year old, a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with olive oil, and one log of olive oil.
- Lev 14:2“This is the law for the one afflicted with a skin disease on the day of his cleansing, when he is brought to the priest.
- Lev 13:59This is the law concerning a mildew contamination in wool or linen fabric, weave, or knit, or any leather article, for pronouncing it clean or unclean.”
- Lev 14:54–57This is the law for any infectious skin disease, for a scaly outbreak,
- 1 Cor 1:27–28But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
- Ps 72:12–14For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.
- Ps 136:23He remembered us in our low estate His loving devotion endures forever.
- Matt 11:5The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
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Every sacrifice, every priest, and every day of atonement points beyond itself to the one perfect offering and the great High Priest who, by his own blood, makes the unclean holy once for all.
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