This is the law for any spot of leprosy—even for a scale,
Parallel translations
- WEB This is the law for any plague of leprosy, and for an itch,
- KJV This is the law for all manner of plague of leprosy, and scall,
- BSB This is the law for any infectious skin disease, for a scaly outbreak,
- NKJV “This is the law for any leprous sore and scale,
- NLT “These are the instructions for dealing with serious skin diseases, including scabby sores;
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Quick answer
This verse begins the summary of the law covering every plague of leprosy and the itch. It matters because it gathers the wide-ranging purity regulations into one comprehensive law.
Overview
Opening the concluding summary of chapters 13 and 14, this verse states that these are the laws for every kind of skin disease and related conditions. The breadth of the summary shows how thoroughly God addressed the matter of defilement among his people. The whole body of these laws, with their diagnosis, exclusion, and cleansing, points beyond itself to Christ, who alone deals fully and finally with all that defiles.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 14
- Lev 14:32This is the law for him in whom is the plague of leprosy, who is not able to afford the sacrifice for his cleansing.
- Num 5:29“‘This is the law of jealousy, when a wife, being under her husband, goes astray, and is defiled;
- Lev 15:32This is the law of him who has a discharge, and of him who has an emission of semen, so that he is unclean thereby;
- Lev 11:46“‘This is the law of the animal, and of the bird, and of every living creature that moves in the waters, and of every creature that creeps on the earth,
- Num 6:13“‘This is the law of the Nazirite: when the days of his separation are fulfilled, he shall be brought to the door of the Tent of Meeting,
- Num 19:14“This is the law when a man dies in a tent: everyone who comes into the tent, and everyone who is in the tent, shall be unclean seven days.
- Deut 24:8Be careful in the plague of leprosy, that you observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites teach you. As I commanded them, so you shall observe to do.
- Lev 6:9“Command Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘This is the law of the burnt offering: the burnt offering shall be on the hearth on the altar all night until the morning; and the fire of the altar shall be kept burning on it.
- Lev 7:37This is the law of the burnt offering, of the meal offering, and of the sin offering, and of the trespass offering, and of the consecration, and of the sacrifice of peace offerings;
- Lev 7:1“‘This is the law of the trespass offering. It is most holy.
- Lev 6:14“‘This is the law of the meal offering: the sons of Aaron shall offer it before Yahweh, before the altar.
- Lev 6:25“Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, ‘This is the law of the sin offering: in the place where the burnt offering is killed, the sin offering shall be killed before Yahweh. It is most holy.
- Lev 13:30–31then the priest shall examine the plague; and behold, if its appearance is deeper than the skin, and the hair in it is yellow and thin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is an itch, it is leprosy of the head or of the beard.
- Lev 14:2“This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing. He shall be brought to the priest,
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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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