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Leviticus 14:15-17
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Leviticus 14:15-17
New English Translation
15 The priest will then take some of the log of olive oil and pour it into his own left hand.[a] 16 Then the priest is to dip his right forefinger into the olive oil[b] that is in his left hand, and sprinkle some of the olive oil with his finger seven times before the Lord. 17 The priest will then put some of the rest of the olive oil that is in his hand[c] on the right earlobe of the one being cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, on the blood of the guilt offering,
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- Leviticus 14:15 tn Heb “And the priest…shall pour on the left hand of the priest.” As the Rabbis observe, the repetition of “priest” as the expressed subject of both verbs in this verse may suggest that two priests were involved in this ritual (see m. Nega’im 14:8, referred to by J. Milgrom, Leviticus [AB], 1:852), but the seemingly unnecessary repetition of “priest” in several verses throughout the chapter argues against this (see esp. vv. 3, 14, 18, 20, 24, and 26). Moreover, in this case, “priest” may be repeated to avoid confusing the priest’s hand with that of the one being cleansed (cf. v. 14).
- Leviticus 14:16 tn Heb “his right finger from the oil.”
- Leviticus 14:17 tn Heb “on his hand.”
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