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25 Then he is to slaughter the male lamb of the guilt offering, and the priest is to take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on the right earlobe of the one being cleansed,[a] on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe[b] of his right foot. 26 The priest will then pour some of the olive oil into his own left hand,[c] 27 and sprinkle some of the olive oil that is in his left hand with his right forefinger[d] seven times before the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 14:25 tn Heb “and the priest shall put [literally ‘give’] on the lobe of the ear of the one being cleansed, the right one.”
  2. Leviticus 14:25 tn The term for “big toe” (בֹּהֶן, bohen) is the same as that for “thumb.” It refers to the larger appendage on either the hand or the foot.
  3. Leviticus 14:26 tn Heb “And from the oil the priest shall pour out on the left hand of the priest.” Regarding the repetition of “priest” in this verse see the note on v. 15 above.
  4. Leviticus 14:27 tn Heb “and the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger from the oil which is on his left hand.”