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Then[a] the one who presents himself for cleansing shall wash his garments, and he shall shave off all his hair, and he shall wash himself in the water; thus[b] he shall be clean, and afterward he shall enter the camp, but[c] he shall stay outside his tent[d] for seven days. And then[e] on the seventh day he must shave off all his hair—he must shave his head and his beard and his eyebrows[f] and all the rest[g] of his hair—and he shall wash his garments, and he shall wash his body in the water; thus[h] he shall be clean.

10 “And on the eighth day he must take two male lambs without defect and one ewe-lamb in its first year[i] without defect and three-tenths of an ephah[j] of finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering and one log of oil.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 14:8 Or “And”
  2. Leviticus 14:8 Or “and”
  3. Leviticus 14:8 Or “and”
  4. Leviticus 14:8 Literally “from an outside place of his tent”
  5. Leviticus 14:9 Literally “And it shall be”
  6. Leviticus 14:9 Literally “the rims of his eyes”
  7. Leviticus 14:9 Implied by context
  8. Leviticus 14:9 Or “and”
  9. Leviticus 14:10 Literally “a daughter of her year”
  10. Leviticus 14:10 Implied by context

“The person to be cleansed must wash their clothes,(A) shave off all their hair and bathe with water;(B) then they will be ceremonially clean.(C) After this they may come into the camp,(D) but they must stay outside their tent for seven days. On the seventh day(E) they must shave off all their hair;(F) they must shave their head, their beard, their eyebrows and the rest of their hair. They must wash their clothes and bathe themselves with water, and they will be clean.(G)

10 “On the eighth day(H) they must bring two male lambs and one ewe lamb(I) a year old, each without defect, along with three-tenths of an ephah[a](J) of the finest flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering,(K) and one log[b] of oil.(L)

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 14:10 That is, probably about 11 pounds or about 5 kilograms
  2. Leviticus 14:10 That is, about 1/3 quart or about 0.3 liter; also in verses 12, 15, 21 and 24