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“The people going through this purification ceremony must wash their clothes, shave off all their hair, and wash with water. Then they will be clean. They may then go into the camp, but they must stay outside their tent for seven days. On the seventh day, they must shave off all their hair. They must shave their head, their beard, and their eyebrows—yes, all their hair. Then they must wash their clothes and bathe their bodies in water. Then they will be clean.

10 “On the eighth day, anyone who had a skin disease must take two male lambs that have nothing wrong with them and a one-year-old female lamb that has nothing wrong with it. They must also take 24 cups[a] of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering and 2/3 of a pint[b] of olive oil.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 14:10 24 cups Literally, “3/10,” probably meaning 3/10 of an ephah (6.6 l).
  2. Leviticus 14:10 2/3 of a pint Literally, “1 log” (.3 l). Also in verse 21.

“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