Leviticus 14:8

And he that is to be declared clean shall wash his clothes and shave off all his hair, and bathe in water, and be clean, and, afterwards, shall he come into the camp,—and dwell outside his tent, seven days;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, and shall tarry abroad out of his tent seven days.

In Context

7and shall sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed from the leprosy, seven times,—and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let go the living bird over the face of the field.

9and it shall be on the seventh day, that he shall shave off all the hair of his head, and his beard, and his eyebrows, even all his hair, shall he shave off,—and shall wash his clothes and bathe his flesh in water so shall he be clean.

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Cross References

Exodus 19:10And Yahweh said unto Moses—Go unto the people, and thou shalt hallow them to-day, and to-morrow,—and they shall wash their clothes;

Leviticus 8:6So Moses brought near Aaron and his sons,—and bathed them with water,

Leviticus 11:25and whosoever beareth away aught of the carcase of them, shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening.

Leviticus 13:6Then shall the priest view him on the seventh day, a second time, and lo! if the spot is, faint, and the spot hath not spread in the skin, then shall the priest pronounce him clean—it is, a scab, and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.

Leviticus 14:20And the priest shall cause the ascending-sacrifice, and the meal-offering to ascend at the altar,—so shall the priest put a propitiatory-covering over him, and he shall be clean.

Numbers 5:2Command the sons of Israel, that they send forth out of the camp, every leper, and every one that hath a flux,—and every one that is unclean by the dead:

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 14:2-10

The Law Concerning Leprosy. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought unto the priest: 3 And the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the priest shall look, and, behold, if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper; 4 Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop: 5 And the priest shall command that one of the birds be… Read the whole commentary →

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