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Leviticus 14:12

Leviticus 14:12
And the priest shall take one he lamb, and offer him for a trespass offering, and the log of oil, and wave them for a wave offering before the LORD:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And the priest shall take one he lamb,.... One of the he lambs brought by the leper for his offering:

and offer him for a trespass offering; for though the leprosy itself was a disorder or disease,…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

This trespass-offering, with its blood and the oil, must be regarded as the main feature in the ceremony: no alteration being permitted even in the case of the poor Lev 14:21-23. There appears to be…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Wave-offering - See Exo 29:27, and Leviticus 7, where the reader will find an ample account of all the various offerings and sacrifices used among the Jews.

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Leviticus 14:10-20

Observe, I. To complete the purification of the leper, on the eighth day, after the former solemnity performed without the camp, and, as it should seem, before he returned to his own habitation, he…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

and wave them for a wave offering before the Lord The offerer usually took part in the waving; according to some, this act took place where the leper stood, and that he assisted in the ceremony;…