The priest shall take some of the log of oil, and pour it into the palm of his own left hand.
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The priest shall take some of the log of oil, and pour it into the palm of his own left hand.
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And the priest shall take some of the log of oil, and pour it into the palm of his own left hand:
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And the priest shall take of the log of oil, and pour it into the palm of his own left hand.
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Passages linked to Leviticus 14:15 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Psalms 45:7 You have loved righteousness, and hated wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.
- John 3:34 For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for God gives the Spirit without measure.
- 1 John 2:20 You have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all have knowledge.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Lev 14:15 And the priest shall take [some] of…
Lev 14:15 And the priest shall take [some] of the log of oil, and pour [it] into the palm of his own left hand:
Ver. 15. Some of the log of oil.] Christ’s comforts must be warily propounded to men, and with good discretion.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain As the blood signified Christ’s blood, by which men…
As the blood signified Christ’s blood, by which men obtain remission of sins; so the oil noted the graces of the Spirit, by which they are regenerated and renewed.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the priest shall take some of the log…
And the priest shall take some of the log of oil,.... With his right hand, as the Targum of Jonathan adds:
and pour it into the palm of his own left hand: but in the original text it is, "pour it into the palm of the priest's left hand": and it is a question, whether he or another priest is meant; according to Aben Ezra, the oil was to be poured into the hand of the priest that was cleansing the leper, and which, he thinks, is plain from what follows; but Gersom thinks it is better to understand it of another priest, since it is not said into his own hand, but into the hand of the priest; and the Misnah (u) is clear for it, he (the priest) takes of the log of oil and pours it into the palm of his fellow (priest), but if he pours it into his own palm it is sufficient.
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(u) Ib. sect. 10. so Maimon. Mechosre Capharah, ut supra, (c. 4. sect. 2.) & Bartenora, in Misn. Negaim, ib.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain The oil - As the blood signified Christ's blood…
The oil - As the blood signified Christ's blood by which men obtained remission of sins, so the oil noted the graces of the spirit by which they are renewed.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Lev 14:15-17. The oil — As the blood signified…
Lev 14:15-17. The oil — As the blood signified Christ’s blood, by which men obtain remission of sins, so the oil denoted the graces of the Spirit, by which they are renewed. Before the Lord — Before the second veil which covered the holy of holies. Upon the blood — Upon the place where that blood was put.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 15. The priest shall take… oil — The administration…
15. The priest shall take… oil — The administration of the oil to various parts of the person, ending with pouring it upon the head, is the last act in the process of cleansing. Its spiritual significance is no enigma. Oil symbolizes the Holy Spirit. Jesus, as the Messiah, or the Christ, was anointed of the Holy Spirit. Zec_4:2-12; Act_10:38; Heb_1:9. Believers endowed with the fulness of the Spirit are said to be anointed. 1Jn_2:20; 1Jn_2:27. All genuine Christians are etymologically the oiled ones. The restoration of the leper involved two parts — the negative, the removal of the impurity by the blood sprinkled; and the positive, the reinvestment with all lost privileges, especially communion with God’s people, and favour with him and the right of access to him. The positive work is typified by the anointing. Entire sanctification consists not only of a death unto sin, but of life unto God. There must be a destructive and a constructive process. The old man must be slain and the new man must be created in righteousness and true holiness.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 15. and the priest shall take of the log…
15. and the priest shall take of the log of oil, and pour it into the palm of his own left hand] Heb. and pour it into the left hand of the priest. The traditional interpretation is that the one priest poured the oil into the palm of the other priest (see note on Lev_14:14), but the Mishna adds ‘if he pours it into his own palm, it is allowed.’ The procedure, as described in EVV is supported by authority.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (15) Shall take some of the log of oil.—This…
(15) Shall take some of the log of oil.—This he had to do with his right hand, which is actually expressed in the ancient Chaldee paraphrase.
And pour it into the palm of his own left hand.—Better, and he shall pour it into the palm of the priest’s left hand, that is, the priest who has hitherto performed the ceremony of cleansing the leper now takes some of the log of oil, and puts it into the left hand of his fellow priest. This is not only distinctly declared in the canons which obtained during the second Temple, but is expressed in the text, which is seen from the literal translation we have given of the clause in question. The same priest, however, was allowed to pour it into the palm of his own hands. To express this view, which the translators of the Authorised Version espoused, they omitted the word priest, which is to be found in the original, and substituted his own, which is not in the original.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Vers. 15-18. And the priest shall take some of…
Vers. 15-18. And the priest shall take some of the log of oil, and pour it into the palm of his own left hand. This ceremony is altogether peculiar to this purification. The joint use of blood and oil is not singular, (see Lev_8:30) but elsewhere there is no sprinkling of the oil... seven times before the Lord, and in the consecration of priests there was no anointing of the different members with oil as well as with blood. The Mishua (as before cited) continues the description of the ceremony as follows: priest now takes from the log of oil and pours it into the palm of his colleague, though if he poured it into his own it were valid. He dips his finger and sprinkles seven times towards the holy of holies, dipping each time he sprinkles. He goes before the leper, and on the spot where he had put the blood he puts the oil, as it is written, "Upon the blood of the trespass offering." And the remnant of the oil that is in the priest"s hand, he pours on the head of him that is cleansed, for an atonement; if he so puts it, he is atoned for, but if not, he is not atoned for. So Rabbi Akiba. Rabbi Jochanan, the son of Nuri, saith, This is only the remnant of the ordinance, whether it be done or not, the atonement is made; but they impute it to him (the priest), as if he had not made atonement." The double sprinkling with blood and oil betokened dedication as in the case of the priests, the blood specially denoting reconciliation, and the oil the strengthening power of God by which the new life was to be led.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 14:15-17 In the ancient world, olive oil was commonly…
14:15-17 In the ancient world, olive oil was commonly used to aid healing (see Isa 1:6; Luke 10:34). Its use here might symbolize the healing and cleansing of the infection, which allowed the person to return to the community. Perhaps it also represented restored union between God, the priest, and the worshiper.
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