13“ ‘When he who has a discharge is cleansed of his discharge, then he shall count to himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes; and he shall bathe his flesh in running water, and shall be clean.
14“ ‘On the eighth day he shall take two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and come before Yahweh to the door of the Tent of Meeting, and give them to the priest.15The priest shall offer them, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering. The priest shall make atonement for him before Yahweh for his discharge.
13 “ ‘When he who has a discharge is cleansed of his discharge, then he shall count to himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes; and he shall bathe his flesh in running water, and shall be clean.
14 “ ‘On the eighth day he shall take two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and come before Yahweh to the door of the Tent of Meeting, and give them to the priest.
15 The priest shall offer them, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering. The priest shall make atonement for him before Yahweh for his discharge.
KJVKing James Version
13 And when he that hath an issue is cleansed of his issue; then he shall number to himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in running water, and shall be clean.
14 And on the eighth day he shall take to him two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and come before the LORD unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and give them unto the priest:
15 And the priest shall offer them, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD for his issue.
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13 And when he that hath an issue is cleansed of his issue, then he shall number to himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes; and he shall bathe his flesh in running water, and shall be clean.
14 And on the eighth day he shall take to him two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, and come before the LORD unto the door of the tent of meeting, and give them unto the priest.
15 And the priest shall offer them, the one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering; and the priest shall make atonement for him before the LORD for his issue.
Leviticus 8:33(v13)You shall not go out from the door of the Tent of Meeting for seven days, until the days of your consecration are fulfilled: for he shall…
Leviticus 14:8(v13)“He who is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and bathe himself in water; and he shall be clean. After that…
Leviticus 4:26(v15)All its fat he shall burn on the altar, like the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall make atonement for him…
Leviticus 12:8(v14)If she cannot afford a lamb, then she shall take two turtledoves or two young pigeons: the one for a burnt offering, and the other for a…
Leviticus 14:30-31(v15)He shall offer one of the turtledoves, or of the young pigeons, which ever he is able to afford, of the kind he is able to afford, the one…
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Leviticus 15:5(v13)Whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.
Leviticus 15:28(v13)“ ‘But if she is cleansed of her discharge, then she shall count to herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean.
Exodus 29:35(v13)“You shall do so to Aaron and to his sons, according to all that I have commanded you. You shall consecrate them seven days.
Exodus 29:37(v13)Seven days you shall make atonement for the altar, and sanctify it; and the altar shall be most holy. Whatever touches the altar shall be…
Leviticus 1:14(v14)“ ‘If his offering to Yahweh is a burnt offering of birds, then he shall offer his offering from turtledoves or of young pigeons.
Leviticus 4:20(v15)Thus shall he do with the bull; as he did with the bull of the sin offering, so shall he do with this; and the priest shall make atonement…
Leviticus 4:31(v15)All its fat he shall take away, like the fat is taken away from the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn it on the altar…
Leviticus 4:35(v15)He shall remove all its fat, like the fat of the lamb is removed from the sacrifice of peace offerings. The priest shall burn them on the…
Leviticus 5:7-10(v15)“ ‘If he can’t afford a lamb, then he shall bring his trespass offering for that in which he has sinned, two turtledoves, or two young…
Leviticus 9:1(v13)On the eighth day, Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel;
Leviticus 12:6(v14)“ ‘When the days of her purification are completed for a son or for a daughter, she shall bring to the priest at the door of the Tent of…
Leviticus 12:7(v15)He shall offer it before Yahweh, and make atonement for her; then she shall be cleansed from the fountain of her blood. “ ‘This is the law…
Leviticus 14:10(v13)“On the eighth day he shall take two male lambs without defect, one ewe lamb a year old without defect, three tenths of an ephah of fine…
Leviticus 14:18-20(v15)The rest of the oil that is in the priest’s hand he shall put on the head of him who is to be cleansed, and the priest shall make atonement…
Leviticus 14:22-31(v14)and two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, such as he is able to afford; and the one shall be a sin offering, and the other a burnt…
Leviticus 15:10-11(v13)Whoever touches anything that was under him shall be unclean until the evening. He who carries those things shall wash his clothes, and…
Leviticus 15:29-30(v14)On the eighth day she shall take two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and bring them to the priest, to the door of the Tent of Meeting.…
Numbers 6:10(v14)On the eighth day he shall bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest, to the door of the Tent of Meeting.
Numbers 12:14(v13)Yahweh said to Moses, “If her father had but spit in her face, shouldn’t she be ashamed seven days? Let her be shut up outside of the camp…
Numbers 15:25(v15)The priest shall make atonement for all the congregation of the children of Israel, and they shall be forgiven; for it was an error, and…
Numbers 19:11-12(v13)“He who touches the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days. He shall purify himself with water on the third day, and on the…
Numbers 25:13(v15)It shall be to him, and to his offspring after him, the covenant of an everlasting priesthood, because he was jealous for his God, and made…
Jeremiah 33:8(v13)I will cleanse them from all their iniquity by which they have sinned against me. I will pardon all their iniquities by which they have…
Ezekiel 36:25-29(v13)I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your filthiness, and from all your idols. I will…
Matthew 3:17(v15)Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
2 Corinthians 5:21(v14)For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
2 Corinthians 7:1(v13)Having therefore these promises, beloved, let’s cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear…
Ephesians 1:6(v15)to the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he freely gave us favor in the Beloved,
Hebrews 1:3(v15)His Son is the radiance of his glory, the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, who, when he had…
Hebrews 7:26(v14)For such a high priest was fitting for us: holy, guiltless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
Hebrews 10:10(v14)by which will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
Hebrews 10:12(v14)but he, when he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God,
Hebrews 10:14(v14)For by one offering he has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.
James 4:8(v13)Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners. Purify your hearts, you double-minded.
Revelation 1:5(v13)and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and…
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Geneva Bible translators1599 · Public DomainOn v13That is, be restored to his old state, and…
That is, be restored to his old state, and be healed thereof.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
John Trapp1656 · Public DomainOn vv13, 15Lev 15:13 And when he that hath an issue…
Lev 15:13 And when he that hath an issue is cleansed of his issue; then he shall number to himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in running water, and shall be clean.
Ver. 13. Bathe his flesh.] This taught them to run to that open fountain, that kings’ bath. {Zec 13:1 Eze 36:29}
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole1685 · Public DomainOn vv13, 15Is cleansed of his issue; when his issue is…
Is cleansed of his issue; when his issue is not only stopped in part, or for a season, but hath wholly ceased.
For his cleansing, to wit, for the use of the ceremonies prescribed in such cases. See Num 19:11,12. Shall be clean, i.e. admitted to converse with men, and with God in public ordinances.
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
John Gill1763 · Public DomainOn vv13–15And when he that hath an issue is cleansed…
And when he that hath an issue is cleansed of his issue,.... That is, it is ceased from him, as the Targum of Jonathan and Jarchi explain it; for otherwise, according to the ceremonial law, he was not yet cleansed, until he had done everything next prescribed; but when he perceived there was an entire stop put to his disorder:
then he shall number to himself seven days for his cleansing; by which time it would appear whether he was thoroughly rid of it or not; and these seven days, as Jarchi observes, must be seven pure days, quite free from pollution, and continued in a constant course, without interruption; for, as Gersom says, if he saw any impurity in anyone of these days it did not come into the account: nay, according to Maimonides (b), he must begin to number again from the day of the last appearance:
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and wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in running water; typical of the fountain opened in Christ to wash in for sin and uncleanness, even the fountain of his blood, which cleanses from all sin; and in which both the persons and garments of the saints are washed and made white:
and shall be clean; in a ceremonial sense; as all that are washed from their sins in the blood of Christ are clean in a spiritual and evangelical sense.
(b) Hilchot Mechosre Capharah, c. 3. sect. 1.
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
John Wesley1765 · Public DomainOn vv13, 15When he is cleansed - When his issue hath…
When he is cleansed - When his issue hath wholly ceased.
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
Albert Barnes1834 · Public DomainOn v13The mere cessation of the issue does not make…
The mere cessation of the issue does not make him clean: he must wait seven days, etc., preparatory to his offering sacrifice.
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible (1834–1885) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary1859 · Public DomainOn v15Offer, (faciet) "shall sacrifice." (Du Hamel) --- For sin.…
Offer, (faciet) "shall sacrifice." (Du Hamel) --- For sin. Legal, or any other that he may have incurred.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown1871 · Public DomainOn v13then he shall number to himself seven days for…
then he shall number to himself seven days for his cleansing--Like a leprous person he underwent a week's probation, to make sure he was completely healed. Then with the sacrifices prescribed, the priest made an atonement for him, that is, offered the oblations necessary for the removal of his ceremonial defilement, as well as the typical pardon of his sins.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown — Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Daniel D. Whedon1874 · Public DomainOn v1313-15. When he… is cleansed — When by any…
13-15. When he… is cleansed — When by any means his issue was healed and his physical purity was restored he was to pass through a ceremonial cleansing after seven days by washing his clothes and bathing his flesh in running, that is, living, water, and by presenting to the priest two turtle doves, or two young pigeons, one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. For the order see Introduction, (5.) The sin offering was required because all natural evil springs more or less directly from moral evil or sin.
An atonement… for his issue — The physical defilement needed to be covered from the eye of Infinite Purity, and its moral cause needed expiation, in addition to the satisfaction which should be rendered for duties omitted during the period of uncleanness. Jesus Christ “bare our sicknesses.” Mat_8:17, note. If we “are complete in him,” (Col_2:10,) both body and soul, diseased by sin, are to be ultimately restored by the great Physician.
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges1878 · Public DomainOn v1313. When the man is physically cured, he has…
13. When the man is physically cured, he has yet to observe the rules for ritual purification, and to offer sacrifices, a Sin-Offering and a Burnt-Offering.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers1878 · Public DomainOn vv13–15(13) And when he . . . is cleansed…
(13) And when he . . . is cleansed of his issue.—That is, recovered or healed of his infirmity (see Lev_15:28), as the real purification was not accomplished till he had performed the ritual prescribed in this and in the two following verses. He is, however, not to perform these rites as soon as he finds that the issue has ceased, but has to wait seven clear days, so as to afford sufficient time to ascertain whether the infirmity had actually disappeared. If any vestige of it was seen during these seven days, or even at the end of the seventh day, and after he was baptized, he had again to count seven other days.
Bathe his flesh in running water.—Or, more literally, living water. It will be seen that whilst all other defiled persons and things were to be immersed in a collection of water, the restored man who had suffered from the issue in question was ordered to bathe in a fountain or in spring water. For the phrase “living water,” see Lev_14:5; Lev_14:50. It is more than probable that the term “flesh” has here, too, the euphemistic sense in which it has hitherto been used in this section. (See Lev_15:2-3; Lev_15:7.) This derives support from the fact that whenever bathing of the body is ordered, the phrase for it throughout this section is uniformly “bathe in water” simply, which occurs no less than ten times (Lev_15:5-8; Lev_15:10-11; Lev_15:18; Lev_15:21-22; Lev_15:27), and where the Authorised Version has in all cases inserted himself in italics. This, moreover, seems to be confirmed by the fact that in the only passage in this section where the expression “flesh” is used in its literal sense for “body” (see Lev_15:16), the sacred writer designedly added (ĕth kol) “all,” so that it might be distinguished from the euphemistic sense in which it is used in all the other passages in this section, This, however, would not exclude the bathing of the body as well, but, on the contrary, premises it.
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0On v13is cleansed from his flow
is cleansed from his flow
The man recovering from his sickness is spoken of as if he becomes physically clean. This can be stated in active form. AT: "recovers from his flow" (See: Metaphor and Active or Passive)
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Then he will be clean
The man whom other people may touch is spoken of as if he were physically clean. (See: Metaphor)
Tyndale Open Study Notes2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0On v1315:13-15 In contrast to the man with a skin…
15:13-15 In contrast to the man with a skin disease (see 13:46), a man with a bodily discharge was apparently allowed to live at home. He did not have to undergo the more elaborate cleansing ritual described in ch 14. He simply had to wait seven days after the discharge ceased, wash (15:13), and present the least expensive animal sacrifice of two birds—one as a sin offering and the other as a whole burnt offering.
Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On v13 That is, be restored to his old state, and…
That is, be restored to his old state, and be healed thereof.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv13, 15 Lev 15:13 And when he that hath an issue…
Lev 15:13 And when he that hath an issue is cleansed of his issue; then he shall number to himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in running water, and shall be clean.
Ver. 13. Bathe his flesh.] This taught them to run to that open fountain, that kings’ bath. {Zec 13:1 Eze 36:29}
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv13, 15 Is cleansed of his issue; when his issue is…
Is cleansed of his issue; when his issue is not only stopped in part, or for a season, but hath wholly ceased.
For his cleansing, to wit, for the use of the ceremonies prescribed in such cases. See Num 19:11,12. Shall be clean, i.e. admitted to converse with men, and with God in public ordinances.
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv13–15 And when he that hath an issue is cleansed…
And when he that hath an issue is cleansed of his issue,.... That is, it is ceased from him, as the Targum of Jonathan and Jarchi explain it; for otherwise, according to the ceremonial law, he was not yet cleansed, until he had done everything next prescribed; but when he perceived there was an entire stop put to his disorder:
then he shall number to himself seven days for his cleansing; by which time it would appear whether he was thoroughly rid of it or not; and these seven days, as Jarchi observes, must be seven pure days, quite free from pollution, and continued in a constant course, without interruption; for, as Gersom says, if he saw any impurity in anyone of these days it did not come into the account: nay, according to Maimonides (b), he must begin to number again from the day of the last appearance:
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and wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in running water; typical of the fountain opened in Christ to wash in for sin and uncleanness, even the fountain of his blood, which cleanses from all sin; and in which both the persons and garments of the saints are washed and made white:
and shall be clean; in a ceremonial sense; as all that are washed from their sins in the blood of Christ are clean in a spiritual and evangelical sense.
(b) Hilchot Mechosre Capharah, c. 3. sect. 1.
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv13, 15 When he is cleansed - When his issue hath…
When he is cleansed - When his issue hath wholly ceased.
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On v13 The mere cessation of the issue does not make…
The mere cessation of the issue does not make him clean: he must wait seven days, etc., preparatory to his offering sacrifice.
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible (1834–1885) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On v15 Offer, (faciet) "shall sacrifice." (Du Hamel) --- For sin.…
Offer, (faciet) "shall sacrifice." (Du Hamel) --- For sin. Legal, or any other that he may have incurred.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On v13 then he shall number to himself seven days for…
then he shall number to himself seven days for his cleansing--Like a leprous person he underwent a week's probation, to make sure he was completely healed. Then with the sacrifices prescribed, the priest made an atonement for him, that is, offered the oblations necessary for the removal of his ceremonial defilement, as well as the typical pardon of his sins.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown — Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On v13 13-15. When he… is cleansed — When by any…
13-15. When he… is cleansed — When by any means his issue was healed and his physical purity was restored he was to pass through a ceremonial cleansing after seven days by washing his clothes and bathing his flesh in running, that is, living, water, and by presenting to the priest two turtle doves, or two young pigeons, one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. For the order see Introduction, (5.) The sin offering was required because all natural evil springs more or less directly from moral evil or sin.
An atonement… for his issue — The physical defilement needed to be covered from the eye of Infinite Purity, and its moral cause needed expiation, in addition to the satisfaction which should be rendered for duties omitted during the period of uncleanness. Jesus Christ “bare our sicknesses.” Mat_8:17, note. If we “are complete in him,” (Col_2:10,) both body and soul, diseased by sin, are to be ultimately restored by the great Physician.
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On v13 13. When the man is physically cured, he has…
13. When the man is physically cured, he has yet to observe the rules for ritual purification, and to offer sacrifices, a Sin-Offering and a Burnt-Offering.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv13–15 (13) And when he . . . is cleansed…
(13) And when he . . . is cleansed of his issue.—That is, recovered or healed of his infirmity (see Lev_15:28), as the real purification was not accomplished till he had performed the ritual prescribed in this and in the two following verses. He is, however, not to perform these rites as soon as he finds that the issue has ceased, but has to wait seven clear days, so as to afford sufficient time to ascertain whether the infirmity had actually disappeared. If any vestige of it was seen during these seven days, or even at the end of the seventh day, and after he was baptized, he had again to count seven other days.
Bathe his flesh in running water.—Or, more literally, living water. It will be seen that whilst all other defiled persons and things were to be immersed in a collection of water, the restored man who had suffered from the issue in question was ordered to bathe in a fountain or in spring water. For the phrase “living water,” see Lev_14:5; Lev_14:50. It is more than probable that the term “flesh” has here, too, the euphemistic sense in which it has hitherto been used in this section. (See Lev_15:2-3; Lev_15:7.) This derives support from the fact that whenever bathing of the body is ordered, the phrase for it throughout this section is uniformly “bathe in water” simply, which occurs no less than ten times (Lev_15:5-8; Lev_15:10-11; Lev_15:18; Lev_15:21-22; Lev_15:27), and where the Authorised Version has in all cases inserted himself in italics. This, moreover, seems to be confirmed by the fact that in the only passage in this section where the expression “flesh” is used in its literal sense for “body” (see Lev_15:16), the sacred writer designedly added (ĕth kol) “all,” so that it might be distinguished from the euphemistic sense in which it is used in all the other passages in this section, This, however, would not exclude the bathing of the body as well, but, on the contrary, premises it.
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v13 is cleansed from his flow
is cleansed from his flow
The man recovering from his sickness is spoken of as if he becomes physically clean. This can be stated in active form. AT: "recovers from his flow" (See: Metaphor and Active or Passive)
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Then he will be clean
The man whom other people may touch is spoken of as if he were physically clean. (See: Metaphor)
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dove
Yahweh
tent of meeting
priest
sin offering
burnt offering
atonement
unfoldingWord translationNotes — © Distant Shores Media and the Door43 World Missions Community, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: git.door43.org/Door43/en_tn.
Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v13 15:13-15 In contrast to the man with a skin…
15:13-15 In contrast to the man with a skin disease (see 13:46), a man with a bodily discharge was apparently allowed to live at home. He did not have to undergo the more elaborate cleansing ritual described in ch 14. He simply had to wait seven days after the discharge ceased, wash (15:13), and present the least expensive animal sacrifice of two birds—one as a sin offering and the other as a whole burnt offering.
Tyndale Open Study Notes — © Tyndale Open Resources, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Text via the HelloAO Bible API.