Leviticus 14:11

The priest who performs the cleansing shall present the one to be cleansed, together with these offerings, before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The text addresses the priest and the congregation during the eighth-day phase of the purification ritual. This instruction follows the listing of the required lambs, grain offering, and olive oil.

The words — The Hebrew verb הֶעֱמִיד (he'emin) literally means to station or present. It operates with the noun כֹּהֵן (kohen), meaning priest, to designate the official who conducts the rite.

The thread — The location "entrance to the Tent of Meeting" appears in Exodus 29:1 for priestly consecration and Leviticus 8:3 when Moses assembles the congregation. The purification theme parallels Numbers 8:6, where Levites are taken and made ceremonially clean.

Why it lands — The text requires the priest to physically bring the cleansed person and the specified offerings to the designated sacred space. A reader must acknowledge that ritual completion depends on precise location, authorized personnel, and exact material compliance.

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The Hebrew words

וְהֶעֱמִ֞ידve./he.'e.Midand/ he will station הַכֹּהֵ֣ןha./ko.Henthe/ priest הַֽמְטַהֵ֗רha/m.ta.Herwho/ declares pure אֵ֛ת'et<obj.>הָאִ֥ישׁha./'Ishthe/ person הַמִּטַּהֵ֖רha./mi.ta.Herwho/ is purifying himself וְאֹתָ֑םve./'o.Ta/mand/ with <the>/ them לִפְנֵ֣יli/f.Nei<to>/ before יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahweh פֶּ֖תַחPe.tach[the] entrance of אֹ֥הֶל'O.hel[the] tent of מוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'Edmeeting

King James Version

And the priest that maketh him clean shall present the man that is to be made clean, and those things, before the Lord, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:

Cross-references

Exodus 29:1 “Now this is what you are to do to consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests: Take a young bull and two rams without blemish,
Leviticus 8:3 and assemble the whole congregation at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.”
Numbers 8:6 “Take the Levites from among the Israelites and make them ceremonially clean.
Numbers 8:21 The Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes, and Aaron presented them as a wave offering before the LORD. Aaron also made atonement for them to cleanse them.
Ephesians 5:26 to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
Jude 1:24 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy—