Leviticus 14:17

And the priest is to put some of the oil remaining in his palm on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, on top of the blood of the guilt offering.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The text records a divine directive to the priest administering the cleansing ritual. He acts at the moment immediately following the application of the guilt offering’s blood to the recipient.

The words — יִתֵּן (yi.Ten) = he will place and עַל (‘al) = on describe the priest’s action of depositing the remainder of the oil onto the recipient.

The thread — The application of substances to the right earlobe, thumb, and big toe of the right foot appears in Exodus 29:20 and Leviticus 14:14. Leviticus 8:30 describes Moses sprinkling oil and blood on Aaron and his garments, not on the body.

Why it lands — The text requires the reader to recognize the precise, repeated physical sequence used to mark consecration and cleansing. It demands attention to the specific order of application without adding symbolic meaning beyond what the ritual action establishes.

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The Hebrew words

King James Version

And of the rest of the oil that is in his hand shall the priest put upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the blood of the trespass offering:

Cross-references

Exodus 29:20 Slaughter the ram, take some of its blood, and put it on the right earlobes of Aaron and his sons, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Splatter the remaining blood on all sides of the altar.
Leviticus 8:30 Next, Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood that was on the altar and sprinkled them on Aaron and his garments, and on his sons and their garments. So he consecrated Aaron and his garments, as well as Aaron’s sons and their garments.
Leviticus 14:14 The priest is to take some of the blood from the guilt offering and put it on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.
Ezekiel 36:27 And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances.
John 1:16 From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.
Titus 3:3 For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.
1 Peter 1:2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.