Leviticus 14:25

And after he slaughters the lamb for the guilt offering, the priest is to take some of the blood of 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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Moses transmits divine instructions to the priests regarding the final stage of cleansing a person from a skin disease. The priest acts immediately after slaughtering the guilt offering lamb and before handling the olive oil.

The words — The text specifies וְ/לָקַח (ve./la.Kach), meaning "and he will take," and מִ/דָּם (mi./Dam), meaning "some of the blood." These terms denote the priest's deliberate extraction of a measured portion of the guilt offering's blood.

The thread — This application repeats the exact procedure outlined in Leviticus 14:14 for the same purification rite. The consistent placement of ritual substances on the right ear, hand, and foot marks a standardized physical sequence across the chapter.

Why it lands — The directive requires the priest to physically transfer the guilt offering's blood to three specific body parts of the cleansed individual. It demands exact compliance with the ritual sequence without allowing for discretionary modification.

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The Hebrew words

וְשָׁחַט֮ve./sha.Chatand/ he will cut [the] throat of אֶת־'et-<obj.>כֶּ֣בֶשׂKe.ves[the] male lamb of הָֽאָשָׁם֒ha./'a.Shamthe/ guilt offering וְלָקַ֤חve./la.Kachand/ he will take הַכֹּהֵן֙ha./ko.Henthe/ priest מִדַּ֣םmi./Damsome of/ [the] blood of הָֽאָשָׁ֔םha./'a.Shamthe/ guilt offering וְנָתַ֛ןve./na.Tanand/ he will put [it]עַל־'al-on תְּנ֥וּךְte.Nukh[the] lobe of אֹֽזֶן־'o.zen-[the] ear of הַמִּטַּהֵ֖רha./mi.ta.Herthe/ [one] purifying himself הַיְמָנִ֑יתha/y.ma.Nit<the>/ right וְעַל־ve./'al-and/ on בֹּ֤הֶןBo.hen[the] thumb of יָדוֹ֙ya.D/ohand/ his הַיְמָנִ֔יתha/y.ma.Nit<the>/ right וְעַל־ve./'al-and/ on בֹּ֥הֶןBo.hen[the] big toe of רַגְל֖וֹrag.L/ofoot/ his הַיְמָנִֽית׃ha/y.ma.Nit<the>/ right

King James Version

And he shall kill the lamb of the trespass offering, and the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and put it 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:

Cross-references

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.
Psalms 40:6 Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have opened. Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require.
Ecclesiastes 5:1 Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.