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Leviticus 14:7
Seven times he shall sprinkle the one to be cleansed of the skin disease. Then he shall pronounce him clean and release the live bird into the open field.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The priest administers the final ritual act for a person recovering from a serious skin disease, following the preparation of the blood and water mixture. This moment occurs during the ceremonial cleansing sequence before the individual may re-enter the camp.
The words — The Hebrew verb הִזָּה (hi.Zah) means “he will spatter,” paired with שֶׁבַע פְּעָמִים (she.va pe.'a.Mim), literally “seven times.” The verb טִהֲרֹוֹ (Ti.ha.R/o) denotes the priest’s formal declaration that the afflicted person is pure.
The thread — The sevenfold sprinkling motif reappears in 2 Kings 5:10 and 2 Kings 5:14, where Elisha directs Naaman to wash seven times in the Jordan for healing. Isaiah 52:15 extends the imagery to God sprinkling many nations, linking ritual purification to broader restoration.
Why it lands — The text requires repeated, precise action to mark the transition from ritual impurity to declared purity. It asks the reader to observe how physical repetition and priestly declaration structure the restoration process.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he shall sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed from the leprosy seven times, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird loose into the open field.
Cross-references
- 2 Kings 5:10 Then Elisha sent him a messenger, who said, “Go and wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored, and you will be clean.”
- 2 Kings 5:14 So Naaman went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh was restored and became like that of a little child, and he was clean.
- Isaiah 52:15 so He will sprinkle many nations. Kings will shut their mouths because of Him. For they will see what they have not been told, and they will understand what they have not heard.
- Ezekiel 36:25 I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.
- Hebrews 9:13 For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean,
- Hebrews 9:19 For when Moses had proclaimed every commandment of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, along with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people,
- 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.
- Leviticus 4:6 The priest is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of it seven times before the LORD, in front of the veil of the sanctuary.
- Leviticus 4:17 and he is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the veil.
- Leviticus 8:11 He sprinkled some of the oil on the altar seven times, anointing the altar and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand, to consecrate them.