The Meaning of Leviticus 14:14 Explained

Leviticus 14:14

KJV: And the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and the priest shall 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:

YLT: 'And the priest hath taken of the blood of the guilt-offering, and the priest hath put on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the great toe of his right foot;

Darby: And the priest shall take of the blood of the trespass-offering, and the priest shall put it on the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the great toe of his right foot.

ASV: and the priest shall take of the blood of the trespass-offering, and the priest shall 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the priest  shall take  [some] of the blood  of the trespass offering,  and the priest  shall 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: 

What does Leviticus 14:14 Mean?

Context Summary

Leviticus 14:1-20 - The Law Of The Cleansed Leper
The penalty, when leprosy had unmistakably declared itself, included compulsory severance from the camp, the rent garments, the bare head, the covered lip, the cry "unclean," Leviticus 14:45. Sin severs us from fellowship with God and His saints, and makes us a source of contamination to all in contact with us, though they may not realize that we are defiling them.
Being cured, the leper was first restored to the camp, Leviticus 14:1-9. The birds are striking types of death and resurrection. Notice that the blood of one was mingled with fresh, i.e., running, water, because of the perennial freshness of the blood of Christ; and that the ascension of the other, when liberated, is significant of the freedom from the law of sin and death which the soul of the believer experiences through the power of the Holy Spirit. See Romans 8:1-4.
Secondly, the leper was restored to the sanctuary, Leviticus 14:10-20. On the eighth day of resurrection, the blood and oil were placed on thumb and toe and ear, because all our senses have been purchased and consecrated to the service of God. Let us, in gratitude for our own cleansing from sin, consecrate ourselves anew to God! [source]

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 14

1  The rites and sacrifices in cleansing the leper
33  The signs of leprosy in a house
48  The cleansing of that house

What do the individual words in Leviticus 14:14 mean?

And shall take the priest [some] of the blood of the trespass offering and shall put [it] the priest on the tip of ear of him who is to be cleansed the right and on thumb of his hand the right big toe of his foot the right
וְלָקַ֣ח הַכֹּהֵן֮ מִדַּ֣ם הָאָשָׁם֒ וְנָתַן֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן עַל־ תְּנ֛וּךְ אֹ֥זֶן הַמִּטַּהֵ֖ר הַיְמָנִ֑ית וְעַל־ בֹּ֤הֶן יָדוֹ֙ הַיְמָנִ֔ית בֹּ֥הֶן רַגְל֖וֹ הַיְמָנִֽית

וְלָקַ֣ח  And  shall  take 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָקַח 
Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away.
הַכֹּהֵן֮  the  priest 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
מִדַּ֣ם  [some]  of  the  blood 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: דָּם  
Sense: blood.
הָאָשָׁם֒  of  the  trespass  offering 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָשָׁם  
Sense: guilt, offense, guiltiness.
וְנָתַן֙  and  shall  put  [it] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
הַכֹּהֵ֔ן  the  priest 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
תְּנ֛וּךְ  the  tip 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: תְּנוּךְ  
Sense: tip, lobe (of ear).
אֹ֥זֶן  of  ear 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אֹזֶן  
Sense: ear, as part of the body.
הַמִּטַּהֵ֖ר  of  him  who  is  to  be  cleansed 
Parse: Article, Verb, Hitpael, Participle, masculine singular
Root: טָהֵר  
Sense: to be clean, be pure.
הַיְמָנִ֑ית  the  right 
Parse: Article, Adjective, feminine singular construct
Root: יְמָינִי 
Sense: right, right hand.
וְעַל־  and  on 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
בֹּ֤הֶן  thumb 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בְּהֹון 
Sense: thumb, great (big) toe (always used of both together).
יָדוֹ֙  of  his  hand 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
הַיְמָנִ֔ית  the  right 
Parse: Article, Adjective, feminine singular construct
Root: יְמָינִי 
Sense: right, right hand.
בֹּ֥הֶן  big  toe 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בְּהֹון 
Sense: thumb, great (big) toe (always used of both together).
רַגְל֖וֹ  of  his  foot 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: רֶגֶל  
Sense: foot.
הַיְמָנִֽית  the  right 
Parse: Article, Adjective, feminine singular
Root: יְמָינִי 
Sense: right, right hand.