The Meaning of Leviticus 14:17 Explained

Leviticus 14:17

KJV: 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:

YLT: And of the residue of the oil which is on his palm, the priest putteth 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, on the blood of the guilt-offering;

Darby: And of the rest of the oil that is in his hand shall the priest put 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, upon the blood of the trespass-offering.

ASV: 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:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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: 

What does Leviticus 14:17 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 14:17 mean?

And of the rest of the oil that [is] in his hand shall put the priest [some] on the tip of ear of him who is to be cleansed the right and on the thumb of his hand right the big toe of his foot right on the blood of the trespass offering
וּמִיֶּ֨תֶר הַשֶּׁ֜מֶן אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־ כַּפּ֗וֹ יִתֵּ֤ן הַכֹּהֵן֙ עַל־ תְּנ֞וּךְ אֹ֤זֶן הַמִּטַּהֵר֙ הַיְמָנִ֔ית וְעַל־ בֹּ֤הֶן יָדוֹ֙ הַיְמָנִ֔ית בֹּ֥הֶן רַגְל֖וֹ הַיְמָנִ֑ית עַ֖ל דַּ֥ם הָאָשָֽׁם

וּמִיֶּ֨תֶר  And  of  the  rest 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: יֶתֶר 
Sense: .
הַשֶּׁ֜מֶן  of  the  oil 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֶׁמֶן  
Sense: fat, oil.
אֲשֶׁ֣ר  that 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
עַל־  [is]  in 
Parse: 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.
כַּפּ֗וֹ  his  hand 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: כַּף  
Sense: palm, hand, sole, palm of the hand, hollow or flat of the hand.
יִתֵּ֤ן  shall  put 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
הַכֹּהֵן֙  the  priest 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
עַל־  [some]  on 
Parse: 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.
תְּנ֞וּךְ  the  tip 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: תְּנוּךְ  
Sense: tip, lobe (of ear).
אֹ֤זֶן  of  ear 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אֹזֶן  
Sense: ear, as part of the body.
הַמִּטַּהֵר֙  of  him  who  is  to  be  cleansed 
Parse: Article, Verb, Hitpael, Participle, masculine singular
Root: טָהֵר  
Sense: to be clean, be pure.
הַיְמָנִ֔ית  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  the  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  right 
Parse: Article, Adjective, feminine singular construct
Root: יְמָינִי 
Sense: right, right hand.
בֹּ֥הֶן  the  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.
הַיְמָנִ֑ית  right 
Parse: Article, Adjective, feminine singular
Root: יְמָינִי 
Sense: right, right hand.
דַּ֥ם  the  blood 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: דָּם  
Sense: blood.
הָאָשָֽׁם  of  the  trespass  offering 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָשָׁם  
Sense: guilt, offense, guiltiness.