Leviticus 14:8 “The one being cleansed must wash his clothes, shave off all his hair,…”

Leviticus 14:8

The one being cleansed must wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe with water; then he will be ceremonially clean. Afterward, he may enter the camp, but he must remain outside his tent for seven days.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, and shall tarry abroad out of his tent seven days.

World English Bible

“He who is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and bathe himself in water; and he shall be clean. After that he shall come into the camp, but shall dwell outside his tent seven days.

American Standard Version

And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and bathe himself in water; and he shall be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, but shall dwell outside his tent seven days.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then he that shall be clensed, shall wash his clothes, and shaue off all his heare, and wash himselfe in water, so he shalbe cleane: after that shall he come into the host, but shall tary without his tent seuen dayes.

Darby Translation

And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his garments, and shave all his hair, and bathe in water, and he shall be clean; and afterwards shall he come into the camp, and shall abide outside his tent seven days.

Young's Literal Translation

'And he who is to be cleansed hath washed his garments, and hath shaved all his hair, and hath bathed with water, and hath been clean, and afterwards he doth come in unto the camp, and hath dwelt at the outside of his tent seven days.

Bible in Basic English

And he who is to be made clean will have his clothing washed and his hair cut and have a bath, and he will be clean. And after that he will come back to the tent-circle; but he is to keep outside his tent for seven days.

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Cross references

“wash his”

Leviticus 11:25 Numbers 8:7 Leviticus 15:5–8 Exodus 19:10 Exodus 19:14 Revelation 7:14

Leviticus 11:25 · BSB

and whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening.

Numbers 8:7 · BSB

This is what you must do to cleanse them: Sprinkle them with the water of purification. Have them shave their whole bodies and wash their clothes, and so purify themselves.

Leviticus 15:5–8 · BSB

Anyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.

Exodus 19:10 · BSB

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. They must wash their clothes

Exodus 19:14 · BSB

When Moses came down from the mountain to the people, he consecrated them, and they washed their clothes.

Revelation 7:14 · BSB

“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

“wash himself”

1 Peter 3:21 Leviticus 8:6 Revelation 1:5 Revelation 1:6

1 Peter 3:21 · BSB

And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

Leviticus 8:6 · BSB

Then Moses presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.

Revelation 1:5 · BSB

and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,

Revelation 1:6 · BSB

who has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen.

“and shall”

Numbers 12:15

Numbers 12:15 · BSB

So Miriam was confined outside the camp for seven days, and the people did not move on until she was brought in again.

“seven days”

Leviticus 8:33–35 Leviticus 13:5

Leviticus 8:33–35 · BSB

You must not go outside the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for seven days, until the days of your ordination are complete; for it will take seven days to ordain you.

Leviticus 13:5 · BSB

On the seventh day the priest is to reexamine him, and if he sees that the infection is unchanged and has not spread on the skin, the priest must isolate him for another seven days.

Also

Numbers 5:2–3 2 Chronicles 26:21 Numbers 12:14–15 Leviticus 14:20 Leviticus 14:9

Numbers 5:2–3 · BSB

“Command the Israelites to send away from the camp anyone with a skin disease, anyone who has a bodily discharge, and anyone who is defiled by a dead body.

2 Chronicles 26:21 · BSB

So King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He lived in isolation, leprous and cut off from the house of the LORD, while his son Jotham had charge of the royal palace and governed the people of the land.

Numbers 12:14–15 · BSB

But the LORD answered Moses, “If her father had but spit in her face, would she not have been in disgrace for seven days? Let her be confined outside the camp for seven days; after that she may be brought back in.”

Leviticus 14:20 · BSB

and offer it on the altar, with the grain offering, to make atonement for him, and he will be clean.

Leviticus 14:9 · BSB

On the seventh day he must shave off all his hair—his head, his beard, his eyebrows, and the rest of his hair. He must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water, and he will be clean.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7Seven 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.

9On the seventh day he must shave off all his hair—his head, his beard, his eyebrows, and the rest of his hair. He must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water, and he will be clean.

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