The Meaning of Leviticus 14:3 Explained

Leviticus 14:3

KJV: And the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the priest shall look, and, behold, if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper;

YLT: and the priest hath gone out unto the outside of the camp, and the priest hath seen, and lo, the plague of leprosy hath ceased from the leper,

Darby: and the priest shall go out of the camp; and when the priest looketh, and behold, the sore of leprosy is healed in the leper,

ASV: and the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the priest shall look; and, behold, if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper,

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Leviticus 14:3?

MEANING: What does Leviticus 14:3 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Leviticus 14:3 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Leviticus 14:3?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the priest  shall go forth  out  of the camp;  and the priest  shall look,  and, behold, [if] the plague  of leprosy  be healed  in the leper; 

What does Leviticus 14:3 Mean?

Study Notes

go forth
As a type of Gospel salvation the points are:
(1) The leper does nothing Romans 4:5 ; Romans 4:5 .
(2) the priest seeks the leper, not the leper the priest Luke 19:10 .
(3) "with-out shedding of blood is no remission" Hebrews 9:22 .
(4) "and if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain" 1 Corinthians 15:17 .

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 14:3 mean?

and shall go the priest out of the camp and shall examine [him] the priest and [if] indeed is healed the leprosy in the leper
וְיָצָא֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן אֶל־ מִח֖וּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה וְרָאָה֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְהִנֵּ֛ה נִרְפָּ֥א נֶֽגַע־ הַצָּרַ֖עַת מִן־ הַצָּרֽוּעַ

וְיָצָא֙  and  shall  go 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יׄוצֵאת 
Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
הַכֹּהֵ֔ן  the  priest 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
אֶל־  out 
Parse: Preposition
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה  the  camp 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, common singular
Root: מַחֲנֶה  
Sense: encampment, camp.
וְרָאָה֙  and  shall  examine  [him] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: רָאָה 
Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
הַכֹּהֵ֔ן  the  priest 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
וְהִנֵּ֛ה  and  [if]  indeed 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Interjection
Root: הִנֵּה  
Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
נִרְפָּ֥א  is  healed 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: רָפָא  
Sense: to heal, make healthful.
הַצָּרַ֖עַת  leprosy 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: צָרַעַת  
Sense: leprosy.
הַצָּרֽוּעַ  the  leper 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine singular
Root: צָרַע  
Sense: to be diseased of skin, be leprous.

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