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24 and the priest is to take the male lamb of the guilt offering and the log of olive oil and wave them[a] as a wave offering before the Lord. 25 Then he is to slaughter the male lamb of the guilt offering, and the priest is to take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on the right earlobe of the one being cleansed,[b] on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe[c] of his right foot. 26 The priest will then pour some of the olive oil into his own left hand,[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 14:24 tn Heb “and the priest shall wave them.” In the present translation “priest” is not repeated a second time in the verse for stylistic reasons. With regard to the “waving” of the “wave offering,” see the note on v. 12 above.
  2. Leviticus 14:25 tn Heb “and the priest shall put [literally ‘give’] on the lobe of the ear of the one being cleansed, the right one.”
  3. Leviticus 14:25 tn The term for “big toe” (בֹּהֶן, bohen) is the same as that for “thumb.” It refers to the larger appendage on either the hand or the foot.
  4. Leviticus 14:26 tn Heb “And from the oil the priest shall pour out on the left hand of the priest.” Regarding the repetition of “priest” in this verse see the note on v. 15 above.