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◄ Leviticus 14:8►

New International Version
“The person to be cleansed must wash their clothes, shave off all their hair and bathe with water; then they will be ceremonially clean. After this they may come into the camp, but they must stay outside their tent for seven days.

New Living Translation
“The persons being purified must then wash their clothes, shave off all their hair, and bathe themselves in water. Then they will be ceremonially clean and may return to the camp. However, they must remain outside their tents for seven days.

English Standard Version
And 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. And after that he may come into the camp, but live outside his tent seven days.

Berean Standard Bible
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.

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
He who is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean. After that he shall come into the camp, and shall stay outside his tent seven days.

New American Standard Bible
The one to be cleansed shall then wash his clothes and shave off all his hair, and bathe in water and be clean. And afterward he may enter the camp, but he shall stay outside his tent for seven days.

NASB 1995
“The one to be cleansed shall then wash his clothes and shave off all his hair and bathe in water and be clean. Now afterward, he may enter the camp, but he shall stay outside his tent for seven days.

NASB 1977
“The one to be cleansed shall then wash his clothes and shave off all his hair, and bathe in water and be clean. Now afterward, he may enter the camp, but he shall stay outside his tent for seven days.

Legacy Standard Bible
The one to be cleansed shall then wash his clothes and shave off all his hair and bathe in water and be clean. Now afterward, he may enter the camp, but he shall stay outside his tent for seven days.

Amplified Bible
The one to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe in water; and he shall be clean. After that he may come into the camp, but he shall stay outside of his tent for seven days.

Christian Standard Bible
The one who is to be cleansed must wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe with water; he is clean. Afterward he may enter the camp, but he must remain outside his tent for seven days.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The one who is to be cleansed must wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe with water; he is clean. Afterward he may enter the camp, but he must remain outside his tent for 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.

Contemporary English Version
After this you must wash your clothes, shave your entire body, and take a bath before you are completely clean. You may move back into camp, but you must not enter your tent for seven days.

English Revised 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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"The one to be cleansed must wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and wash. Then he will be clean. After that he may go into the camp. However, for seven days he will live outside his tent.

Good News Translation
You shall wash your clothes, shave off all your hair, and take a bath; you will then be ritually clean. You may enter the camp, but you must live outside your tent for seven days.

International Standard Version
The person who is clean is to wash his clothes, shave all his hair, and bathe in water, after which he is to be declared clean. Then he can be brought back to the camp, but he is to remain outside his tent for seven days.

NET Bible
"The one being cleansed must then wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe in water, and so be clean. Then afterward he may enter the camp, but he must live outside his tent seven days.

New Heart 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.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

Majority Text Translations

Majority Standard Bible
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.

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.

Literal Translations

Literal Standard Version
And he who is to be cleansed has washed his garments, and has shaved all his hair, and has bathed with water, and has been clean, and afterward he comes into the camp, and has dwelt at the outside of his tent [for] 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.

Smith's Literal Translation
And he being cleansed, washed his garments and shaved all his hair, and washed in water and was clean: and afterwards he shall come into the camp and dwelt without his tent seven days.

Catholic Translations

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when the man hath washed his clothes, he shall shave all the hair of his body, and shall be washed with water: and being purified, he shall enter into the camp, yet so that he tarry without his own tent seven days:

Catholic Public Domain Version
And when the man will have washed his clothes, he shall shave all the hair from his body, and he shall be washed with water. And having been purified, he shall enter into the camp, only to this extent: that he may remain outside his own tent for seven days.

New American Bible
The person being purified shall then wash his garments, shave off all hair, and bathe in water, and so become clean. After this the person may come inside the camp, but shall still remain outside his or her tent for seven days.

New Revised Standard Version
The one 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 live outside his tent seven days.

Translations from Aramaic

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

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And he who is cleansed shall wash his clothes and he shall shave all his hair and he shall bathe in water and he shall be clean, and after this he shall enter the encampment and shall sit outside of the Tabernacle seven days.

OT Translations

JPS Tanakh 1917
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 may come into the camp, but shall dwell outside his tent seven days.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
and the man that has been cleansed shall wash his garments, and shall shave off all his hair, and shall wash himself in water, and shall be clean; and after that he shall go into the camp, and shall remain out of his house seven days.

Additional Translations ...

Audio Bible

Context

Cleansing from Skin Diseases
…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.8The 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.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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Cross References

Numbers 19:7-8
Then the priest must wash his clothes and bathe his body in water; after that he may enter the camp, but he will be ceremonially unclean until evening. / The one who burned the heifer must also wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and he too will be ceremonially unclean until evening.

2 Kings 5:10-14
Then Elisha sent him a messenger, who said, “Go and wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored, and you will be clean.” / But Naaman went away angry, saying, “I thought that he would surely come out, stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the spot to cure my leprosy. / Are not the Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not have washed in them and been cleansed?” So he turned and went away in a rage. ...

Exodus 19:10
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. They must wash their clothes

Numbers 8:7
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.

Numbers 31:23-24
everything that can withstand the fire—must be put through the fire, and it will be clean. But it must still be purified with the water of purification. And everything that cannot withstand the fire must pass through the water. / On the seventh day you are to wash your clothes, and you will be clean. After that you may enter the camp.”

2 Samuel 12:20
Then David got up from the ground, washed and anointed himself, changed his clothes, and went into the house of the LORD and worshiped. Then he went to his own house, and at his request they set food before him, and he ate.

Genesis 35:2
So Jacob told his household and all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you. Purify yourselves and change your garments.

Isaiah 1:16
Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!

Ezekiel 36:25
I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.

Psalm 51:7
Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

John 13:10
Jesus told him, “Whoever has already bathed needs only to wash his feet, and he will be completely clean. And you are clean, though not all of you.”

Acts 22:16
And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’

Hebrews 10:22
let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

1 Corinthians 6:11
And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

Revelation 7:14
“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.

Treasury of Scripture

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.

wash his

Leviticus 11:25
And whosoever bearethought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.

Leviticus 13:6
And the priest shall look on him again the seventh day: and, behold,if the plaguebe somewhat dark,and the plague spread not in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean: itis but a scab: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.

Leviticus 15:5-8
And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathehimself in water, and be unclean until the even…

wash himself

Leviticus 8:6
And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water.

1 Peter 3:21
The like figure whereuntoeven baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:

Revelation 1:5,6
And from Jesus Christ,who is the faithful witness,and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, …

and shall

Numbers 12:15
And Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days: and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought inagain.

seven days

Leviticus 8:33-35
And ye shall not go out of the door of the tabernacle of the congregationin seven days, until the days of your consecration be at an end: for seven days shall he consecrate you…

Leviticus 13:5
And the priest shall look on him the seventh day: and, behold,if the plague in his sight be at a stay,and the plague spread not in the skin; then the priest shall shut him up seven days more:

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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

Study Bible

Book ◦ Chapter

The one being cleansed
This refers to a person who has been healed from a skin disease, often translated as leprosy. In the ancient Israelite context, leprosy rendered a person ceremonially unclean, separating them from the community and worship. The cleansing process symbolizes restoration and reintegration into the community.

must wash his clothes
Washing clothes was a common purification ritual in the Old Testament, symbolizing the removal of impurity. This act signifies a fresh start and a break from the past condition of uncleanness.

shave off all his hair
Shaving all hair, including the head, beard, and eyebrows, was a sign of complete purification and renewal. It represents the removal of the old self and the beginning of a new life. This act is similar to the Nazirite vow inNumbers 6, where hair is shaved as a sign of dedication to God.

and bathe with water
Bathing in water is a recurring theme in purification rites, symbolizing spiritual cleansing and renewal. Water is often associated with life and purity in the Bible, as seen in the baptism of Jesus, which signifies the washing away of sin.

then he will be ceremonially clean
This phrase indicates the completion of the cleansing process, allowing the individual to be considered pure and able to participate in religious and communal life. It reflects the importance of holiness and purity in maintaining a relationship with God.

Afterward, he may enter the camp
Re-entry into the camp signifies the restoration of the individual to the community. The camp represents the collective life of Israel, and being outside it symbolizes separation from God's people. This mirrors the spiritual restoration believers experience through Christ.

but he must remain outside his tent for seven days
The seven-day period is a time of transition and further purification. The number seven often represents completeness and perfection in the Bible, as seen in the creation week. This waiting period ensures the individual is fully prepared to rejoin family life, reflecting the thoroughness of God's cleansing process.

Persons / Places / Events

1.The One Being Cleansed
This refers to a person who has been healed from a skin disease, often translated as leprosy, and is undergoing the purification process as prescribed by the Mosaic Law.

2.The Camp
Represents the community of Israel, where the presence of God dwelt among His people. Re-entry into the camp signifies restoration to the community and fellowship with God.

3.The Tent
Symbolizes personal dwelling and family life. Remaining outside the tent for seven days indicates a period of transition and further purification before full reintegration.

Teaching Points

The Importance of Purity
The detailed cleansing process underscores the importance of purity and holiness in the life of a believer. It reminds us that God desires us to be clean, both physically and spiritually.

Restoration and Community
The process of re-entering the camp highlights the value of community and fellowship. It teaches us about the joy and responsibility of being restored to the body of believers.

Obedience to God's Commands
The specific instructions given for cleansing show the necessity of obedience to God's commands. It encourages us to follow God's Word carefully in our daily lives.

Symbolism of Cleansing
The washing, shaving, and bathing symbolize a complete renewal and transformation. This can be related to the New Testament concept of being a new creation in Christ.

Patience in God's Timing
The requirement to stay outside the tent for seven days teaches patience and trust in God's timing for full restoration and blessing.

Bible Study Questions and Answers

1.What is the meaning of Leviticus 14:8?

2.How does Leviticus 14:8 illustrate the importance of purification in Christian life?

3.What spiritual significance does washing clothes and bathing hold for believers today?

4.How can Leviticus 14:8 guide us in seeking personal and communal holiness?

5.In what ways does this verse connect to New Testament teachings on purity?

6.How can we apply the principles of Leviticus 14:8 in modern Christian practice?

7.What is the significance of washing clothes and shaving in Leviticus 14:8?

8.How does Leviticus 14:8 relate to the concept of purification in Christianity?

9.Why is physical cleansing emphasized in Leviticus 14:8 for spiritual restoration?

10.What are the top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 14?

11.What does "ablution" mean in the Bible?

12.How do we reconcile the elaborate purification rituals (Leviticus 14:1-32) with modern understanding of infection and disease transmission?

13.What are the Bible's teachings on shaving?

14.In Leviticus 8:15-17, where does the blood used for the purification truly come from, and how did they handle potential health risks?

What Does Leviticus 14:8 Mean

The one being cleansed

Leviticus 14:8 begins, “The one being cleansed….” The focus is a real individual whom the LORD has literally healed of a defiling skin disease.

• The person is no longer contagious, yet still needs God-ordained steps before full restoration (Leviticus 13:46;Luke 17:14).

• The verse reminds us that cleansing is both God’s work (He heals) and man’s obedient response (he follows the ritual).

Must wash his clothes

“...must wash his clothes...”

• Clothing often pictures what covers us before God. At Sinai the people washed garments before meeting Him (Exodus 19:10-14).

• InRevelation 7:14, saints “washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.” The physical act here points ahead to the deeper cleansing Christ provides.

• Obedience starts with what is outward and visible—God cares about the details.

Shave off all his hair

“...shave off all his hair...”

• Every trace of the old condition is removed. There is no allowance for hidden remnants.

• The Levites underwent a similar total shaving at their consecration (Numbers 8:7), underscoring a fresh start for service.

• For the cleansed leper, it publicly testifies, “I am starting over by God’s mercy.”

And bathe with water

“...and bathe with water...”

• Complete immersion leaves nothing untouched, echoing the priests’ washings at the bronze basin (Exodus 30:18-21).

• The action anticipates the “washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit” (Titus 3:5).

• Water, though ordinary, becomes a God-appointed means of demonstrating purity.

Then he will be ceremonially clean

“...then he will be ceremonially clean.”

• At this stage the person gains ritual purity, able to approach God’s dwelling.

•Hebrews 9:13-14 contrasts the temporary effectiveness of ceremonial rites with Christ’s blood that “purifies our conscience,” but both affirm God’s demand for holiness.

• The verse assures that when God sets the terms, meeting them really does make one clean.

Afterward, he may enter the camp

“Afterward, he may enter the camp...”

• Re-entry restores fellowship with the covenant community (Numbers 12:15;Ephesians 2:13).

• No stigma remains; obedience opens the door to full inclusion.

• God’s people are called to welcome those He has cleansed.

But he must remain outside his tent for seven days

“...but he must remain outside his tent for seven days.”

• Although back in the camp, he waits before resuming normal life—a week of watchful dependence.

• Seven days echo God’s pattern of completeness (Leviticus 12:2;Joshua 6:15).

• The delay safeguards the family and underscores that restoration, while granted, still follows God’s timing.

• It teaches patience: healing is instantaneous, but reintegration may be gradual.

summary

Leviticus 14:8 shows that cleansing is God’s gracious provision, yet He requires practical steps that visibly declare purity. Washing clothes, shaving hair, bathing, waiting—each act reinforces that nothing unclean belongs among God’s people. The verse foreshadows the fuller cleansing Christ secures, inviting believers to live out the holiness He has already given.

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(8)Shall wash his clothes.--This was done not to disinfect them, for leprosy, as we have seen, was not contagious, but as an act of purification, which was performed after every kind of defilement. (SeeLeviticus 6:20;Leviticus 11:25, &c.)

And shave off all his hair.--The razor had to pass over the whole of his body, even his secret parts. A similar process was undertaken at the consecration of the Levites. (Comp.Numbers 8:7.)

And shall tarry abroad out of his tent--But though permitted to return to the camp, yet he had to live the first week out of his own house. This the authorities during the second Temple rightly regarded as an euphemism for seclusion from connubial intercourse during the first seven days, in order that he might not contract impurity (seeLeviticus 15:10), and thus interrupt the period of holy preparation. Hence the ancient Chaldee Version of the so-called Jonathan translates it: "He shall sit without the tent of the house of his habitation, and shall not come near to the side of his wife seven days." With this ended the first stage of purification, which restored the convalescent to his social or civil privileges, but not to the sanctuary.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 8. - After the healed leper haswashed his clothes, and shaved off all his hair, and washed himself with water, so as to leave no remnant of his former defilement that can be removed, the first stage of his purification is over. He is restored to the camp, but not yet to the sanctuary, nor to his position as head or member of his family. He has still to undergo another week's purgation, and until that time has elapsed he may not live in his tent.

Parallel Commentaries ...

Hebrew

The one being cleansed
הַמִּטַּהֵ֨ר(ham·miṭ·ṭa·hêr)
Article | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 2891:To be clean or pure

must wash
וְכִבֶּס֩(wə·ḵib·bes)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3526:To trample, to wash

his clothes,
בְּגָדָ֜יו(bə·ḡā·ḏāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 899:A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage

shave off
וְגִלַּ֣ח(wə·ḡil·laḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1548:To be bald, to shave, to lay waste

all
כָּל־(kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605:The whole, all, any, every

his hair,
שְׂעָר֗וֹ(śə·‘ā·rōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 8181:Hair

and bathe
וְרָחַ֤ץ(wə·rā·ḥaṣ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7364:To wash, wash off or away, bathe

with water,
בַּמַּ֙יִם֙(bam·ma·yim)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4325:Water, juice, urine, semen

that he may be clean.
וְטָהֵ֔ר(wə·ṭā·hêr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2891:To be clean or pure

Afterward,
וְאַחַ֖ר(wə·’a·ḥar)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 310:The hind or following part

he may enter
יָב֣וֹא(yā·ḇō·w)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 935:To come in, come, go in, go

the camp,
הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה(ham·ma·ḥă·neh)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 4264:An encampment, an army

but he must remain
וְיָשַׁ֛ב(wə·yā·šaḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3427:To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

outside
מִח֥וּץ(mi·ḥūṣ)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 2351:Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors

his tent
לְאָהֳל֖וֹ(lə·’ā·ho·lōw)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 168:A tent

for seven
שִׁבְעַ֥ת(šiḇ·‘aṯ)
Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7651:Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number

days.
יָמִֽים׃(yā·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3117:A day

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OT Law: Leviticus 14:8 He who is to be cleansed shall (Le Lv Lev.)