Leviticus 14:3
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New International Version (©1984)
The priest is to go outside the camp and examine him. If the person has been healed of his infectious skin disease,

New Living Translation (©2007)
who will examine them at a place outside the camp. If the priest finds that someone has been healed of a serious skin disease,

English Standard Version (©2001)
and the priest shall go out of the camp, and the priest shall look. Then, if the case of leprous disease is healed in the leprous person,

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
and the priest shall go out to the outside of the camp. Thus the priest shall look, and if the infection of leprosy has been healed in the leper,

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
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;

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
The priest will go outside the camp and examine him. If the person is healed,

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the priest shall look, and, behold, if the disease of leprosy be healed in the leper;

American King James Version
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;

American Standard Version
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,

Douay-Rheims Bible
Who going out of the camp when he shall And that the leprosy is cleansed,

Darby Bible Translation
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,

English Revised Version
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;

Webster's Bible Translation
And the priest shall go forth out of the camp: and the priest shall look, and behold, if the plague of leprosy is healed in the leper;

World English Bible
and the priest shall go forth out of the camp. The priest shall examine him, and behold, if the plague of leprosy is healed in the leper,

Young's Literal Translation
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,

Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

The priest shall go forth out of the camp - As the leper was separated from the people, and obliged, because of his uncleanness, to dwell without the camp, and could not be admitted till the priest had declared that he was clean; hence it was necessary that the priest should go out and inspect him, and, if healed, offer for him the sacrifices required, in order to his re-admission to the camp. As the priest alone had authority to declare a person clean or unclean, it was necessary that the healed person should show himself to the priest, that he might make a declaration that he was clean and fit for civil and religious society, without which, in no case, could he be admitted; hence, when Christ cleansed the lepers, Matthew 8:2-4, he commanded them to go and show themselves to the priest, etc.


Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the priest shall go forth out of the camp,.... A little without the camp, as Ben Gersom notes. There have been several goings forth of Christ our High Priest; first in the council and covenant of grace and peace, when he became the surety of his people; then in time by the assumption of human nature, when he came forth from his Father, and came into the world to save them; next, when he went forth out of the city of Jerusalem to suffer for them; and also, when, at the time of conversion, he goes forth in quest of them, and looks them up, and finds them, and brings them home, which may answer to the type here; and all shows the great readiness of Christ to receive sinners:

and the priest shall look, and, behold, if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper; that all the signs of uncleanness are removed, the swelling, the scab, or bright spot, and the white hair in them, and, instead of that, black hair is grown up. The typical priest did not heal, nor could he, the healing was of God; he only looked to see by signs if the plague was healed; but our antitypical priest looks with an eye of pity and compassion on leprous sinners, and they are enabled to look to him by faith, and virtue goes out of him to the healing of their diseases; as he looks upon them in their blood, and says to them, Live, so he looks upon them in their leprosy, and touches them, and says, "I will, be thou clean", Matthew 8:3, and they are immediately healed; he is the sun of righteousness, which arises upon them with healing in his wings.


Geneva Study Bible

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;


Wesley's Notes

14:3 Healed by God - For God alone did heal or cleanse him really, the priest only declaratively.


Scofield Reference Notes

[1] go forth

As a type of Gospel salvation the points are:

(1) The leper does nothing Rom 4:5,5.

(2) the priest seeks the leper, not the leper the priest Lk 19:10.

(3) "with-out shedding of blood is no remission" Heb 9:22.

(4) "and if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain" 1Cor 15:17.


Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

14:1-9 The priests could not cleanse the lepers; but when the Lord removed the plague, various rules were to be observed in admitting them again to the ordinances of God, and the society of his people. They represent many duties and exercises of truly repenting sinners, and the duties of ministers respecting them. If we apply this to the spiritual leprosy of sin, it intimates that when we withdraw from those who walk disorderly, we must not count them as enemies, but admonish them as brethren. And also that when God by his grace has brought to repentance, they ought with tenderness and joy, and sincere affection, to be received again. Care should always be taken that sinners may not be encouraged, nor penitents discouraged. If it were found that the leprosy was healed, the priest must declare it with the particular solemnities here described. The two birds, one killed, and the other dipped in the blood of the bird that was killed, and then let loose, may signify Christ shedding his blood for sinners, and rising and ascending into heaven. The priest having pronounced the leper clean from the disease, he must make himself clean from all remains of it. Thus those who have comfort of the remission of their sins, must with care and caution cleanse themselves from sins; for every one that has this hope in him, will be concerned to purify himself.


Leviticus 13:2 "When anyone has a swelling or a rash or a bright spot on his skin that may become an infectious skin disease, he must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons who is a priest.
Leviticus 13:46 As long as he has the infection he remains unclean. He must live alone; he must live outside the camp.

Camp Ceased Disease Examination Examine Forth Healed Infection Infectious Leprosy Mark Outside Plague Skin Sore Tent-Circle


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;

go forth Lepers were obliged to live in a detached situation, separate from other people, and to keep themselves actually at a distance from them. They were distinguished by a peculiar; and if any person approached, they were bound to give him warning, by crying out Unclean! unclean!

out of Le 13:46

be healed Ex 15:26 2Ki 5:3,7,8,14 Job 5:18 Mt 10:8 11:5 Lu 4:27 7:22 17:15 17:16-19 1Co 6:9-11

Leviticus Chapter 14 Verse 3

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