Leviticus 14:8

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he who 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 stay outside of his tent seven days.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְכִבֶּס֩ הַמִּטַּהֵ֨ר אֶת־בְּגָדָ֜יו וְגִלַּ֣ח אֶת־כָּל־שְׂעָר֗וֹ וְרָחַ֤ץ בַּמַּ֙יִם֙ וְטָהֵ֔ר וְאַחַ֖ר יָב֣וֹא אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה וְיָשַׁ֛ב מִח֥וּץ לְאָהֳל֖וֹ שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִֽים׃

Transliteration

wĕ-kibbes ha-miṭṭahēr ʾet-bĕgādāyw wĕ-gillaḥ ʾet-kol-śĕʿārô wĕ-rāḥaṣ ba-mayim wĕ-ṭāhēr wĕ-ʾaḥar yābôʾ ʾel-ha-maḥăneh wĕ-yāšab miḥûṣ lĕ-ʾoholô šibʿat yāmîm

Grammar Details

• *wĕ-kibbes*: conjunction + piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and shall wash
• *ha-miṭṭahēr*: definite article + hitpael participle, masculine singular - the one being cleansed
• *ʾet-bĕgādāyw*: direct object marker + noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his garments
• *wĕ-gillaḥ*: conjunction + piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and shall shave
• *ʾet-kol-śĕʿārô*: direct object marker + noun + noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - all his hair
• *wĕ-rāḥaṣ*: conjunction + perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and shall wash/bathe
• *ba-mayim*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural - in the water
• *wĕ-ṭāhēr*: conjunction + perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and shall be clean
• *wĕ-ʾaḥar*: conjunction + adverb - and afterward
• *yābôʾ*: imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he shall come
• *ʾel-ha-maḥăneh*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - to the camp
• *wĕ-yāšab*: conjunction + perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and shall dwell
• *miḥûṣ*: preposition - outside
• *lĕ-ʾoholô*: preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to his tent
• *šibʿat*: numeral, feminine singular construct - seven
• *yāmîm*: noun, masculine plural - days

Word Meanings

• *kibbes*: wash/cleanse/launder
• *gillaḥ*: shave/cut off/trim
• *rāḥaṣ*: wash/bathe/cleanse
• *ṭāhēr*: be clean/become pure/be cleansed
• *yāšab*: dwell/sit/remain

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The one who is to be cleansed must wash their clothes, shave off all their hair, and bathe in water; then they will be clean. After that, they may enter the camp but must stay outside their tent for seven days.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he that is to be cleansed{H2891} shall wash{H3526} his clothes,{H899} and shave{H1548} off all his hair,{H8181} and bathe{H7364} himself in water;{H4325} and he shall be clean:{H2891} and after{H310} that he shall come{H935} into the camp,{H4264} but shall dwell{H3427} outside{H2351} his tent{H168} seven{H7651} days.{H3117}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he that is to be cleansed{H2891}{(H8693)} shall wash{H3526}{(H8765)} his clothes{H899}, and shave{H1548}{(H8765)} off all his hair{H8181}, and wash{H7364}{(H8804)} himself in water{H4325}, that he may be clean{H2891}{(H8804)}: and after{H310} that he shall come{H935}{(H8799)} into the camp{H4264}, and shall tarry{H3427}{(H8804)} abroad{H2351} out of his tent{H168} seven{H7651} days{H3117}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he that is clesed shall wasshe his clothes and shaue off all his heer ad wasshe himselfe in water, and the he is cleane. And after that he shall come in to the hoste but shall tarye without his tet.vij. dayes.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But he that is clensed, shal wash his clothes, and shaue of all his hayre, and bathe him self with water, so is he cleane. Afterwarde let him go in to the hoost, yet shall he tarye without his tent seuen dayes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  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.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he that is clensed shall washe his clothes, and shaue of all his heere, and washe hym selfe in water, that he may be cleane: And after that shall he come into the hoast, and shall tary without his tent seuen dayes:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  "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.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "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.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Seven Days of Purification“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.

Referenced Verses

• Lev 11:25 : 25 And whoever carries any part of the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening.
• Num 8:7 : 7 And thus shall you do to them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purification upon them, let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and make themselves clean.
• Num 12:14-15 : 14 And the LORD said to Moses, 'If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? Let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received in again.' 15 And Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days, and the people did not journey until Miriam was brought in again.
• 2 Chr 26:21 : 21 King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He lived in a separate house, being a leper, for he was cut off from the house of the LORD. Jotham his son was in charge of the palace, governing the people of the land.
• 1 Pet 3:21 : 21 There is also an antitype which now saves us—baptism (not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but the pledge of a good conscience toward God) through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
• Rev 1:5-6 : 5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loved us and washed us from our sins in his own blood, 6 And has made us kings and priests to God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
• Rev 7:14 : 14 And I said to him, Sir, you know. And he said to me, These are those who came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
• Lev 13:5-6 : 5 And the priest shall examine him on the seventh day, and if the plague seems to be at a standstill, and it has not spread in the skin, then the priest shall shut him up another seven days. 6 And the priest shall examine him again on the seventh day, and if the plague is somewhat dark and has not spread in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean; it is just a scab, and he shall wash his clothes and be clean.
• Lev 14:9 : 9 But it shall be on the seventh day, that he shall shave all his hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows, even all his hair he shall shave off: and he shall wash his clothes, he shall also wash his flesh in water, and he shall be clean.
• Lev 14:20 : 20 And the priest shall offer the burnt offering and the grain offering upon the altar: and the priest shall make atonement for him, and he shall be clean.
• Lev 15:5-8 : 5 And whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening. 6 And he that sits on anything where he sat who has the discharge shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening. 7 And he that touches the body of him that has the discharge shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening. 8 And if he that has the discharge spits on him that is clean; then he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.
• Num 5:2-3 : 2 Command the children of Israel that they remove from the camp every leper, and everyone who has a discharge, and whoever is defiled by the dead: 3 Both male and female shall you put out; outside the camp shall you put them, so that they do not defile their camps where I dwell among them.
• Exod 19:10 : 10 And the LORD said to Moses, Go to the people, and sanctify them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their clothes,
• Exod 19:14 : 14 And Moses went down from the mount to the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their clothes.
• Lev 8:6 : 6 And Moses brought Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.
• Lev 8:33-35 : 33 And you shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of the congregation for seven days, until the days of your consecration are completed; for he shall consecrate you for seven days. 34 As he has done this day, so the LORD has commanded to do, to make atonement for you. 35 Therefore, you shall abide at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation day and night for seven days and keep the charge of the LORD, lest you die; for so I am commanded.