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Leviticus 14:20 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 20. 20And the priest shall offer the burnt offering and the meat offering upon the altar: and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and he shall be clean.
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Quick Meaning
This verse adds the burnt and grain offerings at the altar to complete restored access.
Read It With
- Leviticus 14:10-20
Read through 14:10-20 and watch how each actor, material, status, or command relates. Leviticus 14:20 adds the burnt and grain offerings at the altar to complete restored access; the whole unit establishes this: On the eighth day animals, flour, and oil are presented; blood and oil mark ear, thumb, and toe before the remaining offerings complete atonement.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Leviticus places this unit within the restoration sequence for a cleared person, garments, and houses, including staged access and provisions for people with fewer resources. Its particular contribution is: On the eighth day animals, flour, and oil are presented; blood and oil mark ear, thumb, and toe before the remaining offerings complete atonement. Within that movement, this verse adds the burnt and grain offerings at the altar to complete restored access.
What Remains True
Adds the burnt and grain offerings at the altar to complete restored access. Within Leviticus 14:10-20, this contributes to the larger claim that on the eighth day animals, flour, and oil are presented; blood and oil mark ear, thumb, and toe before the remaining offerings complete atonement.
How It Can Shape Life
- When teaching Leviticus 14:20, keep the verse inside Leviticus 14:10-20. Hold this boundary: The reparation offering does not prove that the affected person committed an unstated sin. Apply only the noncoercive truth the complete unit supports.
Continue in Context
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Read Leviticus 14:10-20 — The restored person brings reparation, purification, burnt, and grain offeringsSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Supports: Exact reader-facing KJV wording, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage for this thought unit.
Exact location: Leviticus 14:10-20, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Leviticus
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Hebrew wording, morphology, ritual and legal vocabulary, names, clause relationships, KJV language controls, and translation limits.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Lev.xml, Masoretic words and morphology for 14:10-20
Open source ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible: Leviticus with translators' notes
Biblical Studies Press
eBible.org distribution of the NET Bible, PDF generated 2025-12-31
Supports: Unit-bounded translator notes on Hebrew, syntax, ritual vocabulary, measures, textual questions, and older-English wording; silence is not treated as evidence.
Exact location: NET Bible Leviticus PDF, complete PDF pp. 1-99, translation and translator notes for 14:10-20
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