King James Version
Leviticus 14:27 in the King James Version says “And the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before the LORD...” — study this verse from Leviticus chapter 14 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before the LORD:”
Leviticus 14:27 · KJV
And he shall kill the lamb of the trespass offering, and the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot:
And the priest shall pour of the oil into the palm of his own left hand:
And the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before the LORD:
And the priest shall put of the oil that is in his hand upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the place of the blood of the trespass offering:
And the rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall put upon the head of him that is to be cleansed, to make an atonement for him before the LORD.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And the priest”
H3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
“some of the oil”
H8081grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“hand”
H3709the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-
“seven”
H7651seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
“times”
H6471a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow)
“before”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
“the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
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