And on the eighth day he shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish, and three tenth deals of fine flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and one log of oil.
On the eighth day, he must bring two perfect male lambs and one perfect female lamb that is less than a year old, along with about six quarts of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering, and about two-thirds of a pint of oil.
This verse describes the specific animals and offerings a person had to bring on the eighth day of their purification ceremony after being healed from a skin disease.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of the detailed purification ritual for someone who had been healed of a serious skin disease (often translated as 'leprosy'). In ancient Israel, such diseases made a person ceremonially unclean and excluded from community worship and daily life. The eight-day purification process, with its specific sacrifices, was necessary for the person to be fully restored to the community and to worship at the tabernacle.
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