Leviticus 14:8

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.

Cross-references

Leviticus 14:47 also requires washing clothes after contact with a contaminated house — mirroring the same washing requirement for the leper here.

Leviticus 13:5 also uses a seven-day isolation for suspected leprosy, showing a repeated pattern in these laws.

Leviticus 15:13 prescribes the same seven-day waiting period and washing for a man with a discharge — directly parallel to the leper's cleansing process here.

Leviticus 9:1 marks the eighth day after the seven-day ordination — just as the cleansed leper here completes seven days outside then enters on the eighth day for offerings.

Leviticus 8:35 commands Aaron and sons to stay at the tent for seven days during ordination — mirroring the seven-day waiting period for the cleansed leper here, though one is inside, the other outside.

In Leviticus 15:5-8, washing clothes and bathing are required after bodily discharges — identical actions here for the leper's cleansing.

Leviticus 16:26 commands the scapegoat handler to wash and bathe before re-entering camp — similar to the leper's washing and return to camp here, though leper still must stay outside tent.

Leviticus 8:33-35 also requires a seven-day period, but for priestly ordination — a parallel waiting time.

In Leviticus 11:25, washing clothes is required after touching a dead carcass — the same washing of clothes is commanded here for the cleansed leper.

Leviticus 11:40 commands washing clothes after contact with a carcass — a similar purification act to the washing here, though the scale and duration differ.

Leviticus 8:6 also involves washing with water, but for priestly consecration rather than leper cleansing.

Numbers 12:15 mirrors the seven-day exclusion from camp for Miriam's leprosy, matching the leper's quarantine.

Numbers 8:7 Parallel

Numbers 8:7 also requires shaving, washing clothes, and purification for Levites — a parallel cleansing ritual.

1 Peter 3:21 contrasts outward washing with baptism's inward pledge, showing a shift from ritual to conscience.

In Hebrews 9:10, these washings are described as external regulations that cannot perfect the conscience, contrasting with Christ's inner cleansing.

Numbers 12:14 describes Miriam's seven-day confinement outside the camp for leprosy — directly parallel to the seven days outside his tent for the cleansed leper here.

Numbers 19:7 requires the priest to wash and bathe after the red heifer ritual before re-entering camp — echoing the washing and re-entry here, though the uncleanness duration differs.

Revelation 7:14 depicts washing robes in the Lamb's blood, symbolically echoing the ritual washing in Leviticus.

Exodus 29:35 prescribes a seven-day ordination period for priests — similar to the seven-day waiting period for the cleansed leper here. Both involve ritual separation before consecration.

Exodus 29:4 Parallel

Exodus 29:4 also commands washing with water for priestly consecration — a similar purification rite.

In Exodus 19:14, the people wash their garments as part of consecration — the same act of washing clothes is required here for the leper's purification.

In Exodus 19:10, washing garments is part of consecrating the people before meeting God — similar washing here for the cleansed leper.