Leviticus 8:24

8:24 Next he brought Aaron’s sons forward, and Moses put some of the blood on their right earlobes, on their right thumbs, and on the big toes of their right feet, and Moses splashed the rest of the blood against the altar’s sides.

Leviticus 14:14

14:14 Then the priest is to take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on the right earlobe of the one being cleansed, ¹  on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe ²  of his right foot.

Isaiah 50:5

50:5 The sovereign Lord has spoken to me clearly; ³ 

I have not rebelled,

I have not turned back.

Mark 7:33

7:33 After Jesus ⁴  took him aside privately, away from the crowd, he put his fingers in the man’s ⁵  ears, and after spitting, he touched his tongue. ⁶ 

¹ tn Heb “and the priest shall put [literally ‘give’] on the lobe of the ear of the one being cleansed, the right one.”

² tn The term for “big toe” (בֹּהֶן, bohen) is the same as that for “thumb.” It refers to the larger appendage on either the hand or the foot.

³ tn Or perhaps, “makes me obedient.” The text reads literally, “has opened for me an ear.”

⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn Grk “his”; the referent (the deaf man) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁶ sn After spitting, he touched his tongue. It was not uncommon in Judaism of the day to associate curative powers with a person’s saliva. The scene as a whole reflects Jesus’ willingness to get close to people and have physical contact with them where appropriate. See W. L. Lane, Mark (NICNT), 267 n. 78.