Leviticus 14:26

14:26 The priest will then pour some of the olive oil into his own left hand, ¹ 

Leviticus 14:15

14:15 The priest will then take some of the log of olive oil and pour it into his own left hand. ² 

Leviticus 14:27

14:27 and sprinkle some of the olive oil that is in his left hand with his right forefinger ³  seven times before the Lord.

[14:26]  ¹ tn Heb “And from the oil the priest shall pour out on the left hand of the priest.” Regarding the repetition of “priest” in this verse see the note on v. 15 above.

[14:15]  ² tn Heb “And the priest…shall pour on the left hand of the priest.” As the Rabbis observe, the repetition of “priest” as the expressed subject of both verbs in this verse may suggest that two priests were involved in this ritual (see m. Nega’im 14:8, referred to by J. Milgrom, Leviticus [AB], 1:852), but the seemingly unnecessary repetition of “priest” in several verses throughout the chapter argues against this (see esp. vv. 3, 14, 18, 20, 24, and 26). Moreover, in this case, “priest” may be repeated to avoid confusing the priest’s hand with that of the one being cleansed (cf. v. 14).

[14:27]  ³ tn Heb “and the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger from the oil which is on his left hand.”