Discovery BoxLeviticus 14:27 
Context14:27 and sprinkle some of the olive oil that is in his left hand with his right forefinger 1 seven times before the Lord.
Leviticus 14:49
Context14:49 Then he 2 is to take two birds, a piece of cedar wood, a scrap of crimson fabric, and some twigs of hyssop 3 to decontaminate 4 the house,
Leviticus 16:19
Context16:19 Then he is to sprinkle on it some of the blood with his finger seven times, and cleanse and consecrate it 5 from the impurities of the Israelites.
Leviticus 25:25
Context25:25 “‘If your brother becomes impoverished and sells some of his property, his near redeemer is to come to you and redeem what his brother sold. 6
1 tn Heb “and the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger from the oil which is on his left hand.”
2 tn The pronoun “he” refers to the priest mentioned in the previous verse.
3 tn Regarding these ritual materials, see the note on v. 4 above.
4 tn Regarding the Piel of חָטָא (khata’, cf. v. 52) meaning to “decontaminate” or “perform a decontamination,” see the notes on Lev 8:15 and 9:15.
sn In Lev 8:15, for example, the “sin offering” is used to “decontaminate” the burnt offering altar. As argued above (see the note on v. 7 above), these ritual materials and the procedures performed with them do not constitute a “sin offering” (contrast vv. 19 and 31 above). In fact, no sin offering was required for the purification of a house.
5 tn Heb “and he shall purify it and he shall consecrate it.”
6 tn Heb “the sale of his brother.”
