Leviticus 14:9

seventh day. He was clean on the first day, now he enters into the enjoyment of it himself.

wash his flesh in water. bathe his body. Flesh put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Part), App-6, for his body, as in Ecclesiastes 2:3.Isaiah 10:8; Ezekiel 10:12. Occurs eight times in Leviticus (Leviticus 14:9; Leviticus 15:13; Leviticus 15:16; Leviticus 16:4; Leviticus 16:24; Leviticus 16:26; Leviticus 16:28; Leviticus 22:6), and is rendered in three different ways in Authorized Version. But. peculiar ritual phrase should obviously be rendered by the same English phrase. This is to be distinguished from "himself" in Leviticus 14:8; Leviticus 15:5; Leviticus 15:6; Leviticus 15:7; Leviticus 15:8; Leviticus 15:10; Leviticus 15:11; Leviticus 15:16; Leviticus 15:18; Leviticus 15:21; Leviticus 15:22; Leviticus 15:27; Leviticus 17:16.