Leviticus 14:49
47 And anyone who sleeps in the house or eats in it must wash his clothes.
48 If, however, the priest comes and inspects it, and the mildew has not spread after the house has been replastered, he shall pronounce the house clean, because the mildew is gone.
He is to take two birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop to purify the house;
50 and he shall slaughter one of the birds over fresh water in a clay pot.
51 Then he shall take the cedar wood, the hyssop, the scarlet yarn, and the live bird, dip them in the blood of the slaughtered bird and the fresh water, and sprinkle the house seven times.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- He is to take two birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop to purify the house;
- KJV
- And he shall take to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:
- WEB
- To cleanse the house he shall take two birds, cedar wood, scarlet, and hyssop.
- ASV
- And he shall take to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:
- DARBY
- And he shall take, to purge the house from the defilement, two birds, and cedar-wood, and scarlet, and hyssop;
- BLB
- And he shall take to cleanse from sin the house two birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet yarn, and hyssop,
- ÅB
- Så skal han, for at huset kan bli renset, ta to fugler og sedertre og karmosinrød ull og isop.
- OTB
- For å rense huset skal han ta to fugler, sedertre, skarlagensrød ulltråd og isop.
- B1930
- Så skal han, forat huset kan bli renset, ta to fugler og sedertre og karmosinrød ull og isop.
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Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 14:4
the priest shall order that two live clean birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop be brought for the one to be cleansed.
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