Leviticus 14:51
49 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.
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.
52 And he shall cleanse the house with the bird’s blood, the fresh water, the live bird, the cedar wood, the hyssop, and the scarlet yarn.
53 Finally, he is to release the live bird into the open fields outside the city. In this way he will make atonement for the house, and it will be clean.
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
- 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.
- KJV
- And he shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird, and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times:
- WEB
- He shall take the cedar wood, the hyssop, the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird, and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times.
- ASV
- and he shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird, and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times:
- DARBY
- and he shall take the cedar-wood and the hyssop and the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the bird that was killed, and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times;
- BLB
- And he shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet yarn, and the living bird, and he shall dip them in the blood of the bird [that was] slaughtered and in the living water, and he shall sprinkle [it] toward the house seven times.
- ÅB
- og så skal han ta sedertreet og isopen og den karmosinrøde ull og den levende fugl og dyppe dem i blodet av den fugl som er slaktet, og i det rinnende vann og sprenge på huset syv ganger.
- OTB
- Så skal han ta sedertreet, isopen, den skarlagensrøde ulltråden og den levende fuglen, dyppe dem i blodet fra den døde fuglen og det friske vannet, og stenke huset syv ganger.
- B1930
- og så skal han ta sedertreet og isopen og den karmosinrøde ull og den levende fugl og dyppe dem i blodet av den fugl som er slaktet, og i det rinnende vann og sprenge på huset syv ganger.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 51:7
Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
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