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Leviticus 14:5

3 And the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the priest shall look, and, behold, if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper;

4 Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:

And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water:

6 As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water:

7 And he shall sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed from the leprosy seven times, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird loose into the open field.

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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 the priest shall command that one of the birds be slaughtered over fresh water in a clay pot.
KJV
And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water:
WEB
The priest shall command them to kill one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water.
ASV
And the priest shall command to kill one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water.
DARBY
And the priest shall command that one bird be killed in an earthen vessel over running water:
BLB
And the priest shall command, and he shall slaughter one of the birds in an earthen vessel over living water.
ÅB
og la dem slakte den ene fugl over et lerkar som er fylt med rinnende vann.
OTB
Presten skal befale at en av fuglene blir slaktet i et leirkar over rennende vann.
B1930
og la dem slakte den ene fugl over et lerkar som er fylt med rinnende vann.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Leviticus 14:50

    And he shall kill the one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water:

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  • Hebrews 2:14

    Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;

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  • 2 Corinthians 4:7

    But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.

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  • 2 Corinthians 13:4

    For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you.

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  • Numbers 5:17

    And the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel; and of the dust that is in the floor of the tabernacle the priest shall take, and put it into the water:

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  • 2 Corinthians 5:1

    For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

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