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Leviticus 14:8

6 And he is to take the live bird together with the cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop, and dip them into the blood of the bird that was slaughtered over the fresh water.

7 Seven times he shall sprinkle the one to be cleansed of the skin disease. Then he shall pronounce him clean and release the live bird into the open field.

The one being cleansed must wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe with water; then he will be ceremonially clean. Afterward, he may enter the camp, but he must remain outside his tent for seven days.

9 On the seventh day he must shave off all his hair—his head, his beard, his eyebrows, and the rest of his hair. He must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water, and he will be clean.

10 On the eighth day he is to bring two unblemished male lambs, an unblemished ewe lamb a year old, a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with olive oil, and one log of olive oil.

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BSB
The one being cleansed must wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe with water; then he will be ceremonially clean. Afterward, he may enter the camp, but he must remain outside his tent for seven days.
KJV
And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, and shall tarry abroad out of his tent seven days.
WEB
“He who is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and bathe himself in water; and he shall be clean. After that he shall come into the camp, but shall dwell outside his tent seven days.
ASV
And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and bathe himself in water; and he shall be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, but shall dwell outside his tent seven days.
DARBY
And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his garments, and shave all his hair, and bathe in water, and he shall be clean; and afterwards shall he come into the camp, and shall abide outside his tent seven days.
BLB
And the one being cleansed shall wash his clothes and he shall shave off all his hair, and he shall wash himself in the water, and he shall be clean. And afterward he shall come into the camp, and he shall dwell outside of his tent seven days.
ÅB
Og den som lar seg rense, skal vaske sine klær og rake av alt sitt hår og bade seg i vann, så er han ren, og deretter kan han gå inn i leiren; men han skal holde seg utenfor sitt telt i syv dager.
OTB
Den som skal renses må vaske klærne sine, barbere av alt håret sitt og bade i vann, og de vil være rene. Deretter kan de gå inn i leiren, men må bli utenfor teltet sitt i syv dager.
B1930
Og den som lar sig rense, skal tvette sine klær og rake av alt sitt hår og bade sig i vann, så er han ren, og derefter kan han gå inn i leiren; men han skal holde sig utenfor sitt telt i syv dager.

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  • Leviticus 11:25

    and whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening.

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  • 1 Peter 3:21

    And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

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  • Numbers 8:7

    This is what you must do to cleanse them: Sprinkle them with the water of purification. Have them shave their whole bodies and wash their clothes, and so purify themselves.

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  • Leviticus 14:20

    and offer it on the altar, with the grain offering, to make atonement for him, and he will be clean.

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  • Leviticus 13:5–6

    On the seventh day the priest is to reexamine him, and if he sees that the infection is unchanged and has not spread on the skin, the priest must isolate him for another seven days.

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  • Leviticus 8:6

    Then Moses presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.

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  • Exodus 19:10

    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. They must wash their clothes

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  • 2 Chronicles 26:21

    So King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He lived in isolation, leprous and cut off from the house of the LORD, while his son Jotham had charge of the royal palace to govern the people of the land.

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