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Leviticus 14:4-6

4then the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548shall giveH6680ordersH6680to takeוְלָקַ֧חve.la.KachH3947twoשְׁתֵּֽי־she.tei-H8147liveחַיּ֖וֹתchai.YotH2416cleanטְהֹר֑וֹתte.ho.RotH2889birdsצִפֳּרִ֥יםtzi.po.RimH6833,cedarאֶ֔רֶז'E.rezH730woodוְעֵ֣ץve.'EtzH6086, ascarletוּשְׁנִ֥יu.she.NiH8144stringH8439,and hyssopוְאֵזֹֽב׃ve.'e.ZoH231for the one who is to be cleansedלַמִּטַּהֵ֛רla.mi.ta.HerH2891.

5The priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548shall also giveH6680ordersH6680to slaughterוְשָׁחַ֖טve.sha.ChatH7819the oneהָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259birdהַצִּפּ֣וֹרha.tzi.PorH6833in an earthenwareחֶ֖רֶשׂChe.resH2789vesselכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627overעַל־'al-H5921runningחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325.

6As forthe liveהַֽחַיָּה֙ha.chai.YahH2416birdהַצִּפֹּ֤רha.tzi.PorH6833,he shall takeיִקַּ֣חyi.KachH3947it together withthe cedarהָאֶ֛רֶזha.'E.rezH730woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086, thescarletשְׁנִ֥יshe.NiH8144stringH8439, and thehyssopהָאֵזֹ֑בha.'e.ZoH231,and shall dipוְטָבַ֨לve.ta.ValH2881them and the liveהַֽחַיָּ֗הha.chai.YahH2416birdהַצִּפֹּ֣רha.tzi.PorH6833in the bloodבְּדַם֙be.DamH1818of the birdהַצִּפֹּ֣רha.tzi.PorH6833that was slaughteredהַשְּׁחֻטָ֔הha.she.chu.TahH7819overעַ֖ל'alH5921therunningהַֽחַיִּֽים׃Ha.chai.YimH2416waterהַמַּ֥יִםha.Ma.yimH4325.

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