New American Standard Bible 2020

Leviticus 14:49-53

49To cleanseלְחַטֵּ֥אle.cha.Te'H2398the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004then, he shall takeוְלָקַ֛חve.la.KachH3947twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147birdsצִפֳּרִ֑יםtzi.po.RimH6833,cedarאֶ֔רֶז'E.rezH730woodוְעֵ֣ץve.'EtzH6086, ascarletוּשְׁנִ֥יu.she.NiH8144stringH8439,and hyssopוְאֵזֹֽב׃ve.'e.ZoH231,

50and he shall slaughterוְשָׁחַ֖טve.sha.ChatH7819the oneהָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259birdהַצִּפֹּ֣רha.tzi.PorH6833in an earthenwareחֶ֖רֶשׂChe.resH2789vesselכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627overעַל־'al-H5921runningחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325.

51Then he shall takeוְלָקַ֣חve.la.KachH3947the cedarהָ֠אֶרֶזHa.'e.rezH730woodעֵֽץ־'etz-H6086, thehyssopהָ֨אֵזֹ֜בha.'e.ZoH231, and thescarletשְׁנִ֣יshe.NiH8144stringH8439,with the liveהַֽחַיָּה֒ha.chai.YahH2416birdהַצִּפֹּ֣רha.tzi.PorH6833,and dipוְטָבַ֣לve.ta.ValH2881them in the bloodבְּדַם֙be.DamH1818of the slaughteredהַשְּׁחוּטָ֔הha.she.chu.TahH7819birdהַצִּפֹּ֣רha.tzi.PorH6833as well as in therunningהַֽחַיִּ֑יםha.chai.YimH2416waterוּבַמַּ֖יִםu.va.Ma.yimH4325,and sprinkleוְהִזָּ֥הve.hi.ZahH5137the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִֽים׃pe.'a.MimH6471.

52So he shall cleanseוְחִטֵּ֣אve.chi.Te'H2398the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004with the bloodבְּדַם֙be.DamH1818of the birdהַצִּפּ֔וֹרha.tzi.PorH6833and with therunningהַֽחַיִּ֑יםha.chai.YimH2416waterוּבַמַּ֖יִםu.va.Ma.yimH4325,along with the liveהַחַיָּ֗הha.chai.YahH2416birdוּבַצִּפֹּ֣רu.vatz.tzi.PorH6833,the cedarהָאֶ֛רֶזha.'E.rezH730woodוּבְעֵ֥ץu.ve.'EtzH6086,the hyssopוּבָאֵזֹ֖בu.va.'e.ZoH231, and thescarletוּבִשְׁנִ֥יu.vish.NiH8144stringH8439.

53However, he shall let the liveהַֽחַיָּ֛הha.chai.YahH2416birdהַצִּפֹּ֧רha.tzi.PorH6833goוְשִׁלַּ֞חve.shi.LachH7971freeH7971outsideמִח֥וּץmi.ChutzH413 H4480 H2351the cityלָעִ֖ירla.'IrH5892into the openפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704.So he shall makeוְכִפֶּ֥רve.khi.PerH3722atonementH3722for the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,and it will beH2891cleanH2891.”

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