Leviticus 14
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Leviticus 14:2-9

2“ThisH2088 shall be the lawH8451 of the personH6879 withH6879 leprosyH6879 on the dayH3117 of his cleansingH2893. 1Now he shall be broughtH935 to the priestH3548; 3and the priestH3548 shall goH3318 2outH3318 to a place outsideH4480H2351 of the campH4264. Then the priestH3548 shall lookH7200, and ifH2009 the 3leprousH6883 infectionH5061 has been healedH7495 in the personH6879 withH6879 leprosyH6879, 4then the priestH3548 shall giveH6680 ordersH6680 to takeH3947 twoH8147 liveH2416 cleanH2889 birdsH6833, 4cedarH730 woodH6086, a 5scarletH8144 stringH8439, and hyssopH231 for the one who is to be cleansedH2891. 5The priestH3548 shall also giveH6680 ordersH6680 to slaughterH7819 the oneH259 birdH6833 in an earthenwareH2789 vesselH3627 overH5921 6runningH2416 waterH4325. 6As for the liveH2416 birdH6833, he shall takeH3947 it together with 7the cedarH730 woodH6086, the 8scarletH8144 stringH8439, and the 9hyssopH231, and shall dipH2881 them and the liveH2416 birdH6833 in the bloodH1818 of the birdH6833 that was slaughteredH7819 overH5921 the 10runningH2416 waterH4325. 711He shall then sprinkleH5137 sevenH7651 timesH6471 the one who is to be cleansedH2891 from the leprosyH6883 and shall pronounceH2891 him cleanH2891, and shall let the liveH2416 birdH6833 goH7971 freeH7971 overH5921 the openH6440 fieldH7704. 812The one to be cleansedH2891 shall then washH3526 his clothesH899 and shaveH1548 offH1548 allH3605 his hairH8181, and batheH7364 in waterH4325 and 13beH2891 cleanH2891. And afterwardH310 he may enterH935 the campH4264, but he 14shall stayH3427 outsideH4480H2351 his tentH168 for sevenH7651 daysH3117. 9Then it shall be on the seventhH7637 dayH3117 that he shall shaveH1548 offH1548 allH3605 his hairH8181: he shall shaveH1548 his headH7218 and his beardH2206 and his eyebrowsH5869H1354, even allH3605 his hairH8181. He shall then washH3526 his clothesH899 and batheH7364 his 15bodyH1320 in waterH4325 and 16beH2891 cleanH2891.

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Notes

  1. 1. Leviticus 14:2 Matt 8:4; Mark 1:44; Luke 5:14; 17:14 ↩
  2. 2. Leviticus 14:3 Lev 13:46 ↩
  3. 3. Leviticus 14:3 I.e., or a serious, unspecified disease, and so throughout the ch ↩
  4. 4. Leviticus 14:4 Lev 14:6, 49, 51, 52; Num 19:6 ↩
  5. 5. Leviticus 14:4 Lit scarlet color and ↩
  6. 6. Leviticus 14:5 Lit living ↩
  7. 7. Leviticus 14:6 Lev 14:4 ↩
  8. 8. Leviticus 14:6 Lit scarlet color and ↩
  9. 9. Leviticus 14:6 Ps 51:7 ↩
  10. 10. Leviticus 14:6 Lit living ↩
  11. 11. Leviticus 14:7 Ezek 36:25 ↩
  12. 12. Leviticus 14:8 Lev 11:25; 13:6; Num 8:7 ↩
  13. 13. Leviticus 14:8 Lev 14:9, 20 ↩
  14. 14. Leviticus 14:8 Num 5:2, 3; 12:14, 15; 2 Chr 26:21 ↩
  15. 15. Leviticus 14:9 Lit flesh ↩
  16. 16. Leviticus 14:9 Lev 14:8, 20 ↩

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