New King James Version
Leviticus 14:53
53Then he shall let the living bird loose outside the city in the open field, and make atonement for the house, and it shall be clean.
Leviticus 14:53 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But he shall let go the living bird out of the city into the open fields, and make an atonement for the house: and it shall be clean.
- New International Version (NIV)Then he is to release the live bird in the open fields outside the town. In this way he will make atonement for the house, and it will be clean.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he shall let the live bird go out of the city into the open country. So he shall make atonement for the house, and it shall be clean."
- New Living Translation (NLT)he will release the live bird in the open fields outside the town. Through this process, the priest will purify the house, and it will be ceremonially clean.
Context of Leviticus 14:53
51and he shall take the cedar wood, the hyssop, the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times. 52And he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird and the running water and the living bird, with the cedar wood, the hyssop, and the scarlet. Then he shall let the living bird loose outside the city in the open field, and make atonement for the house, and it shall be clean. 54“This is the law for any leprous sore and scale, 55for the leprosy of a garment and of a house,
Read all of Leviticus 14Leviticus 14:53 word by word
וְשִׁלַּ֞ח אֶת־הַצִּפֹּ֧ר הַֽחַיָּ֛ה אֶל־מִח֥וּץ לָעִ֖יר אֶל־פְּנֵ֣י הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה וְכִפֶּ֥ר עַל־הַבַּ֖יִת וְטָהֵֽר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- But he shall let goשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: let goH7971
- the livingחַיchay · aliveH2416
- birdצִפּוֹרtsippôr tsippôr · birdH6833
- outחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351
- of the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- into the openפָּנֶהpânîym · face: surfaceH6440
- fieldsשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
- and make an atonementכִּפֶּרkâphar · to atoneH3722
- for the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
- and it shall be cleanטָהֵרţâhêr · be pureH2891
Cross-references for Leviticus 14:53
Commentaries on Leviticus 14:53
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 53He shall let go the living bird - This might as well be called the scape-bird; as the goat, in Leviticus 16, is called the scape-goat. The rites are similar in both cases, and probably had nearly the same meaning. We have already taken occasion to observe (see the end of the preceding chapter at Leviticus 13:58; (note)) that the leprosy was strongly emblematical of sin; to which we may add here: - That the leprosy was a disease generally acknowledged to…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33-53Verses 33-53 This section is separated from that on leprosy in clothing Leviticus 13:47-59 with which it would seem to be naturally connected, and is placed last of all the laws concerning leprosy, probably on account of its being wholly prospective. While the Israelites were in the wilderness, the materials of their dwellings were of nearly the same nature as those of their clothing, and would be liable to the same sort of decay. They were therefore…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 33-53Verses 33-53 The leprosy in a house is unaccountable to us, as well as the leprosy in a garment; but now sin, where that reigns in a house, is a plague there, as it is in a heart. Masters of families should be aware, and afraid of the first appearance of sin in their families, and put it away, whatever it is. If the leprosy is got into the house, the infected part must be taken out. If it remain in the house, the whole must be pulled down. The owner had…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 33-53Rot or mildew contamination made buildings unhealthy or unsafe. People considered these buildings diseased, so they were not whole or ceremonially clean (see study note on Leviticus 11:1–15:33). The inspection and treatment process was similar to the process for mildew in clothing (Leviticus 13:47–59).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-572-3. law of the leper in the day of his cleansing--Though quite convalescent, a leper was not allowed to return to society immediately and at his own will. The malignant character of his disease rendered the greatest precautions necessary to his re-admission among the people. One of the priests most skilled in the diagnostics of disease [Grotius], being deputed to attend such outcasts, the restored leper appeared before this official, and when after…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Leviticus 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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