Leviticus 14:5-7
1599 Geneva Bible
5 And the Priest shall command to kill one of the birds over [a]pure water in an earthen vessel.
6 After, he shall take the live sparrow with the cedarwood, and the scarlet lace, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living sparrow in the blood of the sparrow slain, over the pure water.
7 And he shall sprinkle upon him, that must be cleansed of his leprosy, seven times, and cleanse him, and shall [b]let go the live sparrow into the broad field.
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- Leviticus 14:5 Running water, or of the fountains.
- Leviticus 14:7 Signifying, that he that was made clean, was set at liberty, and restored to the company of others.
Leviticus 14:5-7
New International Version
5 Then the priest shall order that one of the birds be killed over fresh water in a clay pot.(A) 6 He is then to take the live bird and dip it, together with the cedar wood, the scarlet yarn and the hyssop, into the blood of the bird that was killed over the fresh water.(B) 7 Seven times(C) he shall sprinkle(D) the one to be cleansed of the defiling disease, and then pronounce them clean. After that, he is to release the live bird in the open fields.(E)
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