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Then he will sprinkle the house seven times.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and shall take the cedarwood and the hyssop and the scarlet yarn, along with the live bird, and dip them in the blood of the bird that was killed and in the fresh water and sprinkle the house seven times.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he shall take the cedar wood, the hyssop, the scarlet yarn, and the live bird, dip them in the blood of the slaughtered bird and the fresh water, and sprinkle the house seven times.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and 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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />and 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he shall take the cedar wood, the hyssop, and the scarlet string, with the live bird, and dip them in the blood of the slaughtered bird as well as in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Then he shall take the cedar wood and the hyssop and the scarlet string, with the live bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird as well as in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Then he shall take the cedar wood and the hyssop and the scarlet string, with the live bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird, as well as in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then he shall take the cedar wood and the hyssop and the scarlet string, with the live bird, and he shall dip them in the blood of the slaughtered bird as well as in the running water, and he shall sprinkle the house seven times.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and he shall take the cedar wood and the hyssop and the scarlet string, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird as well as in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will take the cedar wood, the hyssop, the scarlet yarn, and the live bird, dip them in the blood of the slaughtered bird and the fresh water, and sprinkle the house seven times.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will take the cedar wood, the hyssop, the scarlet yarn, and the live bird, dip them in the blood of the slaughtered bird and the fresh water, and sprinkle the house seven times. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and he shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and 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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and he shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and 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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He must take the cedar wood, the hyssop sprig, the red yarn, and the living bird and dip them in the fresh water containing the blood of the bird that was killed. He must sprinkle the house seven times.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then he shall take the cedar wood, the hyssop, the red cord, and the live bird and shall dip them in the blood of the bird that was killed and in the fresh water. And he shall sprinkle the house seven times. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He is to take the cedar wood, the hyssop, the two crimson threads, and the live bird, and dip them in the blood of the slaughtered bird over flowing water. Then he is to sprinkle the house seven times. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he shall take the cedar wood, the hyssop, the scarlet yarn, and the live bird, dip them in the blood of the slaughtered bird and the fresh water, and sprinkle the house seven times.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He must then take the piece of cedar wood, the twigs of hyssop, the scrap of crimson fabric, and the live bird, and dip them in the blood of the slaughtered bird and in the fresh water, and sprinkle the house seven times.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he shall take the cedar-wood, and the hyssop, and 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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and he has taken the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and the living bird, and has dipped them in the blood of the slaughtered bird, and in the running water, and has sprinkled against the house seven times.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he hath taken the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and the living bird, and hath dipped them in the blood of the slaughtered bird, and in the running water, and hath sprinkled upon the house seven times.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he took the cedar wood, and the hyssop and the double scarlet, and the living bird, and dipped them in the blood of the slain bird, and in the living water, and sprinkled into the house seven times.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and the living sparrow, and shall dip all in the blood of the sparrow that is immolated, and in the living water, and he shall sprinkle the house seven times: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />he shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and the living sparrow, and he shall dip all these in the blood of the immolated sparrow, and also in the living water, and he shall sprinkle the house seven times.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then, taking the cedar wood, the hyssop and the scarlet yarn, together with the living bird, he shall dip them all in the blood of the slaughtered bird and the fresh water, and sprinkle the house seven times.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and shall take the cedarwood and the hyssop and the crimson yarn, along with the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slaughtered bird and the fresh water, and sprinkle the house seven times.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he shall take the other living bird, the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet material and dip them in the blood of the bird that was killed and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he shall take the other bird that is living and the wood of cedar and hyssop and dye of scarlet and shall dip them with these in the blood of the bird that is killed and in living water, and he shall sprinkle it on that house seven times:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he shall take the cedar-wood, and the hyssop, and 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he shall take the cedar wood, and the spun scarlet, and the hyssop, and the living bird; and shall dip it into the blood of the bird slain over running water, and with them he shall sprinkle the house seven times.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/14-51.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=3862" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/14.htm">Cleansing a Home</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">50</span>and he shall slaughter one of the birds over fresh water in a clay pot. <span class="reftext">51</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: wə·lā·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">Then he shall take</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/730.htm" title="730: hā·’e·rez (Art:: N-ms) -- A cedar. From 'araz; a cedar tree.">the cedar</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: ‘êṣ- (N-msc) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">wood,</a> <a href="/hebrew/231.htm" title="231: hā·’ê·zōḇ (Art:: N-ms) -- Hyssop. Probably of foreign derivation; hyssop.">the hyssop,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’êṯ (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8144.htm" title="8144: šə·nî (N-msc) -- Scarlet. Of uncertain derivation; crimson, properly, the insect or its color, also stuff dyed with it.">the scarlet yarn,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8438.htm" title="8438: hat·tō·w·la·‘aṯ (Art:: N-fs) -- Worm, scarlet stuff. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’êṯ (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ha·ḥay·yāh (Art:: Adj-fs) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">and the live</a> <a href="/hebrew/6833.htm" title="6833: haṣ·ṣip·pōr (Art:: N-cs) -- A bird. Or tsippor; from tsaphar; a little bird.">bird,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2881.htm" title="2881: wə·ṭā·ḇal (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To dip. A primitive root; to dip, to immerse.">dip</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: bə·ḏam (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">in the blood</a> <a href="/hebrew/7819.htm" title="7819: haš·šə·ḥū·ṭāh (Art:: V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-fs) -- To slaughter, beat. A primitive root; to slaughter.">of the slaughtered</a> <a href="/hebrew/6833.htm" title="6833: haṣ·ṣip·pōr (Art:: N-cs) -- A bird. Or tsippor; from tsaphar; a little bird.">bird</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ha·ḥay·yîm (Art:: Adj-mp) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">and the fresh</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ū·ḇam·ma·yim (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">water,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5137.htm" title="5137: wə·hiz·zāh (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To spurt, spatter, sprinkle. A primitive root; to spirt, i.e. Besprinkle.">and sprinkle</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: hab·ba·yiṯ (Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: še·ḇa‘ (Number-fs) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">seven</a> <a href="/hebrew/6471.htm" title="6471: pə·‘ā·mîm (N-fp) -- A beat, foot, anvil, occurrence. Or pa;amah; from pa'am; a stroke, literally or figuratively.">times.</a> </span><span class="reftext">52</span>And he shall cleanse the house with the bird’s blood, the fresh water, the live bird, the cedar wood, the hyssop, and the scarlet yarn.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/19-18.htm">Numbers 19:18</a></span><br />Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to take some hyssop, dip it in the water, and sprinkle the tent, all the furnishings, and the people who were there. He is also to sprinkle the one who touched a bone, a grave, or a person who has died or been slain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-19.htm">Hebrews 9:19-22</a></span><br />For when Moses had proclaimed every commandment of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, along with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people, / saying, “This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.” / In the same way, he sprinkled with blood the tabernacle and all the vessels used in worship. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-22.htm">Exodus 12:22</a></span><br />Take a cluster of hyssop, dip it into the blood in the basin, and brush the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe. None of you shall go out the door of his house until morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/14-4.htm">Leviticus 14:4-7</a></span><br />the priest shall order that two live clean birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop be brought for the one to be cleansed. / Then the priest shall command that one of the birds be slaughtered over fresh water in a clay pot. / And he is to take the live bird together with the cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop, and dip them into the blood of the bird that was slaughtered over the fresh water. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/14-49.htm">Leviticus 14:49-50</a></span><br />He is to take two birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop to purify the house; / and he shall slaughter one of the birds over fresh water in a clay pot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/14-52.htm">Leviticus 14:52-53</a></span><br />And he shall cleanse the house with the bird’s blood, the fresh water, the live bird, the cedar wood, the hyssop, and the scarlet yarn. / Finally, he is to release the live bird into the open fields outside the city. In this way he will make atonement for the house, and it will be clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-7.htm">1 John 1:7</a></span><br />But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-22.htm">Hebrews 10:22</a></span><br />let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-7.htm">Psalm 51:7</a></span><br />Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/52-15.htm">Isaiah 52:15</a></span><br />so He will sprinkle many nations. Kings will shut their mouths because of Him. For they will see what they have not been told, and they will understand what they have not heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-25.htm">Ezekiel 36:25</a></span><br />I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-34.htm">John 19:34</a></span><br />Instead, one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-14.htm">Revelation 7:14</a></span><br />“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-3.htm">Matthew 8:3-4</a></span><br />Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. / Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/1-44.htm">Mark 1:44</a></span><br />“See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and 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:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/14-50.htm">Bird</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-28.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-49.htm">Cedar</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-49.htm">Cedarwood</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-49.htm">Cedar-Wood</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-39.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-16.htm">Dip</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-16.htm">Dipped</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-50.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-50.htm">Fresh</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-49.htm">House</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-49.htm">Hyssop</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-6.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-6.htm">Live</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-49.htm">Red</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-50.htm">Running</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-49.htm">Scarlet</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-38.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-27.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-6.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-50.htm">Slaughtered</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-27.htm">Sprinkle</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-27.htm">Sprinkled</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-49.htm">String</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-49.htm">Stuff</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-49.htm">Thread</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-27.htm">Times</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-50.htm">Water</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-49.htm">Wood</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-49.htm">Yarn</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/14-52.htm">Bird</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-52.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-52.htm">Cedar</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-52.htm">Cedarwood</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-52.htm">Cedar-Wood</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-28.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/numbers/19-18.htm">Dip</a> <a href="/joshua/3-15.htm">Dipped</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-52.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-52.htm">Fresh</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-52.htm">House</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-52.htm">Hyssop</a> <a href="/numbers/16-41.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-52.htm">Live</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-52.htm">Red</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-52.htm">Running</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-52.htm">Scarlet</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-13.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-14.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-16.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-11.htm">Slaughtered</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-14.htm">Sprinkle</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-14.htm">Sprinkled</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-52.htm">String</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-52.htm">Stuff</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-52.htm">Thread</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-25.htm">Times</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-52.htm">Water</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-52.htm">Wood</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-52.htm">Yarn</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/14-1.htm">The rites and sacrifices in cleansing the leper</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/14-33.htm">The signs of leprosy in a house</a></span><br><span class="reftext">48. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/14-48.htm">The cleansing of that house</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Cedar wood is known for its durability and pleasant aroma, symbolizing incorruptibility and strength. Hyssop, a plant used for sprinkling in purification rites, represents cleansing and purification, as seen in <a href="/psalms/51-7.htm">Psalm 51:7</a>, "Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean." Scarlet yarn, a bright red thread, often symbolizes sin and redemption, as in <a href="/isaiah/1-18.htm">Isaiah 1:18</a>, "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow." The live bird represents life and freedom, contrasting with the slaughtered bird, and can be seen as a type of Christ, who was sacrificed yet lives.<p><b>dip them in the blood of the slaughtered bird and the fresh water</b><br>The combination of blood and water is a powerful symbol of cleansing and atonement. Blood represents life and is essential for atonement, as stated in <a href="/leviticus/17-11.htm">Leviticus 17:11</a>, "For the life of a creature is in the blood." The fresh water signifies purification and renewal. This imagery is echoed in the New Testament when blood and water flowed from Jesus' side at the crucifixion (<a href="/john/19-34.htm">John 19:34</a>), symbolizing the cleansing and life-giving power of His sacrifice.<p><b>and sprinkle the house seven times</b><br>The act of sprinkling seven times signifies completeness and perfection, as the number seven often represents in Scripture. This ritual purification of the house is a thorough cleansing, ensuring that it is entirely free from impurity. The use of seven is consistent with other biblical practices, such as the seven days of creation (Genesis 1) and the sevenfold Spirit of God (<a href="/revelation/1-4.htm">Revelation 1:4</a>). This complete purification can be seen as a foreshadowing of the perfect cleansing from sin offered through Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/priest.htm">Priest</a></b><br>The priest is the central figure in the purification process, acting as a mediator between God and the people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/cedar_wood.htm">Cedar Wood</a></b><br>A durable and aromatic wood, symbolizing strength and purification.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/hyssop.htm">Hyssop</a></b><br>A plant used for sprinkling in purification rites, symbolizing cleansing.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/scarlet_yarn.htm">Scarlet Yarn</a></b><br>Represents the color of blood, symbolizing life and atonement.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/l/live_bird.htm">Live Bird</a></b><br>Represents freedom and life, used in the ritual to symbolize the removal of impurity.<br><br>6. <b><a href="/topical/s/slaughtered_bird.htm">Slaughtered Bird</a></b><br>Represents sacrifice and atonement, its blood used for purification.<br><br>7. <b><a href="/topical/h/house.htm">House</a></b><br>The physical structure being cleansed, symbolizing the dwelling place of the people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_cleansing.htm">Symbolism of Cleansing</a></b><br>The elements used in the ritual (cedar, hyssop, scarlet yarn, and birds) each carry deep symbolic meanings related to purification, strength, and life. Reflect on how these symbols point to the need for spiritual cleansing in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_the_priest.htm">Role of the Priest</a></b><br>The priest's role as a mediator highlights the importance of intercession and the need for a mediator between God and humanity. Consider how Christ fulfills this role as our High Priest.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/importance_of_sacrifice.htm">Importance of Sacrifice</a></b><br>The slaughtered bird's blood signifies the necessity of sacrifice for atonement. Reflect on how this foreshadows the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ for our sins.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_renewal.htm">Spiritual Renewal</a></b><br>The act of sprinkling the house seven times signifies completeness and thoroughness in cleansing. Consider how we can seek complete spiritual renewal in our own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_holiness.htm">Community and Holiness</a></b><br>The purification of a house emphasizes the importance of communal holiness and the impact of individual impurity on the community. Reflect on how personal holiness contributes to the health of the church community.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 14</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/any_records_of_cedar,_hyssop,_yarn_use.htm">Numbers 19:6: Are there any historical or archaeological records confirming the use of cedar wood, hyssop, and scarlet yarn in sacrificial rituals?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_rituals_align_with_modern_disease_views.htm">How do we reconcile the elaborate purification rituals (Leviticus 14:1-32) with modern understanding of infection and disease transmission?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_bird_blood_cure_skin_disease.htm">How could sprinkling bird blood and water (Leviticus 14:1-7) realistically cure or cleanse a contagious skin disease by any scientific or medical standard?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_explain_leviticus_14_on_mold_today.htm">How can one explain the instruction for dealing with mold or 'leprous' houses (Leviticus 14:33-53) given the differences in understanding mold remediation today?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/14-51.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then he shall take</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלָקַ֣ח</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lā·qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the cedar</span><br /><span class="heb">הָ֠אֶרֶז</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’e·rez)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_730.htm">Strong's 730: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cedar tree</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wood,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵֽץ־</span> <span class="translit">(‘êṣ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tree, trees, wood</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the hyssop,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָ֨אֵזֹ֜ב</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ê·zōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_231.htm">Strong's 231: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hyssop</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the scarlet yarn,</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁנִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(šə·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8144.htm">Strong's 8144: </a> </span><span class="str2">Crimson, the insect, its color, stuff dyed with it</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the live</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽחַיָּה֒</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥay·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> </span><span class="str2">Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life</span><br /><br /><span class="word">bird,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַצִּפֹּ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(haṣ·ṣip·pōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6833.htm">Strong's 6833: </a> </span><span class="str2">A little bird</span><br /><br /><span class="word">dip</span><br /><span class="heb">וְטָבַ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṭā·ḇal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2881.htm">Strong's 2881: </a> </span><span class="str2">To dip, to immerse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them in the blood</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּדַם֙</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḏam)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the slaughtered</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשְּׁחוּטָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šə·ḥū·ṭāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7819.htm">Strong's 7819: </a> </span><span class="str2">To slaughter, beat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">bird</span><br /><span class="heb">הַצִּפֹּ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(haṣ·ṣip·pōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6833.htm">Strong's 6833: </a> </span><span class="str2">A little bird</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the fresh</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽחַיִּ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥay·yîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> </span><span class="str2">Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life</span><br /><br /><span class="word">water,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבַמַּ֖יִם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇam·ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and sprinkle</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִזָּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiz·zāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5137.htm">Strong's 5137: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spurt, spatter, sprinkle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the house</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבַּ֖יִת</span> <span class="translit">(hab·ba·yiṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">seven</span><br /><span class="heb">שֶׁ֥בַע</span> <span class="translit">(še·ḇa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm">Strong's 7651: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number</span><br /><br /><span class="word">times.</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּעָמִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(pə·‘ā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6471.htm">Strong's 6471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A beat, foot, anvil, occurrence</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/14-51.htm">Leviticus 14:51 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/14-51.htm">Leviticus 14:51 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/14-51.htm">Leviticus 14:51 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/14-51.htm">Leviticus 14:51 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/14-51.htm">Leviticus 14:51 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/14-51.htm">Leviticus 14:51 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/14-51.htm">Leviticus 14:51 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/14-51.htm">Leviticus 14:51 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/14-51.htm">Leviticus 14:51 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/14-51.htm">Leviticus 14:51 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/14-51.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 14:51 He shall take the cedar wood (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/14-50.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 14:50"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 14:50" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/14-52.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 14:52"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 14:52" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>