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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/leviticus/14.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/leviticus/14.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />To purify the house he is to take two birds and some cedar wood, scarlet yarn and hyssop.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/14.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />To purify the house the priest must take two birds, a stick of cedar, some scarlet yarn, and a hyssop branch.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And for the cleansing of the house he shall take two small birds, with cedarwood and scarlet yarn and hyssop,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He is to take two birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop to purify the house;<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 to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:<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, to cleanse the house, two birds, cedar wood, scarlet, and hyssop.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />To cleanse the house then, he shall take two birds, cedar wood, a scarlet string, and hyssop,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220To cleanse the house then, he shall take two birds and cedar wood and a scarlet string and hyssop,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“To cleanse the house then, he shall take two birds and cedar wood and a scarlet string and hyssop,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />To cleanse the house then, he shall take two birds and cedar wood and a scarlet string and hyssop,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />To cleanse the house then, he shall take two birds and cedar wood and scarlet string and hyssop;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He is to take two birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop to purify the house,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He is to take two birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop to purify the house, <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 to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then, to show that the house is now clean, he will get two birds, a stick of cedar wood, a piece of red yarn, and a branch from a hyssop plant and bring them to the house. <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 to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"The priest must take two birds, cedar wood, red yarn, and a hyssop sprig and use them to make the house clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />To purify the house, he shall take two birds, some cedar wood, a red cord, and a sprig of hyssop. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />In order to cleanse the house, he is to take two birds, some cedar wood, two crimson threads, and some hyssop. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He is to take two birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop to purify the house;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then he is to take two birds, a piece of cedar wood, a scrap of crimson fabric, and some twigs of hyssop to decontaminate the house,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />To cleanse the house he shall take two birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop.<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 to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar-wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />To cleanse the house he shall take two birds, cedar wood, scarlet, and hyssop. <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 two birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop for the cleansing of the house;<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 for the cleansing of the house two birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop;<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 to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar wood, and double scarlet, and hyssop.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And for the purification thereof he shall take two sparrows, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And for its purification, he shall take two sparrows, and cedar wood, and vermillion, as well as hyssop,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />To purify the house, he shall take two birds, as well as cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For the cleansing of the house he shall take two birds, with cedarwood and crimson yarn and hyssop,<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 to cleanse the house two birds alive and clean and cedar wood and hyssop and scarlet material;<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 for the cleansing of the house two living pure sparrows, and wood of cedar and hyssop and dye of scarlet:<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 to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar-wood, and scarlet, and hyssop.<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 to purify the house two clean living birds, and cedar wood, and spun scarlet, and hyssop.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/14-49.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=3851" 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">48</span>If, however, the priest comes and inspects it, and the mildew has not spread after the house has been replastered, he shall pronounce the house clean, because the mildew is gone. <span class="reftext">49</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.">He is to take</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·tê (Number-fdc) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">two</a> <a href="/hebrew/6833.htm" title="6833: ṣip·po·rîm (N-cp) -- A bird. Or tsippor; from tsaphar; a little bird.">birds,</a> <a href="/hebrew/730.htm" title="730: ’e·rez (N-ms) -- A cedar. From 'araz; a cedar tree.">cedar</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: wə·‘êṣ (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">wood,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8144.htm" title="8144: ū·šə·nî (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Scarlet. Of uncertain derivation; crimson, properly, the insect or its color, also stuff dyed with it.">scarlet yarn,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8438.htm" title="8438: ṯō·w·la·‘aṯ (N-fs) -- Worm, scarlet stuff. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/231.htm" title="231: wə·’ê·zōḇ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Hyssop. Probably of foreign derivation; hyssop.">and hyssop</a> <a href="/hebrew/2398.htm" title="2398: lə·ḥaṭ·ṭê (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf) -- A primitive root; properly, to miss; hence to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn.">to purify</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/1004.htm" title="1004: hab·ba·yiṯ (Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the house;</a> </span><span class="reftext">50</span>and he shall slaughter one of the birds over fresh water in a clay pot.…<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="/hebrews/9-13.htm">Hebrews 9:13-14</a></span><br />For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean, / how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/19-6.htm">Numbers 19:6</a></span><br />The priest is to take cedar wood, hyssop, and scarlet wool and throw them onto the burning heifer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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="/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="/numbers/19-9.htm">Numbers 19:9</a></span><br />Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to gather up the ashes of the heifer and store them in a ceremonially clean place outside the camp. They must be kept by the congregation of Israel for preparing the water of purification; this is for purification from sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/19-17.htm">Numbers 19:17</a></span><br />For the purification of the unclean person, take some of the ashes of the burnt sin offering, put them in a jar, and pour fresh water over them.<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="/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="/matthew/8-4.htm">Matthew 8:4</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/5-14.htm">Luke 5:14</a></span><br />“Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-4.htm">Hebrews 10:4</a></span><br />because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.<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.</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 to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/14-4.htm">Leviticus 14:4-7</a></b></br> Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive <i>and</i> clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/14-5.htm">Birds</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-6.htm">Cedar</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-6.htm">Cedarwood</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-6.htm">Cedar-Wood</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-48.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-59.htm">Cleanse</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-32.htm">Cleansing</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-20.htm">Defilement</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-48.htm">House</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-6.htm">Hyssop</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-40.htm">Order</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-14.htm">Purge</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-15.htm">Purify</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-37.htm">Red</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-6.htm">Scarlet</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-6.htm">Small</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-6.htm">String</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-6.htm">Stuff</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-6.htm">Thread</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-45.htm">Wood</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-6.htm">Yarn</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/14-50.htm">Birds</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-51.htm">Cedar</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-51.htm">Cedarwood</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-51.htm">Cedar-Wood</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-52.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-52.htm">Cleanse</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-13.htm">Cleansing</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-52.htm">Defilement</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-51.htm">House</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-51.htm">Hyssop</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-13.htm">Order</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-52.htm">Purge</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-52.htm">Purify</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-51.htm">Red</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-51.htm">Scarlet</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-12.htm">Small</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-51.htm">String</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-51.htm">Stuff</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-51.htm">Thread</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-51.htm">Wood</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-51.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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The use of two birds here parallels the ritual for cleansing a person from leprosy earlier in the chapter. One bird is sacrificed, symbolizing atonement, while the other is released, representing freedom and new life. This duality can be seen as a type of Christ's death and resurrection, where His sacrifice brings atonement and His resurrection offers new life.<p><b>cedar wood</b><br>Cedar wood is known for its durability and pleasant aroma, often used in construction and religious rituals. In biblical symbolism, cedar represents strength and incorruptibility. The use of cedar wood in purification rituals may signify the enduring nature of God's covenant and the strength of His cleansing power. Cedar was also used in the construction of the Temple, linking it to holiness and divine presence.<p><b>scarlet yarn</b><br>Scarlet yarn, or thread, is frequently associated with sacrifice and redemption in the Bible. The color scarlet is reminiscent of blood, which is central to the atonement process. This element in the ritual may point to the blood of Christ, which cleanses believers from sin. The scarlet thread is also a reminder of the story of Rahab, whose faith and the scarlet cord saved her and her family, symbolizing redemption and deliverance.<p><b>and hyssop</b><br>Hyssop is a plant used in various purification rites in the Old Testament. It is mentioned in the Passover account, where it was used to apply the blood of the lamb to the doorposts, signifying protection and deliverance. In <a href="/psalms/51.htm">Psalm 51</a>, David asks to be cleansed with hyssop, indicating its association with spiritual purification. In the New Testament, hyssop is present at the crucifixion of Jesus, further connecting it to themes of sacrifice and cleansing.<p><b>to purify the house</b><br>The purification of a house in <a href="/leviticus/14.htm">Leviticus 14</a> is part of the broader theme of holiness and cleanliness in the community of Israel. Just as individuals needed to be cleansed from impurity, so did their dwellings. This reflects the idea that God's holiness permeates all aspects of life, requiring purity in both personal and communal spaces. The ritual underscores the importance of maintaining a holy environment, foreshadowing the New Testament teaching that believers are temples of the Holy Spirit, called to live in purity and holiness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/priest.htm">Priest</a></b><br>The priest is responsible for performing the purification rituals, acting as a mediator between God and the people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/house.htm">House</a></b><br>Represents the dwelling place of the Israelites, which can become unclean and require purification.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/two_birds.htm">Two Birds</a></b><br>Used in the purification ritual, symbolizing cleansing and atonement.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/cedar_wood.htm">Cedar Wood</a></b><br>A durable and aromatic wood, symbolizing strength and purification.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/scarlet_yarn.htm">Scarlet Yarn</a></b><br>Represents the color of blood, symbolizing sacrifice and cleansing.<br><br>6. <b><a href="/topical/h/hyssop.htm">Hyssop</a></b><br>A plant used for sprinkling in purification rites, symbolizing cleansing and purification.<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 purification ritual (birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, hyssop) symbolize the comprehensive nature of God's cleansing. Just as these elements were used to purify a physical space, God desires to purify our hearts and lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_the_priest.htm">Role of the Priest</a></b><br>The priest's role in the purification process highlights the need for a mediator. In the New Testament, Jesus is our High Priest, mediating on our behalf and providing ultimate purification through His sacrifice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/importance_of_obedience.htm">Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>The detailed instructions for purification underscore the importance of obedience to God's commands. In our lives, we are called to follow God's instructions for living a holy life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_cleansing.htm">Spiritual Cleansing</a></b><br>Just as the house required physical cleansing, we require spiritual cleansing from sin. This is achieved through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_holiness.htm">Community and Holiness</a></b><br>The purification of a house reflects the communal aspect of holiness. Our personal and communal spaces should reflect God's holiness and purity.<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/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><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/why_use_cedar,_yarn,_hyssop_in_lev_14.htm">Why does Leviticus 14:4-6 use cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop, and is there historical or archaeological evidence of their effectiveness in disease control?</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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(49-53) <span class= "bld">And he shall take to cleanse the house.</span>--The same rites are prescribed for cleansing the house which were performed in cleansing the healed leper (see <a href="/context/leviticus/14-3.htm" title="And the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the priest shall look, and, behold, if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper;">Leviticus 14:3-7</a>), with the exception of the sacrifices which the man brought afterwards, and which were necessarily absent in the case of the restored leprous house.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/14-49.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">[The priest] is to take</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלָקַ֛ח</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">two</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁתֵּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(šə·tê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - fdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">birds,</span><br /><span class="heb">צִפֳּרִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(ṣip·po·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural<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">cedar</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֔רֶז</span> <span class="translit">(’e·rez)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">וְעֵ֣ץ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘êṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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">scarlet yarn,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּשְׁנִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·šə·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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 hyssop</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵזֹֽב׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ê·zōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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">to purify</span><br /><span class="heb">לְחַטֵּ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḥaṭ·ṭê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2398.htm">Strong's 2398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn</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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/14-49.htm">Leviticus 14:49 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/14-49.htm">Leviticus 14:49 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/14-49.htm">Leviticus 14:49 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/14-49.htm">Leviticus 14:49 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/14-49.htm">Leviticus 14:49 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/14-49.htm">Leviticus 14:49 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/14-49.htm">Leviticus 14:49 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/14-49.htm">Leviticus 14:49 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/14-49.htm">Leviticus 14:49 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/14-49.htm">Leviticus 14:49 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/14-49.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 14:49 To cleanse the house he shall take (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/14-48.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 14:48"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 14:48" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/14-50.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 14:50"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 14:50" /></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>