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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv">Verse<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"><a href="/niv/leviticus/14.htm">New International Version</a> the priest shall order that two live clean birds and some cedar wood, scarlet yarn and hyssop be brought for the person to be cleansed. <a href="/nlt/leviticus/14.htm">New Living Translation</a> he will perform a purification ceremony, using two live birds that are ceremonially clean, a stick of cedar, some scarlet yarn, and a hyssop branch. <a href="/esv/leviticus/14.htm">English Standard Version</a> the priest shall command them to take for him who is to be cleansed two live clean birds and cedarwood and scarlet yarn and hyssop. <a href="/bsb/leviticus/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> the priest shall order that two live clean birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop be brought for the one to be cleansed. <a href="/kjv/leviticus/14.htm">King James Bible</a> Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop: <a href="/nkjv/leviticus/14.htm">New King James Version</a> then the priest shall command to take for him who is to be cleansed two living and clean birds, cedar wood, scarlet, and hyssop. <a href="/nasb_/leviticus/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> then the priest shall give orders to take two live clean birds, cedar wood, a scarlet string, and hyssop for the one who is to be cleansed. <a href="/nasb/leviticus/14.htm">NASB 1995</a> then the priest shall give orders to take two live clean birds and cedar wood and a scarlet string and hyssop for the one who is to be cleansed. <a href="/nasb77/leviticus/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a> then the priest shall give orders to take two live clean birds and cedar wood and a scarlet string and hyssop for the one who is to be cleansed. <a href="/lsb/leviticus/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> then the priest shall give a command to take two live clean birds and cedar wood and a scarlet string and hyssop for the one who is to be cleansed. <a href="/amp/leviticus/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a> then the priest shall give orders to take two live clean birds and cedar wood and scarlet string and hyssop for the one to be cleansed. <a href="/csb/leviticus/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> the priest will order that two live clean birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop be brought for the one who is to be cleansed. <a href="/hcsb/leviticus/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> the priest will order that two live clean birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop be brought for the one who is to be cleansed. <a href="/asv/leviticus/14.htm">American Standard Version</a> then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two living clean birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop: <a href="/cev/leviticus/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> he will order someone to bring out two live birds that are acceptable for sacrifice, together with a stick of cedar wood, a piece of red yarn, and a branch from a hyssop plant. <a href="/erv/leviticus/14.htm">English Revised Version</a> then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two living clean birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop: <a href="/gwt/leviticus/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> the priest will order someone to get two living, clean birds, some cedar wood, red yarn, and a hyssop sprig to use for the cleansing. <a href="/gnt/leviticus/14.htm">Good News Translation</a> the priest shall order that two ritually clean birds be brought, along with a piece of cedar wood, a red cord, and a sprig of hyssop. <a href="/isv/leviticus/14.htm">International Standard Version</a> If he has been healed, then the priest is to command that two live and clean birds, some cedar wood, some crimson thread, and hyssop be brought for the one cleansed. <a href="/msb/leviticus/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> the priest shall order that two live clean birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop be brought for the one to be cleansed. <a href="/net/leviticus/14.htm">NET Bible</a> then the priest will command that two live clean birds, a piece of cedar wood, a scrap of crimson fabric, and some twigs of hyssop be taken up for the one being cleansed. <a href="/nheb/leviticus/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> then the priest shall command them to take for him who is to be cleansed two living clean birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop. <a href="/wbt/leviticus/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive, and clean, and cedar-wood, and scarlet, and hyssop. <a href="/web/leviticus/14.htm">World English Bible</a> then the priest shall command them to take for him who is to be cleansed two living clean birds, cedar wood, scarlet, and hyssop. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/leviticus/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and the priest has commanded, and he has taken for him who is to be cleansed, two clean living birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop. <a href="/ylt/leviticus/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and the priest hath commanded, and he hath taken for him who is to be cleansed, two clean living birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop. <a href="/slt/leviticus/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the priest commanded, and took for him being cleansed, two clean living birds, and cedar wood, and double scarlet, and hyssop.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/leviticus/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Shall command him that is to be purified, to offer for himself two living sparrows, which it is lawful to eat, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop. <a href="/cpdv/leviticus/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> shall instruct him who is to be purified to offer for himself two living sparrows, which it is lawful to eat, and cedar wood, and vermillion, and hyssop. <a href="/nabre/leviticus/14.htm">New American Bible</a> he shall order that two live, clean birds, as well as some cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop be obtained for the one who is to be purified. <a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> the priest shall command that two living clean birds and cedarwood and crimson yarn and hyssop be brought for the one who is to be cleansed.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then the priest shall command to take for him who is to be cleansed two birds alive and clean and cedar wood and scarlet material and hyssop; <a href="/hpbt/leviticus/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> The Priest shall command and they shall bring two pure living sparrows and wood of cedar and dye of scarlet and hyssop for him who is cleansed.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/leviticus/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two living clean birds, and cedar-wood, and scarlet, and hyssop. <a href="/sep/leviticus/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the priest shall give directions, and they shall take for him that is cleansed two clean live birds, and cedar wood, and spun scarlet, and hyssop. <a href="/parallel/leviticus/14-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=3424" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/leviticus/14.htm">Cleansing from Skin Diseases</a> …3The priest is to go outside the camp to examine him, and if the skin disease of the afflicted person has healed, 4<a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: hak·kō·hên (Art:: N-ms) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">the priest</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: wə·ṣiw·wāh (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">shall order</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·tê- (Number-fdc) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">that two</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥay·yō·wṯ (Adj-fp) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">live</a> <a href="/hebrew/2889.htm" title="2889: ṭə·hō·rō·wṯ (Adj-fp) -- Clean, pure. Or tahor; from taher; pure.">clean</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/3947.htm" title="3947: wə·lā·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">be brought</a> <a href="/hebrew/2891.htm" title="2891: lam·miṭ·ṭa·hêr (Prep-l, Art:: V-Hitpael-Prtcpl-ms) -- To be clean or pure. A primitive root; properly, to be bright; i.e. to be pure.">for the one to be cleansed.</a> 5Then the priest shall command that one of the birds be slaughtered 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> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/8-2.htm">Matthew 8:2-4</a> Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” / 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.” <a href="/luke/5-12.htm">Luke 5:12-14</a> While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him. / “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.” <a href="/mark/1-40.htm">Mark 1:40-44</a> Then a leper came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” / And immediately the leprosy left him, and the man was cleansed. ... <a href="/hebrews/9-13.htm">Hebrews 9:13-14</a> 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! <a href="/john/9-6.htm">John 9:6-7</a> When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes. / Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing. <a href="/luke/17-12.htm">Luke 17:12-14</a> As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance / and raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” / When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed. <a href="/matthew/10-8.htm">Matthew 10:8</a> Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give. <a href="/mark/14-3.htm">Mark 14:3-9</a> While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head. / Some of those present, however, expressed their indignation to one another: “Why this waste of perfume? / It could have been sold for over three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor.” And they scolded her. ... <a href="/acts/10-9.htm">Acts 10:9-16</a> The next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray. / He became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance. / He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners. ... <a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1</a> Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. <a href="/1_peter/1-18.htm">1 Peter 1:18-19</a> For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers, / but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot. <a href="/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4-5</a> Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. / But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. <a href="/2_kings/5-10.htm">2 Kings 5:10-14</a> Then Elisha sent him a messenger, who said, “Go and wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored, and you will be clean.” / But Naaman went away angry, saying, “I thought that he would surely come out, stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the spot to cure my leprosy. / Are not the Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not have washed in them and been cleansed?” So he turned and went away in a rage. ... <a href="/numbers/19-6.htm">Numbers 19:6</a> The priest is to take cedar wood, hyssop, and scarlet wool and throw them onto the burning heifer. <a href="/psalms/51-7.htm">Psalm 51:7</a> Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:two birds.<a href="/leviticus/1-14.htm">Leviticus 1:14</a> And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the LORD be of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons.<a href="/leviticus/5-7.htm">Leviticus 5:7</a> And if he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass, which he hath committed, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the LORD; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering.<a href="/leviticus/12-8.htm">Leviticus 12:8</a> And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons; the one for the burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for her, and she shall be clean.cedar<a href="/leviticus/14-6.htm">Leviticus 14:6,49-52</a> As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water: … <a href="/numbers/19-6.htm">Numbers 19:6</a> And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.scarlet<a href="/hebrews/9-19.htm">Hebrews 9:19</a> For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people,hyssop<a href="/exodus/12-22.htm">Exodus 12:22</a> And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the bason; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning.<a href="/numbers/19-18.htm">Numbers 19:18</a> And a clean person shall take hyssop, and dip it in the water, and sprinkle it upon the tent, and upon all the vessels, and upon the persons that were there, and upon him that touched a bone, or one slain, or one dead, or a grave:<a href="/psalms/51-7.htm">Psalm 51:7</a> Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/10-16.htm">Alive</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-46.htm">Birds</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-2.htm">Cedar</a> <a href="/numbers/19-6.htm">Cedarwood</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-4.htm">Cedar-Wood</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-2.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-8.htm">Cleansed</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-54.htm">Command</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-54.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/exodus/12-22.htm">Hyssop</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-46.htm">Live</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-54.htm">Order</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-54.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-2.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-49.htm">Red</a> <a href="/exodus/39-29.htm">Scarlet</a> <a href="/mark/7-35.htm">String</a> <a href="/exodus/39-29.htm">Stuff</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-59.htm">Thread</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-32.htm">Wood</a> <a href="/exodus/39-29.htm">Yarn</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/16-10.htm">Alive</a> <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/14-7.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-7.htm">Cleansed</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-5.htm">Command</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-5.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-6.htm">Hyssop</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-6.htm">Live</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-5.htm">Order</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-5.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-13.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-6.htm">Red</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-6.htm">Scarlet</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/14-6.htm">Wood</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-6.htm">Yarn</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 14</div>1. <a href="/leviticus/14-1.htm">The rites and sacrifices in cleansing the leper</a> 33. <a href="/leviticus/14-33.htm">The signs of leprosy in a house</a> 48. <a href="/leviticus/14-48.htm">The cleansing of that house</a> </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 priest's authority to order the cleansing process underscores the importance of divine instruction and order in worship and purification.that two live clean birds The use of clean birds, likely doves or pigeons, signifies purity and innocence. Birds were often used in sacrifices for those who could not afford larger animals (<a href="/leviticus/5-7.htm">Leviticus 5:7</a>). This provision highlights God's compassion and accessibility to all, regardless of economic status. The two birds can also symbolize the dual aspects of Christ's work: His death and resurrection.cedar wood Cedar wood was valued for its durability and resistance to decay, symbolizing incorruptibility and eternal life. It was used in the construction of the temple (<a href="/1_kings/6-9.htm">1 Kings 6:9-10</a>), linking it to holiness and divine presence. The use of cedar in the cleansing ritual points to the enduring nature of God's covenant and the eternal life offered through Christ.scarlet yarn Scarlet yarn, or thread, represents sin and redemption. <a href="/isaiah/1-18.htm">Isaiah 1:18</a> speaks of sins being as scarlet, yet becoming white as snow. The color also recalls the blood of Christ, which cleanses from sin (1 <a href="/john/1-7.htm">John 1:7</a>). The scarlet yarn in the ritual signifies the need for atonement and the transformative power of Christ's sacrifice.and hyssop Hyssop was used for purification and cleansing (<a href="/psalms/51-7.htm">Psalm 51:7</a>). It was also used to apply the blood of the Passover lamb (<a href="/exodus/12-22.htm">Exodus 12:22</a>), foreshadowing Christ's sacrificial death. In <a href="/john/19-29.htm">John 19:29</a>, hyssop is mentioned at the crucifixion, connecting it to the ultimate act of purification through Jesus.be brought for the one to be cleansed The act of bringing these items for cleansing emphasizes the necessity of preparation and obedience in approaching God. It reflects the believer's journey from impurity to holiness, made possible through Christ's atoning work. The cleansing ritual serves as a type of the spiritual cleansing available through faith in Jesus, who makes us clean before God (<a href="/1_corinthians/6-11.htm">1 Corinthians 6:11</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_priest.htm">The Priest</a> The priest acts as a mediator between God and the people, performing rituals for cleansing and atonement. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_cleansed_person.htm">The Cleansed Person</a> This refers to the individual who has been healed of a skin disease, often translated as leprosy, and is undergoing the purification process. 3. <a href="/topical/t/two_live_clean_birds.htm">Two Live Clean Birds</a> These birds are part of the ritual for purification, symbolizing life and freedom. 4. <a href="/topical/c/cedar_wood.htm">Cedar Wood</a> Known for its durability and fragrance, cedar wood is used in the purification process, symbolizing strength and purification. 5. <a href="/topical/s/scarlet_yarn.htm">Scarlet Yarn</a> This represents the color of blood, often associated with sacrifice and atonement. 6. <a href="/topical/h/hyssop.htm">Hyssop</a> A plant used for sprinkling in purification rites, symbolizing cleansing and purification.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_cleansing.htm">Symbolism of Cleansing</a> The elements used in <a href="/leviticus/14-4.htm">Leviticus 14:4</a> symbolize different aspects of spiritual cleansing. Cedar wood represents strength and endurance, scarlet yarn signifies sacrifice, and hyssop denotes purification. These elements point to the comprehensive nature of God's cleansing. <a href="/topical/r/role_of_the_priest.htm">Role of the Priest</a> The priest's role as a mediator highlights the importance of intercession and the need for a mediator between God and humanity. This foreshadows the ultimate mediation of Christ. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_cleansing.htm">Spiritual Cleansing</a> Just as the physical cleansing was necessary for the healed leper, spiritual cleansing is essential for believers. This involves repentance and seeking God's forgiveness through Christ. <a href="/topical/c/community_restoration.htm">Community Restoration</a> The cleansing process allowed the healed person to be restored to the community, emphasizing the importance of reconciliation and restoration in the body of Christ. <a href="/topical/f/foreshadowing_christ's_sacrifice.htm">Foreshadowing Christ's Sacrifice</a> The ritual elements and the process of cleansing foreshadow the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus, who provides complete and eternal cleansing from sin.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 14</a> <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> <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> <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 href="/q/what_does_'sins_as_scarlet'_mean.htm">What does "sins as scarlet" mean in Isaiah 1:18?</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>(4) Then shall the priest command to take.--Literally, And the priest shall command, and he shall take, that is, the leper shall take. To avoid the ambiguity as to the person, the translators of the Authorised Version adopted the rendering in the text. As the relatives of the cured leper procured the things prescribed for the purification, some of the ancient versions render it, And they shall take.Two birds alive and clean.--These were either sparrows, doves, turtledoves, or any other birds, provided they belonged to the clean species described in Leviticus 11. According to the canons which obtained during the second Temple, the birds had to be sparrows, and the reason assigned for it was that as leprosy was regarded as a Divine punishment for calumny, such birds were selected as were proverbial for their constant twitter. Hence the rendering of sparrow in the Latin Vulgate, and in the Margin of the Authorised Version.And cedar wood.--This had to be a foot and a half long, and a quarter of the foot of the bed in thickness. Though this wood was primarily chosen for its antiseptic properties, which made it peculiarly suitable for the occasion, still, belonging to the loftiest of trees (Pss. 2:13, Pss. 27:24; <a href="/amos/2-9.htm" title="Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.">Amos 2:9</a>), it also was designed to symbolise the haughtiness of mind which called down the affliction of leprosy.And scarlet.--This was probably a band of scarlet wool with which the cedar and the hyssop were tied together. In later times the woollen band had to be the weight of a shekel, or weighing thirty-two grains of barley. It was taken to symbolise the purified and now healthy blood.And hyssop.--This, according to the canons which obtained in the time of Christ, had at least to be a handbreadth in size. It could not be the so-called Greek, or the ornamental, or Roman, or wild hyssop, or any other hyssop which was distinguished by the name of the place where it grew, but had to be the common hyssop which grew in gardens. Though, like the cedar wood, it was primarily used on these occasions for its aromatic properties, yet this diminutive shrub was also most probably designed to symbolise the humility of the cured leper. Hence ancient tradition tells us, "Cedar wood and hyssop, the highest and the lowest, give the leper purity. Why these? Because pride was the cause of the distemper, which cannot be cured till man becomes humble, and keeps himself as low as hyssop." Cedar wood, hyssop, and scarlet were also burnt with the red heifer (<a href="/numbers/19-6.htm" title="And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the middle of the burning of the heifer.">Numbers 19:6</a>), and were generally employed in purifications (<a href="/hebrews/9-19.htm" title="For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people,">Hebrews 9:19</a>). Hence the Psalmist prays, "Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean" (<a href="/psalms/51-17.htm" title="The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.">Psalm 51:17</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 4. - Cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop. "Cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet ' are also to be burnt with the red heifer for the ashes for the water of separation (<a href="/numbers/19-6.htm">Numbers 19:6</a>), and they appear to have been commonly employed in purifications (<a href="/hebrews/9-19.htm">Hebrews 9:19</a>). The antiseptic properties of cedar made it peculiarly suitable for such occasions. The hyssop "was probably not the plant which we call hyssop, the Hyssopus officinalis. for it is uncertain whether this is to be found in Syria and Arabia, but a species of origanum resembling hyssop, the Arabian zater, either wild marjoram, or a kind of thyme" (Keil on REFERENCE_WORK:Keil & DelitzschExodus 12:21). The Psalmist's cry, "Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be chart" (<a href="/psalms/51-7.htm">Psalm 51:7</a>), shows the common use to which it was put. In the present case, the sweet smell both of the wood (one cubit's length of which was used) and of the herb would have still further adapted them for symbolizing the redemption of the leper's flesh from corruption and putrefaction. The scarlet was probably a band of scarlet wool with which the cedar and the hyssop were tied - not to the bird (for we have no account of their being after, wards removed), but (as in the burning of the red heifer) one to the other. The colour of the wool was appropriate, not only because it was about to be dipped in the blood and water, but also because it symbolized the purified and now healthy blood. <a href="/commentaries/leviticus/14-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>the priest הַכֹּהֵ֔ן (hak·kō·hên) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> Priest shall order וְצִוָּה֙ (wə·ṣiw·wāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order that two שְׁתֵּֽי־ (šə·tê-) Number - fdc <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> Two (a cardinal number) live חַיּ֖וֹת (ḥay·yō·wṯ) Adjective - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life clean טְהֹר֑וֹת (ṭə·hō·rō·wṯ) Adjective - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2889.htm">Strong's 2889: </a> Clean, pure birds, צִפֳּרִ֥ים (ṣip·po·rîm) Noun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6833.htm">Strong's 6833: </a> A little bird cedar אֶ֔רֶז (’e·rez) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_730.htm">Strong's 730: </a> A cedar tree wood, וְעֵ֣ץ (wə·‘êṣ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> Tree, trees, wood scarlet yarn, וּשְׁנִ֥י (ū·šə·nî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8144.htm">Strong's 8144: </a> Crimson, the insect, its color, stuff dyed with it and hyssop וְאֵזֹֽב׃ (wə·’ê·zōḇ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_231.htm">Strong's 231: </a> Hyssop be brought וְלָקַ֧ח (wə·lā·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take for the one to be cleansed. לַמִּטַּהֵ֛ר (lam·miṭ·ṭa·hêr) Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2891.htm">Strong's 2891: </a> To be clean or pure <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/14-4.htm">Leviticus 14:4 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/leviticus/14-4.htm">Leviticus 14:4 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/leviticus/14-4.htm">Leviticus 14:4 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/leviticus/14-4.htm">Leviticus 14:4 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/leviticus/14-4.htm">Leviticus 14:4 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/14-4.htm">Leviticus 14:4 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/14-4.htm">Leviticus 14:4 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/14-4.htm">Leviticus 14:4 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/14-4.htm">Leviticus 14:4 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/leviticus/14-4.htm">Leviticus 14:4 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-4.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 14:4 Then the priest shall command them (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/14-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 14:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 14:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/14-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 14:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 14:5" /></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>