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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 />He shall kill one of the birds over fresh water in a clay pot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/14.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He will slaughter one of the birds over a clay pot filled with fresh water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and shall kill one of the birds in an earthenware vessel over fresh water<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />and he shall slaughter one of the birds over fresh water in a clay pot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he shall kill the one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then he shall kill one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and he shall slaughter the one bird in an earthenware vessel over running water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and he shall slaughter the one bird in an earthenware vessel over running water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and he shall slaughter the one bird in an earthenware vessel over running water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and he shall slaughter the one bird in an earthenware vessel over running water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and he shall kill one of the birds in an earthenware container over running water,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and he is to slaughter one of the birds over a clay pot containing fresh water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and he is to slaughter one of the birds over a clay pot containing fresh water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and he shall kill one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He will kill one of the birds over a clay pot of spring water <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and he shall kill one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He must kill the one bird over a clay bowl containing fresh water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He shall kill one of the birds over a clay bowl containing fresh spring water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he is to slaughter one bird on an earthen vessel over flowing water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />and he shall slaughter one of the birds over fresh water in a clay pot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />and he is to slaughter one bird into a clay vessel over fresh water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He shall kill one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water.<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 kill one of the birds in an earthen vessel, over running water:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He shall kill one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water. <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 slaughtered one bird on an earthen vessel, over running water;<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 slaughtered the one bird upon an earthen vessel, over running water;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he slaughtered the one bird into a vessel of earthen, over living water.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And having immolated one sparrow In an earthen vessel over living waters, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and, having immolated one sparrow in an earthen vessel over living waters,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />One of the birds he shall slaughter over an earthen vessel with fresh water in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and shall slaughter one of the birds over fresh water in an earthen vessel,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the priest shall command and they shall kill one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the Priest shall order and they shall slaughter one sparrow in a vessel of a potter over a fountain of waters:<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 kill one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he shall slay one bird in an earthen vessel over running water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/14-50.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=3857" 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">49</span>He is to take two birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop to purify the house; <span class="reftext">50</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7819.htm" title="7819: wə·šā·ḥaṭ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To slaughter, beat. A primitive root; to slaughter.">and he shall slaughter</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/259.htm" title="259: hā·’e·ḥāṯ (Art:: Number-fs) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">one</a> <a href="/hebrew/6833.htm" title="6833: haṣ·ṣip·pōr (Art:: N-cs) -- A bird. Or tsippor; from tsaphar; a little bird.">of the birds</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">over</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥay·yîm (Adj-mp) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">fresh</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ma·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">water</a> <a href="/hebrew/2789.htm" title="2789: ḥe·reś (N-ms) -- Earthenware, earthen vessel, sherd, potsherd. A collateral form mediating between cherec and cheresh; a piece of pottery.">in a clay</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm" title="3627: kə·lî- (N-msc) -- An article, utensil, vessel. From kalah; something prepared, i.e. Any apparatus.">pot.</a> </span><span class="reftext">51</span>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.…<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/9-19.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="/numbers/19-6.htm">Numbers 19:6-9</a></span><br />The priest is to take cedar wood, hyssop, and scarlet wool and throw them onto the burning heifer. / Then the priest must wash his clothes and bathe his body in water; after that he may enter the camp, but he will be ceremonially unclean until evening. / The one who burned the heifer must also wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and he too will be ceremonially unclean until evening. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/19-17.htm">Numbers 19:17-19</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. / 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. / The man who is ceremonially clean is to sprinkle the unclean person on the third day and on the seventh day. After he purifies the unclean person on the seventh day, the one being cleansed must wash his clothes and bathe in water, and that evening he will be clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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="/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="/numbers/8-7.htm">Numbers 8:7</a></span><br />This is what you must do to cleanse them: Sprinkle them with the water of purification. Have them shave their whole bodies and wash their clothes, and so purify themselves.<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="/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="/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="/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="/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="/matthew/27-24.htm">Matthew 27:24-25</a></span><br />When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.” / All the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-2.htm">1 Peter 1:2</a></span><br />according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.<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.</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 kill the one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/14-7.htm">Bird</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-49.htm">Birds</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-45.htm">Clay</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-13.htm">Death</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-5.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-5.htm">Earthen</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-5.htm">Earthenware</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-5.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-6.htm">Fresh</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-35.htm">Pot</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-6.htm">Running</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-25.htm">Slaughter</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-13.htm">Slaughtered</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-5.htm">Vessel</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-9.htm">Water</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/14-51.htm">Bird</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-11.htm">Birds</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-12.htm">Clay</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-31.htm">Death</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-12.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-12.htm">Earthen</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-12.htm">Earthenware</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-51.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-51.htm">Fresh</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-12.htm">Pot</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-51.htm">Running</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-11.htm">Slaughter</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-51.htm">Slaughtered</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-4.htm">Vessel</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-51.htm">Water</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/14.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/14.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>and he shall slaughter one of the birds</b><br>In the context of Leviticus, the act of slaughtering a bird is part of the purification ritual for a person healed of a skin disease. This reflects the seriousness of sin and impurity in the Israelite community, requiring a life to be given. The use of birds, often seen as symbols of freedom and the heavens, may signify the lifting of the impurity. This act foreshadows the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who was slain for the purification of humanity's sins.<p><b>over fresh water</b><br>Fresh water, or "living water," symbolizes purity and life. In biblical symbolism, water often represents cleansing and renewal. This is seen in the New Testament when Jesus refers to Himself as the source of living water (<a href="/john/4-10.htm">John 4:10</a>). The use of fresh water in this ritual underscores the theme of purification and the restoration of life and community.<p><b>in a clay pot</b><br>The clay pot, a common household item in ancient Israel, represents the earthly and temporary nature of human life. In <a href="/2_corinthians/4-7.htm">2 Corinthians 4:7</a>, Paul refers to believers as "jars of clay," highlighting human frailty and the divine power within. The use of a clay pot in this ritual may also signify the containment and removal of impurity, as the pot would be broken after use, symbolizing the complete eradication of the disease and its effects.<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/b/birds.htm">Birds</a></b><br>Two birds are used in the purification ritual, symbolizing cleansing and atonement.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/fresh_water.htm">Fresh Water</a></b><br>Represents purity and life, used in the ritual to cleanse and purify.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/clay_pot.htm">Clay Pot</a></b><br>A vessel used in the ritual, symbolizing the earthly and temporary nature of human life.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/purification_ritual.htm">Purification Ritual</a></b><br>A ceremonial act prescribed by God for the cleansing of a person or house from leprosy or mildew.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_cleansing.htm">Symbolism of Cleansing</a></b><br>The use of fresh water and birds in the ritual highlights the importance of spiritual and physical purity. As believers, we are called to seek both.<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 foreshadows Christ's ultimate mediation for us. We are reminded of the importance of intercession and prayer in our spiritual lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/temporary_nature_of_life.htm">Temporary Nature of Life</a></b><br>The clay pot symbolizes our earthly existence. We should live with an eternal perspective, focusing on what truly matters.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_instructions.htm">Obedience to God's Instructions</a></b><br>The detailed nature of the ritual underscores the importance of obedience to God's commands. We are called to follow His Word diligently.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_renewal.htm">Spiritual Renewal</a></b><br>Just as the ritual provided physical cleansing, we are invited to seek spiritual renewal through repentance and faith in Christ.<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/what_does_amos_teach_about_justice.htm">What does 'ceremonially unclean' mean?</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_to_manage_abuse_from_adult_kids.htm">What is the Sacrifice of Thanksgiving?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/14-50.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">and he shall slaughter</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשָׁחַ֖ט</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šā·ḥaṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine 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">one</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֶחָ֑ת</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’e·ḥāṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the birds</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">over</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fresh</span><br /><span class="heb">חַיִּֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥay·yîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">מַ֥יִם</span> <span class="translit">(ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">in a clay</span><br /><span class="heb">חֶ֖רֶשׂ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥe·reś)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2789.htm">Strong's 2789: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earthenware, earthen vessel, sherd, potsherd</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pot.</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּלִי־</span> <span class="translit">(kə·lî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3627.htm">Strong's 3627: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prepared, any apparatus</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/14-50.htm">Leviticus 14:50 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/14-50.htm">Leviticus 14:50 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/14-50.htm">Leviticus 14:50 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/14-50.htm">Leviticus 14:50 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/14-50.htm">Leviticus 14:50 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/14-50.htm">Leviticus 14:50 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/14-50.htm">Leviticus 14:50 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/14-50.htm">Leviticus 14:50 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/14-50.htm">Leviticus 14:50 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/14-50.htm">Leviticus 14:50 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/14-50.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 14:50 He shall kill one of the birds (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/14-49.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 14:49"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 14:49" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/14-51.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 14:51"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 14:51" /></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>