Leviticus 14:6

And he will take the living bird and the wood and the red thread and the hyssop and put them in the blood of the bird which was put to death over flowing water.

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In The King James Version

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:

In Context

5And the priest will give orders for one of the birds to be put to death in a vessel made of earth, over flowing water.

7And shaking it seven times over the man who is to be made clean, he will say that he is clean and will let the living bird go free into the open country.

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Cross References

Leviticus 14:50And put one of the birds to death in a vessel of earth over flowing water;

Zechariah 13:1In that day there will be a fountain open to the family of David and to the people of Jerusalem, for sin and for that which is unclean.

Romans 4:25Who was put to death for our evil-doing, and came to life again so that we might have righteousness.

Philippians 2:9For this reason God has put him in the highest place and has given to him the name which is greater than every name;

Revelation 1:5And from Jesus Christ, the true witness, the first to come back from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who had love for us and has made us clean from our sins by his blood;

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 14:2-10

The Law Concerning Leprosy. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought unto the priest: 3 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; 4 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: 5 And the priest shall command that one of the birds be… Read the whole commentary →

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