Leviticus 14:51

And he shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird, and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times:

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
take	וְלָקַ֣ח ve.la.Kach	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
cedar	הָ֠אֶרֶז Ha.'e.rez	H730	a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
wood	עֵֽץ 'etz-	H6086	a tree (from its firmness) · noun, common masculine singular construct
hyssop	הָ֨אֵזֹ֜ב ha.'e.Zo	H231	hyssop · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
scarlet	שְׁנִ֣י she.Ni	H8144	crimson · noun, common masculine singular construct
living	הַֽחַיָּה֒ ha.chai.Yah	H2416	alive · definite article + adjective, feminine singular absolute
bird	הַצִּפֹּ֣ר ha.tzi.Por	H6833	a little bird (as hopping) · definite article + noun, common both genders singular absolute
dip	וְטָבַ֣ל ve.ta.Val	H2881	to dip · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
blood	בְּדַם֙ be.Dam	H1818	blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or… · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
slain	הַשְּׁחוּטָ֔ה ha.she.chu.Tah	H7819	to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre) · definite article + verb, qal passive participle, feminine singular absolute
bird	הַצִּפֹּ֣ר ha.tzi.Por	H6833	a little bird (as hopping) · definite article + noun, common both genders singular absolute
running	הַֽחַיִּ֑ים ha.chai.Yim	H2416	alive · definite article + adjective, masculine plural absolute
water	וּבַמַּ֖יִם u.va.Ma.yim	H4325	water · conjunction + preposition with the article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
sprinkle	וְהִזָּ֥ה ve.hi.Zah	H5137	to spirt · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
house	הַבַּ֖יִת ha.Ba.yit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
seven	שֶׁ֥בַע She.va'	H7651	seven (as the sacred full one) · cardinal number, both genders singular absolute
times	פְּעָמִֽים pe.'a.Mim	H6471	a stroke · noun, common masculine plural absolute

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Cross-references

Psalms 51:7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 14:33-53

This is the law concerning the leprosy in a house. Now that they were in the wilderness they dwelt in tents, and had no houses, and therefore the law is made only an appendix to the former laws concerning the leprosy, because it related, not to their present state, but to their future settlement. The leprosy in a house is as unaccountable as the leprosy in a garment; but, if we see not what natural causes of it can be assigned, we may resolve it into the power of the God of nature, who here says, I put the leprosy in a house (Lev 14:34), as his curse is said to enter into a house, and consume it with the timber and stones thereof, Zac 5:4. Now, 1. It is supposed that even in Canaan itself, t…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 14:48

the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague is healed--The precautions here described show that there is great danger in warm countries from the house leprosy, which was likely to be increased by the smallness and rude architecture of the houses in the early ages of the Israelitish history. As a house could not contract any impurity in the sight of God, the "atonement" which the priest was to make for it must either have a reference to the sins of its occupants or to the ceremonial process appointed for its purification, the very same as that observed for a leprous person. This solemn declaration that it was "clean," as well as the offering made on the occasion, was admira…

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Adam Clarke on Leviticus 14:45

He shall break down the house - "On the suspicion of a house being infected, the priest examined it, and ordered it to be shut up seven days; if he found the plague, or signs of the plague, (hollow streaks, greenish or reddish), were not spread, he commanded it to be shut up seven days more. On the thirteenth day he revisited it; and if he found the infected place dim, or gone away, he took out that part of the wall, carried it out to an unclean place, mended the wall, and caused the whole house to be new plastered. It was then shut up a third seven days, and he came on the nineteenth, and if he found that the plague was broken out anew, he ordered the house to be pulled down." See Ainsworth…

Dictionary and topics

Colour — The subject of colours holds an important place in the Scriptures. White occurs as the translation of various Hebrew words. It is applied to milk (Gen. 49:12), manna (Ex. 16:31), snow (Isa. 1:18),…
Leprosy — (Heb. tsara’ath, a “smiting,” a “stroke,” because the disease was regarded as a direct providential infliction). This name is from the Greek lepra, by which the Greek physicians designated the…
Purification — The process by which a person unclean, according to the Levitical law, and thereby cut off from the sanctuary and the festivals, was restored to the enjoyment of all these privileges. The great…
Seven — This number occurs frequently in Scripture, and in such connections as lead to the supposition that it has some typical meaning. On the seventh day God rested, and hallowed it (Gen. 2:2, 3). The…
Blood · .Used for cleansing of leprosy — .Used for cleansing of leprosy
Cedar · .In purifi — .In purifi
Cedar, The · Used in: Purifying the leper — Used in: Purifying the leper
Colors · furnishing, and priestly vestments and functions, as types and shadows of the atonement — furnishing, and priestly vestments and functions, as types and shadows of the atonement
Defilement · .Touching — .Touching
Houses · Liable to leprosy — Liable to leprosy
Hyssop · In sprinkling blood in purifi — In sprinkling blood in purifi
Leprosy · Houses: Ceremonies at cleansing of

Leviticus 14:51

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 14:33-53

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 14:48

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 14:45

Dictionary and topics

Leviticus 14:51

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 14:33-53

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 14:48

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 14:45

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Leviticus 14:51

John Calvin on Leviticus 14:34–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Leviticus 14:48-53

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Leviticus 14:37

Rashi on Leviticus 14:48