Leviticus 14:6

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:

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
living	הַֽחַיָּה֙ ha.chai.Yah	H2416	alive · definite article + adjective, feminine singular absolute
bird	הַצִּפֹּ֤ר ha.tzi.Por	H6833	a little bird (as hopping) · definite article + noun, common both genders singular absolute
take	יִקַּ֣ח yi.Kach	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
cedar	הָאֶ֛רֶז ha.'E.rez	H730	a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
wood	עֵ֥ץ 'etz	H6086	a tree (from its firmness) · noun, common masculine singular construct
scarlet	שְׁנִ֥י she.Ni	H8144	crimson · noun, common masculine singular construct
hyssop	הָאֵזֹ֑ב ha.'e.Zo	H231	hyssop · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
dip	וְטָבַ֨ל ve.ta.Val	H2881	to dip · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
living	הַֽחַיָּ֗ה 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
blood	בְּדַם֙ be.Dam	H1818	blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or… · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
bird	הַצִּפֹּ֣ר ha.tzi.Por	H6833	a little bird (as hopping) · definite article + noun, common both genders singular absolute
killed	הַשְּׁחֻטָ֔ה ha.she.chu.Tah	H7819	to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre) · definite article + verb, qal passive participle, feminine singular absolute
running	הַֽחַיִּֽים Ha.chai.Yim	H2416	alive · definite article + adjective, masculine plural absolute
water	הַמַּ֥יִם ha.Ma.yim	H4325	water · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute

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Cross-references

Leviticus 14:4 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:
Leviticus 14:51-53 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…
Zechariah 13:1 In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.
John 14:19 Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.
Romans 4:25 Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.
Romans 5:10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
Philippians 2:9-11 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
Hebrews 1:3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had b…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 14:1-9

Here, I. It is supposed that the plague of the leprosy was not an incurable disease. Uzziah's indeed continued to the day of his death, and Gehazi's was entailed upon his seed; but Miriam's lasted only seven days: we may suppose that it often wore off in process of time. Though God contend long, he will not contend for ever. II. The judgment of the cure, as well as that of the disease, was referred to the priest. He must go out of the camp to the leper, to see whether his leprosy was healed, Lev 14:3. And we may suppose the priest did not contract any ceremonial uncleanness by coming near the leper, as another person would. It was in mercy to the poor lepers that the priests particularly had…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 14:5

the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed . . . over running water--As the blood of a single bird would not have been sufficient to immerse the body of another bird, it was mingled with spring water to increase the quantity necessary for the appointed sprinklings, which were to be repeated seven times, denoting a complete purification. (See Kg2 5:10; Psa 51:2; Mat 8:4; Luk 5:14). The living bird being then set free, in token of the leper's release from quarantine, the priest pronounced him clean; and this official declaration was made with all solemnity, in order that the mind of the leper might be duly impressed with a sense of the divine goodness, and that others might be sa…

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Adam Clarke on Leviticus 14:5

Over running water - Literally, living, that is, spring water. The meaning appears to be this: Some water (about a quarter of a log, an eggshell and a half full, according to the rabbins) was taken from a spring, and put into a clean earthen vessel, and they killed the bird over this water, that the blood might drop into it; and in this blood and water mixed, they dipped the instrument before described, and sprinkled it seven times upon the person who was to be cleansed. The living or spring water was chosen because it was purer than what was taken from pits or wells, the latter being often in a putrid or corrupt state; for in a ceremony of purifying or cleansing, every thing must be as pure…

Dictionary and topics

Bird — Birds are divided in the Mosaic law into two classes, (1) the clean (Lev. 1:14-17; 5:7-10; 14:4-7), which were offered in sacrifice; and (2) the unclean (Lev. 11:13-20). When offered in sacrifice,…
Cedar — (Heb. e’rez, Gr. kedros, Lat. cedrus), a tree very frequently mentioned in Scripture. It was stately (Ezek. 31:3-5), long-branched (Ps. 80:10; 92:12; Ezek. 31:6-9), odoriferous (Cant. 4:11; Hos.…
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),…
Hyssop — (Heb. ‘ezob; LXX. hyssopos), first mentioned in Ex. 12:22 in connection with the institution of the Passover. We find it afterwards mentioned in Lev. 14:4, 6, 52; Num. 19:6, 18; Heb. 9:19. It is…
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…
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
Hyssop · In sprinkling blood in purifi

Leviticus 14:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Matthew Henry on Leviticus 14:1-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 14:5

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 14:5

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Leviticus 14:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 14:1-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 14:5

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 14:5

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Leviticus 14:6

John Calvin on Leviticus 14:3-9

Keil & Delitzsch on Leviticus 14:1-32

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Leviticus 14:5-7

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