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Leviticus 14:5 KJV
Leviticus · chapter 14 · verse 5
And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water:Leviticus 14:5 · King James Version
Leviticus 14:5 in context
3And 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;
4Then 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:
5And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water:
6As 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:
7And he shall sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed from the leprosy seven times, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird loose into the open field.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- commandtsâvâhto constitute, enjoinH6680 →
- earthencheresa piece of potteryH2789 →
- runningchayaliveH2416 →
- priestkôhênliterally one officiating, a priestH3548 →
- killedshâchaṭto slaughterH7819 →
- vesselkᵉlîysomething preparedH3627 →
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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.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-9