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Cleansing a Home

Leviticus 14:53

In 11 translations

BSB
Finally, he is to release the live bird into the open fields outside the city. In this way he will make atonement for the house, and it will be clean.
KJV
But he shall let go the living bird out of the city into the open fields, and make an atonement for the house: and it shall be clean.
WEB
but he shall let the living bird go out of the city into the open field. So shall he make atonement for the house; and it shall be clean.”
ASV
but he shall let go the living bird out of the city into the open field: so shall he make atonement for the house; and it shall be clean.
LSV
and he has sent the living bird away to the outside of the city to the face of the field, and has made atonement for the house, and it has been clean.
YLT
and he hath sent away the living bird unto the outside of the city unto the face of the field, and hath made atonement for the house, and it hath been clean.
DBY
and he shall let the living bird loose out of the city into the open field; and he shall make atonement for the house, and it is clean.
DRC
And when he hath let go the sparrow to fly freely away into the field, he shall pray for the house, and it shall be rightly cleansed.
GNV
Afterwarde he shall let go the liue sparowe out of the towne into the broad fieldes: so shall he make atonement for the house, and it shall be cleane.
JPS
But he shall let go the living bird out of the city into the open field; so shall he make atonement for the house; and it shall be clean.
LXXE
And he shall let the living bird go out of the city into the field, and shall make atonement for the house, and it shall be clean.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
וְשִׁלַּ֞ח אֶת־הַצִּפֹּ֧ר הַֽחַיָּ֛ה אֶל־מִח֥וּץ לָעִ֖יר אֶל־פְּנֵ֣י הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה וְכִפֶּ֥ר עַל־הַבַּ֖יִת וְטָהֵֽר׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἐξαποστελεῖ τὸ ὀρνίθιον τὸ ζῶν ἔξω τῆς πόλεως εἰς τὸ πεδίον, καὶ ἐξιλάσεται περὶ τῆς οἰκίας, καὶ καθαρὰ ἔσται.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Leviticus 14:7Seven times he shall sprinkle the one to be cleansed of the skin disease. Then he shall pronounce him clean and release the live bird into the open field.
  • Leviticus 14:20and offer it on the altar, with the grain offering, to make atonement for him, and he will be clean.

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