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the priestהַכֹּהֵןshall commandוְצִוָּהthat they takeוְלָקַחfor the one being purifiedלַמִּטַּהֵרtwoשְׁתֵּיcleanטְהֹרוֹתlivingחַיּוֹתbirds,צִפֳּרִיםand cedarוְ אֶרֶזwood,עֵץand scarlet,וּשְׁנִי תוֹלַעַתand hyssop.וְאֵזֹב
Leviticus 14:4
Study it in the app“the priest shall command that they take for the one being purified two clean living birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 14:4, word by word
- the priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- shall commandצִוָּהtsiva
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appears- that they takeלָקַחlakach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “lakach” appears- for the one being purifiedמִּטַּהֵרmitaher
be clean
To be free of uncleanness under the law.
Where else “mitaher” appears- twoשְׁתֵּיshete
two
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shete” appears- cleanטְהֹרוֹתtehorot
clean
Fit under the law for worship, without stain.
Where else “tehorot” appears- livingחַיּוֹתchayot
alive
Having life, not dead.
Where else “chayot” appears- birdsצִפֳּרִיםtsiporim
bird
Bird, small bird.
Where else “tsiporim” appears- and cedarאֶרֶזerez
cedar
Cedar: a large tree with fragrant, lasting wood.
Where else “erez” appears- woodעֵץets
wood
What is taken from a cut tree: firewood, board, rod or timber.
Where else “ets” appears- and scarletשְׁנִיsheni
scarlet
Scarlet, crimson; thread dyed that color.
Where else “sheni” appears- and scarletתוֹלַעַתtolaat
scarlet
Bright red dye from a worm, or thread of that color.
Where else “tolaat” appears- and hyssopאֵזֹבezov
hyssop
Hyssop: a plant with small branches used like a brush for sprinkling.
Where else “ezov” appears
The context
3The priest shall go out to outside the camp, and the priest shall examine him, and if the leprous sore has been healed in the leper,
4 · This verse (above)
5The priest shall command that they slaughter the one bird in an earthen vessel over living water.