Leviticus 14:50

“He shall slaughter the one bird in an earthen vessel over living water.”

Leviticus 14:50 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 14:50, word by word

He shall slaughterשָׁחַטshachat

slaughter

To kill an animal by cutting its throat, to sacrifice it or to eat.

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the oneאֶחָתechat

one

The number one; just one and no more.

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birdצִּפֹּרtsipor

bird

Bird, small bird.

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an earthenחֶרֶשׂcheres

earthenware

Baked clay, earthenware; a piece of pottery.

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vesselכְּלִיkeli

vessel

Any container for keeping or carrying liquids and food.

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livingחַיִּיםchayim

raw

Literally "living": running water, uncooked meat.

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waterמַיִםmayim

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

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The context

49To purify the house he shall take two birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop.

50 · This verse (above)

51He shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slaughtered bird and in the living water, and sprinkle the house seven times.

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