Leviticus 14:5 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water:

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

The priest shall order that one of the birds be killed in a clay pot over flowing water.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

The priest is giving instructions for a specific ritual involving sacrificing one bird over flowing water as part of a cleansing ceremony.

📚 Historical Context

This verse is part of the detailed purification ritual for someone who had been healed from leprosy (a serious skin disease). In ancient Israel, priests served as both religious leaders and health officials, overseeing ceremonies that declared people ritually clean and able to rejoin the community. The use of running water and clay vessels had symbolic meaning related to purity and new life.

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Leviticus 14:51

He must take the cedar wood, the hyssop plant, the red cloth, and the living bird, and dip them all in the blood of the bird that was killed and in the fresh flowing water. Then he must sprinkle the house seven times with this mixture.

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He must take the living bird, along with the cedar wood, the red thread, and the hyssop plant, and dip all of them including the living bird into the blood of the bird that was killed over the fresh flowing water.

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