Leviticus 14:52–15:5

⁵²“He shall thus cleanse the house with the blood of the bird and with the ¹running water, along with the live bird and with the cedar wood and with the hyssop and with the ²scarlet string.

⁵³“However, he shall let the live bird go free outside the city into the open field. So he shall make atonement for the house, and it will be clean.”

⁵⁴This is the law for any mark of leprosy—even for a ^ascale,

⁵⁵and for the ^aleprous garment or house,

⁵⁶and ^afor a swelling and for a scab and for a bright spot—

⁵⁷to instruct ¹when they are unclean and ²when they are clean. This is the law of leprosy.

CHAPTER 15

Statute for Cleansing Bodily Discharges

¹Yahweh also spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

²“Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘^aWhen any man has a discharge from his ¹body, ²his discharge is unclean.

³‘This, moreover, shall be his uncleanness in his discharge: it is his uncleanness whether his body allows its discharge to flow or whether his body obstructs its discharge.

⁴‘Every bed on which the person with the discharge lies becomes unclean, and everything on which he sits becomes unclean.

⁵‘Anyone, moreover, who touches his bed shall wash his clothes and bathe in water and be unclean until evening;