Bible Strands
Leviticus 14:52
And he shall cleanse the house with the bird’s blood, the fresh water, the live bird, the cedar wood, the hyssop, and the scarlet yarn.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The priest executes the concluding purification step for a house previously marked as unclean, acting immediately after the sevenfold sprinkling described in the preceding verse.
The words — The passage centers on וְ/חִטֵּ֣א (ve./chi.Te') = and he will cleanse from sin, and בְּ/דַם֙ (be./Dam) = with the blood, specifying the agent and primary medium of the ritual act.
The thread — Leviticus 14:52 lists the exact components required to purify a dwelling, continuing the chapter’s structural pattern of combining blood, fresh water, and specific plant materials to address ritual defilement (Leviticus 14:51, Leviticus 14:53).
Why it lands — It demands the reader observe that ritual restoration follows a fixed, material sequence administered by a designated priest to transition a space from defiled to clean.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird, and with the running water, and with the living bird, and with the cedar wood, and with the hyssop, and with the scarlet: