Leviticus 14:53

53 and he shall let the living bird go out of the city into the open field; so he shall make atonement for the house, and it shall be clean.

Leviticus 14:53 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 14:53

But he shall let go the living bird out of the city into the
open fields (See Gill on Leviticus 14:7).

Leviticus 14:53 In-Context

51 and shall take the cedarwood and the hyssop and the crimson yarn, along with the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slaughtered bird and the fresh water, and sprinkle the house seven times.
52 Thus he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird, and with the fresh water, and with the living bird, and with the cedarwood and hyssop and crimson yarn;
53 and he shall let the living bird go out of the city into the open field; so he shall make atonement for the house, and it shall be clean.
54 This is the ritual for any leprous disease: for an itch,
55 for leprous diseases in clothing and houses,
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