Leviticus 14:1

Laws for Cleansing Lepers

1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

Leviticus 14:1 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 14:1

And the Lord spake unto Moses
In order to deliver the same to Aaron, who, and the priests his successors, were chiefly to be concerned in the execution of the law given: saying;
as follows.

Leviticus 14:1 In-Context

1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

2 “This shall be the law of the leprous person for the day of his cleansing. He shall be brought to the priest,

3 and the priest shall go out of the camp, and the priest shall look. Then, if the case of leprous disease is healed in the leprous person,

4 the priest shall command them to take for him who is to be cleansed two live clean birds and cedarwood and scarlet yarn and hyssop.

5 And the priest shall command them to kill one of the birds in an earthenware vessel over fresh water.