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Then he will take the cedar wood, the hyssop, the scarlet thread, and the living bird, dip them in the blood of the killed bird and the fresh water and sprinkle the house seven times,
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cleansing the house with the blood of the bird, the fresh water, the living bird, the cedar wood, the hyssop, and the scarlet thread.
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Last of all, he will let the living bird loose outside the city in the open field. He has made atonement for the house; the house is clean.
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"These are the procedures to be followed for every kind of serious skin disease or itch,
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for mildew or fungus on clothing or in a house,
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