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Leviticus 14:49

And he shall take to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:

KJV

et in purificationem ejus sumet duos passeres, lignumque cedrinum, et vermiculum atque hyssopum :

Vulgate

καὶ λήμψεται ἀφαγνίσαι τὴν οἰκίαν δύο ὀρνίθια ζῶντα καθαρὰ καὶ ξύλον κέδρινον καὶ κεκλωσμένον κόκκινον καὶ ὕσσωπον·

LXX

And he shall take to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar-wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:

ASV

וְ/לָקַ֛ח לְ/חַטֵּ֥א אֶת הַ/בַּ֖יִת שְׁתֵּ֣י צִפֳּרִ֑ים וְ/עֵ֣ץ אֶ֔רֶז וּ/שְׁנִ֥י תוֹלַ֖עַת וְ/אֵזֹֽב

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲרָזִ֔ים
'rzym
noun · 70×
אֵזֹֽב
'zb
noun · 10×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
הֶחֱטִ֖יא
hchty'
verb · 237×
יִּקַּ֣ח
yqch
verb · 963×
עֵ֣ץ
'ts
noun · 324×
צִּפֹּ֣ר
tspr
noun · 39×
שְׁתֵּ֣י
shty
adjective · 765×
שָׁנִ֖י
shny
noun · 42×
תוֹלַ֥עַת
tvl't
noun · 43×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Lev 14:4 — Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:
  • Num 19:6 — And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.
  • Ps 51:7 — Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.