Lev 14:49-52 | NETfull | STEP | Then he is to take two birds, a piece of cedar wood, a scrap of crimson fabric, and some twigs of hyssop to decontaminate the house,

Leviticus 14:49-52

49 Then he ^{▼▼ The pronoun “he” refers to the priest mentioned in the previous verse.} is to take two birds, a piece of cedar wood, a scrap of crimson fabric, and some twigs of hyssop ^{▼▼ Regarding these ritual materials, see the note on v. 4 above.} to decontaminate ^{▼▼ Regarding the Piel of חָטָא (khata’, cf. v. 52) meaning to “decontaminate” or “perform a decontamination,” see the notes on Lev 8:15 and 9:15.} ^{▼▼ In Lev 8:15, for example, the “sin offering” is used to “decontaminate” the burnt offering altar. As argued above (see the note on v. 7 above), these ritual materials and the procedures performed with them do not constitute a “sin offering” (contrast vv. 19 and 31 above). In fact, no sin offering was required for the purification of a house.} the house, 50 and he is to slaughter one bird into a clay vessel over fresh water. ^{▼▼ See the note on v. 5 above.} 51 He must then take the piece of cedar wood, the twigs of hyssop, the scrap of crimson fabric, and the live bird, and dip them in the blood of the slaughtered bird and in the fresh water, and sprinkle the house seven times. 52 So he is to decontaminate the house with the blood of the bird, the fresh water, the live bird, the piece of cedar wood, the twigs of hyssop, and the scrap of crimson fabric,