And he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird, and with the running water, and with the living bird, and with the cedar wood, and with the hyssop, and with the scarlet:
Parallel translations
- WEB He shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird, and with the running water, with the living bird, with the cedar wood, with the hyssop, and with the scarlet;
- BSB And he shall cleanse the house with the bird’s blood, the fresh water, the live bird, the cedar wood, the hyssop, and the scarlet yarn.
- NKJV And he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird and the running water and the living bird, with the cedar wood, the hyssop, and the scarlet.
- NASB So he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird and with the running water, along with the live bird, the cedar wood, the hyssop, and the scarlet string.
- NLT When the priest has purified the house in exactly this way,
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Quick answer
The priest cleanses the house with the blood, the water, the living bird, and the cedar, hyssop, and scarlet. It matters because all the appointed means together effect the house's purification.
Overview
The full set of elements, blood, living water, the living bird, and the ritual materials, accomplishes the cleansing of the house. The summary stresses that purification comes through God's prescribed means, not human invention. This God-given method of cleansing points to Christ, the one appointed means by which the defiled are truly made clean.
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Every sacrifice, every priest, and every day of atonement points beyond itself to the one perfect offering and the great High Priest who, by his own blood, makes the unclean holy once for all.
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