The Meaning of Leviticus 14:51 Explained

Leviticus 14:51

KJV: And he shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird, and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times:

YLT: and he hath taken the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and the living bird, and hath dipped them in the blood of the slaughtered bird, and in the running water, and hath sprinkled upon the house seven times.

Darby: and he shall take the cedar-wood and the hyssop and the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the bird that was killed, and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times;

ASV: and he shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird, and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he shall take  the cedar  wood,  and the hyssop,  and the scarlet,  and the living  bird,  and dip  them in the blood  of the slain  bird,  and in the running  water,  and sprinkle  the house  seven  times: 

What does Leviticus 14:51 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 14

1  The rites and sacrifices in cleansing the leper
33  The signs of leprosy in a house
48  The cleansing of that house

What do the individual words in Leviticus 14:51 mean?

And he shall take - wood the cedar and the hyssop and yarn the scarlet and bird the living and dip them in the blood of the bird slain and in the water running and sprinkle the house seven times
וְלָקַ֣ח אֶת־ עֵֽץ־ הָ֠אֶרֶז וְאֶת־ הָ֨אֵזֹ֜ב וְאֵ֣ת ׀ שְׁנִ֣י הַתּוֹלַ֗עַת וְאֵת֮ הַצִּפֹּ֣ר הַֽחַיָּה֒ וְטָבַ֣ל אֹתָ֗ם בְּדַם֙ הַצִּפֹּ֣ר הַשְּׁחוּטָ֔ה וּבַמַּ֖יִם הַֽחַיִּ֑ים וְהִזָּ֥ה אֶל־ הַבַּ֖יִת שֶׁ֥בַע פְּעָמִֽים

וְלָקַ֣ח  And  he  shall  take 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָקַח 
Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
עֵֽץ־  wood 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: עֵץ  
Sense: tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows.
הָ֠אֶרֶז  the  cedar 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֶרֶז  
Sense: cedar.
הָ֨אֵזֹ֜ב  the  hyssop 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֵזׄוב  
Sense: hyssop, a plant used for medicinal and religious purposes.
שְׁנִ֣י  yarn 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שָׁנִי  
Sense: scarlet, crimson.
הַתּוֹלַ֗עַת  the  scarlet 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: תֹּולָע 
Sense: worm, scarlet stuff, crimson.
הַצִּפֹּ֣ר  bird 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular
Root: צִפֹּור  
Sense: bird, fowl.
הַֽחַיָּה֒  the  living 
Parse: Article, Adjective, feminine singular
Root: חַי 
Sense: living, alive.
וְטָבַ֣ל  and  dip 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: טָבַל  
Sense: to dip, dip into, plunge.
בְּדַם֙  in  the  blood 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: דָּם  
Sense: blood.
הַצִּפֹּ֣ר  of  the  bird 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular
Root: צִפֹּור  
Sense: bird, fowl.
הַשְּׁחוּטָ֔ה  slain 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, feminine singular
Root: שָׁחַט 
Sense: to kill, slaughter, beat.
וּבַמַּ֖יִם  and  in  the  water 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: מַיִם  
Sense: water, waters.
הַֽחַיִּ֑ים  running 
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine plural
Root: חַי 
Sense: living, alive.
אֶל־  sprinkle 
Parse: Preposition
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
הַבַּ֖יִת  the  house 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
שֶׁ֥בַע  seven 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: שֶׁבַע  
Sense: seven (cardinal number).
פְּעָמִֽים  times 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: פַּעַם  
Sense: stroke, beat, foot, step, anvil, occurrence.

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