Leviticus 14:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water:”

Leviticus 14:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Leviticus 14:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Leviticus 14:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The priest shall command them to kill one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water.”

Leviticus 14:5 — World English Bible

Leviticus 14:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“and the priest shall command to kill one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water.”

Leviticus 14:5 — American Standard Version

Leviticus 14:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`And the priest hath commanded, and he hath slaughtered the one bird upon an earthen vessel, over running water;”

Leviticus 14:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Leviticus 14:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the priest shall command that one bird be killed in an earthen vessel over running water:”

Leviticus 14:5 — Darby Translation

Leviticus 14:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the Priest shall commaund to kill one of the birdes ouer pure water in an earthen vessell.”

Leviticus 14:5 — Geneva Bible

Leviticus 14:5 in Context — Leviticus 14

3 And the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the priest shall look, and, behold, if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper;

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:

5 And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water:

6 As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water:

7 And he shall sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed from the leprosy seven times, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird loose into the open field.

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What Does Leviticus 14:5 Mean?

Leviticus 14:5 is a verse from the Book of Leviticus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Leviticus chapter 14. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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