Leviticus 14:4 — King James Version← Study notes

“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:”

Leviticus 14:4 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Leviticus 14:413 words

וְצִוָּהwəṣiûhAnd constitute

הַכֹּהֵןhakōhēnThe officiating

וְלָקַחwəlāqaḥAnd take

לַמִּטַּהֵרlamiṭahērTo be pure

שְׁתֵּיšətêTwo

צִפֳּרִיםṣipŏrîmLittle bird

חַיּוֹתḥaywōtLiving

טְהֹרוֹתṭəhōrwōtPure

וְעֵץwəʿēṣAnd tree

אֶרֶזʾerezCedar

וּשְׁנִיûšənîAnd crimson

תוֹלַעַתtwōlaʿatMaggot

וְאֵזֹבwəʾēzōvAnd hyssop

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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