Leviticus 14:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLeviticus 14:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְצִוָּה֙
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
הַכֹּהֵ֔ן
kôhên
H3548
priest
וְלָקַ֧ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
לַמִּטַּהֵ֛ר
ṭâhêr
H2891
to cleanse
שְׁתֵּֽי
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
צִפֳּרִ֥ים
tsippôwr
H6833
bird
חַיּ֖וֹת
chay
H2416
living
טְהֹר֑וֹת
ṭâhôwr
H2889
pure
וְעֵ֣ץ
ʻêts
H6086
tree
אֶ֔רֶז
ʼerez
H730
cedar
וּשְׁנִ֥י
shânîy
H8144
scarlet
תוֹלַ֖עַת
tôwlâʻ
H8438
worm
וְאֵזֹֽב
ʼêzôwb
H231
hyssop
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World English Bible Public Domain
then the priest shall command them to take for him who is to be cleansed two living clean birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop.
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King James Version Public Domain
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:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then the priest shall command, and he shall take for the person who is being cleansed two live, clean birds and wood of cedar and scarlet of worm and hyssop.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).