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the priest shall go out of the camp [to meet him]; and the priest shall examine him, and if the leper has been healed of the infection of leprosy, then the priest shall give orders to take two live clean birds and cedar wood and scarlet string and [a]hyssop for the one to be cleansed.(A) Next the priest shall order that one of the birds be killed [as a sacrifice] in an earthenware container over [fresh] [b]running water.

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  1. Leviticus 14:4 I.e. an aromatic plant.
  2. Leviticus 14:5 Lit living, an ancient concept probably based on motion as an indicator of life.

The priest is to go outside the camp and examine them.(A) If they have been healed of their defiling skin disease,[a](B) the priest shall order that two live clean birds and some cedar wood, scarlet yarn and hyssop(C) be brought for the person to be cleansed.(D) Then the priest shall order that one of the birds be killed over fresh water in a clay pot.(E)

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  1. Leviticus 14:3 The Hebrew word for defiling skin disease, traditionally translated “leprosy,” was used for various diseases affecting the skin; also in verses 7, 32, 54 and 57.