Leviticus 14:53
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"However, he shall let the liveהַֽחַיָּ֛ה
(ha·chai·yah)
2416a: alive, livingfrom chayah
birdהַצִּפֹּ֧ר
(ha·tzip·por)
6833: a birdfrom an unused word
go freeוְשִׁלַּ֞ח
(ve·shil·lach)
7971: to senda prim. root
outsideאֶל־
(el-)
413: to, into, towardsa prim. particle
the cityלָעִ֖יר
(la·'ir)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
into the openפְּנֵ֣י
(pe·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
field.הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה
(has·sa·deh;)
7704: field, landfrom the same as saday
So he shall make atonementוְכִפֶּ֥ר
(ve·chip·per)
3722a: to cover over, pacify, make propitiationdenominative verb from kopher
for the house,הַבַּ֖יִת
(hab·ba·yit)
1004: a housea prim. root
and it will be clean."וְטָהֵֽר׃
(ve·ta·her.)
2891: to be clean or purea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
But he shall let go
shalach  (shaw-lakh')
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
the living
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
bird
tsippowr  (tsip-pore')
a little bird (as hopping) -- bird, fowl, sparrow.
out
chuwts  (khoots)
abroad, field, forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without.
of the city
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
into the open
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
fields
sadeh  (saw-deh')
from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat) -- country, field, ground, land, soil, wild.
and make an atonement
kaphar  (kaw-far')
to cover (specifically with bitumen); figuratively, to expiate or condone, to placate or cance
for the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
and it shall be clean
taher  (taw-hare')
be (make, make self, pronounce) clean, cleanse (self), purge, purify(-ier, self).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"However, he shall let the live bird go free outside the city into the open field. So he shall make atonement for the house, and it will be clean."

King James Bible
But he shall let go the living bird out of the city into the open fields, and make an atonement for the house: and it shall be clean.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then he is to release the live bird into the open countryside outside the city. In this way he will make atonement for the house, and it will be clean."

International Standard Version
Then he is to send the bird away, outside the city, facing the fields, to make atonement for the house. Then it is to be considered clean.

NET Bible
and he is to send the live bird away outside the city into the open countryside. So he is to make atonement for the house and it will be clean.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then he will let the living bird fly from the city into the open country. He will make peace with the LORD for the house, and it will be clean.

King James 2000 Bible
But he shall let go the living bird out of the city into the open fields, and make an atonement for the house: and it shall be clean.
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