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14 ¶ Seyè a pale ak Moyiz, li di l' konsa:

-Men regleman w'a bay pou yo swiv lè y'ap fè sèvis pou moun ki geri apre yo te gen move maladi po. Jou pou yo rekonèt moun lan geri a, y'a mennen l' bay prèt la.

Prèt la va pran l', l'a soti ansanm avè l' lòt bò limit kan kote moun rete a. L'a egzaminen l' byen egzaminen, pou l' wè si malad la geri vre.

Prèt la va bay lòd pou yo pote pou moun ki te malad la de zwazo tou vivan epi ki bon pou moun k'ap fè sèvis pou Bondye, ansanm ak yon moso bwa sèd, yon moso twal kamwazi ak yon ti branch izòp.

Apre sa, prèt la va bay lòd pou yo touye premye zwazo a anwo yon bòl an tè plen dlo fre.

L'a pran lòt zwazo a tou vivan ansanm ak bwa sèd la, moso twal kamwazi a ak ti branch izòp la, l'a plonje yo nan san zwazo yo te touye anwo dlo fre a.

Apre sa, l'a voye san an sèt fwa sou moun ki te gen move maladi po a epi l'a di moun lan nan kondisyon ankò pou fè sèvis Bondye. L'a lage zwazo vivan an pou l' vole al fè wout li nan bwa.

Moun ki te malad la va lave rad ki te sou li yo, l'a kale tèt li nèt, l'a benyen nan gwo dlo, epi l'a nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis Bondye ankò. Apre sa, l'a antre nan kan kote moun rete a, men li p'ap antre lakay li pandan sèt jou.

Sou setyèm jou a, l'a kale tèt li ankò, l'a koupe tout bab li, tout plim je l' ak tout plim ki sou tout rès kò li. L'a lave rad ki te sou li a, l'a lave kò l' nan gwo dlo. Apre sa, l'a nan kondisyon pou l' fè sèvis Bondye.

10 ¶ Sou wityèm jou a, l'a pran de ti belye ki pa gen ankenn enfimite ak yon ti fenmèl mouton ki gen ennan epi ki pa gen ankenn enfimite. L'a pran tou de mamit farin melanje ak lwil oliv epi yon boutèy demi lit plen lwil oliv.

11 Prèt k'ap fè sèvis la va mennen moun lan ansanm ak ofrann li yo devan Seyè a, jouk nan papòt Tant Randevou a.

12 Rive la, prèt la va pran yonn nan ti belye yo, l'a ofri l' ansanm ak demi lit lwil la bay Seyè a pou peye pou sa moun lan te fè ki mal. L'a balanse yo devan Seyè a tankou yon ofrann espesyal pou Seyè a.

13 L'a touye ti mouton an kote yo konn touye bèt yo ofri pou mande padon an osinon pou boule nèt la, nan kote yo mete apa pou sèvis Bondye a. L'a fè sa konsa paske bèt moun yo ofri pou peye pou sa yo fè ki mal la osinon pou mande Bondye padon an, se pou prèt la li ye. Se yon ofrann yo mete apa nèt pou Seyè a.

14 Apre sa, prèt la va pran ti gout nan san ti mouton an, l'a pase l' sou pwent tete zòrèy dwat moun ki te malad la, sou gwo pous men dwat li ak sou gwo zòtèy pye dwat li.

15 Prèt la va pran ti gout lwil nan boutèy la, l'a vide l' nan pla men gòch li.

16 L'a tranpe yon dwèt men dwat li nan lwil ki nan pla men gòch li a. Avèk dwèt la, l'a voye ti gout lwil sèt fwa devan lotèl Bondye a.

17 L'a pran ti gout nan lwil ki nan pla men gòch li a, l'a mete l' menm kote li te mete san ti mouton an, ki vle di sou pwent tete zòrèy dwat moun lan, sou gwo pous men dwat li ak sou gwo zòtèy pye dwat li.

18 Lèfini, l'a vide rès lwil ki nan pla men l' lan sou tèt moun lan. Se konsa prèt la va fè sèvis pou mande Bondye padon devan lotèl Seyè a.

19 Apre sa, prèt la va fè ofrann pou peye sa moun lan fè ki mal. L'a fè sèvis pou mande Bondye padon pou moun ki te malad la. L'a touye bèt pou yo boule nèt la.

20 L'a mete l' sou lotèl la ansanm ak farin ble melanje ak lwil la. Se konsa prèt la va fè sèvis pou mande padon pou moun lan, epi moun lan va nan kondisyon ankò pou l' fè sèvis Bondye.

21 ¶ Si moun lan pòv epi li pa gen anpil mwayen, l'a pote yon sèl ti mouton pou yo ofri pou peye pou sa moun lan te fè ki mal la. L'a pote twaka mamit farin sèlman melanje ak lwil oliv ak yon boutèy demi lit plen lwil.

22 L'a pote de ti toutrèl tou osinon de ti pijon, jan mwayen li va penmèt li, yonn pou sèvi ofrann pou mande padon, lòt la pou boule nèt pou Seyè a.

23 Sou wityèm jou a, l'a pote yo bay prèt la devan pòt Tant Randevou a, pou prèt la fè sèvis pou mete l' nan kondisyon pou li ka sèvi Seyè a ankò.

24 Prèt la va pran ti mouton li ofri pou peye pou sa moun lan fè ki mal la ansanm ak boutèy lwil la, l'a balanse yo devan Seyè a tankou yon ofrann.

25 Apre sa, l'a touye ti mouton an, l'a pran ti gout nan san li l'a mete sou pwent tete zòrèy dwat moun ki te malad la, sou gwo pous men dwat li ak sou gwo zòtèy pye dwat li.

26 Prèt la va vide ti gout lwil nan pla men gòch li,

27 l'a tranpe yon dwèt men dwat li nan lwil ki nan pla men gòch li a. Avèk dwèt la, l'a voye lwil la sèt fwa devan lotèl Seyè a.

28 Apre sa, l'a pran nan lwil ki nan men gòch li a, l'a mete l' menm kote li te mete san ti mouton an, ki vle di sou pwent tete zòrèy dwat moun lan, sou gwo pous men dwat li a ak sou gwo zòtèy pye dwat li a.

29 Lèfini, l'a vide rès lwil ki nan pla men gòch li a sou tèt moun lan. Se konsa l'a fè sèvis pou mande Bondye padon devan lotèl Seyè a.

30 Apre sa, l'a ofri toutrèl yo, osinon pijon yo, dapre sa mwayen moun lan te penmèt li,

31 yonn pou mande padon pou peche, lòt la pou yo boule nèt ansanm ak ofrann farin ble a. Se konsa prèt la va fè sèvis pou mande Bondye padon pou moun lan.

32 Men regleman pou yo swiv lè yon moun ki gen move maladi po pa gen dekwa pou l' ofri tou sa li te dwe ofri pou sèvis ki pou mete l' nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis Bondye ankò.

33 ¶ Seyè a pale ak Moyiz ansanm ak Arawon, li di yo:

34 -Lè n'a fin antre nan peyi Kanaran an, peyi m'ap ban nou pou rele nou pa nou an, si mwen voye salpèt sou yonn nan kay kote nou rete yo, men sa pou nou fè.

35 Mèt kay la va al jwenn prèt la, l'a di l': Gen yon bagay tankou salpèt ki parèt sou miray kay mwen an.

36 Prèt la va bay lòd pou yo mete tou sa ki nan kay la deyò anvan li vin egzaminen kay la. Konsa, tou sa ki te nan kay la ka toujou sèvi pou moun k'ap sèvi Bondye. Apre sa, prèt la va vini, l'a antre nan kay la pou egzaminen l'.

37 L'a egzaminen tout miray yo. Si li wè gen kèk kote ki manje nan miray la, epi ki gen ti koulè vèt osinon wouj,

38 prèt la va soti nan kay la, l'a fèmen l' akle pou sèt jou.

39 Sou setyèm jou a, prèt la va tounen, l'a egzaminen miray kay la ankò. Si li wè tach la gaye sou miray kay la,

40 prèt la va bay lòd pou yo wete wòch kote yo te jwenn salpèt la, y'a voye wòch yo jete yon kote andeyò lavil la, kote yo mete bagay ki pa ka sèvi pou sèvis Bondye.

41 Apre sa, l'a fè yo grate tout anndan kay la, epi y'a jete tout vye kras mòtye yo te grate a andeyò lavil la, menm kote yo mete bagay ki pa ka sèvi nan sèvis Bondye.

42 Y'a pran lòt wòch ranplase wòch yo te wete yo epi y'a rekrepi kay la.

43 Si salpèt la parèt ankò apre yo fin wete wòch malad yo, apre yo fin grate kay la epi yo rekrepi l',

44 prèt la va tounen vin gade. Si li wè salpèt la gaye nan kay la, la konnen kay la gen yon move maladi sou miray li. Moun k'ap sèvi Bondye pa ka rete ladan l'.

45 Lè sa a, y'a demoli kay la nèt epi y'a pran wòch, bwa, mòtye ki te nan kay la, y'a voye yo jete andeyò lavil la, kote yo mete bagay ki pa ka sèvi pou sèvis Bondye.

46 Tout moun ki te antre anndan kay la lè kay la te fèmen an p'ap nan kondisyon pou sèvi Bondye jouk aswè rive.

47 Tout moun ki te kouche osinon ki te manje anndan kay la va gen pou lave rad ki te sou yo.

48 Lè prèt la vin gade a, si li te jwenn salpèt la disparèt nèt apre yo te fin rekrepi kay la, prèt la va fè konnen kay la nan bon kondisyon ankò pou moun k'ap sèvi Bondye ka rete ladan l', paske salpèt la disparèt nèt.

49 Apre sa, prèt la va fè sèvis pou wete peche nan kay la. L'a pran de zwazo, kèk moso bwa sèd, yon moso twal kamwazi ak yon ti branch izòp.

50 L'a touye yonn nan ti zwazo yo anwo yon bòl an tè plen dlo fre.

51 Apre sa, l'a pran bwa sèd la, ti branch izòp la, moso twal kamwazi a ansanm ak lòt zwazo ki vivan an, l'a plonje yo nan san premye zwazo a ki melanje ak dlo fre a. Apre sa, l'a voye san an sèt fwa sou kay la.

52 Se konsa prèt la va fè sèvis pou wete peche nan kay la, avèk san zwazo a, dlo fre a, zwazo vivan an, bwa sèd la, ti branch izòp la, epi moso twal kamwazi a.

53 Apre sa, l'a lage ti zwazo vivan an pou l' vole al fè wout li nan bwa andeyò lavil la. Se konsa l'a fè sèvis pou mande Bondye padon pou kay la epi kay la va nan bon kondisyon pou moun k'ap sèvi Bondye ka rete ladan l' ankò.

54 ¶ Men regleman pou nou swiv lè yon moun gen move maladi po osinon pyas,

55 lè kanni tonbe sou rad osinon lè salpèt parèt nan yon kay,

56 lè yon moun gen yon kote sou po l' ki anfle osinon lè li gen yon bouton ou ankò yon tach ki parèt sou po l'.

57 Se konsa n'a konnen lè yon bagay nan bon kondisyon osinon lè li pa nan bon kondisyon pou moun k'ap sèvi Bondye. Se tout regleman yo sa pou move maladi po.

15 ¶ Seyè a pale ak Moyiz ansanm ak Arawon, li di yo konsa:

-Pale ak pèp Izrayèl la, di yo pou mwen: Lè yon nonm gen ekoulman, li pa nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis Bondye.

Kit ekoulman an ap koule, kit li bloke ti pati li, nonm lan pa nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis Bondye.

Moun k'ap sèvi Bondye pa ka sèvi ak kabann kote moun malad la kouche ni ak bagay kote l' te chita.

Tout moun ki manyen kabann lan gen pou lave rad ki sou yo, yo gen pou yo benyen nan gwo dlo, epi yo p'ap nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis Bondye jouk aswè.

Konsa tou, tout moun ki chita sou bagay kote li te chita gen pou lave rad ki sou yo, pou yo benyen nan gwo dlo epi yo p'ap nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis Bondye jouk aswè.

Tout moun ki manyen yon moun ki gen ekoulman gen pou yo lave rad ki sou yo, pou yo benyen nan gwo dlo epi yo p'ap nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis Bondye jouk aswè.

Si nonm malad la krache sou yon moun ki te nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis Bondye, moun sa a gen pou l' lave rad ki te sou li a, li gen pou l' benyen nan gwo dlo epi li p'ap nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis Bondye jouk aswè.

Si nonm malad la moute sou yon sèl chwal, moun ki nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis Bondye pa ka sèvi avèk sèl la.

10 Tout moun ki manyen nenpòt bagay kote nonm lan te chita a p'ap nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis Bondye jouk aswè. Tout moun ki va pran nenpòt bagay kote nonm lan te chita a pou yo pote l' ak men yo, yo gen pou lave rad sou yo, pou yo benyen nan gwo dlo epi yo p'ap nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis Bondye jouk aswè.

11 Si yon nonm ki gen ekoulman manyen yon moun san li pa lave men l' anvan, moun sa a gen pou lave rad ki sou li, li gen pou l' benyen nan gwo dlo epi li p'ap nan kondisyon pou l' fè sèvis Bondye jouk aswè.

12 Depi nonm malad la manyen yon veso fèt an tè, se pou yo kraze veso a. Men, si veso a fèt an bwa, y'a lave l' nan gwo dlo.

13 Apre nonm ki te gen ekoulman an fin geri, li gen pou l' tann sèt jou anvan li fè sèvis ki pou mete l' nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis Bondye. Lè sa a, l'a lave rad ki sou li, l'a benyen nan dlo dous. Se konsa l'a vin nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis Bondye ankò.

14 Sou wityèm jou a, l'a pran de toutrèl osinon de pijon, l'a pote yo bay prèt la devan pòt Tant Randevou a.

15 Prèt la va ofri yonn ladan yo pou wete peche li yo, lòt la pou yo boule nèt pou Seyè a. Se konsa l'a fè sèvis pou mande Bondye padon pou ekoulman nonm lan te genyen an.

16 Lè yon nonm voye sou li, se pou li lave tout kò l' nan dlo epi li p'ap nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis Bondye jouk aswè.

17 Depi dechay la tonbe sou yon bagay fèt an twal osinon an po, se pou yo lave bagay sa yo, epi moun ki nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis Bondye p'ap ka sèvi ak bagay sa yo jouk aswè.

18 Lè yon nonm kouche ak yon fanm epi li voye anndan l', tou de gen pou benyen nan gwo dlo, epi yo p'ap nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis Bondye jouk aswè.

19 ¶ Lè yon fanm gen règ li, li p'ap nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis Bondye pandan sèt jou. Tout moun ki manyen l' pandan sèt jou sa yo p'ap nan kondisyon tou pou fè sèvis Bondye jouk aswè.

20 Lè konsa, moun k'ap sèvi Bondye pa ka sèvi ak kabann kote l' kouche ni ak bagay li te sèvi pou l' chita.

21 Lè yon moun manyen kabann yon fanm konsa, li gen pou l' lave rad ki sou li, l'a benyen nan gwo dlo, epi li p'ap nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis Bondye jouk aswè.

22 Si yon moun manyen yon bagay fanm lan te sèvi pou l' chita, li gen pou l' lave rad ki sou li, l'a benyen nan gwo dlo epi li p'ap nan kondisyon pou l' fè sèvis Bondye jouk aswè.

23 Wi, depi se kabann fanm lan osinon yon bagay fanm lan sèvi pou l' chita yon moun manyen, moun sa a p'ap nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis Bondye jouk aswè.

24 Si yon nonm kouche ak yon fanm ki gen règ li epi li sal ak san, li p'ap nan kondisyon pou l' fè sèvis Bondye pandan sèt jou. Depi li kouche sou yon kabann, moun k'ap sèvi Bondye p'ap ka sèvi ak kabann sa a.

25 Si yon fanm gen règ li pandan plizyè jou lè li pa nan peryòd li, osinon si règ li kontinye koule kèk jou apre peryòd li pase, se va menm jan an tou. Li p'ap nan kondisyon pou l' fè sèvis Bondye pandan tout jou san an ap koule a, tankou lè l' gen règ li nòmal.

26 Lè sa a, moun k'ap sèvi Bondye pa ka sèvi ni ak kabann kote l' kouche ni ak bagay li sèvi pou l' chita.

27 Si yon moun manyen yonn nan bagay sa yo, li p'ap nan kondisyon pou l' fè sèvis Bondye, l'a gen pou l' lave rad ki sou li, pou l' benyen nan gwo dlo epi li p'ap nan kondisyon pou l' fè sèvis Bondye jouk aswè.

28 Lè san an va sispann koule, fanm lan va tann sèt jou. Se apre sa l'a nan kondisyon pou l' fè sèvis Bondye.

29 Sou wityèm jou a, l'a pran de toutrèl osinon de pijon, l'a pote yo bay prèt la devan pòt Tant Randevou a.

30 Prèt la va ofri yonn ladan yo pou wete peche li yo, l'a ofri lòt la pou boule nèt pou Bondye. Se konsa l'a fè sèvis pou mande Bondye padon pou fanm lan, paske règ la te mete l' nan kondisyon li pa t' ka fè sèvis Bondye.

31 Seyè a di Moyiz ankò: -Pale moun Izrayèl yo byen. Lè yo pa nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis Bondye, piga yo pwoche bò Tant Randevou a ki nan mitan kan kote yo rete a. Si yo fè sa y'a mouri.

32 Men regleman pou yo swiv lè yon nonm pa ka fè sèvis Bondye paske li gen ekoulman osinon paske li voye sou li,

33 lè yon fanm gen règ li, osinon lè yon nonm kouche ak yon fanm ki pa nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis Bondye, wi pou tout moun, fanm kou gason, ki gen ekoulman.

Cleansing From Defiling Skin Diseases

14 The Lord said to Moses, “These are the regulations for any diseased person at the time of their ceremonial cleansing, when they are brought to the priest:(A) The priest is to go outside the camp and examine them.(B) If they have been healed of their defiling skin disease,[a](C) the priest shall order that two live clean birds and some cedar wood, scarlet yarn and hyssop(D) be brought for the person to be cleansed.(E) Then the priest shall order that one of the birds be killed over fresh water in a clay pot.(F) He is then to take the live bird and dip it, together with the cedar wood, the scarlet yarn and the hyssop, into the blood of the bird that was killed over the fresh water.(G) Seven times(H) he shall sprinkle(I) the one to be cleansed of the defiling disease, and then pronounce them clean. After that, he is to release the live bird in the open fields.(J)

“The person to be cleansed must wash their clothes,(K) shave off all their hair and bathe with water;(L) then they will be ceremonially clean.(M) After this they may come into the camp,(N) but they must stay outside their tent for seven days. On the seventh day(O) they must shave off all their hair;(P) they must shave their head, their beard, their eyebrows and the rest of their hair. They must wash their clothes and bathe themselves with water, and they will be clean.(Q)

10 “On the eighth day(R) they must bring two male lambs and one ewe lamb(S) a year old, each without defect, along with three-tenths of an ephah[b](T) of the finest flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering,(U) and one log[c] of oil.(V) 11 The priest who pronounces them clean shall present(W) both the one to be cleansed and their offerings before the Lord at the entrance to the tent of meeting.(X)

12 “Then the priest is to take one of the male lambs and offer it as a guilt offering,(Y) along with the log of oil; he shall wave them before the Lord as a wave offering.(Z) 13 He is to slaughter the lamb in the sanctuary area(AA) where the sin offering[d] and the burnt offering are slaughtered. Like the sin offering, the guilt offering belongs to the priest;(AB) it is most holy. 14 The priest is to take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on the lobe of the right ear of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of their right hand and on the big toe of their right foot.(AC) 15 The priest shall then take some of the log of oil, pour it in the palm of his own left hand,(AD) 16 dip his right forefinger into the oil in his palm, and with his finger sprinkle some of it before the Lord seven times.(AE) 17 The priest is to put some of the oil remaining in his palm on the lobe of the right ear of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of their right hand and on the big toe of their right foot, on top of the blood of the guilt offering.(AF) 18 The rest of the oil in his palm the priest shall put on the head of the one to be cleansed(AG) and make atonement for them before the Lord.

19 “Then the priest is to sacrifice the sin offering and make atonement for the one to be cleansed from their uncleanness.(AH) After that, the priest shall slaughter the burnt offering 20 and offer it on the altar, together with the grain offering, and make atonement for them,(AI) and they will be clean.(AJ)

21 “If, however, they are poor(AK) and cannot afford these,(AL) they must take one male lamb as a guilt offering to be waved to make atonement for them, together with a tenth of an ephah[e] of the finest flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering, a log of oil, 22 and two doves or two young pigeons,(AM) such as they can afford, one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering.(AN)

23 “On the eighth day they must bring them for their cleansing to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting,(AO) before the Lord.(AP) 24 The priest is to take the lamb for the guilt offering,(AQ) together with the log of oil,(AR) and wave them before the Lord as a wave offering.(AS) 25 He shall slaughter the lamb for the guilt offering and take some of its blood and put it on the lobe of the right ear of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of their right hand and on the big toe of their right foot.(AT) 26 The priest is to pour some of the oil into the palm of his own left hand,(AU) 27 and with his right forefinger sprinkle some of the oil from his palm seven times before the Lord. 28 Some of the oil in his palm he is to put on the same places he put the blood of the guilt offering—on the lobe of the right ear of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of their right hand and on the big toe of their right foot. 29 The rest of the oil in his palm the priest shall put on the head of the one to be cleansed, to make atonement for them before the Lord.(AV) 30 Then he shall sacrifice the doves or the young pigeons, such as the person can afford,(AW) 31 one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering,(AX) together with the grain offering. In this way the priest will make atonement before the Lord on behalf of the one to be cleansed.(AY)

32 These are the regulations for anyone who has a defiling skin disease(AZ) and who cannot afford the regular offerings(BA) for their cleansing.

Cleansing From Defiling Molds

33 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 34 “When you enter the land of Canaan,(BB) which I am giving you as your possession,(BC) and I put a spreading mold in a house in that land, 35 the owner of the house must go and tell the priest, ‘I have seen something that looks like a defiling mold in my house.’ 36 The priest is to order the house to be emptied before he goes in to examine the mold, so that nothing in the house will be pronounced unclean. After this the priest is to go in and inspect the house. 37 He is to examine the mold on the walls, and if it has greenish or reddish(BD) depressions that appear to be deeper than the surface of the wall, 38 the priest shall go out the doorway of the house and close it up for seven days.(BE) 39 On the seventh day(BF) the priest shall return to inspect the house. If the mold has spread on the walls, 40 he is to order that the contaminated stones be torn out and thrown into an unclean place outside the town.(BG) 41 He must have all the inside walls of the house scraped and the material that is scraped off dumped into an unclean place outside the town. 42 Then they are to take other stones to replace these and take new clay and plaster the house.

43 “If the defiling mold reappears in the house after the stones have been torn out and the house scraped and plastered, 44 the priest is to go and examine it and, if the mold has spread in the house, it is a persistent defiling mold; the house is unclean.(BH) 45 It must be torn down—its stones, timbers and all the plaster—and taken out of the town to an unclean place.

46 “Anyone who goes into the house while it is closed up will be unclean till evening.(BI) 47 Anyone who sleeps or eats in the house must wash their clothes.(BJ)

48 “But if the priest comes to examine it and the mold has not spread after the house has been plastered, he shall pronounce the house clean,(BK) because the defiling mold is gone. 49 To purify the house he is to take two birds and some cedar wood, scarlet yarn and hyssop.(BL) 50 He shall kill one of the birds over fresh water in a clay pot.(BM) 51 Then he is to take the cedar wood, the hyssop,(BN) the scarlet yarn and the live bird, dip them into the blood of the dead bird and the fresh water, and sprinkle the house seven times.(BO) 52 He shall purify the house with the bird’s blood, the fresh water, the live bird, the cedar wood, the hyssop and the scarlet yarn. 53 Then he is to release the live bird in the open fields(BP) outside the town. In this way he will make atonement for the house, and it will be clean.(BQ)

54 These are the regulations for any defiling skin disease,(BR) for a sore, 55 for defiling molds(BS) in fabric or in a house, 56 and for a swelling, a rash or a shiny spot,(BT) 57 to determine when something is clean or unclean.

These are the regulations for defiling skin diseases and defiling molds.(BU)

Discharges Causing Uncleanness

15 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘When any man has an unusual bodily discharge,(BV) such a discharge is unclean. Whether it continues flowing from his body or is blocked, it will make him unclean. This is how his discharge will bring about uncleanness:

“‘Any bed the man with a discharge lies on will be unclean, and anything he sits on will be unclean. Anyone who touches his bed must wash their clothes(BW) and bathe with water,(BX) and they will be unclean till evening.(BY) Whoever sits on anything that the man with a discharge sat on must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening.

“‘Whoever touches the man(BZ) who has a discharge(CA) must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening.

“‘If the man with the discharge spits(CB) on anyone who is clean, they must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening.

“‘Everything the man sits on when riding will be unclean, 10 and whoever touches any of the things that were under him will be unclean till evening; whoever picks up those things(CC) must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening.

11 “‘Anyone the man with a discharge touches without rinsing his hands with water must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening.

12 “‘A clay pot(CD) that the man touches must be broken, and any wooden article(CE) is to be rinsed with water.

13 “‘When a man is cleansed from his discharge, he is to count off seven days(CF) for his ceremonial cleansing; he must wash his clothes and bathe himself with fresh water, and he will be clean.(CG) 14 On the eighth day he must take two doves or two young pigeons(CH) and come before the Lord to the entrance to the tent of meeting and give them to the priest. 15 The priest is to sacrifice them, the one for a sin offering[f](CI) and the other for a burnt offering.(CJ) In this way he will make atonement before the Lord for the man because of his discharge.(CK)

16 “‘When a man has an emission of semen,(CL) he must bathe his whole body with water, and he will be unclean till evening.(CM) 17 Any clothing or leather that has semen on it must be washed with water, and it will be unclean till evening. 18 When a man has sexual relations with a woman and there is an emission of semen,(CN) both of them must bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening.

19 “‘When a woman has her regular flow of blood, the impurity of her monthly period(CO) will last seven days, and anyone who touches her will be unclean till evening.

20 “‘Anything she lies on during her period will be unclean, and anything she sits on will be unclean. 21 Anyone who touches her bed will be unclean; they must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening.(CP) 22 Anyone who touches anything she sits on will be unclean; they must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening. 23 Whether it is the bed or anything she was sitting on, when anyone touches it, they will be unclean till evening.

24 “‘If a man has sexual relations with her and her monthly flow(CQ) touches him, he will be unclean for seven days; any bed he lies on will be unclean.

25 “‘When a woman has a discharge of blood for many days at a time other than her monthly period(CR) or has a discharge that continues beyond her period, she will be unclean as long as she has the discharge, just as in the days of her period. 26 Any bed she lies on while her discharge continues will be unclean, as is her bed during her monthly period, and anything she sits on will be unclean, as during her period. 27 Anyone who touches them will be unclean; they must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening.

28 “‘When she is cleansed from her discharge, she must count off seven days, and after that she will be ceremonially clean. 29 On the eighth day she must take two doves or two young pigeons(CS) and bring them to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 30 The priest is to sacrifice one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. In this way he will make atonement for her before the Lord for the uncleanness of her discharge.(CT)

31 “‘You must keep the Israelites separate from things that make them unclean, so they will not die in their uncleanness for defiling my dwelling place,[g](CU) which is among them.’”

32 These are the regulations for a man with a discharge, for anyone made unclean by an emission of semen,(CV) 33 for a woman in her monthly period, for a man or a woman with a discharge, and for a man who has sexual relations with a woman who is ceremonially unclean.(CW)

Footnotes

  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.
  2. Leviticus 14:10 That is, probably about 11 pounds or about 5 kilograms
  3. Leviticus 14:10 That is, about 1/3 quart or about 0.3 liter; also in verses 12, 15, 21 and 24
  4. Leviticus 14:13 Or purification offering; also in verses 19, 22 and 31
  5. Leviticus 14:21 That is, probably about 3 1/2 pounds or about 1.6 kilograms
  6. Leviticus 15:15 Or purification offering; also in verse 30
  7. Leviticus 15:31 Or my tabernacle