1 T hen the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

2 “ This shall be the law of the leper for the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought to the priest.

“This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing. He shall be brought to the priest,

3 A nd the priest shall go out of the camp, and the priest shall examine him; and indeed, if the leprosy is healed in the leper,

and the priest shall go out of the camp. The priest shall examine him, and behold, if the plague of leprosy is healed in the leper,

4 t hen the priest shall command to take for him who is to be cleansed two living and clean birds, cedar wood, scarlet, and hyssop.

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.

5 A nd the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water.

The priest shall command them to kill one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water.

6 A s for the living bird, he shall take it, the cedar wood and the scarlet and the hyssop, and dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water.

As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water.

7 A nd he shall sprinkle it seven times on him who is to be cleansed from the leprosy, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird loose in the open field.

He shall sprinkle on him who is to be cleansed from the leprosy seven times, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird go into the open field.

8 H e who is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean. After that he shall come into the camp, and shall stay outside his tent seven days.

“He who is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and bathe himself in water; and he shall be clean. After that he shall come into the camp, but shall dwell outside his tent seven days.

9 B ut on the seventh day he shall shave all the hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows—all his hair he shall shave off. He shall wash his clothes and wash his body in water, and he shall be clean.

It shall be on the seventh day, that he shall shave all his hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows, even all his hair he shall shave off. He shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his body in water, then he shall be clean.

10 “ And on the eighth day he shall take two male lambs without blemish, one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish, three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering, and one log of oil.

“On the eighth day he shall take two male lambs without defect, and one ewe lamb a year old without defect, and three tenths of an ephah of fine flour for a meal offering, mingled with oil, and one log of oil.

11 T hen the priest who makes him clean shall present the man who is to be made clean, and those things, before the Lord, at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.

The priest who cleanses him shall set the man who is to be cleansed, and those things, before Yahweh, at the door of the Tent of Meeting.

12 A nd the priest shall take one male lamb and offer it as a trespass offering, and the log of oil, and wave them as a wave offering before the Lord.

“The priest shall take one of the male lambs, and offer him for a trespass offering, with the log of oil, and wave them for a wave offering before Yahweh.

13 T hen he shall kill the lamb in the place where he kills the sin offering and the burnt offering, in a holy place; for as the sin offering is the priest’s, so is the trespass offering. It is most holy.

He shall kill the male lamb in the place where they kill the sin offering and the burnt offering, in the place of the sanctuary; for as the sin offering is the priest’s, so is the trespass offering. It is most holy.

14 T he priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and the priest shall put it on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.

The priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and the priest shall put it on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.

15 A nd the priest shall take some of the log of oil, and pour it into the palm of his own left hand.

The priest shall take some of the log of oil, and pour it into the palm of his own left hand.

16 T hen the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand, and shall sprinkle some of the oil with his finger seven times before the Lord.

The priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand, and shall sprinkle some of the oil with his finger seven times before Yahweh.

17 A nd of the rest of the oil in his hand, the priest shall put some on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, on the blood of the trespass offering.

The priest shall put some of the rest of the oil that is in his hand on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, upon the blood of the trespass offering.

18 T he rest of the oil that is in the priest’s hand he shall put on the head of him who is to be cleansed. So the priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord.

The rest of the oil that is in the priest’s hand he shall put on the head of him who is to be cleansed, and the priest shall make atonement for him before Yahweh.

19 “ Then the priest shall offer the sin offering, and make atonement for him who is to be cleansed from his uncleanness. Afterward he shall kill the burnt offering.

“The priest shall offer the sin offering, and make atonement for him who is to be cleansed because of his uncleanness: and afterward he shall kill the burnt offering;

20 A nd the priest shall offer the burnt offering and the grain offering on the altar. So the priest shall make atonement for him, and he shall be clean.

and the priest shall offer the burnt offering and the meal offering on the altar. The priest shall make atonement for him, and he shall be clean.

21 “ But if he is poor and cannot afford it, then he shall take one male lamb as a trespass offering to be waved, to make atonement for him, one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering, a log of oil,

“If he is poor, and can’t afford so much, then he shall take one male lamb for a trespass offering to be waved, to make atonement for him, and one tenth of an ephah of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal offering, and a log of oil;

22 a nd two turtledoves or two young pigeons, such as he is able to afford: one shall be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering.

and two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, such as he is able to afford; and the one shall be a sin offering, and the other a burnt offering.

23 H e shall bring them to the priest on the eighth day for his cleansing, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, before the Lord.

“On the eighth day he shall bring them for his cleansing to the priest, to the door of the Tent of Meeting, before Yahweh.

24 A nd the priest shall take the lamb of the trespass offering and the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them as a wave offering before the Lord.

The priest shall take the lamb of the trespass offering, and the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before Yahweh.

25 T hen he shall kill the lamb of the trespass offering, and the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering and put it on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.

He shall kill the lamb of the trespass offering. The priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering and put it on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.

26 A nd the priest shall pour some of the oil into the palm of his own left hand.

The priest shall pour some of the oil into the palm of his own left hand;

27 T hen the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before the Lord.

and the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before Yahweh.

28 A nd the priest shall put some of the oil that is in his hand on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, on the thumb of the right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, on the place of the blood of the trespass offering.

Then the priest shall put some of the oil that is in his hand on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, on the place of the blood of the trespass offering.

29 T he rest of the oil that is in the priest’s hand he shall put on the head of him who is to be cleansed, to make atonement for him before the Lord.

The rest of the oil that is in the priest’s hand he shall put on the head of him who is to be cleansed, to make atonement for him before Yahweh.

30 A nd he shall offer one of the turtledoves or young pigeons, such as he can afford—

He shall offer one of the turtledoves, or of the young pigeons, such as he is able to afford,

31 s uch as he is able to afford, the one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, with the grain offering. So the priest shall make atonement for him who is to be cleansed before the Lord.

even such as he is able to afford, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, with the meal offering. The priest shall make atonement for him who is to be cleansed before Yahweh.”

32 T his is the law for one who had a leprous sore, who cannot afford the usual cleansing.” The Law Concerning Leprous Houses

This is the law for him in whom is the plague of leprosy, who is not able to afford the sacrifice for his cleansing.

33 A nd the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:

Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

34 “ When you have come into the land of Canaan, which I give you as a possession, and I put the leprous plague in a house in the land of your possession,

“When you have come into the land of Canaan, which I give to you for a possession, and I put a spreading mildew in a house in the land of your possession,

35 a nd he who owns the house comes and tells the priest, saying, ‘It seems to me that there is some plague in the house,’

then he who owns the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, ‘There seems to me to be some sort of plague in the house.’

36 t hen the priest shall command that they empty the house, before the priest goes into it to examine the plague, that all that is in the house may not be made unclean; and afterward the priest shall go in to examine the house.

The priest shall command that they empty the house, before the priest goes in to examine the plague, that all that is in the house not be made unclean. Afterward the priest shall go in to inspect the house.

37 A nd he shall examine the plague; and indeed if the plague is on the walls of the house with ingrained streaks, greenish or reddish, which appear to be deep in the wall,

He shall examine the plague; and behold, if the plague is in the walls of the house with hollow streaks, greenish or reddish, and it appears to be deeper than the wall;

38 t hen the priest shall go out of the house, to the door of the house, and shut up the house seven days.

then the priest shall go out of the house to the door of the house, and shut up the house seven days.

39 A nd the priest shall come again on the seventh day and look; and indeed if the plague has spread on the walls of the house,

The priest shall come again on the seventh day, and look. If the plague has spread in the walls of the house,

40 t hen the priest shall command that they take away the stones in which is the plague, and they shall cast them into an unclean place outside the city.

then the priest shall command that they take out the stones in which is the plague, and cast them into an unclean place outside of the city:

41 A nd he shall cause the house to be scraped inside, all around, and the dust that they scrape off they shall pour out in an unclean place outside the city.

and he shall cause the inside of the house to be scraped all over, and they shall pour out the mortar, that they scraped off, outside of the city into an unclean place.

42 T hen they shall take other stones and put them in the place of those stones, and he shall take other mortar and plaster the house.

They shall take other stones, and put them in the place of those stones; and he shall take other mortar, and shall plaster the house.

43 “ Now if the plague comes back and breaks out in the house, after he has taken away the stones, after he has scraped the house, and after it is plastered,

“If the plague comes again, and breaks out in the house, after he has taken out the stones, and after he has scraped the house, and after it was plastered;

44 t hen the priest shall come and look; and indeed if the plague has spread in the house, it is an active leprosy in the house. It is unclean.

then the priest shall come in and look; and behold, if the plague has spread in the house, it is a destructive mildew in the house. It is unclean.

45 A nd he shall break down the house, its stones, its timber, and all the plaster of the house, and he shall carry them outside the city to an unclean place.

He shall break down the house, its stones, and its timber, and all the house’s mortar. He shall carry them out of the city into an unclean place.

46 M oreover he who goes into the house at all while it is shut up shall be unclean until evening.

“Moreover he who goes into the house while it is shut up shall be unclean until the evening.

47 A nd he who lies down in the house shall wash his clothes, and he who eats in the house shall wash his clothes.

He who lies down in the house shall wash his clothes; and he who eats in the house shall wash his clothes.

48 “ But if the priest comes in and examines it, and indeed the plague has not spread in the house after the house was plastered, then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague is healed.

“If the priest shall come in, and examine it, and behold, the plague hasn’t spread in the house, after the house was plastered, then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague is healed.

49 A nd he shall take, to cleanse the house, two birds, cedar wood, scarlet, and hyssop.

To cleanse the house he shall take two birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop.

50 T hen he shall kill one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water;

He shall kill one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water.

51 a nd he shall take the cedar wood, the hyssop, the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times.

He shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird, and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times.

52 A nd he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird and the running water and the living bird, with the cedar wood, the hyssop, and the scarlet.

He shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird, and with the running water, with the living bird, with the cedar wood, with the hyssop, and with the scarlet;

53 T hen he shall let the living bird loose outside the city in the open field, and make atonement for the house, and it shall be clean.

but he shall let the living bird go out of the city into the open field. So shall he make atonement for the house; and it shall be clean.”

54 “ This is the law for any leprous sore and scale,

This is the law for any plague of leprosy, and for an itch,

55 f or the leprosy of a garment and of a house,

and for the destructive mildew of a garment, and for a house,

56 f or a swelling and a scab and a bright spot,

and for a rising, and for a scab, and for a bright spot;

57 t o teach when it is unclean and when it is clean. This is the law of leprosy.”

to teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean. This is the law of leprosy.