Then the LORD spoke
to Moses
, saying
,
"This shall be the law
of the leper
in the day
of his cleansing
. aNow he shall be brought
to the priest
,
and the priest shall go
aout to the outside
of the camp
. Thus the priest
shall look
, and if
the 1infection
of leprosy
has been healed
in the leper
,
then the priest shall give
orders
to take
two
live
clean
birds
and acedar
wood
and a 1scarlet
string
and hyssop
for the one who is to be cleansed
.
"The priest shall also give
orders
to slay
the one
bird
in an earthenware
vessel
over
1running
water
.
"As for the live bird
, he shall take
it together with athe cedar
wood
and the 1scarlet
string
and the bhyssop
, and shall dip
them and the live
bird
in the blood
of the bird
that was slain
over
the 2running
water
.
" aHe shall then sprinkle seven
times
the one who is to be cleansed
from the leprosy
and shall pronounce
him clean
, and shall let the live
bird
go
free
over
the open
field
.
" aThe one to be cleansed shall then wash
his clothes
and shave
off
all
his hair
and bathe
in water
and bbe clean
. Now afterward
, he may enter
the camp
, but he cshall stay
outside
his tent
for seven
days
.
"It will be on the seventh day
that he shall shave
off
all
his hair
: he shall shave
his head
and his beard
and his eyebrows
, even all
his hair
. He shall then wash
his clothes
and bathe
his 1body
in water
and abe clean
.
"Now on the eighth day
he is to take
two
male
lambs
without
defect
, and a yearling
ewe
lamb
without
defect
, and three-tenths
of an 1ephah of fine
flour
mixed
with oil
for a grain offering
, and one
2 alog
of oil
;
and the priest who pronounces
him clean
shall present
the man
to be cleansed
and the 1aforesaid before
the LORD
at the doorway
of the tent
of meeting
.
"Then the priest shall take
the one
male
lamb
and bring
it for a aguilt
offering
, with the 1 blog
of oil
, and present
them as a cwave
offering
before
the LORD
.
"Next he shall slaughter the male
lamb
in athe place
where
they slaughter
the sin
offering
and the burnt
offering
, at the place
of the sanctuary
--for the guilt
offering
, blike the sin
offering
, belongs to the priest
; it is most
holy
.
"The priest shall then take
some
of the blood
of the aguilt
offering
, and the priest
shall put
it on bthe lobe
of the right
ear
of the one to be cleansed
, and on the thumb
of his right
hand
and on the big
toe
of his right
foot
.
"The priest shall also take
some
of the 1 alog
of oil
, and pour
it into his left
palm
;
the priest shall then dip
his right-hand
finger
into the oil
that is in his left
palm
, and with his finger
sprinkle
some
of the oil
seven
times
before
the LORD
.
"Of the remaining oil
which
is in his palm
, the priest
shall put
some on the right
ear
lobe
of the one to be cleansed
, and on the thumb
of his right
hand
, and on the big
toe
of his right
foot
, on the blood
of the guilt
offering
;
while the rest of the oil
that is in the priest's
palm
, he shall put
on the head
of the one to be cleansed
. So the priest
shall make
aatonement
on his behalf
before
the LORD
.
"The priest shall next offer
the asin
offering
and make
atonement
for the one to be cleansed
from his uncleanness
. Then afterward
, he shall slaughter
the burnt
offering
.
"The priest shall offer
up the burnt
offering
and the grain offering
on the altar
. Thus the priest
shall make
atonement
for him, and ahe will be clean
.
" aBut if he is poor
and his 1means
are insufficient
, then he is to take
one
male
lamb
for a bguilt
offering
as a wave
offering
to make
atonement
for him, and one-tenth
of an 2ephah of fine
flour
mixed
with oil
for a grain offering
, and a 3 clog
of oil
,
and two turtledoves
or
two
young
pigeons
which
1are within
his means
, athe one
shall be a bsin
offering
and the other
a burnt
offering
.
" aThen the eighth day
he shall bring
them for his cleansing
to the priest
, at the doorway
of the tent
of meeting
, before
the LORD
.
"The priest shall take
the lamb
of the guilt
offering
and athe 1log
of oil
, and the priest
shall offer
them for a wave
offering
before
the LORD
.
"Next he shall slaughter the lamb
of the guilt
offering
; and the priest
is to take
some
of the blood
of the guilt
offering
and put
it on athe lobe
of the right
ear
of the one to be cleansed
and on the thumb
of his right
hand
and on the big
toe
of his right
foot
.
"The priest shall also pour
some
of the oil
into his left
palm
;
and with his right-hand finger
the priest
shall sprinkle
some
of the oil
that is in his left
palm
seven
times
before
the LORD
.
"The priest shall then put
some
of the oil
that is in his palm
on the lobe
of the right
ear
of the one 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 guilt
offering
.
"Moreover, the rest of the oil
that is in the priest's
palm
he shall put
on the head
of the one to be cleansed
, to make
atonement
on his behalf
before
the LORD
.
"He shall then offer one
of the turtledoves
or
young
pigeons
, 1which
are within
his means
.
"He shall offer what 1he can afford
, athe one
for a sin
offering
and the other
for a burnt
offering
, together
with the grain offering
. So the priest
shall make
atonement
before
the LORD
on behalf
of the one to be cleansed
.
"This is the law
for him in whom
there is an infection
of leprosy
, whose
1means
are limited
for his cleansing
."
The LORD further spoke
to Moses
and to Aaron
, saying
:
" aWhen you enter
the land
of Canaan
, which
I give
you for a possession
, and I put
a mark
of leprosy
on a house
in the land
of your possession
,
then the one who owns the house
shall come
and tell
the priest
, saying
, `Something like aa mark
of leprosy has become
visible
to me in the house
.'
"The priest shall then command
that they empty
the house
before
the priest
goes
in to look
at the mark
, so that everything
in the house
need not become
unclean
; and afterward
the priest
shall go
in to look
at the house
.
"So he shall look at the mark
, and if
the mark
on the walls
of the house
has greenish
or
reddish
depressions
and appears
deeper
than
the 1surface
,
then the priest shall come
out of the house
, to the 1doorway
, and 2quarantine
the house
for seven
days
.
"The priest shall return
on the seventh
day
and 1make
an inspection
. If
the mark
has indeed
spread
in the walls
of the house
,
then the priest shall order
them to tear
out the stones
with the mark
in them and throw
them away
1at an unclean
place
outside
the city
.
"He shall have the house scraped
all
around
1inside
, and they shall dump
the plaster
that they scrape
off
at an unclean
place
outside
the city
.
"Then they shall take other
stones
and replace
those stones
, and he shall take
other
plaster
and replaster
the house
.
"If, however, the mark
breaks
out again
in the house
after
he has torn
out the stones
and scraped
the house
, and after
it has been replastered
,
then the priest shall come
in and 1make
an inspection
. If
he sees
that the mark
has indeed
spread
in the house
, it is aa malignant
mark
in the house
; it is unclean
.
"He shall therefore tear down
the house
, its stones
, and its timbers
, and all
the plaster
of the house
, and he shall take
them outside
the city
to an aunclean
place
.
"Moreover, whoever goes into the house
during
the time
that he has 1quarantined
it, becomes
aunclean
until
evening
.
"Likewise, whoever lies down
in the house
shall wash
his clothes
, and whoever eats
in the house
shall wash
his clothes
.
"If, on the other hand, the priest
comes
in and 1makes
an inspection
and the mark
has not indeed
spread
in the house
after
the house
has been replastered
, then the priest
shall pronounce
the house
clean
because
the mark
has 2not reappeared
.
"To cleanse the house
then, he shall take
atwo
birds
and cedar
wood
and a 1scarlet
string
and hyssop
,
and he shall slaughter the one
bird
in an earthenware
vessel
over
1running
water
.
"Then he shall take the cedar
wood
and the ahyssop
and the 1scarlet
string
, with the live
bird
, and dip
them in the blood
of the slain
bird
as well as in the 2running
water
, and sprinkle
the house
seven
times
.
"He shall thus cleanse the house
with the blood
of the bird
and with the 1running
water
, along with the live
bird
and with the cedar
wood
and with the hyssop
and with the 2scarlet
string
.
"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
."
This is the law
for any
mark
of leprosy
--even for a ascale
,
and for the aleprous garment
or house
,
and afor a swelling, and for a scab
, and for a bright
spot
--
to teach 1when
they are unclean
and 2when
they are clean
. This
is the law
of leprosy
.