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Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop: (KJV)

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וְצִוָּה֙ve.tzi.Vahand he will command

Lemma: צָוָה (tsa.vah) · Strong's: H6680

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpq3ms)

Meaning: to command

Used 491 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 6:22, Genesis 7:5, Genesis 7:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6680; TAHOT Leviticus 14:4 word 1

הַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.Henthe priest

Lemma: כֹּהֵן (ko.hen) · Strong's: H3548

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: priest

Used 750 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 41:45, Genesis 41:50, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 47:22, Genesis 47:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3548; TAHOT Leviticus 14:4 word 2

וְלָקַ֧חve.la.Kachand someone will take

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

Meaning: to take: take

Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Leviticus 14:4 word 3

לַמִּטַּהֵ֛רla.mi.ta.Herfor the [one] purifying himself

Lemma: טָהֵר (ta.her) · Strong's: H2891

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVtrmsa)

Meaning: be pure

Used 94 times. Also: Genesis 35:2, Leviticus 11:32, Leviticus 12:7, Leviticus 12:8, Leviticus 13:6, Leviticus 13:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2891; TAHOT Leviticus 14:4 word 4

שְׁתֵּֽי\־she.tei-two

Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HAcfdc)

Meaning: two

Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT Leviticus 14:4 word 5

צִפֳּרִ֥יםtzi.po.Rimbirds

Lemma: צִפּוֹר (tsip.por) · Strong's: H6833

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Plural · Absolute (HNcbpa)

Meaning: bird

Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 7:14, Genesis 15:10, Leviticus 14:5, Leviticus 14:6, Leviticus 14:7, Leviticus 14:49 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6833; TAHOT Leviticus 14:4 word 6

חַיּ֖וֹתchai.Yotliving

Lemma: חַי (chay) · Strong's: H2416A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HAafpa)

Meaning: alive

Used 242 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2416A; TAHOT Leviticus 14:4 word 7

טְהֹר֑וֹתte.ho.Rotpure

Lemma: טָהוֹר (ta.hor) · Strong's: H2889

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HAafpa)

Meaning: pure

Used 93 times. Also: Genesis 7:2, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 8:20, Exodus 25:11, Exodus 25:17, Exodus 25:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2889; TAHOT Leviticus 14:4 word 8

וְעֵ֣ץve.'Etzand wood of

Lemma: עֵץ (ets) · Strong's: H6086G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: tree: wood

Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 6:14, Genesis 22:3, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Genesis 22:9, Exodus 7:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6086G; TAHOT Leviticus 14:4 word 9

אֶ֔רֶז'E.rezcedar

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶז (e.rez) · Strong's: H0730

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: cedar

Used 73 times. Also: Leviticus 14:6, Leviticus 14:49, Leviticus 14:51, Leviticus 14:52, Numbers 19:6, Numbers 24:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0730; TAHOT Leviticus 14:4 word 10

וּשְׁנִ֥יu.she.Niand scarlet of

Lemma: שָׁנִי (sha.ni) · Strong's: H8144

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: scarlet

Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 38:28, Genesis 38:30, Exodus 25:4, Exodus 26:1, Exodus 26:31, Exodus 26:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8144; TAHOT Leviticus 14:4 word 11

תוֹלַ֖עַתto.La.'ata worm

Lemma: תּוֹלֵעָה (to.le.ah) · Strong's: H8438B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: worm

Used 38 times. Also: Exodus 26:1, Exodus 26:31, Exodus 26:36, Exodus 27:16, Exodus 28:5, Exodus 28:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8438B; TAHOT Leviticus 14:4 word 12

וְאֵזֹֽב\׃ve.'e.Zoand hyssop

Lemma: אֵזוֹב (e.zov) · Strong's: H0231

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: hyssop

Used 10 times. Also: Exodus 12:22, Leviticus 14:6, Leviticus 14:49, Leviticus 14:51, Leviticus 14:52, Numbers 19:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0231; TAHOT Leviticus 14:4 word 13

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

the priest	→	כֹּהֵן H3548 priest
shall order	→	צָוָה H6680 to command
that two	→	שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two
live	→	חַי H2416A alive
clean	→	טָהוֹר H2889 pure
birds	→	צִפּוֹר H6833 bird
cedar	→	אֶ֫רֶז H0730 cedar
wood	→	עֵץ H6086G tree: wood
scarlet yarn	→	שָׁנִי H8144 scarlet
. . .	→	תּוֹלֵעָה H8438B worm
and hyssop	→	אֵזוֹב H0231 hyssop
be brought	→	לָקַח H3947G to take: take
for the one to be cleansed	→	טָהֵר H2891 be pure

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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