⁴ the priest shall command them to take for him who is to be cleansed two live^[a] clean birds and ^(A)cedarwood and ^(B)scarlet yarn and ^(C)hyssop. ⁵ And the priest shall command them to kill one of the birds in an earthenware vessel over fresh^[b] water. ⁶ He shall take the live bird with the cedarwood and the scarlet yarn and the hyssop, and dip them and the live bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the fresh water. ⁷ And he shall ^(D)sprinkle it ^(E)seven times on him who is to be cleansed of the leprous disease. Then he shall pronounce him clean and shall ^(F)let the living bird go ^(G)into the open field.

⁴⁹ And for the ^(A)cleansing of the house he shall take ^(B)two small birds, with cedarwood and scarlet yarn and hyssop, ⁵⁰ and shall kill one of the birds in an earthenware vessel over fresh water ⁵¹ and shall take the cedarwood and the hyssop and the scarlet yarn, along with the live bird, and dip them in the blood of the bird that was killed and in the fresh water and sprinkle the house seven times. ⁵² Thus he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird and with the fresh water and with the live bird and with the cedarwood and hyssop and scarlet yarn.