Leviticus Chapter 14 verse 5 Holy Bible
And the priest shall command to kill one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water.
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And the priest will give orders for one of the birds to be put to death in a vessel made of earth, over flowing water.
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And the priest shall command that one bird be killed in an earthen vessel over running water:
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And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water:
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And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel, over running water.
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The priest shall command them to kill one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water.
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`And the priest hath commanded, and he hath slaughtered the one bird upon an earthen vessel, over running water;
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 5. - One of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water. A small quantity of water was placed in an earthenware dish, and one of the birds was killed over the dish in such a way that the blood dripped into the water. The water was needed, as there would not have been sufficient blood in the bird for the seven sprinklings which were to be made. It was to be running, literally, living, water; that is, fresh water taken from a fountain or a running stream, in order that it might be as pure as possible. Symbolically, the cleansing power of water as well as of blood is indicated.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(5) And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed.--Rather, And the priest shall command, and he shall kill the one bird, that is, upon the priest ordering it, the cured leper is to kill the one which is the fairer and better bird of the two, as was the rule during the second Temple. Not being a sacrifice, the victim was killed outside the camp.In an earthen vessel over running water.--Better, over an earthen vessel upon (or into) living water, that is, the bird was killed over the dish, so as to let the blood flow into the water. The vessel had to be a new one; into it was poured a fourth part of a log, or as much as an egg and a-half of "living water:" that is, water taken from a running stream or a perennial spring, where its continual motion resembles life, in contradistinction to stale or stagnant water. Water which had already been used for other purposes, salt water, rain water, or water which had been melted or warmed, was illegal. When the blood had thus been wrung into it, a hole was dug, and the bird was buried in the presence of the priest and the patient.
