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Leviticus 14:5

And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water:

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וְצִוָּה֙vetsivahand appointצָוָהconjunction, verb, piel, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and appoint”, a completed action in a sequenceH6680(intensively) to constitute, enjoinappoint, (for-) bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.הַכֹּהֵ֔ןhakohenthe priestכֹּהֵןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the priest”, the ordinary formH3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer.וְשָׁחַ֖טveshachatand slaughterשָׁחַטconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and slaughter”, a completed action in a sequenceH7819to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre)kill, offer, shoot out, slay, slaughter.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַצִּפּ֣וֹרhatsiporthe birdצִפּוֹרdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the bird”, the ordinary formH6833a little bird (as hopping)bird, fowl, sparrow.הָאֶחָ֑תhaechatthe firstאֶחָדdefinite article, adjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “the first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).כְּלִיkelivesselכְּלִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “vessel”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3627something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)armour(-bearer), artillery, bag, carriage, [phrase] furnish, furniture, instrument, jewel, that is made of, [idiom] one from another, that which pertaineth, pot, [phrase] psaltery, sack, stuff, thing, tool, vessel, ware, weapon, [phrase] w…חֶ֖רֶשׂcheresearthחֶרֶשׂnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “earth”, the ordinary formH2789a piece of potteryearth(-en), (pot-) sherd, [phrase] stone.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…מַ֥יִםmayimwaterמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).חַיִּֽיםchayimlifeחַיadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “life”, the ordinary formH2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively[phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

'And the priest hath commanded, and he hath slaughtered the one bird upon an earthen vessel, over running water;

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

And the priest shall command that one bird be killed in an earthen vessel over running water:

Douay-Rheims

And he shall command one of the sparrows to be immolated in an earthen vessel over living waters:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the priest shall give direction, and they shall kill one bird over an earthen vessel over running water.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ προστάξει ὁ ἱερεὺς, καὶ σφάξουσι τὸ ὀρνίθιον τὸ ἓν εἰς ἀγγεῖον ὀστράκινον ἐφʼ ὕδατι ζῶντι.