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Leviticus 14:6

As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water:

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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).הַצִּפֹּ֤רhatsiporthe birdצִפּוֹרdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the bird”, the ordinary formH6833a little bird (as hopping)bird, fowl, sparrow.הַֽחַיָּה֙hachayahthe lifeחַיdefinite article, adjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “the 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.יִקַּ֣חyiqachtakeלָקַחverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “take”, an unfinished actionH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.אֹתָ֔הּotahobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “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).וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and 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).עֵ֥ץetstreeעֵץnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “tree”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6086a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)[phrase] carpenter, gallows, helve, [phrase] pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.הָאֶ֛רֶזhaerezthe cedarאֶרֶזdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the cedar”, the ordinary formH730a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)cedar (tree).וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and 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).שְׁנִ֥יshenicrimsonשָׁנִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “crimson”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8144crimson, properly, the insect or its color, also stuff dyed with itcrimson, scarlet (thread).הַתּוֹלַ֖עַתhatolaatthe crimsonתּוֹלָעdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the crimson”, the ordinary formH8438the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the colorfrom it, and cloths dyed therewithcrimson, scarlet, worm.וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and 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).הָאֵזֹ֑בhaezovthe hyssopאֵזוֹבdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the hyssop”, the ordinary formH231hyssophyssop.וְטָבַ֨לvetavaland dipטָבַלconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and dip”, a completed action in a sequenceH2881to dip, to immersedip, plunge.אוֹתָ֜םotamobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “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).וְאֵ֣תveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and 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).הַצִּפֹּ֣רhatsiporthe birdצִפּוֹרdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the bird”, the ordinary formH6833a little bird (as hopping)bird, fowl, sparrow.הַֽחַיָּ֗הhachayahthe lifeחַיdefinite article, adjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “the 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.בְּדַם֙bedamin blood , innocentדָּםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in blood , innocent”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1818blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), [phrase] innocent.הַצִּפֹּ֣רhatsiporthe birdצִפּוֹרdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the bird”, the ordinary formH6833a little bird (as hopping)bird, fowl, sparrow.הַשְּׁחֻטָ֔הhashchutahthe slaughterשָׁחַטdefinite article, verb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “the slaughter”, a verb used as a describing wordH7819to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre)kill, offer, shoot out, slay, slaughter.עַ֖לalaboveעַלpreposition — “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,…הַמַּ֥יִםhamayimthe waterמַיִםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).הַֽחַיִּֽיםhachayimthe lifeחַיdefinite article, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “the 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)

As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar-wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water.

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American Standard Version (1901)

As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water:

Young’s Literal Translation

[as to] the living bird, he taketh it, and the cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and hath dipped them and the living bird in the blood of the slaughtered bird, over the running water,

World English Bible

As for the living bird, he shall take it, the cedar wood, the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water.

Darby Translation

as to the living bird — he shall take it, and the cedar-wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water;

Douay-Rheims

But the other that is alive he shall dip, with the cedar wood, and the scarlet and the hyssop, in the blood of the sparrow that is immolated:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar-wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And as for the living bird he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the spun scarlet, and the hyssop, and he shall dip them and the living bird into the blood of the bird that was slain over running water.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ τὸ ὀρνίθιον τὸ ζῶν λήμψεται αὐτὸ, καὶ τὸ ξύλον τὸ κέδρινον, καὶ τὸ κλωστὸν κόκκινον, καὶ τὸν ὕσσωπον, καὶ βάψει αὐτὰ καὶ τὸ ὀρνίθιον τὸ ζῶν εἰς τὸ αἷμα τοῦ ὀρνιθίου τοῦ σφαγέντος ἐφʼ ὕδατι ζῶντι.