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Leviticus 14:53

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Leviticus 14:53 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “but he shall let got the living bird out of the city into the open field: so shall he make atonement for the house; and it shall be clean.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

but he shall let got the living bird out of the city into the open field: so shall he make atonement for the house; and it shall be clean.
Leviticus 14:53 — American Standard Version

Context — Leviticus 14

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
50and he shall kill one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water:
51and he shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird, and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times:
52and he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird, and with the running water, and with the living bird, and with the cedar wood, and with the hyssop, and with the scarlet:
53but he shall let got the living bird out of the city into the open field: so shall he make atonement for the house; and it shall be clean.
54This is the law for all manner of plague of leprosy, and for a scall,
55and for the leprosy of a garment, and for a house,
56and for a rising, and for a scab, and for a bright spot;
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“But he shall let go the living bird out of the city into the open fields, etc.] (See Gill on “<031407>Leviticus 14:7”).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“This section is separated from that on leprosy in clothing Leviticus 13:47-59 with which it would seem to be naturally connected, and is placed last of all the laws concerning leprosy, probably on account of its being wholly prospective. While the Israelites were in the wilderness, the materials of their dwellings were of nearly the same nature as those of their clothing, and would be liable to the same sort of decay. They were therefore included under the same law. I put the plague - Yahweh here speaks as the Lord of all created things, determining their decay and destruction as well as their production. Compare Isaiah 45:6-7; Jonah 4:7; Matthew 21:20. Leviticus 14:37 Hollow strakes ... -…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Lev 14:20 Leviticus 14:54”
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