Leviticus 14:5

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“Then the priest shall command that one of the birds be slaughtered over fresh water in a clay pot.”

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BSBPD

“Then the priest shall command that one of the birds be slaughtered over fresh water in a clay pot.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Leviticus 14:5 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 14:50and he shall slaughter one of the birds over fresh water in a clay pot.
  2. Numbers 5:17Then he is to take some holy water in a clay jar and put some of the dust from the tabernacle floor into the water.
  3. 2 Corinthians 4:7Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.
  4. 2 Corinthians 5:1Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.
  5. 2 Corinthians 13:4For He was indeed crucified in weakness, yet He lives by God’s power. And though we are weak in Him, yet by God’s power we will live with Him to serve you.
  6. Hebrews 2:14Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil,

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